1 hour ago Lotteries, stashed teens and bidding wars: reimagining the NFL draft

The draft makes for brilliant television and maintains interest in the league even during the offseason. But it’s worth considering other optionsThere is something funky about the draft being one of the NFL’s marquee events. At root, it’s a man stepping to the podium, being booed and reading names. The NFL still dominates Sundays and Mondays and Thursdays and playoff Saturdays during the season; the draft allows the league to gobble up the offseason months too. But as interest continues to grow, there has been relatively little pushback from those who make the draft work: the prospects, particularly those slated to go at the top of the first round.Think about it. Your reward for being one of the best college athletes in the country is to wind up on one of the worst rosters in the NFL, typically one beset by mismanagement at the top, iffy coaching or a third-rate roster. Quarterbacks can win with teams that draft them No 1 overall – Peyton Manning and Troy Aikman are a couple of exam...

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11 h. ago Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age

Students who experienced a shooting at both Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and Florida State University days ago sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis, demanding he rejects a law that would lower the firearm purchase age back to 18 years old

Society

11 h. ago Parents trap kids in scorching hot car killing toddler, 2, while another dies from malnutrition

Deja and Justin Rollins were each handed a 70-year prison sentence to conclude what prosecutors said was one of the most 'disturbing' cases they’ve ever seen - after two of the couple's young children died

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16 h. ago ITV commentary legend slams Rio Ferdinand over 'MUTV' punditry during Man Utd matches

Rio Ferdinand's reaction to Manchester United's comeback against Lyon has come under scrutiny from commentary legend Clyde Tyldesley who was left unimpressed by the ex-defender

Politics

16 h. ago Chelsea given brutal Champions League qualification verdict despite Fulham comeback

Chelsea given brutal Champions League qualification verdict despite Fulham comeback  Football London

Sport

17 h. ago Humanitarian agencies reject IDF claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

UN, Palestinian Red Crescent and civil defence service condemn lack of accountability after Israeli investigationThe UN’s humanitarian agency, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and Gaza’s civil defence service have rejected the findings of an Israeli military investigation that concluded the killings of 15 Palestinian medics and rescue workers in Rafah last month were caused by “professional failures”.Eight PRCS paramedics, six members of the civil defence rescue agency and one employee of Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, were carrying out two rescue missions when they were shot and killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza in the early hours of 23 March. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 ‘a great mark of the man’

Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin said the 2018 visit was ‘overshadowed by the story of abuse’.

Politics

19 h. ago Who will be the next pope? Some potential candidates to succeed Francis

A ‘continuity’ pick, the possible first Asian pope or first black pontiff in centuries are among likely contendersPope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff, diesLatest updates: tributes paid after Pope Francis diesPredicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is near impossible as cardinals’ positions shift over successive votes and some try to game the system to influence the chances of their favoured – or least-favoured – candidates. In the last conclave in 2013, few predicted that Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected as Pope Francis. At the moment, speculation is focusing on these men to succeed him: Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Man Utd star left match as son, 3, seriously injured falling through glass staircase

Victor Lindelof was forced to rush away from Old Trafford at half-time of Manchester United's Europa League comeback with Lyon and the reason has now been revealed

Events

21 h. ago Chelsea 'activate £25m Jadon Sancho deal' as transfer clause is triggered

Why Chelsea’s comeback win over Fulham could have decided Jadon Sancho’s future

Economics

21 h. ago Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

Father Tim Bartlett helped organise Francis’s visit to the island in 2018.

Events

25 h. ago Just small details – Christian Eriksen insists tiredness not behind Man Utd loss

Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils returned to action just 63 hours after Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final comeback win over Lyon.

Politics

27 h. ago Lewis Hamilton gives worrying Ferrari verdict after 'painful' Saudi Arabian GP

Lewis Hamilton endured a frustrating Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he was unable to make any inroads through the crowd, coming home to finish in seventh place after his team-mate finished on the podium

Politics

36 h. ago Ben Whittaker stops Liam Cameron in second round after Frazer Clarke enjoys dream comeback

Ben Whittaker answered his critics months after a controversial first fight

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37 h. ago WWE WrestleMania 41: Start time, live stream and confirmed match card tonight

Wrestling’s biggest event of the year concludes tonight

Sport

41 h. ago Prince Harry makes wife Meghan Markle crack up during official state event

Prince Harry put future wife Meghan Markle at ease during a tense Commonwealth celebration in 2018, two months before their wedding and as one of her first official events as a member of the royal family

Politics

42 h. ago Pedro Neto late strike clinches comeback win for Chelsea at Fulham

Substitute Tyrique George equalised seven minutes from time after Alex Iwobi had given Fulham a 20th-minute lead.

Events

45 h. ago Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress

Russia touted as possible destination for Iran’s uranium stockpile and could also act as arbiter of deal breachesRussia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination for Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but also as a possible arbiter of deal breaches.Donald Trump, who abandoned a 2015 nuclear pact between Tehran and world powers in 2018 during his first term, has threatened to attack Iran unless it reaches a new deal swiftly that would prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Continue reading...

Economics

47 h. ago A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station

Politics

48 h. ago New HMRC Help to Save scheme rules mean 550,000 more Brits could get a boost

The little-known savings scheme - launched in 2018 - is designed to reward those on lower incomes for putting money aside

Politics