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How does he fit with Buckeyes?

6 hours ago | nytimes.com | Cameron Teague Robinson

Former North Carolina standout Beau Atkinson, one of the top defensive ends in the transfer portal, committed to Ohio State on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-6, 265 pound edge rusher visited Columbus on Monday and chose the reigning national champions over Georgia and South Carolina. He has two years of eligibility left and can be an immediate-impact player for the Buckeyes, who were looking for help along the defensive line.
Grades, fits and scouting reports

8 hours ago | nytimes.com | Zack Rosenblatt

The New York Jets enter the 2025 NFL Draft with eight picks over the three-day draft, including the seventh overall pick in Thursday night's first round. The new head coach-GM pairing of Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey will lead the draft room, and there are plenty of roster holes still to be filled.
In L.A., a Young Family Wanted a House to Grow Into. Would $800,000 Be Enough?

10 hours ago | nytimes.com | Michele Lerner

Anwar (A.B.) Barnes and Cecily Lewis Barnes were proud to own a townhouse in pricey Los Angeles. The high school sweethearts, who have been married for 17 years, were raising their two children (now ages 6 and 14) there, but as the family grew, they realized the townhouse wasn't big enough to handle their changing lives. "We went to an open house at a single-family home for sale in our neighborhood for $750,000," said Mr. Barnes, 47, a video editor with Hulu.
I Gave Up My Seat for $800, but Frontier Forgot to Pay Me.

10 hours ago | nytimes.com | Seth Kugel

When the low-cost airline asked for 20 volunteers to take a later flight, one of them never received the promised voucher. Was a handwritten list to blame? In March 2024, I was awaiting my $96 Frontier Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Trenton, N.J., when gate agents announced they were seeking 20 volunteers to fly the next day instead, in order to lighten the aircraft's load. The offer: an $800 credit for a future flight. (Or was it multiple future flights?
After Pope Francis’ Death, Cardinal Timothy Dolan Heads to Rome - The New York Times

16 hours ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias |Victor J. Blue

Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows

21 hours ago | nytimes.com | Tyler Pager |Ruth Igielnik

President Trump's approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office. President Trump's job approval rating has fallen steadily during his first three months in office, according to a New York Times average of polling. Mr. Trump's approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office. Around half of the country now disapproves of his performance, the polling shows.
Mauricio Pochettino hire as USMNT head coach was a mistake

22 hours ago | nytimes.com | Pablo Maurer

Former U.S. men's national team head coach Bruce Arena has criticized the appointment of current chief Mauricio Pochettino, saying that the job should've gone to an American. Arena, speaking to USMNT legends Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, suggested that a foreign-born coach like Pochettino lacks a fundamental understanding of the culture and structure of the American game. "If you look at every national team in the world, the coach is usually a domestic coach," said Arena.
Should the Maple Leafs change their lineup for Game 3 against the Senators?

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Jonas Siegel

Craig Berube has an interesting decision to make ahead of Game 3: Should he make changes to a lineup that hung on to win Game 2 and has the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead 2-0 in the first-round series over the Ottawa Senators?
A Perfect Day in a Gentle Meadow Is Shattered by Bloody Carnage

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Anupreeta Das |Pragati K.B |Showkat Nanda |Suhasini Raj

Victims and eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos and horror as militants killed 26 people in Kashmir as families, couples and friends took in a picturesque valley. At around two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when mild sunshine and a gentle chill wrapped the Baisaran Valley in Kashmir, two newlyweds, Shubham Dwivedi and Aishanya Pandey, rented horses and rode up a gentle hill.
Picks, predictions and key needs

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Daniel Popper

The Los Angeles have the 22nd pick in the NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Chargers own 10 picks total in the seven-round draft. Chargers' draft picksFull draft orderEvery pick in the seven-round NFL Draft. NFL Draft details* Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET * Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET * Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ETAll rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.