Chiefs acquire Pro Bowl LT Brown from Ravens for picks
The Chiefs have acquired Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown from the Ravens for a package of draft picks that includes one in each of the first three rounds next week.
Baltimore announced the trade Friday.
The Ravens will get the No. 31 overall pick on Thursday night, along with third- and fourth-round picks this year and a fifthround pick next year. The Chiefs will get the Ravens’ second-round pick next week and a sixth-round selection in 2022.
The 24-year-old Brown, a third-round pick of the Ravens in 2018, has started 42 games and appeared in all 16 each of the past three seasons. He played on the right side his first two seasons but moved to the left following an injury to Ronnie Stanley midway through last season and did not allow a sack at that position.
The Chiefs have spent the offseason rebuilding the offensive line. The Chiefs released left tackle Eric Fisher and right tackle Mitchell Schwartz, both of whom had surgery for season-ending injuries. BEARS GREAT STEVE MC
MICHAEL SAYS HE HAS ALS >> Steve McMichael, a star defensive tackle on the Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl championship team, says he has been diagnosed with ALS.
The 63-year-old McMichael told the Chicago Tribune in an article published Friday that he is battling the condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control.
McMichael had been experiencing tingling in his arms for some time that he figured was a neck or spine issue stemming from his playing days or his work as a professional wrestler. A neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic suggested in September he had ALS. McMichael sought other opinions, and in January, doctors confirmed the diagnosis.
He said he decided to go public with his condition because he wanted people to know why he will no longer make appearances or provide analysis of the Bears on Chicago’s WMVPAM.
13 PROSPECTS PLAN TO AT
TEND DRAFT IN CLEVELAND >> Thirteen NFL draft prospects are expected to be in Cleveland on Thursday on the opening night of the draft, with 45 other participating virtually, the league announced.
Trevor Lawrence, the presumptive No. 1 pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, previously said he’ll be watching the draft with friends and family at his alma mater, Clemson. Quarterbacks Zach Wilson and Trey Lance will be in Cleveland.
Men’s college basketball
AKINJO LEAVES ARIZONA FOR BAYLOR >> First-team AllPac-12 guard James Akinjo announced Friday he is transferring from Arizona to Baylor. He posted a photo to his Instagram account that showed him wearing a Bears uniform.
Akinjo,a former Salesian High-Richmond standout, spent the past season playing for the Wildcats after two seasons at Georgetown. Last season, Akinjo averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game for the Wildcats. EX-KENTUCKY PLAYER
CLARKE, 19, DIES IN CAR CRASH >> NBA draft prospect Terrence Clarke, a guard who played last season for Kentucky, died Thursday night in a car crash in Los Angeles. He was 19.
Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant John Matassa, who works in the Valley Traffic Division, told ESPN that Clarke was a solo occupant in a vehicle that ran a red light going “at a very high rate of speed” in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.
Matassa said surveillance video showed that Clarke collided with another vehicle preparing to turn left, hit a street light pole and then a block wall. Clarke was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
Golf
FINAU-CHAMP, HOVLAND
VENTURA SHARE 2ND
ROUND LEAD AT ZURICH >> Tony Finau and Cameron Champ shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play for a share of the Zurich Classic lead with the Norwegian duo of Viktor Hovland and Kris Ventura.
Hovland and Ventura had a 69 to match Finau and Champ at 13-under 131. The teams will play best ball Saturday, and close with an alternate-shot round Sunday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La.
Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose shot a four-under 68 that put them at 11 under and tied for third with Bubba Watson and Scottie Scheffler.
JESSICA KORDA STILL UP BY
ONE SHOT AT L.A. OPEN >> Jessica Korda saw her blistering pace slow slightly, but she still holds a oneshot lead entering the final round of the Hugel-Air Premia L.A. Open in Los Angeles.
Korda, who set a 36-hole scoring record at Wilshire Country Club over the previous two days, shot a 3-under-par 68 in the third round. She sits at 16-under 197.
World No. 1 Jin Young Ko holds second place at 15 under after a 66. Brooke M. Henderson (67) is third at 12 under, and Angela Stanford (68) is fourth at 11 under.
Basketball
IGNITE SIGNS FIRST PLAYER FOR NEXT SEASON >> Forward Michael Foster Jr., a five-star prospect, has signed to play with NBA G League Ignite next season, G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced. Foster, ranked by ESPN as the No. 7 prospect in the Class of 2021, is the first player to sign with the Ignite, which is based in Walnut Creek, for its second season.
A 2021 McDonald’s AllAmerican, Foster spent his last two high school seasons at Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, where he averaged 32.2 points and 18.4 rebounds as a senior and 26.3 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.1 blocks as a junior.