Georgia’s Carter will try to protect draft status at pro day

atlanta – Jalen carter’s next step in his attempts to preserve his status as a top prospect in next month’s NFL draft will be Georgia’s pro day on March 15, where he is expected to participate in workouts in front of coaches and general managers.

carter, a defensive tackle who played a big role in the Bulldogs’ back-to-back national championships, has been widely projected as one of the top picks in the april 27 NFL draft. his draft outlook was potentially clouded by misdemeanor charges of racing and reckless driving in relation to the Jan. 15 crash that killed teammate devin Willock and a Georgia recruiting staffer, 24-year-old chandler Lecroy.

U.S. jury poised to weigh international soccer’s ugly side

NEW york – For seven weeks in a u.s. courtroom, federal jurors were thrust into a corruption scandal that had reached the highest levels of professional soccer. they must now decide the fates of two former Fox executives accused of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to gain broadcasting rights to soccer’s biggest matches, including the World cup.

From the start, u.s. prosecutors in New york depicted the case as nothing less than “the corruption of international soccer” and how the executives – hernan Lopez and carlos Martinez – fed into it.

Alonso steals the show as F1 season begins in Bahrain

Fernando alonso started his 20th season in Formula One with a strong opening day of practice at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

alonso was fastest in Friday’s second practice in his new aston Martin ride, following up on the morning session when the 41-yearold Spaniard was second fastest.

at the end of the day, he joked he has another decade left of racing in him.

“Maybe three, maybe five, maybe seven or whatever years (left),” alonso said. “there are no secrets. you dedicate your life to your passion, you know your body better as well, so you train better, you eat better. you make your career longer.”

alonso split the red Bulls of Sergio Perez and two-time defending world champion Max Verstappen in the first practice, then led Verstappen and Perez in the second session.