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LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs away from Clemson defenders during the College Football National Championship on January 13, 2020 at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

2021 NFL draft: Top wide receivers

April 21, 2021 at 3:38 p.m.

Welcome to draft season! This is the second of 11 positional breakdowns leading up to the NFL draft (April 29-May 1). Here are my top 10 wide receivers: ——— 1....

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates after a touchdown against Louisville at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 19, 2019.

2021 NFL draft: Top quarterbacks

April 21, 2021 at 1:53 p.m.

Welcome to draft season! This is the first of 11 positional breakdowns leading up to the NFL draft (April 29-May 1). Here are my top 10 quarterbacks: ——— 1. Trevor...

1. Jacksonville (1-15) — Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson, Jr. | I know this is probably boring, to the point that some are going the contrarian route and saying Lawrence isn't the best quarterback in this draft class. He is though and Urban Meyer isn't taking someone else here. The Heisman runner-up underwent surgery on his left shoulder almost a month ago in California. He remains there — when he's not enjoying a low-key bachelor party in Vegas — and expects to be 100 percent by the time NFL training camps open. Top needs: QB, OT, Edge

2021 NFL mock draft: Three-round projections

March 19, 2021 at 9:20 p.m.

1. Jacksonville (1-15) — Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson, Jr. | I know this is probably boring, to the point that some are going the contrarian route and saying Lawrence isn't...

Rapid review of new scientific research | A typical, peer-reviewed journal takes at least a few months but often closer to a year to cycle submitted papers all the way to publication—and that's fine for most conditions. In 2020, we've seen scholarly research get a green light and a steady push from reviewers who are almost waiting by the phone. That means faster validation of vaccine experiments, for example, or studies of the efficacy of virus-killing UVC light.

San Diego Zoo vaccinates apes against COVID-19

March 5, 2021 at 10:32 a.m.

Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo are the first non-human primates to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, zoo officials said Thursday. Four orangutans and five bonobos have been...

Migrantes cantan corrido dedicado a Joe Biden (VIDEO)

February 26, 2021 at 3:14 p.m.

Migrantes cantan un corrido dedicado a Joe Biden sobre los solicitantes de asilo, en El Chaparral, en la frontera de Tijuana y San Diego. Video de Alejandro Tamayo

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., carrying the CRS-21 Cargo Dragon 2 capsule, Sunday, December 6, 2020. Headed to the International Space Station, it is the first flight of the Dragon 2 spacecraft in the second phase of NASAÕs Commercial Resupply Service. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

NASA enlists universities, companies to help design flying taxis

February 17, 2021 at 11:41 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — NASA has given the University of California, San Diego $5.8 million to help develop electric-powered flying taxis, a form of ride sharing that has been envisioned for...

Recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in San Diego.

In historic first, women begin boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

February 11, 2021 at 10:57 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Recruits piled off buses this week to the urgent shouts and barks of Marine Corps drill instructors. They took their spots on the fabled yellow footprints to...

How do you raise a child to become anti-racist in a country entrenched in systemic racism? - For starters, begin now. Don't let uncomfortableness or fear of not having all the answers stop you from diving into the education process, even if it means learning alongside your kid, say experts. Start where you can. It's not a checklist of things that you and your kids do, and then you can say you're done and you're not racist,' says Beatriz Beckford, black mom of two and senior campaign director of MomsRising, a grassroots organization co-hosting a nationwide family virtual protest for Black Lives Matter. 'It's a constant practice, we have 400 years of racial injustice to unlearn.' For many, that starting point requires reflecting on your own values, actions, and beliefs.

Navy announces sweeping effort to address bias in its ranks

February 4, 2021 at 10:23 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Racial and gender biases and systemic inequality have a deleterious effect on military readiness, and the U.S. Navy is adopting dozens of recommendations to address it, the...

Black Navy sailor finds noose on warship, sparking investigation

February 3, 2021 at 9:57 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — The Navy is investigating after a Black sailor found a noose on his rack last week aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain. A Navy official with...

Mental health was already a crisis for children before the pandemic, said Sandy Mueller, senior director of behavioral health at Rady Children's Hospital. COVID-19 has only made it worse.

How one school counselor is trying to tackle a pandemic mental health crisis

January 5, 2021 at 12:26 p.m.

School counselor Bonnie Hayman is charged with taking care of 1,100 middle-school kids and almost 100 staff during a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Hayman, who works at the currently closed La Mesa...

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