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It’s draft week – The Splash Zone 4/22/24
We are just a couple of days away from seeing who the Miami Dolphins will select in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night. With the 21st pick, the Dolphins should get a valuable player who should contribute right away. Most mocks have the team addressing the defensive line or offensive line depending who is on the board. We also can’t rule out a trade down as the team doesn’t have a third or fourth round selection. If the Dolphins do choose to stay where they are at in the first and second, they better find two players who will be huge snap contributors this season. What players would you like to see the Dolphins select this weekend?
You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.
Miami Dolphins Find Wilkins, Hunt Replacements in Ian Cummings’ 7-Round Mock Draft
The Miami Dolphins load up on the offensive and defensive fronts in PFN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings’ latest seven-round mock draft.
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Dolphins Draft History: Most recent positional selections for each round – The Phinsider
The Miami Dolphins have never drafted a tight end in the first round, nor a quarterback in the third.
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2024 NFL Draft: Miami Dolphins legend Richmond Webb to announce pick No. 55 – The Phinsider
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Dolphins LB Bradley Chubb inducted into NC State Athletic Hall of Fame – The Phinsider
Bradley Chubb was a one-man wolf pack with 26 sacks while at NC State.
Sunday Evening Open Thread: Running Late On A Sunday Again Edition – The Phinsider
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Miami, FL
Free swim lessons for children offered in Miami-Dade area
MIAMI – We are about a month away from the first official day of summer and the heat is already on.
So many of us will spend our time in the pool or at the beach. According to the American Red Cross drowning is still the leading cause of death for children one to four years old, besides birth defects, but swim lessons can be expensive. So we went to find out where to learn how to swim for free!
“I love to get in the water,” said seven-year-old Kaliyah Readon, who plans to spend her summer doing tricks in the pool. “I love to swim because every time I get in the pool I do front flips.”
Kaliyah’s comfort around the water is all thanks to Dr. Bridget McKinney, the principal at Miami Carol City Senior High School and the founder of P-SWAP in Opa-locka.
“We teach kids to learn to swim to prevent unintentional injuries or death,” Dr. McKinney said.
Dr. McKinney teaches about 400 children how to swim each summer, at no charge, all with the help of the American Red Cross and The Children’s Trust.
“This gives me a platform to continue these efforts. Not just teach them to swim but to train them to be safe around bodies of water,” says Dr. McKinney.
For the last ten years, she has volunteered her time to make sure children in her community know what to do in a water emergency and the parents are grateful.
“Our Black and brown children have the highest death rates when it comes to drowning. As a parent knowing that my baby can swim and he will forever be able to take that skill,” said Opa-locka Commissioner Veronica Williams, whose son took the lessons.
The children really are learning the importance of these lessons.
“If I don’t know how to swim I could drown but if I do know how to swim I will not drown,” said Veronica’s son, Jaylen.
Kayliah agrees.
“I have a teacher so I don’t drown,” she said.
In Miami Gardens, swim lessons are also free for all residents starting at just six months old.
“The earlier you can get them involved in it, teach them how not to fear water but how to respect water I think it will carry them for a long time in their lives,” said Miami Gardens Mayor Rodney Harris.
The mayor says offering life-saving skills for free is important in his community and all over South Florida.
“We’re giving opportunities to our residents and our younger residents to be in a position to save their lives or somebody else’s lives,” said the mayor.
With water surrounding us, knowing what to do and how to do it can save lives.
“We have pools. People have pools in their backyards, we have canals that surround us so it’s important that we teach our kids how to swim,” said Harris.
“Our swim lessons are free. Completely free. So there is no excuse,” said Karla Smith, the Aquatic Facilities manager for Miami Gardens.
Miami Gardens residents can find more information about the program here.
Miami, FL
Thursday ACC Notebook: Miami, Duke advance to semis; UNC dominates • D1Baseball
At The Ballpark
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Miami and Duke clinched spots Thursday in the ACC tournament semifinals, as the Hurricanes pulled off a thrilling 8-7 upset of second-seeded Clemson in the early game, and the Blue Devils cruised to an 8-1 win against NC State in the nightcap. The Blue Devils and Hurricanes will face off Saturday at 5 p.m. In Thursday’s middle game, North Carolina clobbered Pittsburgh 12-2 in a contest that had no bearing on the tournament, as the Tar Heels will face Wake Forest on Friday night for the right to advance.
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