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MONDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. (ESPN, NESN)NBA: Philadelphia at Toronto, 8 p.m. (TNT)NBA: Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. (TNT)NHL: St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Tom Brady is back to connecting with Julian Edelman on touchdown passes but he realized his flaw on one pass in a video he posted to Instagram on Saturday from Boston College.
A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Apr 27, 2019 at 7:09am PDT
"Ball is a yard shorter than it needs to be. Good adjustment by Jules. This only means one thing...have to get back to work! #roomforimprovement," Brady captioned the video.
He also tweeted out the video.
Ball was a yard short. #RoomForImprovement pic.twitter.com/N4NThCPGUk
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) April 27, 2019Zdeno Chara commented on the photo, saying, "Committed to be perfect," while Kevin Durant called the pass a "dime."
-- An NFL Draft pick was shot just hours after being selected by the Giants on Saturday night.
Washburn University's Corey Ballentine was injured in an off-campus shooting in Topeka, Kansas that killed one of his teammates.
Ballentine, the Giants' sixth round pick, is expected to make a full recovery but Washburn defensive back Dwane Simmons was killed in the shooting.
"We have spoken to Corey, and he is recovering in the hospital. Our thoughts are with Dwane Simmons' family, friends and teammates and the rest of the Washburn community," the Giants said in a statement.
Statement from the #NYGiants: We are aware of the tragic situation and continue to gather information. We have spoken to Corey, and he is recovering in the hospital. Our thoughts are with Dwane Simmons' family, friends and teammates and the rest of the Washburn community.
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 28, 2019After he was drafted, Ballentine tweeted his excitement about joining the Giants.
It's all a crazy dream until you do it. I can't even explain the emotions I have right now. S/o the people that told me to pick a more realistic career. This is as real as it gets. Thank you to the Giants organization for believing in me. It's only up from here. #GiantsPride pic.twitter.com/86EiwIP4fM
— Corey Ballentine---- (@cbxiii__) April 27, 2019QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I watch film like I watch Games of Thrones or something. But that's just who I am. Football runs in my blood. That's definitely how I work." -- Joejuan Williams, the Patriots' Round 2 draft pick




