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It's officially NFL Draft week.

With the draft only two days away, take a look at who draft analysts have the Bolts selecting at No. 5 overall.

The opinions, analysis and/or speculation expressed below represent those of individual authors and do not represent the opinions or policies of the Chargers' organization, front office staff, coaches and executives.

Last updated: April 22, 2024

Harrison can just be a big-play, play-action target for Justin Herbert. That works, too.

Last updated: April 17, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Cardinals.

Trading back for an offensive lineman would be an unsurprising move for the Chargers. The bigger mystery might be which offensive lineman they prefer. Oregon State's Taliese Fuaga is a devastating run blocker and Washington's Troy Fautanu has legitimate position versatility, but I'll go with Latham, who is arguably the strongest player in the draft and was recruited out of high school not too long ago by Jim Harbaugh.

2nd Round (No. 35): DL Kris Jenkins, Michigan

2nd Round (No. 37): WR Keon Coleman, Florida State

Last updated: April 19, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

Jim Harbaugh is familiar with JC Latham going back to his high school recruitment. The Chargers need a right tackle and Latham will be able to solidify that role blocking for Justin Herbert.

1st Round (No. 23): CB Terrion Arnold, Alabama

Last updated: April 22, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

As we approach the draft, I've heard nothing but rosy projections for Latham. New head coach Jim Harbaugh saw Latham firsthand in the semifinal of the College Football Playoff this year and certainly has an appreciation for his dominant run-blocking profile. Latham's experience at right tackle, where the Chargers have their biggest need on the offensive line, is a big boost as well.

1st Round (No. 23): DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois

Last updated: April 22, 2024

Every move the Chargers' new regime has made on offense this offseason has had the net effect of aiding the run game and boosting the line of scrimmage. Why would that trend not continue in the draft? Alt was a left tackle at Notre Dame but possesses the athletic ability and gifted feet to move to the right side opposite standout LT Rashawn Slater

Last updated: April 22, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh has stressed the importance of offensive linemen and can get his hands on a big-time talent with Fashanu, who is falling down draft boards after an inconsistent senior season, which may have been due to injury. Either way, Fashanu can slide into right tackle while the Chargers figure out a different route for their wide receiver problem.

1st Round (No. 23): EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State

Last updated: April 22, 2024

"You can't be wrong" with Alt as Jim Harbaugh's first pick leading the Chargers, and there won't be too long of an adjustment period for him in the NFL.

Last updated: April 19, 2024

Harrison's ability to stretch defenses vertically will make the Chargers' run game (and the team's other receivers) more effective. He'll be a downfield factor who will thrive on play action, as well as a strong target in the middle of the field who can take the ball the distance.

2nd Round (No. 37): RB Blake Corum, Michigan

3rd Round (No. 69): C Zach Frazier, West Virginia

Last updated: April 18, 2024

Suddenly, Los Angeles would get cheaper and potentially more explosive at the position with Harrison. Last year with the Buckeyes, Harrison had 67 catches for 1,211 yards and 14 scores.

Last updated: April 15, 2024

Los Angeles can't go wrong with either pick, but Jim Harbaugh is an offensive line guy, and Joe Alt is exactly the kind of cornerstone he wants to build around at right tackle opposite Rashawn Slater.

2nd Round (No. 37): DL Braden Fiske, Florida State

Last updated: April 16, 2024

Some teams like Malik Nabers more than Harrison. Others may like Rome Odunze. But I think Harrison's ultimately the first receiver taken, and he would be a perfect match with both Justin Herbert and Jim Harbaugh.

Last updated: April 17, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

This swap works wonderfully for each franchise involved. Vikings get their quarterback. Chargers get their mashing right tackle to fill a massive void at that position. It only costs Minnesota No. 11 and No. 23 in the trade.

1st Round (No. 23): DL Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois

Last updated: April 22, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

A right tackle for the Beavers, Fuaga is excellent in pass protection and especially nasty as a run blocker. He'll be the first Round 1 O-lineman in Oregon State's history and can probably play anywhere up front aside from center – but would settle in nicely to his familiar spot on QB Justin Herbert's front side.

1st Round (No. 23): WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia

Last updated: April 22, 2024

This also could be a trade-down spot because the Chargers covet a few of the top offensive linemen. If they go with Joe Alt, the plan would more than likely be to play him at right tackle.

Last updated: April 22, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

Latham is an instant floor raiser for a Chargers' offense that wants to get more physical.

1st Round (No. 23): CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama

Last updated: April 18, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

Jim trades down and still feels like he won the lottery by landing a road-grading right tackle.

1st Round (No. 23): WR Brian Thomas, Jr., LSU

Last updated: April 16, 2024

Justin Herbert needs playmakers. Nabers gives them a physical receiver with elite ball skills and explosive route-running ability. He caught 89 balls for 1,569 yards and 14 TDs last season.

Last updated: April 17, 2024

The Chargers will also think about a top offensive lineman and tight end Brock Bowers, but in the end, they need a new dynamic do-everything go-to guy for Justin Herbert

2nd Round (No. 37): DT Braden Fiske, Florida State

3rd Round (No. 69): WR Jalen McMillan, Washington

Last updated: April 11, 2024

PROJECTED TRADE: The Chargers trade down to No. 11 with the Vikings.

A highly pedigreed, gargantuan mauler of a right tackle? Sounds like a perfect first pick of the Jim Harbaugh era in Los Angeles.

1st Round (No. 23): WR Brian Thomas, Jr., LSU

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For most moviegoers, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is still a few weeks away from opening in theaters. For Californians, the apes have already invaded the beach.

On April 22, a TikTok video went viral showing three actors dressed as apes atop horses on the beach in Venice, California. The people outfitted in ape costumes could be seen trotting their horses around on the sand while members of the public looked on in shock. The video has already been viewed more than 1.6 million times on TikTok.

The new Planet of the Apes movie marks the franchise's first release since 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes. The sequel picks up after a significant amount of time passed following the 2010s trilogy, which depicted the rise of an intelligent species of apes that rival the human species on Earth. Now the dominant species on the planet, trailers for the film show that apes hunt humans, who have been reduced to a more primitive state of life.

Owen Teague stars in the new film as Noa, a chimpanzee who comes to realize that what he has been taught about the relationships between apes and humans is all a lie. He forms a friendship with a human (Freya Allan) that puts both characters in the crosshairs of a new ape leader.

“As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike,” reads an official synopsis for the film.

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20th Century Studios' promotional stunt is not the first ape-like viral movie marketing effort seen in April. As The New York Times reported on April 5, filmmaker Nathan Zellner took to Central Park in New York City dressed as a Sasquatch to promote the Bleecker Street movie Sasquatch Sunset, which stars Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough as two members of a family of Sasquatches.

The new Planet of the Apes film is the 10th overall in the long-running film series, which dates back to 1968's original Planet of the Apes and is based on Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel of the same name. The current series functions as a reboot that began with 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes; the first three films in the series centered around a genetically enhanced chimpanzee named Caesar (Andy Serkis) who eventually leads an ape uprising against the human species.

Teague and Allan costar with Kevin Durand, Peter Macon and William H. Macy in the new entry. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes releases in theaters May 10.

Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

Brightline West, whose sister company already operates a fast train between Miami and Orlando in Florida, aims to lay 218 miles (351 kilometers) of new track between a terminal to be built just south of the Las Vegas Strip and another new facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Almost the full distance is to be built in the median of Interstate 15, with a station stop in San Bernardino County’s Victorville area.

In a statement, Brightline Holdings founder and Chairperson Wes Edens called the moment “the foundation for a new industry.”

Brightline aims to link other U.S. cities that are too near to each other for flying between them to make sense and too far for people to drive the distance, Edens said.

CEO Mike Reininger has said the goal is to have trains operating in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to take part in Monday’s groundbreaking. Brightline received $6.5 billion in backing from the Biden administration, including a $3 billion grant from federal infrastructure funds and approval to sell another $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds. The company won federal authorization in 2020 to sell $1 billion in similar bonds.

The project is touted as the first true high-speed passenger rail line in the nation, designed to reach speeds of 186 mph (300 kph), comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains.

The route between Vegas and L.A. is largely open space, with no convenient alternate to I-15. Brightline’s Southern California terminal will be at a commuter rail connection to downtown Los Angeles.

The project outline says electric-powered trains will cut the four-hour trip across the Mojave Desert to a little more than two hours. Forecasts are for 11 million one-way passengers per year, or some 30,000 per day, with fares well below airline travel costs. The trains will offer rest rooms, Wi-Fi, food and beverage sales and the option to check luggage.

Las Vegas is a popular driving destination for Southern Californians. Officials hope the train line will relieve congestion on I-15, where motorists often sit in miles of crawling traffic while returning home from a Las Vegas weekend.

The Las Vegas area, now approaching 3 million residents, draws more than 40 million visitors per year. Passenger traffic at the city’s Harry Reid International Airport set a record of 57.6 million people in 2023. An average of more than 44,000 automobiles per day crossed the California-Nevada state line on I-15 in 2023, according to Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority data.

Florida-based Brightline Holdings already operates the Miami-to-Orlando line with trains reaching speeds up to 125 mph (200 kph). It launched service in 2018 and expanded service to Orlando International Airport last September. It offers 16 round-trips per day, with one-way tickets for the 235-mile (378-kilometer) distance costing about $80.

Other fast trains in the U.S. include Amtrak’s Acela, which can top 150 mph (241 kph) while sharing tracks with freight and commuter service between Boston and Washington, D.C.

Ideas for connecting other U.S. cities with high-speed passenger trains have been floated in recent years, including Dallas to Houston; Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carolina; and Chicago to St. Louis. Most have faced delays.

In California, voters in 2008 approved a proposed 500-mile (805-kilometer) rail line linking Los Angeles and San Francisco, but the plan has been beset by rising costs and routing disputes. A 2022 business plan by the California High-Speed Rail Authority projected the cost had more than tripled to $105 billion.

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DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away.

His frustration wasn’t so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the game tied. Or Jamal Murray’s fadeaway buzzer-beater that gave the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 win over the Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round series Monday night.

James’ anger was more distant — the NBA’s replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey. At the heart of his wrath was a second-half foul of Michael Porter Jr. that was overturned with the league saying MPJ had made only marginal contact on D’Angelo Russell.

“I don’t understand what’s going on in the replay center, to be honest,” said James, whose team heads back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday facing a 2-0 deficit. “D-Lo clearly gets hit in the face on the drive. What the (expletive) do we have a replay center ... it doesn’t make sense. It makes no sense. It bothers me.”

James wasn’t his usually expansive self in his postgame interview after the Lakers watched Murray and the Nuggets storm back from a 68-48 hole to capture their 10th straight win over the Lakers.

James had a chance to give the Lakers a lead with around 16 seconds left on a wide open 3-pointer.

“Rimmed out,” lamented James, who finished with 26 points and 12 assists.

Porter grabbed the rebound, setting up Murray’s game-winner, a fadeaway jumper over Anthony Davis as time expired.

James got right to the point after the game.

— On Denver’s comeback, which included being outscored 32-20 in the fourth: “We missed shots. We still got great looks and we just missed them. And they made it.”

— On Russell hitting seven 3s after going 1 for 9 from deep in the series opener: “We never lost confidence in him. D-Lo is D-Lo.”

— On if the Lakers can take anything from this game into Game 3 in L.A.: “Every game is its own challenge.”

— On the challenges after a heartbreaking loss: “Of course it’s a heartbreaking game and you don’t want to lose in that fashion.”

That’s when James began voicing his frustration with the replay center. Earlier in the game, Murray was called for a foul when James drove to the basket, only to have the Nuggets successfully challenge for the foul to be waved off.

In his replay-center rant, James referenced Monday’s earlier game, when the New York Knicks rallied in the final 30 seconds f or a wild 104-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks got the go-ahead 3-pointer from Donte DiVincenzo with 13 seconds left, a possession that started when they stole the ball from Tyrese Maxey. Joel Embiid said Maxey was fouled, and also that coach Nick Nurse and some players had attempted to call timeout before the Knicks got the ball.

“What are we doing?” James said as he ended his postgame interview.

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EDMONTON -- The Los Angeles Kings are moving forward and know they have to be better in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, BSW, TBS, MAX).

Los Angeles did not practice Tuesday after a 7-4 loss in Game 1 of the best-of-7 series on Monday, sticking to its original schedule.

Now is not the time to dwell.

“Every game’s its own game, it really is,” Kings coach Jim Hiller said. “[The Oilers] feel good about that one; we don’t feel good about it. Let’s start tomorrow and let’s change that script.

“For me, we’ll be fresh. We have a lot of veteran players and you might worry about that as a younger team, but I don’t worry about that with our team.”

The Kings and Oilers are playing against each other in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third straight season. Los Angeles won Game 1 the previous two seasons but lost the series each time. It is looking to return the favor this season.

“I think if you win, you try to keep it going from one game to the next, and I think if you lose, you try to stop it there and get to a whole new game in Game 2,” Kings forward Pierre-Luc Dubois said. “For us, we’ve played better hockey this year. They played well yesterday; we didn’t play the way we can. You’re going to lose games in the playoffs. We lost the first game, but it’s a seven-game series and we have Game 2 and we’ll go from there.

“I’m sure they’re going to want to continue what they did in Game 1, and we’re going to have to play better and deliver in Game 2.”

Los Angeles fell behind 4-0 by 8:24 of the second period on Monday and was forced to deviate from its tight defensive system. The Kings did battle back to make it 4-2, but two quick power-play goals in the third period from Edmonton forwards Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman put the game out of reach.

“We’ve been really good all year eliminating other team’s rushes,” Dubois said. “We can score from a rush; we can also just create momentum [with] a good offensive-zone shift. If we can do a better job of cleaning that part up, giving our defensemen an easier read, having our [third forward] in a responsible position to where the defensemen, if they feel they can jump the winger they can, if they back up, then we’re still in a good spot.

“There are a couple of things that we can do better, but we’re not pressing the panic button. We know we can play better hockey this year and we can do it in the next game.”

Hyman scored his first NHL playoff hat trick in Game 1, and Connor McDavid became the 14th player to have at least five assists in a playoff game, and the first since Geoff Courtnall had a goal and five assists for the St. Louis Blues in an 8-3 win against the Kings on April 23, 1998. Los Angeles is armed with the task of trying to contain him moving forward.

LAK@EDM R1, Gm1: McDavid records 5 assists in Game 1

The Kings feel they need to do a better job taking time and space away. The Oilers were able to gain entry into the offensive zone with ease Monday, particularly with McDavid carrying the puck.

“Connor’s a special player, I don’t think anyone is surprised by what he’s able to do in this league anymore,” Kings goalie Cam Talbot said. “You can see it in his first year when I came in (to Edmonton) when he was an 18-year-old, and you can just see him grow year after year.”

Talbot made 38 saves in Game 1 and is expected to start Game 2, although Hiller would not confirm it. Talbot played four seasons with Edmonton (2015-19) and helped the Oilers end an 11-year playoff drought in 2017.

“The biggest thing is to keep your mind square, stay even-keeled; after games like that, it’s easy to get a little too low,” Talbot said. “But in the playoffs, you have to let that one go or they can snowball pretty quickly.

“Staying even-keeled has always been a big part of my game, and I’m just going to try to do that moving forward and try to settle this down whenever I get the opportunity.”

Los Angeles also needs to be better on the penalty kill, giving up three power-play goals on four opportunities. Kings forward Trevor Moore took a tripping penalty with 20 seconds left in the second period, leading to Draisaitl’s goal at 1:08 of the third. Dubois’ holding penalty at 5:20 then led to Hyman’s goal at 6:17 that made it 6-2.

“Obviously, they have a really good power play, and you can’t spend too much time in the penalty box against any team, but especially against a power play like that,” said Dubois, who was assessed two minor penalties. “That’s definitely one thing that we can do better too.”

For their part, the Oilers know well what it’s like to be on the losing side of an opening game. They had not won Game 1 of a series since the second round in 2017 against the Anaheim Ducks.

Edmonton lost Game 1 in seven consecutive series before ending the skid Monday.

“We’ve been in that situation many times and found our way back, and we know [the Kings] don’t make anything easy for us on the other side,” Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins said. “We know they’re going to want to come out hard and have a push to start, so we have to match that and control the game right from the very beginning.”