South Carolina State

Tallahassee, FL

247Sports

For the second straight summer, it has been a productive summer for Florida State baseball on the field. Multiple players stood out in the prestigious Cape Cod League, highlighted by All-Star Drew Faurot, and a few of the young returners played well in their first extensive collegiate action. FSU has also had multiple players work back from injury and get on the field for the first time in 2024. Additionally, a couple of the transfer portal additions were in action this summer. View below for a full recap of summer ball (all stats entering August 9 — some playoffs still going on):

Summer Ball Recap: Standouts on the Cape for the second straight year, young returners produce

Columbia, SC

According to coach Shane Beamer, there were some holding and illegal hands to the face penalties that played a part in limiting some of the production by South Carolina's offense during the team's scrimmage on Saturday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium. Presumably, those flags were thrown on the offensive line, which...

Camp progress report on Gamecocks OL

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt cornerback Mark Davis Jr. will miss the 2024 season with an injury to his Achilles, coach Clark Lea confirmed Saturday. Davis joined the Commodores in June after having transferred in from Southern Illinois and projected as one of two competitors for the starting boundary cornerback position. Lea indicated that Davis is expected to play for the Commodores in 2025.

Vanderbilt football: CB Mark Davis Jr. out for the season with injury

College Station, TX

Texas A&M recently released the new contract first-year athletics director Trev Alberts signed last month, satisfying an open records request from GigEm247. Steve Berkowitz of USA Today first reported the news about Alberts' contract. The contract – which began on March 15 and is set to run through Sept. 30,...

Texas A&M reveals contract details for first-year athletics director Trev Alberts

Kansas City, MO

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

Georgia State

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Daily Coffee Press

The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

Alabama State

New Orleans, LA

Chris Cenac, the No. 1 center recruit in the national senior class, is down to 12 schools, a source tells 247Sports. The 6-foot-10 hybrid five man out of New Orleans (La.) included Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Connecticut, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Tennessee, and Texas in his list. Cenac...

Top-ranked center Chris Cenac is down to 12 schools

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Denver, CO

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Washington State

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Florida State

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Iowa State

Iowa City, IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa-- It's overreaction season! Okay, that means it's almost football season, so it's not all bad. The Hawkeyes held their only open fall practice inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. For the most part, Iowa's defense was dominant, but there were flashes regarding the offense, especially in the running game.

Iowa Football: Three stars from Hawkeye open fall practice

Oklahoma State

Tempe, AZ

Kapa'a (Hawaii) 2027 offensive lineman Amaziah Siale has half-dozen offers already in as he's set to begin his sophomore campaign. Siale holds offers from Arizona State, Cal, Hawaii, San Diego State and San Jose State. "The offers that stand out the most are Arizona State, Cal and San Diego State,"...

2027 OL Amaziah Siale has a multiple offers in

Oregon State

Eugene, OR

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Dan Lanning liked a lot of what he saw in the first scrimmage of fall camp, but plenty remains to be cleaned up too. According to Lanning, Saturday's scrimmage inside Autzen Stadium, which was closed to media, was played evenly between the offense and defense, and featured much of what he was hoping to see.

Oregon's first fall scrimmage features good competition and physicality, per Dan Lanning

Akeena

Who would have thought that a chain known for its endless shrimp promotion could find itself in such a pickle? But here we are—Florida-based Red Lobster, which has been reeling from financial troubles, may have finally found a lifeline. After a surprising $11 million loss in the third quarter of 2023 due to that very shrimp deal, Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May 2024. And now, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon.

A Florida based chain that filed for bankruptcy has reportedly found a potential buyer

Las Vegas, NV

Kyle Gass, left, and Jack Black of Tenacious D perform at the Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Dec. 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images via TNS. The comedy-rock duo Tenacious D — made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass — announced the cancellation of the rest of its “Spicy Meatball Tour” following Gass’ remarks about the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump.

Jack Black ends Tenacious D’s “Spicy Meatball Tour” after bandmate’s comment about Trump shooting, October Mershon Auditorium show faces uncertain fate

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Final update: Gamecocks in the summer leagues

For all but a few, summer league ball has come to a conclusion for the 13 players on this year's South Carolina baseball roster. Some had...

Final update: Gamecocks in the summer leagues

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