Columbus, OH

Alabama State

Morgantown, WV

247Sports

West Virginia University has picked up a commitment from Cleveland Heights (OH) defensive lineman Brandon Caesar, who announced on his Instagram that he chose the Mountaineers over fellow finalists Ohio State and Tennessee. Caesar was a top target for the Mountaineers, receiving a very early offer from WVU and then...

Top DL target chooses WVU over Tennessee and Ohio State

Georgia State

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The month of August is close to halfway gone, and that means that college football season is right around the corner, and aside from that opening Saturday afternoon of action, no moment does a better job of marking the arrival of college football than the release of the first AP Top 25 Poll of the year. This time around, there are very few surprises, particularly at the top. As expected, the Georgia Bulldogs and Ohio State Buckeyes top the opening poll of the year, earning a combined 61 of 62 first place votes, according to college football insider Brett McMurphy, who detailed the entire top 25 on Twitter.

Georgia, Ohio State football dominate preseason AP Top 25 poll

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Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy released his SEC football power rankings. McElroy, who is an ESPN college football analyst, ranked every SEC team into five tiers on his “Always College Football with Greg McElroy” podcast.
McElroy thinks the SEC has four national championship contenders. He included six SEC teams in his preseason top 10, but he does not think that every team in his top 10 is capable of winning a championship.
The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 2 team in McElroy’s preseason rankings, the highest of any SEC football team. McElroy thinks Georgia has its fair share of weaknesses,...

ESPN’s Greg McElroy releases SEC football power rankings

The Spun

In college football in 2024, it's the Big Ten and the SEC and then everyone else. We knew that already, for the most part, anyway. The Big Ten and the SEC is where the money is, as evidenced by the Pac-12 schools moving to the Big Ten and Oklahoma and Texas heading to the SEC. But it's where the ...

Big Ten, SEC Absolutely Dominate Preseason AP Top 25 Poll

Kansas City, MO

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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

Saint Johns County, FL

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Jacksonville Today

Forty years after it first opened its doors, Outback Crabshack in St. Johns County is reopening this weekend. The popular restaurant along the bank of Sixmile Creek suffered significant damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and has been closed ever since.

Outback Crabshack is back in St. Johns County

Florida State

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Akeena

Red Lobster, the popular seafood chain, has confirmed additional closures in Florida, adding to its recent wave of shutdowns following the company’s bankruptcy filing in May. The latest round of closures includes two more Florida locations, highlighting the ongoing struggles of the iconic restaurant chain.

Popular seafood chain announces more closures in Florida

Herbie J Pilato

Actor Jim Nabors was so popular with his portrayal of Gomer Pyle on TV's classic country sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), that he was spun off into his own series, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (CBS, 1964-69). But when Nabors left the Griffith series, the void was filled by George Lindsay playing Goober Pyle, Gomer's cousin.

When Jim Nabors' Gomer was replaced by George Lindsay's Goober on TV's 'The Andy Griffith Show'

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

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

Chicago, IL

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?

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

Denver, CO

David Heitz

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

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

Knoxville, TN

The top-ranked center in the country included basketball on his list of favorites that he released this weekend. Five-star Chris Cenac included the Vols with Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Connecticut, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, and Texas on his list of favorites. Cenac has not yet scheduled any official...

Vols included on list of favorites for five-star center

Cleveland, OH

As first reported by Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the Cleveland Browns are signing free agent linebacker Brandon Bouyer-Randle. Bouver had recently been released by the Washington Commanders. Bouyer was signed to the Commanders practice squad in 2023. He had played for Michigan State, Texas Tech and the University of Connecticut...

Report: Cleveland Browns Signing LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle

Arkansas State

Fayetteville, AR

The Arkansas secondary had an impressive 2023 season, and the goal entering 2024 is to build off of that success by adding quality depth and developing returning players. Two players who, through 11 fall camp practices, have stepped up in both of those areas are brothers TJ Metcalf and Tevis Metcalf.

Metcalf brothers turning heads in Arkansas fall camp

Los Angeles, CA

Whiskey Riff

It was reported earlier this month that Tom Cruise would pass the Summer Olympics torch from Paris to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games with a Mission: Impossible type of exotic stunt. Sure enough, that came to pass during Sunday’s closing ceremony. H.E.R. gave us a solid rendition of...

Tom Cruise’s Stunt For The Olympic Closing Ceremony Made Me Realize He Could Easily Be A Flag Football Olympian

Tallahassee, FL

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

South Carolina State

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

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

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College football AP top 25 poll: 2024 preseason rankings released

The votes are in and the media has spoken with the top teams of 2024's preseason. College football's preseason AP top 25 rankings released Monday, an...

College football AP top 25 poll: 2024 preseason rankings released

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