Columbus, OH

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Where the AP voters might have missed the mark. College football's preseason AP top 25 rankings released Monday, an in-depth look at who voters feel are the teams to beat during the 2024 season. With College Football Playoff expansion making its debut, more teams will get a bite at the apple and with that, comes inflated opinions of potential contenders and a few underrated rankings to begin the new campaign.

AP top 25 preseason rankings: College football's most overrated, underrated teams

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Savannah, GA

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

South Carolina State

Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Ann Arbor, MI

Michigan HC Sherrone Moore reacts to the NCAA news, talks position battles and fall camp stars. Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore talked about the NCAA investigations, the Wolverines' quarterback competition, ongoing position battles, and standout players in fall camp during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. Here is what the...

Michigan football updates: Sherrone Moore talks NCAA investigations, QB race, position battles and more

Just a few days after offering three 2026 offensive tackles in the Top 247, UCLA once again extended an offer to a tackle. This time, it was for the No. 1 tackle in the country, Nixa (Mo.) tackle Jackson Cantwell. The five-star is the No. 4 overall player in the...

UCLA Offers No. 1 OT in 2026 Class

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Atlanta, GA

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Georgia high school football kicks off this week across the state, with a significant focus spotlighting on the matchups at the Corky Kell and Dave Hunter Classic. The event has been an impressive showcase of Peach State football talent since 1992, which has included numerous powerhouse teams. This year, the...

2024 Corky Kell and Dave Hunter Classic schedule: How to watch the Georgia high school football kickoff

Auburn, AL

Auburn coach Hugh Freeze said Tuesday he regrets recent comments made about wins he should've had over Nick Saban and says he regretfully should've coached better in those matchups with the former Alabama coach. "Every now and then you say things that don't come across the right way," Freeze said...

Hugh Freeze walks back Nick Saban comments to Paul Finebaum

High School On SI

Expect these 20 TEs to make headlines throughout the 2024 high school football season

20 best high school tight ends in the nation entering the 2024 football season

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

The Miami Hurricanes rank No. 23 in the ESPN College Football Power Index going into the 2024 season. The FPI is a power ranking that simulates potential results and how teams compare to each other based on those results. Here is how the ESPN FPI analytic is defined: The Football...

A look at the preseason game-by-game win probability projections by the ESPN FPI

Massachusetts State

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny 8lb dog named Bingo who is looking for her forever home. Bingo is a 3-year-old Shih Tzu mix with an adorable appearance and a sweet disposition. However, she needs a patient and understanding owner who recognizes that "dogs are not toys, and not all dogs love to be picked up right away," explains Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. This little lady requires some decompression time upon arriving at her new home to settle in comfortably.

Meet The Sweet Little Lady Looking For Love

Arizona State

Oxford, MS

Ole Miss football has started their third week of fall camp, meaning the season keeps inching closer and closer to the playing field. There's only 19 days until kickoff for the 2024 Rebels and the excitement is through the roof in Oxford for what's been one of the most highly anticipated seasons ever for the program.

Ole Miss football receives highest Preseason AP ranking since 1970

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Who’s next? Initial Top 100 for Class of 2027 features rising stars, including early No. 1 player Elijah Haven

It's not easy trying to sort through prospects who have three more years of high school to go, but we have had plenty of success in...

Who’s next? Initial Top 100 for Class of 2027 features rising stars, including early No. 1 player Elijah Haven

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