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Columbus, OH

Tuscaloosa, AL

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Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban is the headliner of "talking season" at SEC Media Days. He's provided valuable insight into several teams. On Tuesday, Saban discussed his former assistant Steve Sarkisian and how difficult it is to defend against Sarkisian's Texas offense. He said the ...

Nick Saban Drops Candid Admission on Steve Sarkisian's Texas Offense at SEC Media Days

Athens, GA

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban predicts that the Georgia Bulldogs will face the Texas Longhorns in the 2024 SEC championship game. Georgia is already scheduled to play at Texas this fall, so the SEC championship would be a rematch between the two teams.
The 16-team SEC will not have any divisions during the 2024 college football season. The two teams with the best conference records will represent the conference in the SEC championship, which will be held in Atlanta on Dec. 7, 2024.
Notably, Saban does not think that his former team, Alabama, will advance to the SEC championship....

Nick Saban makes SEC championship prediction

SEC coordinator of football officials John McDaid shed some very important light on the fate of the “Horns Down” celebration with Texas entering the conference this fall.
The “Horns Down” has become the most famous way opponents celebrate against Texas. Of course, Texas fans abhor it and want it flagged in any instance. The Big 12 went so far as to designate the act an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. But Texas isn’t in the Big 12 anymore.
McDaid said at this week’s SEC Media Days that context is key when calling any potential “Horns Down” penalty. He pretty clearly hinted that it would...

Texas opponents in the SEC can use the Horns Down gesture with 1 exception

College Football HQ On SI

Who will play for the SEC football title? Nick Saban makes his prediction at the 2024 SEC Media Days.

SEC Media Days: Nick Saban predicts SEC football title game in 2024

Oregon State

Yardbarker

College football conference expansion took off last offseason to the point where several conferences are now unrecognizable.One conference, the Pac-12, is on life support after losing every school but Oregon State and Washington State, but the fallout is that the Big Ten extends all the way west to Southern California and northwest to Oregon, while Cal and Stanford now play in the ACC — the Atlantic Coast Conference.A lot of it doesn't make sense and, frankly, was just part of a power grab. That's a power grab the SEC was involved with as well — the conference won big by...

Commissioner Greg Sankey says that the SEC knows what it is

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Virginia State

Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

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The Lens

For decades, Angola has forced prisoners to work in fields in extreme heat. Today, they urged a federal judge to halt the practice. Prisoners filed an emergency motion about working in the summer heat, as part of a proposed class-action lawsuit to end the “Farm Line” — forced agricultural labor at the prison, for little or no pay.

Angola prisoners ask to end field work in worst heat

Wyoming State

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WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

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MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

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

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?

South Carolina State

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Manatees are back in Lowcountry waters and residents in the coastal areas of South Carolina should be particularly alert while boating and please report sightings of these gentle giants to SCDNR.

Manatees are back in South Carolina coastal waters

Georgia State

DALLAS -- Georgia coach Kirby Smart joked about the reported massive NIL contracts that Oregon players are receiving thanks to Nike founder Phil Knight during his appearance Tuesday at SEC Media Days. Smart noted that Georgia studies successful organizations every offseason, and focused on Nike's humble beginnings in 2024. The...

2024 SEC Media Days: Georgia coach Kirby Smart jokes about Dan Lanning benefitting from Oregon's NIL program

The Big 12 (and the Texas Longhorns) kept schools from displaying the Horns Down hand sign during games. But it’s game on in the SEC.
SEC’s coordinator of officials, John McDaid, discussed the factors that lead to unsportsmanlike conduct, and there are times when Horns Down can be displayed.
“The plain rule that would be applicable is unsportsmanlike conduct, said McDaid “You got to read the context in which it is done. I ask my officials to use judgment of is it taunting of an opponent, is it making the travesty of the game, or is it otherwise affecting our ability to...

Horns Down may be permissible in the SEC

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Oklahoma State

Norman, OK

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SEC MD: John McDaid DALLAS — Horns down? Hold up. Oklahoma players will be assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty if game officials determine it was used f

SEC Media Days: Horns Down Can Be Penalized in SEC

Sports Illustrated

The context in which the hand signal is made will play a significant factor, per SEC Coordinator of Officials John McDaid

SEC Coordinator of Officials Breaks Down How 'Horns Down' Will Be Officiated

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Context is key in penalizing 'Horns Down' gesture in SEC

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