Blacksburg, VA

The Spun

The UFL conducted its 2024 draft on Wednesday. Of the 80 players selected by the eight teams, seven were quarterbacks. Six of those signal-callers are currently on an NFL roster. The Memphis Showboats used the No. 1 overall pick on Jason Bean, who joined the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free ...

Six NFL Quarterbacks Taken In The UFL Draft On Wednesday

Missouri State

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Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Kansas State

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Dallas, TX

The Dallas Cowboys remained mostly quiet this offseason in addressing the running back position. Dallas brought back Ezekiel Elliott while allowing Tony Pollard to join the Tennessee Titans in NFL free agency. All this has prompted speculation that the Cowboys could take a running back early in the 2025 NFL...

Cowboys Predicted to Land ‘Powerful’ 17-TD Running Back

Quarterback Daniel Jones and his future with the New York Giants has been a massive point of contention for the fans and coaches alike. In footage teasing the upcoming “Hard Knocks: Offseason With the New York Giants” episode, New York Giants Head coach Brian Daboll seemed to be prepared for life without Jones.

Footage Reveals New York Giants HC Brian Daboll Was Ready to Let Daniel Jones Go

Buffalo, NY

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CBS Sports feels as though Buffalo Bills wide receiver Curtis Samuel could help "shape" the 2024 NFL season.

Bills WR named a player who could 'shape' the 2024 NFL season

Georgia State

DeanLand

Two rural Georgia counties lost more than 12% of their population over the past three years, leading a worrisome trend in many of Georgia's rural counties and smaller towns. The populations of Telfair County and Stewart County, both largely rural counties with agricultural based economies and located in the Southern half of Georgia, shrunk by more than 12% each from 2020 to 2023, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

Georgia's Fastest Shrinking Rural Counties Share Big Problems

Detroit, MI

Sporting News

After going unranked in the list of the best wide receivers in the NFL based on the opinions of league executives, scouts and coaches last year, Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is making his debut on the list in 2024.

Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown rising fast on best NFL WRs list from league execs

247Sports

Prior to the 2023 season, Virginia Tech flipped a large portion of its roster with high school talent and a flood of immediate impact transfers. Led by quarterback Kyron Drones, who took over the starting role in Blacksburg in Week 3 of the season, Virginia Tech's newcomers last fall were integral in turning the tide for the Hokies and leading the program to a post-season bowl appearance, which they won 41-20 over Tulane.

VTSCOOP Roundtable: What transfer are we most excited to see this fall?

Wisconsin State

Madison, WI

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Wisconsin football fans received a glimpse of former Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci donning a Miami Dolphins uniform in his X post on Monday. After five seasons representing the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Rucci signed with the Miami Dolphins after going undrafted during the 2024 NFL draft. He will wear No. 49 for Miami after sporting No. 87 with the Badgers.

LOOK: Former Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci dons Miami Dolphins uniform

A to Z Sports

Sometimes you get broken up with and it hurts for a while. You start to try to convince yourself that you're better off without them. After a while you meet someone new and your realize that you truly are. For the Detroit Lions, that's the case with Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford.  Our friend ...

The one huge reason why Jared Goff is a better Lions quarterback than Matthew Stafford ever was

Missouri first used the death penalty in 1810. A man named Peter Johnson was hanged for murder. Missouri is one of 27 states which has the death penalty. Since 1973, four individuals who were wrongfully accused were exonerated from death row.

Missouri's longstanding practice of the death penalty since 1810

Seattle, WA

The Seattle Seahawks have once again looked to the UFL to add to their roster in free agency. On Tuesday, ESPN Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson confirmed a report by James Larsen of Pro Football Newsroom that the Seahawks plan to sign wide receiver Marcus Simms, pending a physical. Simms, 26,...

What are the Seahawks getting in latest wide receiver addition?

When it comes to living a longer life in Georgia, location matters. And living in one of Georgia's top counties for longevity can add up to 13 years of extra life expectancy as compared to its bottom-ranked counties.

Huge Life Expectancy Gap Revealed Between Georgia's Urban, Rural Counties

South Carolina State

Minneapolis, MN

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Is there a battle for WR3? Who steps in if TJ Hockenson is out?

Matthew Coller's Vikings training camp preview: Wide receivers, tight ends

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Chatham County, NC

The Current GA

Just days before a new law went into effect in Georgia that allows more sweeping challenges to the state’s voter rolls, a resident of Chatham County last week submitted the names of nearly 900 people she said should be taken off the rolls.

Bolstered by new Georgia law, woman challenges around 900 voter registrations in Chatham County

If you asked me last year to write a “do not draft” list for tight ends, my answer would’ve been just about everyone but Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews and George Kittle. Tight end was on the verge of becoming a completely obsolete position in fantasy football because it felt like there was no middle class. You either reached for studs like the guys named above or were dumpster diving at the tail end of drafts.

Do Not Draft List: Tight Ends to Avoid (2024 Fantasy Football)

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Virginia Tech 2024 Position Preview Series, Tight End: Nick Gallo Has a Chance at Breakout Year

Virginia Tech will returning their starting tight end Nick Gallo in 2024. Gallo, a six-year senior, missed his fifth year in 2023 due to an injury...

Virginia Tech 2024 Position Preview Series, Tight End: Nick Gallo Has a Chance at Breakout Year

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