Colorado State

Boulder, CO

247Sports

Early pairings for every bowl matchup this season, including the expanded College Football Playoff. With College Football Playoff expansion here ahead of the 2024 season along with widespread changes across the power conferences, this fall is going to be exciting as the sport's bowl schedule takes a major turn. We've updated our summer bowl projections for every matchup ahead of various media days next month in anticipation of fall camp beginning a few weeks from now.

College football bowl projections: 2024 preseason predictions, playoff picks

Arizona State

Salt Lake City, UT

In its debut season as a member of the Big 12, Utah was chosen to finish first in the Conference's 2024 football preseason poll as voted on by media representatives. The Utes claimed 20 first-place votes and totaled 906 points, edging out Kansas State in second with 19 first-place ballots and 889 points. Oklahoma State placed third with 14 first-place votes and 829 points after playing in the 2023 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship. Kansas came in fourth with five first-place nods and 772 points while Arizona notched fifth with three first-place votes and 762 points.

Big 12 media picks Utah to top conference in its first year

Lincoln, NE

Tanner Terch was already a Husker commit who didn't need convincing that he'd made the right decision. But confirmation is a fine thing to place in your pocket. As he was winding down an interview last week with Husker247 after his official visit, the athlete out of Colorado agreed with the sentiment some recruits have expressed that it's not a feeling of if for Husker football. Rather, a visit inside the program's walls for a weekend is filled with the takeaway that it's going to happen.

BC's Brew: Husker commits sense the belief, D-linemen who could tilt things, roster shaping

Seattle, WA

Spanaway (Wash.) Bethel linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale is staying home after-all. Rainey-Sale announced his commitment to play for Jedd Fisch and Washington on Monday afternoon. WHAT ZAYDRIUS RAINEY-SALE SAYS ABOUT WASHINGTON. "Washington is home and I want to put on for the hometown." "Coach (Jedd) Fisch and coach (Robert) Bala have...

The No. 1 prospect in Washington, four-star LB Zaydrius Rainey-Sale commits to home-state Huskies

It didn't take long for the Washington Huskies to get in the recruiting game when it came to Ramonz Adams. The 6-foot-1, 160-pound cornerback, verbally committed to Texas Tech since just before Thanksgiving, was offered by the Huskies a couple of weeks ago. Around that same time, Adams de-committed from...

BREAKING: Former Texas Tech CB commit Ramonz Adams has committed to Washington

USA TODAY

The latest in a string of mysterious shiny, metal monolith structures was found Sunday in Colorado. Just days earlier one was found in Las Vegas.

Latest monolith found in Colorado: 'Maybe aliens trying to enhance their communications'

Kentucky State

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Nevada State

Belmont, CA

Explore Eureka, Belmont, and Aurora, forgotten gold rush towns in Nevada. Eureka boasts a rich history since the 1860s, blending cultural landmarks with modern attractions. Belmont, once bustling, now stands as a well-preserved ghost town, showcasing mining’s transient nature. Aurora, a once-thriving gold rush town, reflects Nevada’s boom-and-bust past. These towns, with faded glory and rugged landscapes, mirror the rise and fall of mining communities.

3 Forgotten Gold Rush Towns in Nevada

Houston, TX

Hattiesburg, MS

Mississippi News Group

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Hattiesburg Police Department arrested three individuals in connection with the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Marcus "MJ" Daniels, Jr., charging each with capital murder according to a press release from the Hattiesburg Police.

Multiple teens arrested on Capital Murder charge following death of MJ Daniels

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Beach, FL

Jacksonville Today

The historic Beach Bowl in Jacksonville Beach will reopen this month after being closed for years. The bowling alley says on social media that it plans to reopen June 17. The bowling alley on Beach Boulevard opened in the 1950s and closed in 2019 when the property owners did not renew the lease.

Historic Beach Bowl will reopen this month

Maine State

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Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Former Indiana basketball star Eric Gordon is eyeing one more accomplishment to check off in his 17-year NBA career, and it could happen this summer: lead the Bahamian men's national basketball team to its first-ever Olympics appearance. Gordon, who in Aug. 2023 was permitted by FIBA to represent the Bahamas, will play in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament over the next week for a chance to earn a spot in the Olympics.

Former Indiana star Eric Gordon looking to lead Bahamas to first Olympics in men's basketball

California State

Josue Torres

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

The streets of MacArthur Park were alive with the energy of L.A.'s Mexican community on Sunday. In a grand display of civic duty, Mexican citizens living in Los Angeles flocked to the Mexican Consulate, eager to cast their historic vote.

Thousands Line Up at L.A.’s Mexican Consulate To Cast Their Historic Vote for Mexico’s First Woman President

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

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

Georgia State

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Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Jamestown, CO

Ward, CO

Nederland, CO

Lyons, CO

Pinecliffe, CO

Niwot, CO

Eldorado Springs, CO

Longmont, CO

Allenspark, CO

Louisville, CO

Lafayette, CO

Erie, CO

Arvada, CO

Golden, CO

Black Hawk, CO

Broomfield, CO

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Colorado's top 2026 recruit discusses 'awesome' unofficial visit to Boulder

Colorado's recruiting weekend included names like five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, but also held the top 2026 football recruit in the Centennial State, Camden Jensen. \"It was...

Colorado's recruiting weekend included names like five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, but also held the top 2026 football recruit in the Centennial State, Camden Jensen. "It was...

Colorado's top 2026 recruit discusses 'awesome' unofficial visit to Boulder

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