Champaign, IL

Columbus, OH

Experts and analysts at 247Sports submit their ballots for the nation's top teams ahead of the 2024 season. The race to college football's expanded playoff begins. That's right — the 2024 season finally arrives and with it comes updated preseason top 25 rankings. National analysts each submitted new ballots with notable changes from previous post-spring polls.

College football rankings: Preseason top-25 poll arrives ahead of training camp

Greenville, NC

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ECU coach Mike Houston discusses the team's first day in full pads this preseason, the ongoing quarterback competition, some individual standouts in camp, and more. East Carolina wrapped up practice No. 6 on Tuesday morning, putting on full pads for the initial time this preseason. It made for a very physical and exciting day of practice, as tackling to the ground was allowed for the initial time with the Aug. 31 season opener right around the corner.

Everything Mike Houston said after ECU's Tuesday preseason practice

College Station, TX

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Texas A&M Aggies defensive end Shemar Stewart is setting a big time goal for himself in the new season.

'Be Excited!' Texas A&M Aggies Edge Shemar Stewart Setting Major Goals For Himself

Alabama State

Durham, NC

Former Alabama walk-on cornerback Terrance Howard, who was part of the Tide's 2023 team, died Thursday from injuries sustained in a car accident last month. Howard played high school football in Missouri City, Texas and spent last season as a freshman walk-on at Alabama. He entered the transfer portal in April and committed in May to transfer to North Carolina Central University.

Former Alabama walk-on cornerback dies in North Carolina days after car accident

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

Chicago, IL

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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?

Florida State

Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

Tampa, FL

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Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

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

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

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson met with the media Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Wildcats' progress in fall football camp, which will culminate in the season-opening game with Tennessee-Martin on August 31 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson press conference | 08.06.24

Illinois State

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

Kansas State

Missouri State

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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

The Lens

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

Oregon State

Eugene, OR

Tuesday brought the sixth fall football practice of the year for the Oregon Ducks. DuckTerritory.com photographer Craigh Strobeck attended practice and helped capture the 18 or so minutes available to media members. Here is a gallery from Oregon practice.

Photos from Oregon's sixth day of fall football practice

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

Georgia State

Oxford, MS

OXFORD, Miss. (wire reports) – Minor League Baseball today announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners for July, naming former Rebel and National Champion Kemp Alderman as the Player of the Month for the Single-A Florida State League. Alderman slashed .293/.368/.587 and led the league in...

Kemp Alderman named Florida State League Player of the Month

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

USA TODAY

When ranking the coaches in the SEC, Kirby Smart of Georgia is No. 1. Then, the debate gets interesting amid a league that oozes talent on sideline.

Kirby Smart leads SEC football coaches but it gets tough after that

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina worked through its seventh football practice of training camp on Tuesday, and the first half of the session was open to reporters. Coach Mack Brown's Tar Heels have 20 practices allotted on their preseason schedule, before game week arrives and final preparations for the Aug. 29 season opener at Minnesota are put in place.

Scoop: Inside UNC’s 7th Football Practice of Training Camp

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Ivesdale, IL

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Notebook: Illini RB Josh McCray has 'a whole different mindset'; Rosiek, Odeluga leading LB room

CHAMPAIGN — Josh McCray stretched his arms wide to show off his new physique. Well, relatively new. McCray has been on the receiving end of plenty...

Notebook: Illini RB Josh McCray has 'a whole different mindset'; Rosiek, Odeluga leading LB room

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