The United States Rugby Foundation (USRF) for a third year will award scholarships for high school rugby players to attend Nelson College, a boys’ high school in Nelson, New Zealand known for its highly acclaimed rugby program. “The more we can get Americans gaining more diverse experiences like this...

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Two draft picks after the MLR Rising game. Pono Kayoshi left, Ashawnty Staples right. Alex Goff photo. With the MLR Draft finally done, we can look at a few and background facts. A previous post on GRR spoke about how many minutes drafted players get. We also touch on it...

Some Fun Facts From the Draft

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga Bulldogs On SI

Gonzaga men’s basketball wing Steele Venters suffered an Achilles tendon injury and will miss the 2024-25 college basketball season, according to a news release

Gonzaga’s Steele Venters suffers Achilles injury, will miss 2024-25 season

Nashville, TN

Blacksburg, VA

The Associated Press

Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt, Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Virginia Tech by 13 1/2. Series record: Virginia Tech leads 6-3.  Not only is this a key Power Four showdown to kick off the season, both Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt desperately need a big victory. Virginia Tech is trying to build going into coach Brent Pry’s third season. The Hokies went 7-6 last season, capping the season with their first bowl win since 2016 by beating then-No. 23 Tulane in the Military Bowl. Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea took control of the defense going into his fourth season. With a 9-27 record at his alma mater, Lea has a handful of new coaches working for him along with 51 new Commodores.

Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt face off in rare Power Four season opener in Nashville

South Carolina State

Clemson, SC

The SCRC D1AA season is fairly short, with teams only playing two pool games before the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean the teams’ schedule as whole is short. The conference itself kicks off September 21 with Kentucky at Alabama, and really gets going with games on October 5, 12, and 19. The conference is split into three pools—East, West, and South.

Who Is Making Moves in SCRC?

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Gonzaga's women's cross country team opens the season ranked 25th, while the men's team is positioned at 30th in the latest USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll. This marks the second time in three years both teams start in the national rankings. The women have a history of fluctuating rankings since entering in 2015, while the men have consistently received votes, with a best-ever finish of 12th in 2022. Both teams aim for high performance in the upcoming season, with specific goals for national competition and conference titles.

Gonzaga Cross Country Teams Debut in National Polls at 25 and 30

Lexington, KY

Kentucky Wildcats On SI

Kentucky is going to have a tough time in SEC play this season.

How will the SEC being elite in basketball this season affect the Kentucky Wildcats?

According to a release from the program, Gonzaga wing Steele Venters will miss the entirety of the 2024-25 season due to an achilles injury. This is on the heels of Venters missing all of the previous season with a knee injury. Venters averaged 16 points per game over his last...

Steele Venters’ Latest Injury is a Devastating Blow to Gonzaga Basketball

Louisiana State

The Lens

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

Los Angeles County, CA

It's been 14 years since actor James MacArthur died of natural causes at only 72 years old. Best known as Danny “Danno” Williams on the original TV adaptation of Hawaii Five-0 (the famed crime-adventure series, CBS, 1968-1980), MacArthur was the adopted son of acting legend Helen Hayes. This is his story.

'Hawaii Five-0'' Actor James MacArthur Was Adopted by Helen Hayes: A Look Back at His Tragic Death

ClutchPoints

The Gonzaga basketball program got tough-luck news on Tuesday as it was announced that wing Steele Venters suffered a left Achilles tendon injury and is expected to miss the upcoming season. The injury comes on the heels of Venters’ missed 2023-24 season due to a torn ACL in his other knee. “We are heartbroken for […]
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Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few ‘heartbroken’ after Steele Venters’ season-ending injury

Georgia State

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New Orleans, LA

Daily Coffee Press

A developing tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is showing increasing potential to enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico, intensify, and impact areas along the Gulf Coast, likely between Florida and Louisiana. If the system gains a name, it will be designated Tropical Storm Debby. This system has the potential to bring significant rainfall to the eastern Gulf Coast, and depending on its strength, could also generate hazardous winds and a dangerous storm surge.

Potential Tropical Storm Debby Could Bring Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Gulf Coast and SE GA

Kansas State

East Lansing, MI

Earlier this week, Michigan State basketball finalized a non-conference matchup with 2023 Final Four participant FAU, former home of Michigan head coach Dusty May, and now the Spartans have locked in another matchup outside of Big Ten play. According to reports, the Spartans will play host to SoCon champion Samford on Nov. 19. While this seems like a harmless non-conference matchup for Michigan State, Samford is anything but a cakewalk opponent. In fact, the Bulldogs finished last season as the Southern Conference champions, making the NCAA Tournament with a 29-5 record before losing narrowly to Kansas in the first round,...

Michigan State basketball adds another non-conference opponent to 2024-25 schedule

Green Bay, WI

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Off to college, Biden-Harris, aging student, Covid surge

Columbus, OH

Akron, OH

The Lantern

The 2023 Buckeyes taking the field. This Saturday, the Buckeyes will face the Akron Zips at home. Credit: Caleb Blake | Lantern File Photo. The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will kick off their season against the Akron Zips at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

No. 2 Buckeyes set to take on Akron Zips in season opener

Kansas City, KS

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on eight first-half carries and No. 22 Kansas beat Lindenwood 48-3 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Kansas outscored Lindenwood 27-0 in the second quarter at Children’s Mercy Park. Lindenwood, in its...

No. 22 Kansas uses big 2nd quarter to rout overmatched Lindenwood 48-3

South Bend, IN

247Sports

The Irish currently have zero committed players in the class of 2025, a surprise to some after there was a ramping sense of confidence on message boards about Christian Gurdak back in late June. The first visitor to Notre Dame in this wave will be 6-foot-1 combo guard Kayden Mingo,...

Notre Dame Basketball: A Sprint of Official Visits Set this Fall

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Last season did not go well for UCLA Basketball, starting at the very beginning. They lost two games in the Maui Invitational, followed by a four-game losing skid that included a home loss to Cal State Northridge. In the end, they finished 16-17 overall. The Bruins and Coach Mick Cronin...

UCLA Basketball: Top 4 non-conference opponents for 2024-25 season

Head coach Ryan Day leads the team onto the field ahead of then-No. 1 Ohio State’s game against Michigan State on Nov. 11, 2023. Fast forward to August 2024, and the Buckeyes are preparing for their season opener against Akron Saturday. Credit: Brett Price | Lantern File Photo.

Football: New starters named for Buckeyes’ Saturday game against Akron and other UpDAYtes

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Men D1A Rankings Week 1

We open up the 2024-25 collegiate season with our Men's D1A Top 25. It's difficult to change much from the final ranking from the 2023-24 season....

Men D1A Rankings Week 1

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