Houston, TX

Columbus, OH

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

ClutchPoints

The Alabama football program is moving into uncharted waters this season. Legendary head coach Nick Saban retired after last season’s playoffs concluded, and the Georgia Bulldogs are threatening to take over the role of top dog in the SEC. Kirby Smart’s players over in Athens are hungry to start...

Alabama football's biggest X-factor in 2024, and it's not Jalen Milroe

Mobile, AL

College Football News

2024 South Alabama college football season preview with quick breakdowns, the best players, keys to the season, and prediction with projected win total.

South Alabama Preview, Best Players, Top Transfers, Season Prediction, Win Total 2024

Tallahassee, FL

HBCUs On SI

VP Sykes is no longer with Florida A&M University.

Florida A&M's Interim President Ousts Leadership Including VP/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Tampa, FL

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

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

One of the main offseason transfer additions for the Alabama Crimson Tide this past offseason, offensive lineman Parker Brailsford was recently named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy recognizes the most outstanding center annually in college football, and is an award that the...

Alabama transfer addition named to 2024 Rimington Trophy watch list

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

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

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

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

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

Alabama Crimson Tide On SI

Notes and observations from the Crimson Tide's practice on Tuesday morning.

Alabama Football Fall Camp Practice Report: Day 11

Georgia State

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

The Current GA

Only a day after announcing otherwise, Wednesday night the Georgia Department of Education said schools can receive state funding for an Advanced Placement African American History class if districts use a course code linked to an existing Black history course.

State superintendent backtracks, says AP African American History class can be funded

Oklahoma State

Norman, OK

The Associated Press

Goodbye, Nick Saban. Hello, Oklahoma and Texas. For the first time in 17 years, Alabama’s iconic coach won’t be prowling the sidelines in the Southeastern Conference. With one longtime juggernaut headed to an ESPN gig and semi-retirement, two others enter the fray. The Sooners and Longhorns join the...

Having bid farewell to Saban, powerful SEC welcomes Oklahoma and Texas to the mix

Pittsburgh, PA

Oxford, MS

Former Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee was signed as an undrafted free agent this offseason by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL as a quarterback. That has not lasted however as reports out of training camp are that the Steelers are experimenting with Plumlee at wide receiver. Plumlee is...

Position change for former Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee in the NFL

Florida State

Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency in Northeast Florida and across much of the state as a tropical system appears almost certain to develop. The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning that a tropical wave has a 90% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next seven days. Most models show it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and then coming ashore and crossing the state, possibly moving over Northeast Florida.

Tropical system is nearly certain to develop

Atlanta, GA

Two men, Alvin Demar and Joshua Carter, have been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking firearms, with some later recovered at crime scenes across multiple states and Canada. A third man, Jamal Plunkett, was sentenced for possessing one of these trafficked weapons.

Georgia Men Sentenced in Multi-State Firearms Trafficking Operation Tied to Violent Crime

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

Lexington, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Eleven former University of Kentucky athletes shattered a school record, earning 13 medals at the Paris Olympic Games. The former cast of Wildcats captured nine gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze.

Eleven former University of Kentucky athletes earn 13 medals at Olympics, a school record

While Nick Saban was the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide he assembled some of the greatest defenses college football has ever seen. There was almost a certain level of fear and mystique playing against those teams. Now, the Crimson Tide may be under new leadership in head coach...

Two Alabama defenders named to the Bednarik Award watch list

Bellaire, TX

Galena Park, TX

Pasadena, TX

South Houston, TX

Channelview, TX

Humble, TX

Missouri City, TX

Pearland, TX

Deer Park, TX

Stafford, TX

NewsBreak

50 HBCU Football Stars Unveiled On The Black College Football Player Of The Year Watch List

The Black College Football Hall of Fame releases its preseason watch...

50 HBCU Football Stars Unveiled On The Black College Football Player Of The Year Watch List

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