Illinois State

Los Angeles, CA

USC Trojans On SI

Former USC men's basketball player Bronny James critical of opportunity he got with Trojans.

USC Basketball: Bronny James Has Harsh Words for Trojans Experience

Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Tigers On SI

The top wideout in the 2025 cycle will reveal a decision on Thursday, LSU among Moore's finalists.

LSU Football: No. 1 Wide Receiver in America Dakorien Moore Sets Decision Date

Clemson, SC

Clemson Tigers On SI

The Clemson Tigers’ baseball team continued to rebuild its defense with players out of the transfer portal.

Clemson Baseball Lands Cal Baptist Star In Transfer Portal

Las Cruces, NM

Athlon Sports

A complete preview and prediction for the New Mexico State Aggies in the 2024 college football season.

New Mexico State Football: 2024 Aggies Season Preview and Prediction

247Sports

The path to Indianapolis and the CFP in the new-look Big Ten seems simple enough for some. Others, not so much. It's a new-look Big Ten next season as the league drops divisions and welcomes USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon into the fold. The Big Ten now boasts four bona fide College Football Playoff contenders and a handful of other top-25 caliber teams, and the conference slates for next season are grueling.

Big Ten football conference schedules in 2024, ranked from easiest to toughest

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Georgia State

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Alexandria, VA

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

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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

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?

Kansas City, MO

Independence, MO

Some people confuse the Bob’s Big Boy franchise with the Big Boy Burgers location in Independence, Missouri. The Big Boy Burgers in Independence, Missouri is at 12401 East US Highway 40 and it's been there for over half a century. You might think this restaurant is affiliated with Bob's Big Boy franchise, but it is not. It just has a similar name.

Retro burger joints: Big Boy Burgers and Paul's Drive-in in the Kansas City area

Greene County, MO

On September 30, 1970, in the early hours of the morning after midnight, two tractor-trailer rigs were rolling eastbound on I-44 in Greene County. The drivers had no idea what was going to happen.

The I-44 explosion in Greene County, Missouri over 50 years ago: a tragedy that's still remembered

Joplin, MO

The location of the Undercliff Grill & Bar has some interesting history. It's a family-owned venue located at 6385 Old Highway 71 in Tipton Ford, Missouri according to its website. This restaurant might be a hidden gem if you're looking for an interesting dining experience under a cliff.

Yes, that's a cliff: the Undercliff Grill & Bar in Joplin, Missouri

Webb City, MO

Kristy Tallman

TULSA, Okla. – On June 28, 2024, the last of nine defendants was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Jolene Walker Campbell, an Osage Nation citizen, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced.

9th Defendant Sentenced to 50 Years for Role in Kidnapping and Murder of Osage Nation Woman

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

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Fulton, MO

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Brian Kelly and the LSU Football recruiting staff are starting off July 4th with some fireworks of their own. This morning the Tigers landed a commitment from a four-star defensive lineman from Lufkin, Texas.
Zion Williams is a 6-foot-4, 295-pound, four-star defensive lineman from Lufkin, Texas, where he plays for Lufkin High School. He chose the Tigers over Texas, TCU and Texas A&M. The Tigers were a 96% favorite to land him per On3 and they had received multiple crystal ball projections to land him. The only thing left was to seal the deal and Kelly and his staff did just...

LSU lands 2025 4-star defensive lineman Zion Williams

Waco, TX

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The 2024 NBA Draft is in the books and the NCAA's transfer portal has long been closed.That means, for the most part, college basketball rosters are set for the 2024-25 season.On Monday, ESPN college basketball writer Jeff Borzello updated his Way-Too-Early top 25 college basketball rankings for the season.Topping the list were Kansas and Alabama, respectively, and neither of those picks is a surprise. The Jayhawks and Crimson Tide have the pieces to contend for a national title, as each returns talented veterans while welcoming quality transfers and touted freshmen.And what about two-time defending national champion UConn? Danny Hurley's squad...

Teams that are undervalued, overvalued in latest ESPN college basketball rankings

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NCAA Basketball Recruiting: 8 teams who should target former Illinois commit Jeremiah Fears

New Coach Eric Musselman landed 11 transfers this offseason and brought with him two four-star wing prospects (Isaiah Elohim and Jalen Shelley) from Arkansas. He landed...

NCAA Basketball Recruiting: 8 teams who should target former Illinois commit Jeremiah Fears

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