Minneapolis, MN

Columbus, OH

2024 WNBA All-Star Weekend takes place at Footprint Center, where the Phoenix Mercury—three-time WNBA Champions—play in Arizona. The competition begins on Saturday, July 19 with a skills challenge and a 3-point contest. Then on Sunday, July 20, the 12-player WNBA All-Star team will go head-to-head with the U.S. Women’s National Team, before they head off to Paris and begin their quest for their 8th-consecutive Olympic gold medal.

WNBA All-Star Game 2024: How to watch, rosters, format, schedule, and more

Las Vegas, NV

Athlon Sports

The Las Vegas Aces are one of the hottest teams in the WNBA. After holding a 6-6 record, the Aces have won five in a row to move to 11-6 and sit two games back of the Minnesota Lynx for first place in the Western Conference.  While A’ja Wilson fills the superstar role for the Aces, this win ...

Las Vegas Aces’ WNBA Win Streak Credited To Player Not Named A’ja Wilson

Jordan Spieth talks about the shift in his priorities after becoming a father as he prepares to play in the John Deere Classic for the first time in nine years.

Spieth: Fatherhood has changed what drives me

Fifteen years ago today, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was killed. He was only 36 years old. The official explanation was that McNair had been murdered by his 20-year-old girlfriend, Jenny Kazemi, and that she then committed suicide. The story always seemed incomplete. Suspicions lingered that it was a double...

Steve McNair was murdered 15 years ago today

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

Chicago, IL

Nine drivers are scheduled to compete in both the Xfinity and Cup race this weekend, the most drivers to do so this season. Those scheduled to do double duty this weekend are: Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, AJ Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, John Hunter Nemechek, Daniel Suarez, Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Hill and Josh Bilicki.

Season-high nine drivers to run Cup and Xfinity races at Chicago

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the defending 400m hurdles Olympic Champion, capped off Trials by breaking her own world record in the event, finishing in 50.65 seconds to clinch a spot on her third Olympic team.

McLaughlin-Levrone's world record stride by stride

Colorado State

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

When Simone Biles is on the world stage, she defies gravity and physics. But have you ever wondered how she's able to perform such incredible gymnastic feats while making it look so easy?

Ever Wonder: The science behind Biles' gymnastics

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

NASCAR Cup and Xfinity series drivers are scheduled to practice and qualify Saturday in Chicago. The Xfinity Series will follow with its race at 3:30 p.m. ET, with all the action live on NBC and Peacock. Chicago Street Course. Weather. Saturday: Partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon with a high...

Saturday NASCAR schedule at the Chicago Street Race

Eric Samulski breaks down what players fantasy managers should add, hold or drop, including Twins 3B Jose Miranda, Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello, and Diamondback's pitcher Jordan Montgomery.

Add, Hold, Drop: Time to move on from Montgomery

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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

The Lantern

Former Ohio State Army ROTC Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington (left), who was also the university’s professor of military science and leadership, was officially replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker (right) effective June 7. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University and Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker, respectively.

Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington removed from Ohio State Army ROTC post, replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker in light of ongoing Title IX investigation

Boston, MA

Vanishing Georgia

There’s little information to be found on the history of St. James C. M. E. Church, but the Boston town website notes that the congregation was established in 1896. I believe the present structure was built in the early 1900s. A 1909 broadside in the Hargrett Library in Athens advertises a gospel meeting for the […]

St. James C. M. E. Church, 1900s, Boston

Mississippi State

Anna Wolfe won a Pulitzer for exposing a Mississippi fraud scheme that has led to a civil lawsuit against Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. She now faces prison, as a result of a civil lawsuit filed by former governor Phil Bryant. Via NBCNews.com, Wolfe and her editor, Adam Ganucheau,...

Reporter who exposed Mississippi welfare fraud faces prison if she doesn’t disclose sources

Quitman, GA

This South Georgia Grocery Company was a wholesaler established by Samuel Stevens Rountree (1855-1952) in 1903. The company eventually had seven locations and Rountree divided into several independent businesses, including Capital City Grocery Company of Tallahassee, Rountree Grocery Company of Americus, and a branch in Waycross. He also owned controlling interest in one of South […]

South Georgia Grocery Company, 1924, Quitman

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Lynx star, Team USA member Napheesa Collier leaves Minnesota’s loss to Sun with foot injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple double with 14 assists, 13 points and 10 rebounds and DiJonai Carrington made...

Lynx star, Team USA member Napheesa Collier leaves Minnesota’s loss to Sun with foot injury

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