Georgia State

Buford, GA

Columbus, OH

Texas State

High School On SI

Nationally ranked DeSoto, Duncanville enter 2024 atop, aim for UIL three-peat

Top 25 Texas high school football preseason rankings (8/14/2024)

New Jersey State

Baton Rouge, LA

Trent Seaborn of Thompson (Alabaster, Ala.), Ethan Feaster of DeSoto (Texas), Mark Bowman of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Richard Wesley of Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) and D.J. Jacobs of Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.) headline the 56 players selected to the 2024 Preseason MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Fla.),...

High school football: 2024 Preseason MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Team

South Carolina State

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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

Louisiana State

The initial player rankings for the Class of 2027 were released Wednesday by 247Sports with Elijah Haven of Dunham (Baton Rouge, La.) at the top of the list as the nation's No. 1 prospect. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound quarterback already has offers from Baylor, Florida, Miami, Mississippi and Texas Tech. Haven...

High school football: Louisiana quarterback Elijah Haven identified as No. 1 prospect in initial 247Sports rankings for Class of 2027

Monroe, GA

The George Walton Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Alcovy Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup. George Walton Academy will head out to...

Softball Game Preview: George Walton Academy Heads Out

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

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Former child star Dana Hill died at only 32 years old on July 15, 1996. Like many former child stars, Hill had talent, and a promising life and career that ended all too soon. She was born Dana Lynne Goetz on May 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, and she passed with a Hollywood name in Burbank, California.

The Tragic Death of Child Star Dana Hill ('National Lampoon's European Vacation'): 3 Decades Later

Ohio State

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

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Jack Jewel, a teeny tiny Miniature Poodle mix boy who is ready to completely take over every aspect of your life. For unspecified reasons, this 4-and-a-half-month-old puppy was placed in Great Dog Rescue New England's care. He is now living safely with a foster family where he is being spoiled. While he is okay with waiting in foster care for the time being, he hopes you will come bring him to YOUR house soon!

Tiny 4-Pound Miniature Poodle Is Searching For A Home

Orange County, CA

Corcoran, CA

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CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Los Angeles County, CA

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

Like his uncle Garrison Hearst, who was on the cover of "Madden 99," Beard put up video-game numbers, going for 189 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. He scored the opening touchdown before moving the chains all night with an average of nine yards per carry. As a freshman...

High school football: Andrew Beard, nephew of Garrison Hearst, runs for 189 yards, touchdown to open season

Lagrange, GA

Two games in the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic kickoff the 2024 Georgia high school football season.

Georgia High School Football Scoreboard for 8-14-2024

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Montana State

Wyoming State

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

The Current GA

Advanced Placement African American studies will be offered in Georgia high schools with state funding, Superintendent Richard Woods said Tuesday, but some members of both political parties are still wondering why there was ever any question.

Georgia schools chief reverses African American studies ‘mistake’

Suwanee, GA

Flowery Branch, GA

Lawrenceville, GA

Cumming, GA

Oakwood, GA

Duluth, GA

Dacula, GA

Auburn, GA

Braselton, GA

Hoschton, GA

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MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 6 Milton faces No. 21 Buford in huge Georgia clash

The first MaxPreps Top 25 matchup of the 2024 high school football season takes place Friday as No. 6 Milton (Ga.) hosts No. 21 Buford (Ga.)...

MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 6 Milton faces No. 21 Buford in huge Georgia clash

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