North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

Columbus, OH

Gonzaga Bulldogs On SI

The WCC will look much different this season with Washington State and Oregon State

WCC Power Rankings: Gonzaga men's basketball clear favorites heading into 2024-25 season

Louisville, KY

247Sports

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey is after some standouts in the Class of 2025. It wasn't too long ago when the month of August was a busy time for college basketball coaches. Coming off the spring and summer evaluation periods, the coaches would send out new offers and host prospects,...

Louisville Basketball - Big Board Class of 2025

Alabama State

Lexington, KY

North Carolina Tar Heels On SI

Whether in victory or defeat, the UNC basketball pursuit of Jasper Johnson should officially come to an end next week.

Kentucky Pledge Pitches UNC Basketball Target Late in Race

Spokane, WA

Few continues to climb the ranks of the winningest college basketball coaches of all-time

Top 10 active NCAA men’s basketball coaches with the most wins: Gonzaga’s Mark Few is No. 6

Montana State

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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

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

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

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

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

Kentucky State

Kentucky Wildcats On SI

How good will Kentucky's backcourt be this season?

The college basketball national media is disrespecting Kentucky's backcourt

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

The SEC basketball schedule was released on Tuesday, giving fans a first look at when and where each conference game will take place in the 2024-25 college basketball season.
Without a doubt the most exciting matchup is Arkansas at Kentucky – the return of longtime Wildcats coach John Calipari to Lexington.
The game, which will take place on February 1, not only brings Cal back to the program he coached for 15 years and brought a national championship in 2012, it also marks the return of former Kentucky players DJ Wagner, Adou Thiero, and Zvonimir Ivisic who followed Calipari to Fayetteville in...

Date set for John Calipari’s return to Lexington to face Kentucky

Lewisburg, PA

(Photo Courtesy of Bucknell University) Sid Jamieson, a Cayuga tribal member, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award. The Award will be presented during the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Utica, N.Y., on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. The Award celebrates the indomitable legacy of Alfie Jacques, the Onondaga Stick Maker, and honors the inherent teachings of Creator’s Game — Lacrosse. Alfie Jacques passed on June 14, 2023 and left a lifetime of work as a craftsman, Indigenous educator and passionate supporter of the Creator’s Game. The Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award has been developed to keep Alfie’s gift alive, to promote the game’s sacred Indigenous roots, and to celebrate members of the larger community who share Alfie’s love of lacrosse and his commitment to its thoughtful growth and meaning as a peace-keeping game.

Sid Jamieson Named Inaugural Alfie Jacques Ambassador Award Recipient

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

There aren’t many advantages to working nights, Alan Nash says, but getting a glimpse of the aurora borealis is one. Nash, a locomotive engineer, photographed the green and magenta ribbons of light early Monday just south of Bill, Wyoming.

Northern lights brighten the night shift

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

Tampa, FL

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

Cheyenne, WY

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

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

Only one player in the SEC finished in the top ten last season in both points and rebounds. Auburn forward Johni Broome averaged 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while also owning leaderboards in blocks and efficiency. The stage is set for an encore performance, hopefully minus any feuds with famous actors like Morgan Freeman.

NCAA Basketball: Team MVPs for way-too-early top-25 power rankings for 2024-25

Los Angeles, CA

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')

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2025 DI Women's Transfer Rankings: North Carolina No. 1 and Charlotte's First-Year Splash

While the intensity of the NCAA Transfer Portal has somewhat dissipated from the peak post-COVID, talented players finding new homes is still the reality of every...

2025 DI Women's Transfer Rankings: North Carolina No. 1 and Charlotte's First-Year Splash

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