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The 2024 college football season started with a bang. Multiple top-end prospects came out of the gates with huge performances to provide some validity toward their preseason projections. But the evaluations for the '25 cycle are just beginning. Each individual has the entire season to stack games and piece together...

2025 NFL Mock Draft: B/R NFL Scouting Dept.'s Initial Picks at Start of the Season

Wisconsin State

After months of workouts, practices and interviews, college football teams have arrived to the good part. At last, they're starting to decide it on the field. Through one glorious week of action, the ranking of the nation's best conferences is basically what you'd expect. While the Big Ten and SEC are battling for No. 1, the ACC and Big 12 are fighting for third with Group of Five leagues vying for the fifth spot.

Ranking the Top 5 College Football Conferences After Week 1 of 2024 Season

Training camp and the NFL preseason has a way of revealing truths that the draft process often obscures. While the 2024 NFL Draft was filled with excitement and hope surrounding an organization's newest faces, the realities of preseason and camp can reshuffle the deck. With the dust settled after weeks of workouts, joint practices and preseason action, it's time to revisit the draft board.

Re-Drafting 2024 NFL Draft After Preseason, Training Camp

Georgia State

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DeanLand

Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

NFL coaches and executives aren't on the same page as players when it comes to evaluating Josh Allen. According to Jeff Howe of The Athletic, league personnel are on one side of the debate surrounding Allen potentially becoming overrated. "That certainly isn't a debate among the many league executives and...

NFL Rumors: Josh Allen Ranked 2nd to Mahomes by Coaches, Execs After 'Overrated' Poll

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Floyd County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Houston, TX

Ahead of his first season with the Houston Texans, four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs reflected on the end of his tenure with the Buffalo Bills. In an interview with Clay Skipper of GQ Sports, Diggs seemed to suggest that his significant dip in production during the second half of the 2023 campaign had more to do with the Bills making a change at offensive coordinator than it did his own play:

Texans' Stefon Diggs Rips Critics: I Didn't Forget 'How to F--king Play Football'

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Don Hall is an avid snowmobiler, but instead of heading for the hills each winter in search of deep powder, he takes an older snowmachine to lower elevations nearer the snow line. There’s a reason the Riverton resident prefers the lower zones despite the rocks, fences and sage most riders avoid: That’s where the coyotes are.

Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.

Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman handily staved off Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m.

Barrasso, Hageman handily defeat Republican challengers

Montana State

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

Buffalo, WY

The House Draw Fire burning in northern Wyoming grew to more than 163,000 acres on Thursday — nearly the combined size of Denver and Salt Lake City — threatening structures, prompting evacuation orders and forcing the closure of Interstate 90.

Wildfire burns 163,000 acres in northern Wyoming, forcing evacuations and I-90 closure

Baltimore, MD

Kansas City, MO

The Baltimore Ravens' season-opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday doesn't carry an added personal edge for star quarterback Lamar Jackson. The two-time MVP told reporters Sunday he doesn't have much of a relationship with the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, which is the case with him and most other QBs around the NFL.

Lamar Jackson: Don't Have Relationship with Mahomes; Chiefs Opener Isn't Revenge Game

Denver, CO

Aurora, CO

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Aurora, Colo. -- Angry Aurorans on social media poked fun at the local news media Friday as more information came out about Venezuelan gangs on the Front Range. Mike Coffman, Aurora mayor, posted on Facebook that the city will use court orders to shut down additional apartment complexes that have been infiltrated by the gangs. It contradicted comments made by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who told the New York Post the gang problem was a figment of Aurora council member Danielle Jurinsky’s imagination.

Migrant gang crisis underrated? Denver media criticized

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

Winder, GA

A 50-year-old former jailer has been charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) with cruelty to inmates and violation of oath of office. On Sunday, July 21, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to investigate an incident involving one of their jailers, Lolita Lightner of Winder, Georgia.

Former Jailer at Georgia County Jail Arrested

Wyomingites are voting today for congressional, legislative and local candidates. To help you stay informed, WyoFile will provide live updates here throughout the day. We’ll have up-to-the-minute results around 8 p.m., roughly an hour after polls close.

Election 2024 live: Freedom Caucus gains ground

Kentucky State

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Pinehurst, NC

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Choosing the right place to retire involves balancing affordability, access to healthcare, and proximity to loved ones. But safety is also crucial, especially for older adults.

Lovely North Carolina City Was Just Crowned America’s Safest Place To Retire

Despite touting its social equity programs, arrests for marijuana-related offenses in Denver skyrocketed 83% from 2022 to 2023 with 189 arrests, according to the city’s recently released 2024 marijuana report, “The Denver Collaborative Approach: Leading the Way in Municipal Marijuana Management.”

Denver marijuana arrests surge despite lower consumption, report reveals

Stephen Curry is still getting used to the fact that he's an Olympic gold medalist. "It still hasn't really sunk in," Curry recently told CNBC (h/t ClutchPoints' Jackson Stone). "I mean, winning a gold, we expected to do that, we knew it was going to be hard, but how it happened? I still watch some highlights."

Stephen Curry: USA Gold Medal Win 'Hasn't Sunk in,' 'I Still Watch Some Highlights'

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B/R CFB Recruiting: Players Who Could Surge Up Rankings with Big 2024 Senior Season

It's extremely difficult to find the highest of high-risers when it comes to recruiting classes. That's why analysts have such thankless positions. You comb through hours...

B/R CFB Recruiting: Players Who Could Surge Up Rankings with Big 2024 Senior Season

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