Salt Lake City, UT

Utah State

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A complete preseason breakdown and power ranking of Big 12 football teams for the 2024 college football season.

Big 12 Football: Preseason 2024 Power Rankings

West Virginia State

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Big 12 Conference Officially Adds Four New Members

Arlington, TX

The Big 12 Conference kicks off 14 weeks of regular season play on Thursday, Aug. 29, with four games and doesn’t stop until the first week of December, with the Big 12 Championship Game on Dec. 7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. With a healthy dose of educated...

Picking the best Big 12 Conference football game for every week of the 2024 season

Georgia State

Gainesville, FL

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

A recurring theme that the Gator Nation has been hearing over the past few months is that the Florida football team is facing one of, if not the hardest schedule in the upcoming campaign.
Once again, that sentiment was echoed by ESPN senior writer Chris Low, who recognized the Orange and Blue as having the toughest overall Power Four schedule this fall.
“No, it’s not a bad dream for Billy Napier and the Florida football program,” Low begins. “The schedule is again brutal as Napier enters a critical third season in Gainesville with the Gators trying to avoid their fourth straight losing...

Florida football’s schedule toughest among Power Four in 2024

Yardbarker

The Pac-12 conference hasn't been virtually dead for a whole 24 hours yet. Even before the 10 member schools that left for other power conferences officially joined their new homes Friday, though, the Big Ten, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conferences were already claiming past athletes and legacies as their own.Specifically, at the Paris Olympics, where athletes who competed in the Pac-12 as recently as spring 2024 are showing out for their home countries. Conferences have been posting congratulatory messages on social media connecting those athletes' successes to the new competitive home of their alma maters.For example, the Big 12...

Big Ten, Big 12, ACC are clamoring for Pac-12's championship legacy

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The Olympics are a time for people to come together and respect one another, seeing which country can come out on top in certain sports. But, for some, the heat of the moment becomes too much and they let their anger and frustrations get the best of them. This is exactly what happened with the latest Olympic soccer match between Argentina and France, seeing the hosts narrowly make it to the next round of their home tournament.

Olympic Soccer Game Ends in Huge Fight

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

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

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

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

Florida State

Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Jacksonville, FL

A tropical storm warning was issued for the Jacksonville area Sunday afternoon as Tropical Storm Debby moved toward the Florida Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to strengthen quickly and strike the Big Bend region of Florida on Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane before deluging Northeast Florida with up to 12 inches of rain.

Tropical storm warning issued for Northeast Florida

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

An advocate for people experiencing homelessness who recently won $130,000 in settlements from the City and County of Denver for violating her civil rights rubbed it in the noses this week of the Englewood City Council.

Homeless advocate paid $130,000 for Denver police settlements blasts Englewood City Council

Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma State Cowboys On SI

The Cowboys' head coach praised his redshirt freshman quarterback after practice on Saturday, detailing how the Nebraska native has improved.

Oklahoma State HC Mike Gundy Says Redshirt Freshman QB Zane Flores is 'Ready Now'

Eugene, OR

Oregon Ducks On SI

A major offensive line recruit decided to stay home, which happens to be on the opposite side of the country from Eugene. The Oregon Ducks miss out on four-star Juan Gaston Jr., who picks the Georgia Bulldogs.

Why Oregon Duck 4-Star OT Juan Gaston Jr. Committed to Georgia Bulldogs over Oregon Ducks, Tennessee Volunteers

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

A man peacefully sitting with his son in his car in their church parking lot was assaulted by a Denver police officer in June 2019 and will receive a $75,000 settlement. The payoff appears on the Denver City Council agenda for Monday. The item is on the consent calendar. Items on the consent calendar are considered routine and generally pass in a block vote without discussion.

Man hit in face by Denver police officer to receive $75,000 settlement

Kansas State

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State Looks To Be the Best of the Holdovers In the New-Look Big 12. There will be a new champion in the Big 12 as reigning champion Texas joined Oklahoma in jumping to the SEC. Either Texas or Oklahoma (and sometimes both) played in the Big 12 Championship Game 18 times in the previous 22 seasons so it is a little harder to make sense out of the Big 12 Conference Championship odds.

Utah, Kansas State Teams to Beat in Big 12

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

Denny's was once a staple of the American diner landscape. In recent years, it has had its ups and downs, especially post-pandemic. The dining habits of people also change. Some customers have a more discerning taste.

Denny's: a legacy of serving customers for over 65 years including 27 locations in Missouri

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Utes offense gathering \"enemy intel\" on new Big 12 opponents before 2024 season

There will be a handful of new teams for Utah this year starting with Oklahoma...

Utes offense gathering "enemy intel" on new Big 12 opponents before 2024 season

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