South Bend, IN

East Lansing, MI

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Another day, another defensive lineman commit for Michigan State football. About 24 hours after the Spartans received the commitment of Cal Thrush, the Spartans picked up a commitment from Derrick Simmons, a 2025 3-star defensive lineman from Frankenmuth, Michigan. Simmons is the No. 9 ranked player in the state by...

Michigan State football lands commitment from 3-star, in-state defensive lineman

Columbus, OH

College Football HQ On SI

Michigan RBs coach Tony Alford talks about why he left Ohio State this offseason.

Tony Alford reveals why he left Ohio State for Michigan football

Indiana State

Fishers, IN

High School On SI

Hall visited Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana in June

JonAnthony Hall, Fishers (Indiana) 4-star WR, set to announce college decision

Ann Arbor, MI

It’s always a positive thing to have an elite quarterback as part of your recruiting class. Michigan football has that in Brady Hart for the 2026 class and now, the Wolverines can focus on building it around him. Michigan football was able to do that in 2021 and signed...

Elite 2026 running back to visit for Michigan football BBQ

Michigan State basketball started their 2023-24 season with an unceremonious loss to James Madison, a team that became one of the darlings of the college basketball season. This year, Tom Izzo has lined up an opponent that will, presumably, be a less formidable match-up. The Spartans will start their 2024-25...

Michigan State basketball announces 2024-25 season opener date, opponent

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his wife, Marissa, are expecting a baby. The couple posted pictures on their social media accounts Thursday afternoon with the caption “A little Lawrence on the way.”

A little Lawrence is on the way

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

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Georgia State

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Louisville, KY

Notre Dame, IN

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Notre Dame football faces Louisville on Sept. 28 at Notre Dame Stadium. Here is a preview of the Cardinals vs. Irish.

Notre Dame football 2024 opponent preview: Louisville

Alexandria, VA

Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

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

Two rural Georgia counties lost more than 12% of their population over the past three years, leading a worrisome trend in many of Georgia's rural counties and smaller towns. The populations of Telfair County and Stewart County, both largely rural counties with agricultural based economies and located in the Southern half of Georgia, shrunk by more than 12% each from 2020 to 2023, according to data from the US Census Bureau.

Georgia's Fastest Shrinking Rural Counties Share Big Problems

247Sports

If Michigan State football achieves anything notable this fall in head coach Jonathan Smith's debut season, the Spartans will have done it as off-the-radar underdogs. There are several indicators of low public opinion of MSU in 2024, whether it's a season-long over/under of 5 wins at many sportsbooks or, now, preseason projections from longtime college football guru Phil Steele.

Michigan State football predicted to finish last in Big Ten in 2024 by Phil Steele

Maine State

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Idaho State

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Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Los Angeles, CA

California State

San Diego, CA

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CALIFORNIA – A Chapman University report, published this week, found that unaffordable housing markets in California and across the world pose a threat to the middle class's survival.

Report says unaffordable housing markets in California pose threat to middle class's survival

Colorado State

Cripple Creek, CO

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(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

Michigan Wolverines football is well-positioned following a significant NCAA rule change, one player will become a household name by the time the season's over and is The Big House being slept on as an intimidating atmosphere? All that is covered in today's column.

Notre Dame, Michigan State to renew football rivalry in 2026

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