Chapel Hill, NC

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Lexington, KY

With his performance at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago this week, Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard likely solidified himself as a top-5 pick and according to ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony, is among the players in the mix to go No. 1 overall to the Atlanta Hawks. Sheppard recorded...

Reed Sheppard shares his thoughts on John Calipari, Mark Pope

East Lansing, MI

247Sports

The Michigan football team picked up yet another commitment from a transfer portal defensive back, as UNLV cornerback Ricky Johnson pledged to the Wolverines on Saturday. Johnson, who previously committed to Washington State on April 30, is rated as a three-star cornerback in the 247Sports' Transfer Portal ratings. A 6-foot-1,...

Cornerback transfer Ricky Johnson commits to Michigan; Wolverines add fourth transfer DB this week

Manhattan, KS

Ellsworth CC transfer Chimobi Ikegwuruka has committed to Kansas State, GoPowercat has learned. Averaging 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, the Irish native will arrive in Manhattan with three seasons of eligibility remaining. The Wildcats now have just three open scholarship spots for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

Chimobi Ikegwuruka commits to Kansas State

Cambridge, MA

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By Veronica H. Paulus and Akshaya Ravi, Crimson Staff Writers. Top Harvard Medical School neuroscientist Khalid Shah allegedly falsified data and plagiarized images across 21 papers, data manipulation expert Elisabeth M. Bik said.

Top Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct

Tallahassee, FL

The ACC Spring Meetings concluded this week in Amelia Island. If there was any tension among the prominent league members in revolt – Florida State and Clemson – and the conference they're in active lawsuits against, you couldn't sense it. That wasn't the case last spring, six months...

Salvageable or Unsalvageable, hopeful or hopeless, and FSU's status with the ACC

Kentucky State

Five weeks into his tenure as Kentucky head coach, Mark Pope is up to 11 members of the 2024-25 roster. Pope said recently that he plans on using all 13 available scholarships. One is spot presumably reserved for either North Florida transfer Chaz Lanier or BYU transfer Jaxson Robinson and the Wildcats would be judicious in filling that 13th and final spot.

Former Vanderbilt commit set to visit Kentucky

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

South Carolina State

Nashville, TN

Tennessee baseball won the SEC Championship on Saturday afternoon. Here's everything Tony Vitello said about the Vols' win. baseball beat South Carolina 4-1 in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium to round out the regular season with its third sweep of SEC play. The win, along...

Everything Tony Vitello said after Tennessee baseball won the SEC Championship

Indiana State

Durham, NC

The battle for the No. 1 spot at the top of the college basketball transfer portal team rankings remains close. The battle for the No. 1 spot at the top of the college basketball transfer portal team rankings remains close — for now. Arkansas still holds the top spot, but Indiana and several others are not far behind heading into the back half of May. Duke and Washington are among the risers with high-profile commitments in the past week. Both teams are now positioned inside the top 25 of the transfer portal team rankings.

College basketball transfer portal team rankings: Indiana fights for No. 1, Duke rises in latest top 25 update

Missouri State

Saint Joseph, MO

CJ Coombs

The stunning Wyeth-Tootle Mansion built in 1879 is located at 1100 Charles Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It contains rentable parlors for wedding events, showers, or corporate events. Maybe because it appears so imposing, it has also hosted paranormal activity events.

The Wyeth-Tootle Mansion in St. Joseph, Missouri: hard to believe this was someone's home

Arizona State

Corvallis, OR

OSU heads to the desert with the Pac-12 Championship on the line. The Pac-12 regular season comes to a close this weekend and Oregon State will need a series sweep over the Arizona Wildcats in a Top-15 matchup to take the Pac-12 title for the first time under Mitch Canham. OSU currently appears to be in good shape to host a regional, but a series loss to the Wildcats could put a damper on those plans.

Series HQ: #6 Oregon State vs #14 Arizona (Game Two)

Ruckersville, VA

Greene County, VA

Cheryl E Preston

Victory church pastor Rodney Locklear has been indicted. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia church has closed its doors, but not for the same reasons other congregations in the Commonwealth have been shuttered. It was not a declining or aging congregation or financial matters. Victory church has ceased to exist because the pastor has been accused of s$x crimes against a minor and now faces six additional charges.

A Virginia church shuts down after the pastor is charged with crimes against a minor

Syracuse, NY

Class of 2026 Leominster (MA) Senior High quarterback Osiris Lopez is one of the top quarterback prospects in New England. The 6-1, 185 pounder currently holds offers from Boston College, UConn, UMass and Syracuse. The offer from Syracuse came earlier this week. "Had a little workout and coaches liked what...

Class of 2026 QB Osiris Lopez reacts to Syracuse offer with busy summer on the horizon

Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman safety Martels Carter Jr. (6-foot-0.5, 190) intends to announce his college commitment May 25, he tells CatsPause.com. The Wildcats are thought to be high on his personal list alongside programs like Auburn, Clemson and others. He has taken trips to Lexington in the past and shared what...

Top Kentucky target locks in commitment date

Kansas City, MO

I first encountered a rat one evening in a Target parking lot. When my daughter told me it was a rat, I went straight to the car and she went to get a photo of it since she's never seen one before. I assure you it wasn't little.

Rat infestations in Missouri: it can be a growing concern

Virginia State

Alexandria, VA

In 2023, Religion News reported that welel-known Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church withdrew membership from the Southern Baptist Convention. No official reason was given at the time, but during the past year, it has been rumored that the issue was female preachers.

Virginia churches with female pastors are either leaving or being kicked out of the SBC

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LOOK: UNC's Theo Pinson Meets Marcus Paige's Daughter, Maya, For The First Time

Former North Carolina teammates Theo Pinson and Marcus Paige reunited Saturday in the Smith Center, leading to a touching moment where Pinson met and held Paige's...

LOOK: UNC's Theo Pinson Meets Marcus Paige's Daughter, Maya, For The First Time

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