Minneapolis, MN

KenPom's Program Ratings identified college basketball's best programs over the last 26 years. It's hard to measure success in college basketball. Ask anyone to rank the top 10 teams heading into the 2024-25 season, and you likely get 10 different answers. Heck, national media can't even come to a conclusion on which programs are actually "blue bloods." Ranking the top 20 programs of the modern era (since 1997) is even harder, but college basketball guru Ken Pomeroy attempted the feat using his proprietary formula.

College basketball's top 20 programs since 1997, ranked

Alabama State

Athens, GA

Former Georgia football assistant coach Scott Cochran revealed an addiction to painkillers led to his abrupt resignation, which became public in February, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cochran spent three seasons as the special teams coordinator for the Bulldogs on a $500,000 per year salary, helping the program to back-to-back national championships during the 2021 and 2022 campaigns.

Ex-Georgia football assistant Scott Cochran reveals drug addiction led to abrupt resignation

Sarasota, FL

Auburn running back Brian Battie has taken a major step in his recovery after being shot in his hometown of Sarasota, Florida, last month. According to his family's GoFundMe page, Battie was discharged from intensive care this week, and continues to make progress in movement and speech. "Brian is officially...

Auburn RB Brian Battie discharged from ICU after shooting, able to speak

South Carolina State

Columbia, SC

247Sports

Make it a baker's dozen worth of commitments as placekicker Max Kelley has cast his lot with South Carolina. The class of 2025 kicker received an offer from the Gamecocks on May 13 and elected to make his pledge on Saturday, June 15. Kelley was in town over the weekend and participated in Saturday's specialist camp.

South Carolina lands its kicker commitment

Norman, OK

Details surrounding the arrest of Oklahoma cornerback Makari Vickers have been released by the OU Police Department. Vickers, who was arrested early Wednesday, was cited for driving under the influence and for possession of marijuana, according to a copy of the arrest report obtained by Sooners Illustrated and 247Sports on Friday afternoon in response to a public records request.

Details released surrounding arrest of Sooners cornerback Makari Vickers

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?

Nashville, TN

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Murray, KY

The Murray Sentinel

MURRAY – A Murray couple was arrested last week after two juveniles in their care were admitted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, for severe weight loss with supporting evidence of malnutrition and physical abuse.

Foster parents arrested after children found to be extremely malnourished

Texas State

California State

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Dollar Tree announced May 29 that it has acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. A designation right allows Dollar Tree to have control over key aspects of the 170 leases.

Dollar Tree acquires rights to 170 leases for 99 Cents Only Stores

Missouri State

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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

Buford, GA

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There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Raleigh, NC

OMAHA, NE -- It was a heartbreaking loss for Elliott Avent and crew against the Kentucky Wildcats to open the MCWS Sunday afternoon, no other way around it. After capturing the go ahead run in the top half of the ninth via a wild pitch that gave NC State their first lead the entire game, the Wildcats were able to answer with a solo homer in the bottom half off of Jacob Dudan and in the bottom half of the tenth off of Derrick Smith to walk off the Pack9.

NC State starting pitcher unclear for elimination game vs Florida

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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

Chapel Hill, NC

When North Carolina's season ended in March, all eyes immediately began tracking roster movement. Recognizing the moving parts involved, the Coast to Coast crew identified Father's Day as a day the dust would likely be settled, thus allowing fans a fuller view with which they could judge the performance of Hubert Davis and his staff. To dole out their own grades about how UNC fared in the transfer portal portion of roster construction, Sherrell McMillan and Sean Moran joined Joey Powell.

Coast to Coast: Grading UNC's Transfer Season

Manhattan, KS

The Big 12 Insiders is a streaming show hosted by former Kansas State football player Brien "Big B" Hanley. It covers everything related to and affecting the new 16-school Big 12 Conference. In today's edition, Big B and 247Sports site publisher Tim Fitzgerald discuss the recent news that the Big 12 is exploring selling up to 20% of itself to a private equity firm, and it's also in talks with All-State to rename the conference.

Big 12 Insiders: Big 12 explores private equity and naming rights, but is it wise?

Wyoming State

Kelsie Maureen Clutter didn’t have to die. “​​Just one phone call could have saved her life,” said her friend, Danika Stone. Clutter started getting sick a lot around age 18 after graduating high school, Stone said. At the time, she thought of it as a recurring cold, but in retrospect, it was more likely withdrawal from opioids.

Wyoming now only state without protections for those who help overdosing friends

Florida State

Florida's Attorney General, Ashley Moody, has requested the Leon County court to demand the ACC to produce media rights contracts between the conference and ESPN amid Florida State's lawsuit against the ACC. Moody's office filed a 36-page document earlier this week arguing against the ACC's assertion that "Media Rights Contracts"...

State's AG requests court to demand ACC to produce media rights with ESPN, says hearing is unnecessary

Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

Two Harvard graduate students are facing criminal charges and up to 200 days in jail following their involvement in a confrontation with an Israeli student at a pro-Palestine protest at the Harvard Business School in October.

Harvard Grad Students Charged Following Confrontation at October Pro-Palestine Protest

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

North Carolina State

Hendersonville, NC

Town Talks

According toCBS News, months after unfounded speculation that a stingray in a North Carolina aquarium was pregnant by a shark she shared a tank with, the establishment has confirmed that the sea creature actually has a rare illness.

North Carolina Aquarium: Stingray Pregnancy Suspected by Sharks; Tests Reveal Rare Disease

Omaha, NE

OMAHA, Nebraska — Looking for a recap of another big win for top-ranked. There's a GoVols247 Podcast — specifically a Diamond Vols Podcast — for that. GoVols247's Ben McKee and Wes Rucker (from Omaha) and former Tennessee pitcher Will Heflin (from an Atlanta-area hotel, owing to his coaching duties) convened via the magic of The Internets to discuss No. 1 Tennessee's 6-1 win over No. 4 North Carolina on Sunday night to remain undefeated at the College World Series, as well as what's next.

Diamond Vols Podcast: Vols 2-Omaha after beating UNC

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Despite more offers, Minnesota CB commit Zachry Harden is firm with the Golden Gophers

Minnesota's had success recruiting Georgia defensive backs on head coach PJ Fleck. Terell Smith turned into an NFL Draft selection, Darius Green started at safety for...

Despite more offers, Minnesota CB commit Zachry Harden is firm with the Golden Gophers

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