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Bill Self gives his early read on the Big 12 following news of a 20-game schedule
Games that have already been confirmed for KU this fall include North Carolina (at home), Michigan State (Champions Classic), Missouri (on the road) and Creighton (on the road). It was previously reported that KU would play Duke in Las Vegas — potentially as a part of the NIL basketball tournament — but that has not been confirmed. KU will play in a Feast Week Tournament should the Las Vegas tournament not work out.
Big 12 football quarterback rankings: Shedeur Sanders headlines post-spring projections for 2024 season
The new-look Big 12 promises to deliver an entertaining 2024 college football season as the race for conference supremacy is wide open and some of the sport’s biggest stars reside on the rosters capable of winning the league. The quarterback position is a particular strength of this expanded conference, at least in the upper half of the pecking order, with standouts like Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Arizona’s Noah Fifita poised for monster campaigns.
2024 Basketball Rankings Class Superlatives: Crowing ‘The Top Dog’, ‘The Bucket’ and more
247Sports has released its final rankings update for the 2024 national basketball recruiting class. After four years of watching the prospects emerge, grow and develop, it’s time to hand out their class superlatives!
Jeff Grimes: KU’s offensive line still a ‘work in progress’ after spring ball
The Jayhawks lost a pair of starters to graduation in Dominick Puni and Mike Novitsky and another starter to the transfer portal in Armaj Reed-Adams. While Reed-Adams was in his first year starting in 2023, Puni and Novitsky were mainstays of the offensive line over the last two seasons. Both players played 98 percent of the available snaps at their respective positions over the last two seasons. In 25 games, Puni only missed 30 snaps. In 26 games, Novitsky only missed 34 snaps.
Bill Self pinpoints one thing AJ Storr brings to KU that the Jayhawks didn’t have last season
AJ Storr is widely regarded as one of the top basketball transfers in the transfer portal. The No. 4-ranked player in the transfer portal in the 247Sports rankings, Storr announced his commitment to KU on April 18 picking the Jayhawks over interest from several college programs. Storr initially declared for the NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility but has since withdrawn his name and has signed with KU.
Eraser Dust
Kalispell Police arrest man for allegedly trying to kidnap teenager | Daily Inter Lake
Officers were called to the gas station about 10:30 p.m. following reports of a fight in the parking lot, officials said. When they arrived, they found that the fight began after a man attempted to pull a 16-year-old male into his car after what was described as “an attempt to lure the teen,” authorities said.
HEADS UP: Chance to see the Northern Lights in Montana this weekend
Basically, Montanans have a better chance to see the Northern Lights between the period of late Friday night – early Saturday morning. There may even be a chance between Saturday night – Sunday morning as well.
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names
A Virginia school board has approved a motion for two schools to revert to their Confederate names following a debate that bitterly divided a town.
The Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 to reinstate the names of Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary in Quicksburg.
Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis posts R-rated video moments after being sentenced to prison: ‘The only way you can stop me from eating hamburgers’ | Daily Mail Online
‘Damn. I got a cold imagination, though. I do that acting s**t. I got a cold imagination,’ Davis said before making a euphemism for masturbation.
Trump’s former aide tells how he dictated tweets
Ms Westerhout, whose desk sat directly outside the Oval Office while Trump was president, said he would sometimes have her print out draft tweets for him to edit by hand.
Though he was an avid Twitter user, Mr Trump preferred to summon her and dictate his posts, she said.
Ms Westerhout said she would have to take notes, quickly type up the draft, and print it out for him.
Experts skeptical of Kansas plan to attract Chiefs, Royals | Kansas City Star
Some Kansas lawmakers want to use STAR bonds to finance new stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. After Jackson County voters rejected a county sales tax for the teams in April, a Kansas proposal would authorize STAR bonds with 30-year terms to pay up to 100% of the cost of building a new stadium across the state line.
Kalispell Public Schools administrators set to take on new roles | Daily Inter Lake
Sara Cole has been hired as the new K-8 district assistant superintendent at a $131,749 salary. She replaces Matt Jensen who recently took over the superintendent position. Cole will finish out the school year in her current position as the district’s director of special services, a position she’s held since 2017. She’s worked in education since 2001 as a special education supervisor, special education teacher, literacy teacher and preschool teacher.