Ooh, oops. I’ve said too much. Smithers, use the amnesia ray. You mean, the revolver, sir? Precisely. Be sure to wipe your own memory clear when you’re finished.
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Bill Self gives his thoughts on Shakeel Moore after MSU transfer signs with KU
The newest member of KU basketball’s transfer class has officially signed. On Tuesday afternoon, KU formally announced the addition of Mississippi State transfer Shakeel Moore. The news comes after the guard announced his commitment to KU last Wednesday. The transfer guard will have one season of eligibility left, which he will use during the 2024-25 season.
Top storylines for 2024-25 season: UConn chasing history, loaded SEC/Big 12, Cooper Flagg leads freshman class
College basketball is on the verge of an all-time, 2024-25 season after Dan Hurley rebuffed the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday to return to UConn to chase a three-peat. He won’t coach LeBron James or maybe Bronny James. Instead, he’s returning to keep the Big East and the rest of the country on notice that the bright lights of L.A. aren’t more attractive than Storrs.
A look at KU football’s 2025 high school class after the first OV weekend
The next six weeks will be crucial for the KU football program on the recruiting trail. The KU staff is in the middle of a big stretch of official visits that will see a large number of high school recruits take their official visits to KU. This past weekend, KU hosted several commits and targets for its first big weekend of the summer. KU has landed one verbal commitment from its first weekend, landing Juju Marks.
KU coaches used this Jayhawk great as a player comparison for Rakease Passmore
When the Kansas basketball coaching staff goes to recruit a high school prospect, there tends to be a point where a player comparison is brought up. It’s not done in a way to put pressure on the high school recruit, but more so give tangible evidence that the KU coaches know how to develop a player who has a similar skill set to the recruit.
Eraser Dust
UN says Israel and Hamas committed war crimes; Gaza truce plan in balance | Reuters
GENEVA/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, June 12 (Reuters) – A U.N. inquiry found on Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had committed war crimes early in the Gaza war, and that Israel’s actions also constituted crimes against humanity because of the immense civilian losses.
Dan Hurley’s “dirty” move during negotiations with the Lakers that led him back to UConn | Marca
Hurley’s decision to stay at UConn could result in a reward: a six-year, $50 million contract extension to continue leading the Huskies. Hurley is already under contract until 2029, and the rumors of an immediate pay raise in the NCAA have begged the question: did Hurley simply use the Lakers to get more money from Connecticut?
Liam Gallagher on chances of a ‘…Morning Glory’ anniversary tour
“Do you think you’ll do WTSMG tour next year Liam[?]” the user wrote, to which Liam replied: “Fuck all else to do.”
10 ’90s Rock Bands That Never Matched the Hype
Let’s take a look back at the 1990s and revisit these bands that never quite lived up to the hype their early career seemed to promise.
Montana’s fire season forecast: Wetter than expected
Dan Borsum, a Missoula-based forecaster with the Northern Rockies Coordinating Center, said springtime moisture has mitigated the impacts of a generally dismal winter snowpack in Montana. (Water supply forecasters noted in early January that half of their monitoring stations were reporting record-low accumulations due to an exceptionally dry stretch of weeks in November and December, but that trend later improved with the development of storms such as an early May soaker that dropped multiple inches of precipitation in some regions of the state.)
Former Kalispell firearms manufacturer finance manager admits to wire fraud
Bell was given pre-signed checks to make payments to Falkor vendors and also had access to Falkor’s bank account and its accounting software.
Teacher arrested for being ‘drunk’ in second-grade class has charges dropped after prosecutor admits ‘it is unfortunately not illegal’ | Daily Mail Online
A 57-year-old second-grade teacher who was arrested for allegedly teaching while being drunk will not face charges, because of a lack of evidence.
The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male: how toxic masculinity took over social media | Men | The Guardian
Either that or you’re a bemused bystander who has had a hard time avoiding content about sigma males and the “sigma grindset”. In the past few years, sigma masculinity has blown up. It’s all over social media – and it’s helped define what could be a masculine archetype for our times, supposedly exemplified by characters played by the likes of Keanu Reeves, Cillian Murphy, Bryan Cranston and Christian Bale, plus the manosphere influencer Andrew Tate as well as actual, real life wolves.