I’ve been called ugly, pug ugly, fugly, pug fugly… but never ugly-ugly.
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Jalen Wilson wins MVP as other Jayhawks put together solid NBA Summer League performances
Over the past two weeks, KU fans had the opportunity to enjoy watching six former KU basketball players compete in the 2024 NBA 2K24 Summer League in Las Vegas. Headlining the group was the Brooklyn Nets‘ Jalen Wilson, who the NBA named Summer League MVP just before the championship game.
Why KU football players are ‘excited’ to play games on grass this fall
For the first time in a very long time, the Kansas football program will play more than half of its games on grass. The Jayhawks are set to play eight of their 12 regular-season games on grass surfaces this season. Between home games at Children’s Mercy Park and Arrowhead Stadium, all six of KU’s home contests will be played on grass. But, road games at Arizona State and BYU will also be played on grass.
After offseason surgery, Jereme Robinson feeling healthy for his senior season
Jereme Robinson has been a solid contributor for KU football over the last three seasons. Going into his final season in 2024, Robinson has tallied 41 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in his career. During the 2021 and 2022 campaigns, injuries limited his availability. But as a junior in 2023, he played the fifth-most snaps of any KU player and the most of any defensive lineman.
Nation’s top point guard, Darius Acuff, set to announce Friday on the 247Sports Channel
Darius Acuff, the top-ranked point guard and No. 4 overall prospect in the rising senior class of 2025, will announce his college commitment on Friday at 5 pm ET, live on the 247Sports Channel.
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What are Kamala Harris’s chances against Donald Trump?
A poll on Monday by Morning Consult, the first to be carried out since Biden dropped out of the race, gave Trump a two-point lead over Harris, at 47 per cent to 45 per cent. It was down sharply from the six-point advantage the former president enjoyed over the 81-year-old incumbent.
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace to force a full House vote to impeach Secret Service Director Cheatle – ABC News
South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace moved to force a full House vote to impeach United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Elon Musk says ‘woke mind virus’ ‘killed’ estranged trans daughter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his estranged transgender daughter was “killed” by the “woke mind virus” after he was tricked into agreeing to gender-affirming care procedures.
Steph Curry Shares Biggest Takeaway After Team USA’s Latest Nail-Biting Win
“I’ve learned we’re beatable if we don’t execute the details of what teams know they have to do to beat us—the extra possessions, not taking care of the ball, fouling too much,” Curry said after the win. “It has nothing to do with our offensive game. Obviously, Bron has been taking over the fourth quarter and giving us a huge bump.”
‘I Think You Should Leave’ Duo’s HBO Comedy Pilot Adds Five to Cast
As previously announced, Robinson will star in the pilot. The official logline for “The Chair Company” states, “After an embarrassing incident at work a man finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.”
America’s 60-Year-Olds Are Staring at Financial Peril – WSJ
Shauna Sharpes doesn’t travel and grows much of her own food at her home in western Washington state. The payroll manager for a local Native American tribal authority has meager savings and expects she will have to keep working for at least the next decade.
From Whitefish, Achy Bones Co. Sends Visions of Another Realm – Flathead Beacon
For the creative part of Angus Matheson’s brain, there’s just something about operating a skid steer that gets the ideas flowing. His visions, found on T-shirts, hoodies and stickers throughout the Flathead, often arrive during his day job building trail, and they tend to fall somewhere between the macabre and the irreverent.
Parents don’t get instructions for babies. But in Oregon, they now get a nurse : NPR
The program offers any family with a new baby a no-cost visit at home with a trained nurse, like Ibrahim. It’s the state’s response to a grim, American reality: The U.S. has one of the highest death rates of any wealthy nation for infants and new mothers both.
Tier Ranking the Big 12 in 2024 | Pistols Firing
The conference might not have the star power of the Big Ten or SEC, but every week is sure to have one or two matchups that have great importance in the Big 12 title race (and thus a spot in the 12-team playoff). The Big 12’s preseason poll released a few weeks ago, but with how tight the league is, ranking teams in order is obviously a tough task. So, here is a took at my view of the different tiers of the league in 2024. I took the coward’s way out and didn’t rank the teams within the tiers — meaning each tier is in alphabetical order.
The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can : NPR
“My mother … would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’ ” Harris said with a laugh. “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”
Star Wars: Palpatine-Obsessed Fans Sent Ian McDiarmid On A High-Speed Chase
“I’m happy to say not nearly as much as I thought. Yes, people come up now and again, but I can still go on public transport, which I quite like doing. Most people who do come up to me say, ‘It can’t be.’ To which I say, ‘I guess you’re right –- it can’t, it isn’t.’ And they say, ‘Oh, okay, sorry.’ Now, of course, the minute I open my mouth, they recognize the voice. Then they realize, but by that time, I’ve gone onto another tube.”
Limp Bizkit + Creed Make Rolling Stone’s Worst Album Art List
Limp Bizkit, on the other hand, took the top spot of the entire list with Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, which came out in 2000. The design was created by the band’s guitarist Wes Borland.