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Summer League roundup: Wilson takes MVP, more from Las Vegas – KU Sports
In five games with the Nets, with a 3-2 record, he averaged 21.8 points, while shooting a whopping 55% from beyond the arc, and 4.6 rebounds in just under 30 minutes per game. Against Orlando on Thursday, he racked up 33 points with 6-for-7 shooting from deep, added 10 rebounds for a double-double and drove in for the contested game-winner in overtime.
With No. 1 seed out, Mass Street will face Team Colorado next – KU Sports
The top-seeded teams in Wichita (the Wichita State alumni AfterShocks) and in Houston (the North Texas alumni Bleed Green) each lost to No. 5 seeds. In theory, that should make things easier for both remaining No. 2 seeds in their portion of the TBT bracket: the KU alumni squad Mass Street and the Houston alumni Forever Coogs.
KU announces extension for women’s golf coach Kuhle – KU Sports
Kansas women’s golf coach Lindsay Kuhle received a three-year contract extension on Monday, after her second and third seasons leading the Jayhawks featured the first back-to-back NCAA regional appearances in program history.
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Oh, That’s Why ‘The Acolyte’ Hasn’t Been Renewed Yet
Note that The Acolyte is not there, which means it’s faring worse than something called King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, which was watched for 288 million minutes. And it’s not that Nielsen doesn’t track it. The Acolyte did appear during its premiere week at number 7 with 488 million minutes viewed. The next week, it fell to 370 million minutes. Viewership clearly continued to drop between weeks three and four, so much so that it landed outside of the top ten.
California Officials Ask People to Stop Grilling Food – Newsweek
Air quality officials in California are asking people to avoid grilling food after detecting elevated fine particle pollution levels in the Riverside County area from wildfire smoke.
Biden to deliver Oval Office address on decision not to seek reelection as Harris and Trump hit the trail | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden is set to deliver one of the most historic speeches in his half-century life in politics as he addresses the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday about his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Who will Kamala Harris choose as her VP? Two top candidates emerge as frontrunners | The Independent
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly have emerged as frontrunners for presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ choice of vice president.
Bronny James’ Los Angeles Lakers debut leaves teammates ‘frustrated’ with ‘tensions visible’ during NBA Summer League | The US Sun
“And you could feel that there was no unity [between] this group of guys as Bronny was the main guy and the others didn’t feel that it was right, that he deserved that.”
Montana Supreme Court allows signatures of inactive voters to count on ballot petitions – ABC News
HELENA, Mont. — Montana’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would allow the signatures of inactive voters to count on petitions seeking to qualify constitutional initiatives for the November ballot, including one to protect abortion rights.
Mortgage demand drops, as homebuyers wait for lower rates
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 6.82% from 6.87%, with points increasing to 0.59 from 0.57 (including the origination fee) for loans with a 20% down payment, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. That is the lowest level since February of this year.
Trump files to block Kamala Harris from accessing Biden war chest as Musk U-turns on $45m pledge: Latest news | The Independent
Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a complaint against Kamala Harris accusing her of perpetrating “a $91.5m heist” by improperly accessing Joe Biden’s campaign funds after he stepped out of the race for the White House on Sunday.
Kansas, Colorado Featured in Two Big 12 Bold Predictions to Shake Up CFP
“Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Utah seem to be the ‘Big 3’ relating to Big 12 projected champions,” Crawford said. “There is no unanimous choice in a wide-open league, but the Wildcats, Cowboys, and Utes have garnered the most respect for obvious reasons. That said, if Jalon Daniels is healthy and doesn’t re-aggravate a back injury that sidelined him, the Jayhawks are going to have a chance to make real noise. They don’t have to play a ranked opponent, or at least one in the preseason top 25, until Week 8 when they travel to Kansas State — and don’t have to face Oklahoma State, Utah, or Arizona in league play.”
Actor who played ‘Goofy’ for 30 years shocks fans by revealing the character isn’t a dog
“Pluto is a dog, but Goofy seems to be in the canine family in the same way that a wolf is not a dog, but they also are in the canine family. I think Canis Goofus is the technical Latin term for what Goofy is. He’s just Goofy.