That’s right, boys, Troy’s back from the gutter and he’s brought someone with him.
The Rock Chalkboard
Brian Borland pinpoints three areas where KU’s defense must improve to take another step forward in 2024
The Kansas football defense took a step forward in Brian Borland’s third season as the KU defensive coordinator. The Jayhawks saw their number jump from the bottom of the Big 12 to the middle of the conference and even near the top in a few statistics. But now heading into 2024 Borland and KU are looking to take another step forward.
WATCH: Brian Borland, KU safeties break down the latest in the position room
After practice, KU defensive coordinator Brian Borland and safeties OJ Burroughs, Marvin Grant, Jalen Dye, Devin Dye and Mason Ellis met with reporters to discuss the start of camp and their position group. Click the video above to see what Grimes had to say. Click the videos below to see what the players had to say.
Four-star guard Isaiah Denis cuts list to ten schools
Isaiah Denis was one of the breakout recruits in the 2025 class having gone from unranked to ranking as the No. 41 overall recruit in the country.
Eraser Dust
US-Russia prisoner exchange: Gershkovich, Kurmasheva, Whelan arrive back in US | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
Trump stalled panel with Black journalists over fact-checking
Moments before former President Trump took the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago on Wednesday, the organization’s president was called back to address an issue.
Analysis: Trump questioning Harris’ race shows he doesn’t understand code-switching | AP News
“We need to be celebrating our whole selves, which means we need to celebrate all of our identities,” said Christine Chen, co-founder and executive director of APIAVote, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization focused on the Asian American Pacific Islander community.
10 Cult Classics From the ’90s That Aged Poorly
However, some ‘90s cult classics didn’t quite evolve with the times, even if they remain highly regarded by their fanbases. These movies pushed the envelope when they were released, but now, 30+ years later, they seem slightly problematic, some more so than others. That doesn’t mean fans like them any less, but it raises eyebrows when measured by today’s socially accepted norms.
Paris Olympics: Team USA falls to 0-3 in women’s 3×3 basketball, last place in 8-team pool – Yahoo Sports
After three games at the Paris Olympics, the only winless team in the women’s 3×3 basketball pool is the sport’s global superpower.
Punkie Johnson Has Left Saturday Night Live Before Season 50
According to LateNighter, cast member Punkie Johnson will not be back for season 50 at “SNL.” Johnson made the announcement rather unceremoniously during a stand-up comedy show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall on the evening of July 31, and several audience members posted about her comments on social media afterwards. LateNighter took the initiative to reach out to Johnson on the morning of August 1, and she confirmed her departure from the series, where she’s been a repertory cast member since 2022, after joining the show as a featured player for season 46 in 2021.
Donald Trump: Stop Calling Me and J.D. Vance ‘Weird’
In perhaps his most insistent defense yet, Trump said at least four times in a minute that Democrats are actually “the weird ones.”
Expanded child tax credit failed in the Senate. Here’s what it means
Despite strong bipartisan support for the House bill passed in January, the legislation met resistance from Senate Republicans. Thursday’s procedural vote was not expected to clear the 60-vote hurdle needed to move forward. However, Senate Democrats forced the vote to show election-year positions.
Nu-Metal Drummer Posts Receipt of Small Streaming Returns
As the drummer previously stated, the $0.01 from Snapchat is the low end of the spectrum. A $58.30 sum from Apple subscriptions was the high mark. Only two sources of income on the list resulted in payouts of over $5,00, while 17 of the 27 listed came in at under $1.00.