It’s no use. I’m never gonna find that tree. This whole raid was as useless as that yellow, lemon-shaped rock over there. Wait a minute. There’s a lemon behind that rock! The tree!
The Rock Chalkboard
Kansas lands three on CBS Sports’ list of the top 150 college football players in 2024
There’s no denying the blend of experience and talent that KU has on its 2024 roster is as good as the program has had in a long time. The Jayhawks are a talented team throughout but arguably have some of the top players in the sport at their respective positions. And with the start of the college football season just days away, that top-end talent is getting national recognition.
Kansas OL Calvin Clements back ‘rolling’ after offseason injury
Calvin Clements was dealt a setback heading into his second year with the Kansas football program. The offensive lineman had an incredibly positive first 10 months as a Jayhawk, as he was a standout as an early enrollee during his first spring practice with the KU program in 2023. He went on to earn a spot on the KU two-deep last fall. He made his debut in KU’s Week 12 game against Cincinnati and played a handful of snaps in the fourth quarter.
Podcast: Covering the top storylines from Kansas football training camp
The start of the 2024 Kansas football season is 10 days away. The Jayhawks will take the field next Thursday to begin their most anticipated campaign in well over a decade. Over the last few weeks, KU has been practicing consistently during its training camp. In today’s podcast episode, we recap the key storylines from KU’s preseason camp.
Is Kansas in the driver’s seat for five-star guard Darryn Peterson?
Kansas basketball is looking to make a splash in the 2025 high school recruiting class. Bill Self and the Jayhawks are in the mix for some of the top player in the upcoming high school class. One player who KU remains firmly in the mix for is Darryn Peterson.
Eraser Dust
‘The Acolyte’ Canceled: No Season 2 For Disney+’s ‘Star Wars’ Series
EXCLUSIVE: The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.
Key takeaways from Day 1 of DNC 2024 in Chicago | AP News
President Joe Biden wrapped up the convention’s opening night by beginning his long political farewell with an address that both framed his own legacy and signaled he was ready to start ceding control of the party to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis – WSJ
The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter has turned into the worst merger-finance deal for banks since the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Why Is ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ Not On? Show Speaks Out – Newsweek
“We’ve got a new episode tonight at 11 p.m.! Then, sadly, we’re off until Sept 8th,” Last Week Tonight shared via X, formerly Twitter. “We begged the network to let us make more shows. We said ‘please, John has no idea how to take a vacation, you should see him try to sit on a beach, it’s humiliating, just let him work.’ But no dice.”
Chappell Roan Rips Fans For Crossing Boundaries
For starters, Chappell is not a fan of people stopping her in the street and asking for selfies … and don’t get her started on folks asking for hugs!!!
Eight Flathead Valley School Districts to Serve Free Breakfast and Lunch – Flathead Beacon
Students across the Flathead Valley will be able to access free breakfast and lunch this year, thanks to a federally funded meal service program for school districts with a high percentage of low-income families.
Steve Kerr jabs at Trump with Stephen Curry taunt in convention speech – The Washington Post
“After the [election] results are tallied that night,” Kerr said at the end of his remarks, “we can — in the words of the great Steph Curry — we can tell Donald Trump, ‘Night, night.’”
A state judge has sided with Montana FWP and hunting groups in a lawsuit over elk management.
The dispute relates to a 2003 law directing Fish, Wildlife and Parks to manage elk “at or below” the sustainable populations established in the state’s elk management plan. Two years ago, the United Property Owners of Montana, a membership-based nonprofit that promotes its members’ business interests, sued FWP, arguing that swelling elk populations have damaged its members’ bottom lines.
Star Wars Andor Season 2 “So Much Better” Than Season 1 – Men’s Journal | Streaming
“I started reading S2, I was like…‘It’s not going to be as good,’” Arjona tells THR. “But it’s f***ing better. It’s so much better…“What [director Tony Gilroy] has crafted and created is mind-blowing.”
Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris is calling for raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, her first major proposal to raise revenues and finance expensive plans she wants to pursue as president.