Raleigh, NC

Columbus, OH

Alabama State

Morgantown, WV

247Sports

West Virginia University has picked up a commitment from Cleveland Heights (OH) defensive lineman Brandon Caesar, who announced on his Instagram that he chose the Mountaineers over fellow finalists Ohio State and Tennessee. Caesar was a top target for the Mountaineers, receiving a very early offer from WVU and then...

Top DL target chooses WVU over Tennessee and Ohio State

Oregon State

Eugene, OR

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon coach Dan Lanning liked a lot of what he saw in the first scrimmage of fall camp, but plenty remains to be cleaned up too. According to Lanning, Saturday's scrimmage inside Autzen Stadium, which was closed to media, was played evenly between the offense and defense, and featured much of what he was hoping to see.

Oregon's first fall scrimmage features good competition and physicality, per Dan Lanning

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Washington State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

New Orleans, LA

Chris Cenac, the No. 1 center recruit in the national senior class, is down to 12 schools, a source tells 247Sports. The 6-foot-10 hybrid five man out of New Orleans (La.) included Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Connecticut, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Tennessee, and Texas in his list. Cenac...

Top-ranked center Chris Cenac is down to 12 schools

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Tampa, FL

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Georgia State

Tallahassee, FL

Daily Coffee Press

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

Knoxville, TN

Miles Kitselman entered the NCAA transfer portal in January in hopes of finding a program where he could play a more significant role after spending the past two years at Alabama. His move to Tennessee has given him the opportunity he was awaiting. Kitselman, the Vols' senior tight end, said...

Opportunity in Vols' offense gives TE Miles Kitselman 'everything I prayed for'

Iowa State

Iowa City, IA

IOWA CITY, Iowa-- It's overreaction season! Okay, that means it's almost football season, so it's not all bad. The Hawkeyes held their only open fall practice inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. For the most part, Iowa's defense was dominant, but there were flashes regarding the offense, especially in the running game.

Iowa Football: Three stars from Hawkeye open fall practice

Los Angeles, CA

UCLA offered two 2026 offensive linemen on Friday. One from California and one from Florida, both of the new Bruin offer recipients are in the Top247 for the 2026 class. Locally, UCLA offered Orange (Calif.) Lutheran offensive tackle Sam Utu. He's the second 2026 prospect from OLu that UCLA has...

UCLA Offers a Pair of 2026 Top247 Offensive Linemen

Houston, TX

Last year, Houston's prime objective was to show that they could dominate in the Big XII as they had in the AAC. The Cougars went 15-3 and won the league. Mission accomplished. But so powerful was Houston last season that proving their Big XII mettle began to seem like small...

Not Too Early Big XII Hoops Predictions: No. 1, Houston

Oregon head football coach Dan Lanning walked off the football field on Saturday afternoon from Autzen Stadium and gave the Oregon media his fresh and instant takeaways from the Ducks' first scrimmage of fall camp. Lanning highlighted Oregon's offensive production, how the defense performed in a scrimmage setting, how special teams performed, and other areas.

Dan Lanning's instant takeaways from Oregon football's first fall camp scrimmage

Lincoln, NE

Nebraska football completed a long-awaited flip, picking up a commitment from 2025 Lee's Summit North wide receiver Isaiah Mozee on Friday afternoon. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Mozee had been committed to Oregon in April, but the Huskers had seen momentum grow with Mozee through the June visit period and into July.

Nebraska flips Top247 WR Isaiah Mozee from Oregon

State College, PA

Aaron Brooks put together a sparkling collegiate career at Penn State. And now, the former Nittany Lion has an impressive international accolade on his resume: a bronze medal. Brooks defeated Uzbekistan's Javrail Shapiev, 5-0, in the bronze medal match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday. It's Penn...

Penn State wrestler Aaron Brooks captures bronze; 4 former Nittany Lions win bronze in volleyball, soccer

Wyoming State

WyoFile

A Virginia man is demanding a political action committee stop using his photograph to promote a Wyoming legislative candidate of the same name — or face legal action. Make Liberty Win, a Virginia-based PAC , has been sending text messages and mailers to Wyoming voters, and knocking on doors in support of various legislative candidates, but has failed to provide accurate information. Many of the candidates the PAC is supporting are either members of, or ideologically aligned with, the hard-line Wyoming Freedom Caucus.

Cease and desist: Virginia man threatens legal action after group uses his photo to portray Wyoming candidate

Oxford, MS

Inside the Rebels is set to host its first-ever Ole Miss football preseason bash on Thursday (Aug. 15). The event will be held at OK McGuey's Mexican Cantina and Grill located at 2570 Jackson Avenue West in Oxford. The Ole Miss Rebels are preparing to embark upon what could be...

Preseason Ole Miss Football festivity set for Thursday night in Oxford

The Current GA

The Georgia State Election Board will meet for the first time since several conservative board members advanced election rules at a meeting on July 12 that has come under fire for allegedly violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.

Georgia election board sets online meeting after state attorney general flagged last vote

Garner, NC

Cary, NC

Apex, NC

Knightdale, NC

Willow Spring, NC

Fuquay Varina, NC

Holly Springs, NC

Clayton, NC

Morrisville, NC

Angier, NC

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EA Sports College Football 25: NC State Wolfpack team preview

The wait is almost over! EA Sports College Football 25 is set to release on Friday, July 19. 247Sports is proud to be the exclusive media...