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Lauren Betts' UCLA teammate Kiki Rice drops 1-word reaction following major academic honor
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
Alongside star center Lauren Betts, UCLA guard Kiki Rice helped to lead the Bruins to the Big Ten Tournament title last season. In addition, the Bruins were a No. 1 seed and reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in...
Former Alabama forward to sign $68 million contract extension with New Orleans Pelicans
AL.com - Alabama
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July 11, 2025
Herb Jones missed 62 games during the 2024-25 NBA season, but that didn’t dim the New Orleans Pelicans’ interest in the former Alabama standout’s future with the team. Jones and the Pelicans have agreed on a three-year, $68 million contract...
New college sports agency rejects donor-backed collectives
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to...
EA Sports College Football 26 review: Is the video game's new edition worth the upgrade?
The New York Times
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July 10, 2025
When the College Football video game series came back last summer after 11 years away, it didn’t really matter how good the game was, as long as it was the game fans remembered. For the most part, it was, and the reviews for College Football 25...
Central Alabama Community College is growing and effectively meeting the needs of employers in the region
SylacaugaNews.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
CHILDERSBURG, Ala. – Central Alabama Community College hosted the July Chamber Coffee for the Greater Coosa Valley Chamber of Commerce, and they took some time to highlight parts of their growing successes. “We have seen a 126 percent increase in...
Alabama rising star Ryan Williams takes down Heisman winner Travis Hunter as College Football 26 fever heats up
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
With the full release of EA Sports’ College Football 26 coming on Thursday, fans who bought the Deluxe Edition started playing early on Monday. Among those jumping in early were Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams and former Colorado dual-threat...
Alabama football GM has warning on recruiting success: ‘Have to keep them until December’
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Alabama football has been on a recruiting heater. That includes landing five five-stars (per On3/Rivals) so far in the 2026 class. The latest committed Saturday in five-star safety Jireh Edwards. General manager Courtney Morgan made clear Alabama...
Amid hot seat rumors, Auburn's Hugh Freeze leans on faith and optimism after multiple disappointing seasons with the Tigers
Sportskeeda
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July 15, 2025
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze is one of the college football coaches on the hot seat after a woeful season that ended 5-7. The Tigers failed to earn a Bowl game in Freeze's second season with the program. In his first year, he led the program to a 6-7...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 11:20 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg all business as he makes his professional debut at NBA Summer League LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg made his professional debut Thursday night in the NBA Summer League and celebrated an 87-85 win over Bronny James and...
GCM wins 20 Alabama Press Association awards for news, ad coverage
Gulf Coast Media - Alabama
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GCM Staff Report Gulf Coast Media's newsroom and graphic design departments won 20 Alabama Press Association Media Awards for work done in 2024. The awards were announced at the 2025 APA Summer Convention banquet held at Perdido Beach Resort in...
See Kentucky's highest-rated players in EA Sports College Football 26
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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Kentucky's Joshua Braun received a 91 overall rating in EA Sports College Football 26, the highest on the team. Transfer Kendrick Law is one of the game's 10 fastest players with a 97 speed rating. Kentucky's Joshua Braun was given a 91 overall...
Alabama man arrested for arson in house fire that killed 3 dogs
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
An Alabama man is under arrest after authorities say he set fire to a house, killing three dogs that were inside. Etowah County sheriff’s deputies, along with Ivalee and Gallant volunteer firefighters, responded July 2 to a structure fire on...
Some NIL deals are being blocked by college sports agency, collectives shutting down
AL.com - Alabama
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July 10, 2025
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to...
New college sports agency rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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July 10, 2025
The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to...
Alabama's recruiting class has 'difference-making potential'
247Sports - Tennessee
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Alabama's 2026 recruiting class is up to No. 5 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings after a big week. Alabama surged to No. 5 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings over the Fourth of July holiday. It secured...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 10:14 p.m. EDT
Imperial Valley Press - California
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Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg all business as he makes his professional debut at NBA Summer League LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg strolled into UNLV’s Thomas and Mack Center at 4:17 p.m. for his Summer League debut, wearing Dallas Mavericks gear,...
Cosm streams the ‘largest astronomical movie of all time’
AV Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Cosm’s Digistar planetarium software facilitated the first live stream from an observatory equipped with the biggest camera ever manufactured. Hosted by the US Space & Rocket Center’s Intuitive Planetarium in Alabama, the Rubin First Look was...
Why Private Equity Will Soon Be in College Sports
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
The landscape of college athletics has experienced dramatic changes over the last four years, none more significant than the rise of private equity. Before diving into the new era of private equity in college athletics, it is helpful to revisit...
Behind the Scenes of Joanna Gaines' New TV Show
Country Living
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July 10, 2025
We all know (and love!) Joanna Gaines for her signature modern farmhouse style and for putting the home reno TV show genre on the map. As she’s expanded beyond Fixer Upper and HGTV into her own Magnolia Network, though, it’s been fun to watch her...
Alabama man accused of manipulating ‘vulnerable’ woman into ‘sexual servitude’
AL.com - Alabama
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July 8, 2025
Huntsville police have charged a man with second degree human trafficking after investigators said he manipulated a woman into “sexual servitude” with promises of improving her life. Sgt. Chris Jackson of Huntsville police said Michael McDougal,...