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Manny Miles joining father Les Miles' Jayhawks as grad transfer | KUsports.com
It turns out that won’t be the last time the now much busier coach will get to watch Manny play in person. In fact, Les will be seeing quite a lot of Manny in the coming months. As first reported by The Athletic, the former reserve QB and holder at UNC is joining the Jayhawks as a graduate transfer.

Reports: Manny Miles joining KU football as graduate transfer
According to multiple media reports, including from The Athletic, Manny Miles, former North Carolina quarterback, will be transferring to the Jayhawks for his senior season. According to Mitch Sherman of The Athletic, Miles will be joining the KU program as a walk-on for his final season of college.

Five memorable moments from Lagerald Vick's senior season
Lagerald Vick was never supposed to be back for his senior season. When he made the call to return, he surprised fans and even KU coach Bill Self. The Jayhawks had just given Vick's number away, and Self had indicated a return was unlikely.

Bill Self previews Lagerald Vick, Dedric Lawson in the NBA Draft
"To my knowledge that hasn't been changed yet — [players] had to pull out by May 29 — but that's not happening," said the soon-to-be 17th-year KU coach. "So don't try to tease anybody that [a return] is going to happen because that's not happening."

Five takeaways from Kansas' second camp scrimmage
Kansas held its second camp scrimmage of the summer Tuesday, with the Red team topping the Blue team 81-79 on a jumper from Tyshawn Taylor in the "first to 80" game.

Other Sports News

Reports: 'Space Jam 2' cast to include AD, CP3
The cast of "Space Jam 2," starring LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, will include James' new teammate, Anthony Davis, as well as Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson and James' Banana Boat pal Chris Paul, according to multiple reports.

CWS quiets Vandy's whistler amid complaints
Franklin is known as the Vandy whistler, and if you watch enough college baseball games, you might be familiar with his work. His loud, chirpy whistles reverberate throughout southern ballparks, annoying opponents and TV audiences alike. On Sunday, during Vanderbilt's opening-round game against Louisville, Franklin said he was approached by a TD Ameritrade Park official and told to stop whistling or risk being thrown out.

Track coach, subject of OTL investigation, arrested on charges of molesting a former athlete
Police on Wednesday arrested a onetime Olympian and longtime track coach on charges of molesting a former athlete -- one of nearly three dozen men who told Outside the Lines the coach sexually abused them over the past 44 years.

DR AG: Ortiz shooting case of mistaken identity
Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot in the back by a gunman who mistook him for the real target, another man who was seated at the same table at an outdoor cafe, Dominican officials said Wednesday.

NBA comps for five elements of Zion's extraordinary game
The NBA comparison game is tricky in any draft. No two players are identical, and it's easy to talk yourself into or out of a prospect just because he reminds you of someone else.

Other News

Live updates: Iran shoots down US drone - CNNPolitics
Relations between the two adversaries have taken a dangerous turn this week, beginning with the Trump administration's decision Monday to deploy 1,000 additional troops and more military resources to the Middle East. US officials have also blamed Iran for conducting attacks against oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

What is 'Medicare for All' and how would it work?
Medicare for All typically refers to a single-payer health care program in which all Americans are covered by a more generous version of Medicare, the health-insurance program for the elderly, that would replace all other existing public and private plans, with few exceptions.

New Zealand's Plan To Buy Back Illegal Firearms Angers Gun Advocates : NPR
Gun advocates in New Zealand are angry over a government plan aimed at buying back now-illegal firearms and magazines that were outlawed after a mass shooting in March that killed dozens of worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch.

Don ‘K’ Elected as Chairman of Montana GOP - Flathead Beacon
The Montana Republican Party selected Whitefish’s Don ‘K’ Kaltschmidt as its new chairman over the weekend at the GOP’s State Officers’ Convention.

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