The Rock Chalkboard

Years of struggle shaped Miles Kendrick's quest to win Kansas QB job
David Beaty’s bizarre overtime decision in a loss that all-but guaranteed his fourth season would be his last made little sense for all parties. It hurt the confidence of the quarterback he pulled on the biggest play of the game. It set his backup, Kendrick, up for failure and associated him with one of two FCS losses the Jayhawks experienced in Beaty’s four seasons.

'He's a sponge': Kansas RB Devin Neal impressing teammates, coaches
“I see Devin Neal playing a lot of football in some capacity this season,” Leipold said.

Countdown to KU football (15): WR Kevin Terry cementing spot in two-deep
Terry's path to KU unsurprisingly went through wideouts coach Emmett Jones. Jones recruited Terry to Texas Tech in 2017, when the wideout was in high school at Little Elm. At the time, Jones recalled taking Kliff Kingsbury to check out Terry — and being "blown away."

3-star DL Tawfiq Thomas talks four finalists ahead of commitment
“I’m committing on Saturday,” Thomas announced, later telling Phog.net that announcement will come at around 3 or 4 p.m. CT.

KU basketball announces Brady Morningstar as new video coordinator
“We’re all excited to bring Brady back to KU to be a part of our coaching staff,” Self said. “Brady was a very good player here and was a great teammate. I can’t wait to add his knowledge, feel and personality to our mix. He’s been around coaching basketball and training since he finished playing, and I anticipate he’s going to be a terrific addition to our staff.”

Summer Look: Big 12 looks to continue strong run
Baylor winning the 2021 national championship means that the Big 12 has boasted a Final Four team in four of the last five NCAA Tournaments, with those four semifinal participants spread over four different league schools (Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Tech and Baylor, in order). And it is also worth noting that it could be five of six—Kansas and Baylor were both projected No. 1 seeds heading into the 2020 NCAA Tournament before it was canceled; Kansas was the first overall seed and would have been a big betting favorite.

Bits o Chalk

USWNT remain FIFA's No. 1-ranked team despite major points drop after Olympics
The United States women's national team remain in No. 1 position in FIFA's world rankings despite a difficult Olympic campaign that saw them fail to secure the gold medal.

LeBron James reacts to amassing zero votes for NBA's best player in offseason survey
LeBron James took to Twitter to react to ESPN's offseason survey of 10 NBA scouts and executives leaving him without a single vote for the title of best player in the NBA.

Former Miami Hurricanes player Rashaun Jones arrested in 2006 killing of teammate Bryan Pata
Police arrested a former Miami Hurricanes football player Thursday in connection to the November 2006 shooting death of teammate Bryan Pata, nearly 15 years after the crime and nine months after an ESPN investigation pointed out missteps in the long-stalled police inquiry.

Woman denied restraining order against Trevor Bauer
The judge said the "injuries as shown in the photographs are terrible" but added, "If she set limits and he exceeded them, this case would've been clear. But she set limits without considering all the consequences, and respondent did not exceed limits that the petitioner set."

Eraser Dust

Henri Is Expected to Become a Hurricane and May Bring Rain, Wind and Storm Surge Impacts to Parts of Northeast | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
A hurricane watch has been issued for Long Island from Fire Island Inlet and from Port Jefferson Harbor eastward, as well as from New Haven, Connecticut, to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, including Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Block Island. A hurricane watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical storm force winds. Hurricane conditions are possible in the watch areas Sunday.

Questions About Security Around The Capitol Complex Emerge After Bomb Threat : NPR
It took hours of negotiations and at least three law enforcement agencies — the U.S. Capitol Police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — to safely persuade Floyd Ray Roseberry to stop ranting about a "revolution" and turn himself over to authorities.

Liam Gallagher reveals he's "got two new albums on the go"
“I’ve got like one that’s a bit mad and one that’s a bit more like kind of whatever normal is, a bit more classic. So, we’re just going to wait and see which one we should put out, you know what I mean?

Tourism, lack of workers lead to trash problem in Whitefish | KECI
"As a food establishment, like animals, critters coming in it just looks bad. Our town is so cute and you know friendly and everything," says Rachael Broom, the manager at Hucks Place.

Henri Is Expected to Become a Hurricane and May Bring Rain, Wind and Storm Surge Impacts to Parts of Northeast | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com
A hurricane watch has been issued for Long Island from Fire Island Inlet and from Port Jefferson Harbor eastward, as well as from New Haven, Connecticut, to Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, including Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Block Island. A hurricane watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical storm force winds. Hurricane conditions are possible in the watch areas Sunday.

Questions About Security Around The Capitol Complex Emerge After Bomb Threat : NPR
It took hours of negotiations and at least three law enforcement agencies — the U.S. Capitol Police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — to safely persuade Floyd Ray Roseberry to stop ranting about a "revolution" and turn himself over to authorities.

Liam Gallagher reveals he's "got two new albums on the go"
“I’ve got like one that’s a bit mad and one that’s a bit more like kind of whatever normal is, a bit more classic. So, we’re just going to wait and see which one we should put out, you know what I mean?

Tourism, lack of workers lead to trash problem in Whitefish | KECI
"As a food establishment, like animals, critters coming in it just looks bad. Our town is so cute and you know friendly and everything," says Rachael Broom, the manager at Hucks Place.

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