Erin Napier shared that a childhood experience on a school bus influenced her decision to homeschool her daughters
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Erin Napier is sharing one of the reasons why she decided to homeschool her daughters — and revealed that she was inspired after a shocking incident in her own childhood.
The HGTV star, 41, shared a recent post on her https://www.instagram.com/... of her husband Ben Napier, 42, homeschooling their two kids, Helen, 8, and Mae, 5, and explaining a history book to them. In the pictures, Ben and one of the couple's kids could be seen looking through a history book on the Renaissance, lying down together on the ground.

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High school basketball stars want to come play for Michael Malone. The UNC head men's basketball coach landed a 3-man recruiting class for his 2026-27 roster, but there's even greater excitement in North Carolina's 2027 recruiting class.
The Tar Heels are hosting top overall recruit CJ Rosser this weekend. Earlier this week, UNC target Darius Wabbington canceled his visit to Louisville, meaning Chapel Hill is now in his final five destinations.
Just when you thought North Carolina's recruiting trail couldn't get any better, 5-star wing Jordan Page announced he'll also be visiting campus this weekend.
According to his 247Sports recruiting profile, Page is the class of 2027's 10th-ranked overall prospect, third-ranked small forward and sixth-ranked player from Florida. Page plays his high school basketball at national powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton.
Page is part of a wing-heavy class for the Tar Heels, who also have offers extended to fellow 5-stars AJ Williams, Demarcus Henry and Asa Montgomery. UNC aced this position on past rosters, most notably recently with 2025 NBA Draft first round pick Drake Powell.

#page #stars

The last of the mainland-island matchups will be over by tonight.
Saint Louis plays at Sierra Canyon (Calif.) in a game that will close its two-game football journey. The Crusaders lost to IMG Academy, the No. 3-ranked team in the nation, 41-0 last week.
Voters in the Star-Advertiser Football 10 didn't seem to mind. Saint Louis (0-3) moved up a notch to No. 9 this week. Sierra Canyon (2-0) is another opponent in the national spotlight. The Trailblazers are ranked sixth in the country, and No. 5 in California (MaxPreps).
The menu is quite intriguing this weekend with a mix of league play and interleague pupus.
On Friday, Keaau plays at 'Iolani and Kailua hosts Damien. OIA Division I action kicks off with No. 7 Waipahu at Nanakuli, while Moanalua entertains Farrington.

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The Washington Nationals are calling up infield prospect Yohandy Morales as part of the September roster expansion, according to reports. MLB insider Yordano Carmona was the first to break the news. Morales will be activated for tomorrow's game against the Atlanta Braves, which would be his MLB debut if he plays. He joins the list of National League prospects looking to make an impact down the stretch.
Jun 17, 2019; Bradenton, FL, USA; Team Jones infielder Yohandy Morales (12) bats during practice at IMG Academy. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
The 24-year-old Morales was a second-round draft pick by the Nationals in 2023 out of the University of Miami (FL). He has made his way up through the system since, and last season he was promoted from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Rochester, where he has remained through this season. In 2026, Morales' power has gone up precipitously. In 104 games this year, he has a slash line of .286/.363/.519 with 25 home runs, 76 RBI, 19 doubles, and 82 runs scored. Despite these strong numbers, Morales remains outside the Nationals' top 30 prospects on MLB Pipeline's rankings.
Defensively, Morales has seen time at first base and third base, but has primarily played first this season. If he gets extended reps with the Nats in September, odds are it will be at first base. The Nats have used a platoon there since trading Luis García Jr. to the New York Yankees. Former top prospect Brady House has third base covered in Washington for the time being.
Barring some kind of miracle in September, the Nationals will not be making the postseason. They now sit eight games out of the last NL Wild Card spot. While that's not an impossible deficit, the team will likely be more focused on giving their prospects some reps and seeing what they might have on hand next season. The future appears bright in DC, as the Nats have built up a strong farm system during their rebuild since winning the 2019 World Series. Many of those prospects have already become major leaguers, and while the youth movement hasn't gotten them to October yet, it shouldn't be too far off.

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Some of you will remember Stan Brunson, who was a solid walk-on for Duke in the early 1990s who eventually earned a scholarship. He also played soccer while at Duke.
Like most walk-ons, he was greatly appreciated by the fans, and after his playing days were over, he returned to Durham and got his MBA from Fuqua.
Now, his son, Will, is a highly regarded recruit, and Duke is at least somewhat on the radar.
Brunson, in the Class of 2028, is around 6-6, plays for IMG Academy and is a top 20 player in his class.
But will his Duke ties matter? Maybe, maybe not: "My dad went to Duke, so everybody in the house is always going for Duke when I was growing up, but in the past three years I just became a huge college basketball fan," he told the Up Next Podcast. "I turn on YouTube and look at the replays of March Madness. I'm not really a fan of ****** ody right now."

#walk #stan #durham

Kei Nishikori's final appearance at Flushing Meadows ended this week, as the ******* anese star fell 6-4, 7-6(3) to countryman Rei Sakamoto, ranked 157th, in the third round of US Open qualifying.
"I couldn't play my best today," Nishikori said after the match.
It's a familiar refrain for the 36-year-old, who has struggled for several years to find consistent form while battling injuries. Still, he remained gracious in defeat.
"I'm sure he had more than me. I had zero pressure coming into today's match," Nishikori said, as reported by Tennis Panorama. "I was really excited to play Rei. I know him for a long time, and we practiced together a lot in IMG."
Nishikori credited Sakamoto's speed and hard serve for disrupting his rhythm throughout the match. While it wasn't the ending he envisioned, the loss doubled as a passing-of-the-torch moment, with Nishikori falling to the current third ranked ******* anese player.

#ranked

Gigi Hadid is opening up about the brutal realities she faced breaking into the modeling industry, revealing she was body-shamed and told she needed to lose weight if she wanted to succeed.
The 31-year-old, who had worked as a child model before pursuing it full-time as a teenager, recalled the criticism she faced after signing with IMG Models at 17 in a new interview with Vogue France.
Hadid said she was repeatedly made to feel that her body didn't fit the industry's expectations, recalling comments including, "With that body, you'll never walk the runway for Victoria's Secret" and "You'd have to lose so many kilos."
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Despite being judged on her weight at such a young age, Hadid said she refused to let the criticism convince her she had nothing to offer.

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Week 1 on the high school football season is close to being in the books.
A handful of Super 25 teams took the field Thursday, Aug. 20, and Friday, Aug. 21, and let's just say, there were plenty of fireworks from top to bottom.
This week's undisputed game of the week delivered as No. 2 St. John Bosco and No. 3 Bishop Gorman put on an instant classic. Bishop Gorman led by as many as 21 before St. John Bosco slammed its foot on the gas, eventually evening the game at 28-28 with just less than 10 minutes to play. However, the Gaels ultimately prevailed in a 38-28 win.
No. 1 IMG Academy (FL) looked every bit the part of being the top squad in the country, handling Lone Peak (UT) in a 59-3 blowout.
No. 13 Baylor School (TN) kicked things off on ESPN2, beating No. 18 Brentwood Academy (TN) by three scores by an impressive performance from Tennessee 5-star RB commit David Gabriel Georges.

#john #academy #thursday

The 2026 high school football season has reached nearly half the states.
While Hawaii was the first state to kick off last week two weeks ago, 22 total states have now joined in action continues this week, which is officially Week 1 of the season.
Eighteen teams from the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 are in action this week, including the top-ranked IMG Academy and a matchup between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country.
Catch up with the results of all of the USA TODAY Sports Super 25 teams in action on Friday, Aug, 21, here:
8/21: IMG Academy 35, Lone Peak (UT) 0 - Q2

#action #sports #hawaii

Last week's kickoff classics were but the appetizer for the 2026 high school football season. Now Florida can dig into the main course with Week 1 of the FHSAA schedule!
The action got started Thursday night featuring Pensacola Catholic blanking Milton and Columbus blowing out Miami Southridge. Tonight's big games include West Boca vs. American Heritage, both of whom enter as back-to-back state champions. Mandarin and McArthur, ranked 17th and 18th in the USA TODAY Florida Super 25 respectively, meet up in Hollywood.
Other top-flight teams are opening their seasons out of state. IMG Academy are in Utah, Venice heads to Georgia, and Miami Central and (Orlando) Jones both kick off the campaign across the country in California.
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St. Thomas Aquinas is all alone as the No. 1 team in Florida.
The Raiders received all 11 first-place votes in the USA Today Florida Network Super 25 heading into Week 1. Aquinas received eight first-place votes in the preseason poll.
Apparently, a dominant road win over a defending state champion in the Kickoff Classic was all the evidence voters needed to prove itself to the voters.
Aquinas raced out to a 36-0 halftime lead and beat Cardinal Mooney, the 2025 Class 3A state champion, 49-0 on Aug. 14.
IMG Academy, Chaminade-Madonna, Carol City and American Heritage round out the top five.

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St. Thomas Aquinas is all alone as the No. 1 team in Florida.
The Raiders received all 11 first-place votes in the USA Today Florida Network Super 25 heading into Week 1. Aquinas received eight first-place votes in the preseason poll.
Apparently, a dominant road win over a defending state champion in the Kickoff Classic was all the evidence voters needed to prove itself to the voters.
Aquinas raced out to a 36-0 halftime lead and beat Cardinal Mooney, the 2025 Class 3A state champion, 49-0 on Aug. 14.
IMG Academy, Chaminade-Madonna, Carol City and American Heritage round out the top five.

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The start of the high school football season has arrived. A handful of states like Georgia have started playing; while some states like Florida and Alabama wrapped up preseason exhibition play last week.
With more and more teams hitting the field later this week, USA TODAY Sports is releasing its Week 0 rankings — its final preseason look at the top teams entering the 2026 high school football season.
At the top remains IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), which is coming off an undefeated season and has talent superior to the rest of the country. At Nos. 2 and 3 sit St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) and Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV), a pair of teams who will face each other this coming Friday in a battle of top-3 teams.
No. 12 Grayson (Loganville, GA) lost in its first game of the season, marking the sole team from the July preseason rankings to fall out of the Super 25 this week. In its place steps Hough (Cornelius, NC), which added dangerous defenders to a team that went undefeated in 2025.
Below, see the rankings and why each team looks promising entering the 2026 football season.

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Paula Creamer celebrated her 40th birthday in style. The 2010 U.S. Women's Open champion's surprise celebration was a sea of pink, her signature color. Even the Pink Panther mascot made an appearance.
Creamer got her nickname, the "Pink Panther," decades ago from Casey Wittenberg at the IMG Academy given her love of all things pink.

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Matt Damon's 20-year-old daughter Isabella Damon is taking a formal step into modeling. Isabella has signed with IMG Models, and the agency now lists her among its New York talent with a portfolio and digitals already published online.
Page Six first reported the signing on August 10. IMG's listing provides direct confirmation, identifying Isabella in its New York directory and listing her height as 5 feet 8 inches.
The move comes while Isabella is also pursuing her education. She enrolled at New York University in 2024, according to PEOPLE.
She has also been spending more time in front of cameras. Earlier this year, Isabella modeled for a fashion shoot photographed by her older sister Alexia, and in July she joined Matt and Luciana Damon on the New York red carpet for The Odyssey.
Isabella's signing is visible on the official IMG profile rather than existing only through reports about a new contract. Her agency page includes both a portfolio and digitals and places her under IMG's New York territory.

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Mililani collected nine of 13 first-place votes to claim the No. 1 ranking in the first Honolulu Star-Advertiser Football Top 10 of the season.
The Trojans are stoked about the arrival of two major offensive playmakers: quarterback Hunter Fujikawa and wide receiver Zion White. The two played together as sophomores at Punahou in 2024. White transferred to IMG Academy as a junior, but returned to the islands this year.
Fujikawa played three seasons at Punahou before enrolling at Mililani for his senior year.
Defending Open Division state champion Campbell received three first-place votes and is No. 2. On Friday, the Sabers will visit No. 7 Waipahu. Campbell will not host a football game this fall, the third year in a row without a home contest due to lingering facility issues.
Kahuku, under first-year head coach David Stant, garnered one first-place vote and opens the season at No. 3. Stant was the offensive coordinator last year. In 2009, he guided Kamehameha to a state championship.

#punahou

Texas A&M's No. 1-ranked 2027 recruiting class has yet to be challenged, outside of Notre Dame, and the Texas Longhorns are making significant strides over the past month, but after five-star cornerback John Meredith reclassified to the 2026 signing class, only the Fighting Irish have a real shot at challenging the Aggies for the top spot.
Unanimously ranked No. 1 in 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN's recruiting rankings, coach Mike Elko, who is entering his third season at the helm, also leads the nation with six five-star commitments in ESPN's rankings after securing blue-chip wide receiver Eric McFarland III in late June.
On paper, Texas A&M's future offensive and defensive lines are all but secured with five-star tackle Mark Matthews leading the way as the program's top-ranked commit, paired with fellow five-star OL Kennedy Brown, who is considered the better overall offensive line prospect, according to ESPN. Coupled with four-star tackles DeMarrion Johnson and Kaeden Scott, OL coach Adam Cushing isn't lacking NFL-level talent in the trenches.
As ESPN's Craig Haubert notes, Mike Elko's defensive background and continued role as the team's defensive play-caller have helped secure commitments from five-star Edge Zyron Forstall and four-star pass rusher Kaden McCarty just a year after former Bowling Green Edge Cashius Howell earned unanimous All-American status with an SEC-leading 11.5 sacks.
"Mike Elko is tapping into his defensive roots with the Aggies' 2027 class. Looking to reload a unit that was among the best at getting to the quarterback in 2025, five-star edge Zyron Forstall, out of IMG Academy, is not a hulking physical presence, but he has an explosive first step and plays with excellent pad level and strength at the point of attack."

#defensive

When Modi Oyewole first tried golf in 2023, he did not plan to start a business. As vice president of creative at Def Jam Recordings, he sought a meaningful pursuit beyond corporate entertainment, according to Inc.
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His viewpoint changed after attending a Hypegolf Invitational hosted by Hypebeast. Seeing the combination of streetwear culture with golf, Oyewole recognized the sport's ability to foster community instead of exclusivity.
This insight led to the founding of Swang, a Los Angeles-based golf collective co-founded by Oyewole and Josh Hubberman, a creative strategist at Cthdrl. What began as an informal group of 15 at a local driving range has grown rapidly to more than 1,200 active members and hosted over 50 events in its first year. The group's biweekly gatherings regularly attract hundreds, showing Swang's momentum and ability to bring new faces into the golf community. By focusing on making golf more open and culturally connected, Swang has attracted substantial corporate support.
Golf participation has reached record highs in recent years, according to the National Golf Foundation. However, Oyewole and Hubberman saw Swang's main opportunity in broadening the sense of welcome on the course.

#oyewole #swang #hubberman

There are several players with local ties that began their football careers on fields around Central Mass. that are starting training camp with NFL teams this week. Jennifer Toland took a look at 12 former local high school and college stars giving it their all for a shot on living the ultimate dream.
Anderson, who helped lead Holy Cross to four straight Patriot League championships, joined the Bengals' practice squad in October 2025. He spent most of his first two pro seasons (2023, 2024) on the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad. Anderson played in four games for the Colts, primarily as a special teams contributor. Anderson was a two-time All-Patriot League first-team honoree.
Coker, who signed a three-year contract extension with the Panthers in June, emerged as a vital part of the Panthers' offense his first two seasons in the NFL. ****** er missed the first six games of 2025 with a quadriceps injury before coming back to make 33 catches for 394 yards and 3 touchdowns and help Carolina win the NFC South ****** le for the first time in a decade. In the Panthers' wild-card playoff game loss to the Los Angeles Rams, ****** er had nine receptions for 134 yards and a TD. ****** er is Holy Cross' all-time leader in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
Crippen, who grew up in Northborough and attended Milton Academy and IMG Academy, was a member of the University of Michigan's 2024 national ****** le team. As a graduate student in 2025, Crippen started all 13 games at center and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. The Steelers signed the 6-foot-4, 309-pound Crippen as an undrafted free agent after his successful tryout at the team's rookie minicamp in May.
Gray, a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, enters his sixth season with the Chiefs. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion. Gray, who had 21 receptions for 178 yards last season, is expected to continue in his backup role to Travis Kelce in 2026. Gray had his most productive season in 2024, when he caught 40 passes for 437 yards and 5 touchdowns, all career highs.

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As head coach Steve Sarkisian took the stage in Tampa at SEC Media Days, focus shifted to a massive addition to the 2026 roster as consensus five-star cornerback John Meredith reclassified to the 2026 recruiting class and signed with the Texas Longhorns, the school announced on Thursday.
The decision by the 6'2.5, 187-pounder comes a little more than a month after he committed to Texas over Alabama and Texas A&M, but a more important development happened this month when the UIL denied Meredith's eligibility appeal.
After Meredith's mother got married last fall, they moved in with his stepfather as the talented cornerback switched schools from Euless Trinity to North Crowley, a decision that was ultimately deemed an athletic move by Euless Trinity and upheld by the UIL.
And although initially speculation centered around Meredith spending his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida, he was able to complete enough credits to reclassify and enroll at Texas for the 2026 season.
Previously ranked as the No. 3 player nationally and the No. 1 cornerback, Meredith will step into a deep and talented cornerback room on the Forty Acres coached by Mark Orphey.

#texas #season

Four-star defensive back recruit Censere ****** is ready to announce his commitment. The talented class of 2027 defensive back will decide among his top three schools on Saturday, July 11.
Gaylord plays defensive back for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The four-star's final three schools are the Georgia Bulldogs, Washington Huskies and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. ****** recently visited each of his top schools ahead of his commitment. 247Sports predicts that the IMG Academy star will commit to Washington.
Georgia has recently landed elite IMG Academy defensive back recruits like Ellis Robinson and Daylen Everette.
The 6-foot, 165-pound defensive back is the top uncommitted recruit in Florida, per 247Sports. He is the No. 113 recruit in the nation and the No. 13 cornerback. ****** is the No. 12 recruit in Florida. If ****** commits to Washington, then he'd become the Huskies' top-ranked recruit in the 2027 cycle.
Defensive back stands out as an obvious position of need for coach Kirby Smart and Georgia. The Bulldogs have no current commitments at cornerback or safety in the 2027 recruiting cycle.

Texas A&M's historic recruiting haul in Florida just got a lot better.
IMG five-star wide receiver Eric McFarland, the No. 5 ranked player on the USA TODAY Florida Network top 100, committed to the Aggies on June 28.
Texas A&M now has commitments from six Florida players in the 2027 class, including four of the top five.
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McFarland joins a ridiculously talented class, that includes St. Thomas Aquinas offensive tackle Mark Matthews (No. 1), IMG edge rusher Zyron Forstall (No. 2), Jesuit linebacker Kaden Henderson (No. 4), Jones edge rusher Fred Ards III (No. 28) and West Boca safety Loia Valade (No. 62).

Happy Monday, everyone. There were many hallelujahs over the weekend after Alabama landed a top 100 prospect in WR Osani Gayles.
After landing multiple receivers in Kalen DeBoer’s first two recruiting classes at Alabama, Gayles is the first one to join Alabama in 2027. But Gayles is the quality of receiver the Crimson Tide expects to land on a yearly basis.
After adding four-star Cederian Morgan in 2026, a top-50 wide receiver from Alexander City, Gayles continues that same trajectory as a different type of receiver. While a smaller frame at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, he is speedy, reporting a 4.43-second 40-yard dash.
A California native that transferred to IMG Academy, Gayles had 20 catches for 492 yards and five touchdowns, per 247Sports, adding 70 rushing yards and a score on five carries.
DeBoer has mostly shown an affinity for big pass catchers, but every squad needs a gamebreaker or two and Gayles has that potential.

Texas A&M coach Mike Elko and his staff continue to dominate the Florida recruiting landscape after landing a massive commitment from 2027 five-star wide receiver Eric McFarland on Sunday afternoon, as the electric playmaker out of the prestigious IMG Academy in Florida chose the Aggies over the Florida Gators and Georgia, and all but completes the Aggies' future wide receiver rotation.
After landing rising three-star WR Damani Warren, who will serve as the future X receiver, while four-star commit Jayden Upshaw is expected to play at the Z receiver spot, Eric McFarland's elite speed and explosiveness in the open field make him an immediate replacement after star wideout Mario Craver likely declares for the 2027 NFL Draft.
In the 2026 cycle, Elko and new OC Holmon Wiggins signed four wide receiver commits, led by blue-chip Georgia native Aaron Gregory, who stood out this spring and will likely see the field this fall due to his size and position versatility. Looking ahead, if Texas A&M's high roster retention continues, the combination of speed, size, and playmaking skill sets at wide receiver will put the Aggies in the national **** le conversation for years to come.
Outside of a handful of seasons under former head coach Kevin Sumlin, landing and developing blue-chip wide receivers had been an ongoing issue that kept the Aggies behind the eight ball, and while average to above-average quarterback play can also be blamed, the 2026 WR room is much too talented for redshirt junior signal-caller Marcel Reed not to take the next step in development.
Looking past Marcel Reed, whoever steps in as the Aggies' next starting quarterback will have a treasure trove of elite wide receivers to work with, combined with a future offensive line littered with blue-chip talent.

Jun. 28—YANKTON — Palace City 14-and-under baseball finished 1-2 in three games at the Bob Tereshinski Tournament at Riverside Park for the weekend.
Palace City won 3-1 over Vermillion Red on Friday but dropped a 7-1 decision to the Rapid City Post 320 Comets and then fell 5-4 to the Yankton Lakers in the finale on Saturday. All tournament games were six innings.
Palace City topped Vermillion Red on Friday, powered by a strong outing on the mound from Deyton Puetz, who threw six innings and allowed four hits, an unearned run and struck out four batters. At the plate, Preston Maeschen and Keniel Padilla each had two hits and Puetz added an RBI as Palace City outhit Vermillion 6-4, overcoming four errors.
On Saturday against the Comets, Palace City only mustered one hit, which came from Maeschen. Carter Buschbach had the lone RBI in the fourth inning, scoring Maeschen, who took the loss on the mound and threw all six innings, allowing eight hits, seven runs (three earned) and striking out two.
Against Yankton, Palace City led 4-0 after two innings but the hosts had a walk-off victory, capped with three runs in the sixth. Maeschen had three hits and two runs scored, and Padilla had two hits and three RBIs. Puetz, Meade Schlimgen and Gavin Auch each had two hits. Padilla took the loss for Palace City, allowing 13 hits, five runs and striking out seven without a walk in 5 2/3 innings.

A top 2027 wide receiver has named Alabama football as his future home.
Osani Gayles, a four-star wide receiver from IMG Academy in Florida, announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide Saturday, June 27, choosing Alabama over Stanford and Washington.
Gayles, the No. 46 player and the No. 8 wide receiver in the 2027 recruiting class per 247Sports' composite rankings, is the first wide receiver to join Alabama's latest recruiting class, one headlined by five-star quarterback Elijah Haven.
Gayles is Alabama's third four-star commit, joining Georgia running back Nigel Newkirk and Alabama quarterback Trent Seaborn.
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IMG Academy is known as an athletic talent factory, and there are few sports that is truer for than men's basketball. The Ascenders constantly see their alumni walk the stage on draft night, and the 2026 NBA draft was no different.
IMG Academy had two former Ascenders taken in the first round of this year's NBA draft, the third time since 2023.
Darius Acuff Jr. made IMG Academy history as the highest draft pick in Ascender history after being taken No. 7 overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Acuff Jr., who was named a McDonald's All-American while at IMG, had a breakout freshman season at Arkansas, setting a program record for points (845) and ******* ists (232) by a freshman while being named SEC Player of the Year and tournament MVP.
Cleveland went on to take Alex Karaban No. 29 overall out of UConn before trading the pick to Sacramento. It's the first time two Ascenders have been taken by the same team in the same round of the NBA draft. Karaban posted 132 PPG and 5.3 RPG as a senior at UConn after winning back-to-back national championships his freshman and sophomore seasons.

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star wide receiver recruit Jordan Gorham, who is a member of the class of 2028. The rising junior plays high school football for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy is a football powerhouse and has provided Georgia with some elite talent over the years including defensive back Daylen Everette, linebacker Nolan Smith and defensive back Ellis Robinson.
Georgia offered Gorham after he attended a UGA football camp in June. The four-star recruit is ranked as the No. 223 prospect in the country, per 247Sports. The class of 2028 pass catcher is ranked as the No. 32 player at his position and the No. 31 recruit in Florida.
The 6-foot-5, 180-pound receiver is a good athlete that transferred to IMG Academy this year. Gorham runs track and plays basketball in addition to football. The lengthy receiver has good speed and recently ran a 4.56 40-yard dash.
"After a great camp, I am blessed to received an offer from the University of Georgia," Gorham said via social media after getting an offer from UGA.
The IMG Academy pass catcher has received recent scholarship offers from Memphis, Louisville, Arkansas, UCF and more. Gorham attended Timberland High School in St. Stephens, South Carolina, before transferring to IMG Academy.

Even as the Washington Huskies continue to host official visits with prospects in the 2027 class, Jedd Fisch's coaching staff is still looking to build early relationships with recruits in the 2028 cycle, too.
That includes extending an offer to four-star offensive lineman Maxx Jones, a product of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The 6-foot-3, 325-pound prospect, who is originally from Texas, is ranked as the nation's No. 210 overall recruit and No. 14 interior offensive lineman in the 2028 class by 247Sports, and is quickly turning into a priority target for programs around the country.
He holds 30 offers with Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, and Texas Tech all among the schools in pursuit of his services.
On film, Jones is everything you'd expect from a player of his size. He plays with overwhelming physicality, consistently running through defenders to pave holes in the run game, while he's also surprisingly nimble and displays the ability to move laterally to combat quicker interior pass rushers.
As offensive line coach Michael Switzer continues to build up the size and depth along his offensive front, Jones looks like an ideal early target for the Huskies in 2028, while he also fits what Jedd Fisch is looking for as the head coach attempts to widen Washington's recruiting footprint.