EASTON -- The Oliver Ames High football team's defense is off to a flying start.
The Tigers allowed a one-play touchdown drive in the fourth quarter but otherwise clamped down on Archbishop Williams to post a 14-6 season-opening win on Thursday, Sept. 10.
"We got the defense together," said senior cornerback/running back Desahn Walker. "We kept on putting our foot on the (gas) pedal and got it done."
Walker got it done on both sides of the ball as he ripped off a 60-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to extend the Tigers' lead to 14-0 with 5:59 remaining.
That score gave OA the cushion it needed to withstand its one defensive wobble. On the ensuing play from scrimmage, Archbishop Williams quarterback Thomas Prifti went up top and hit Michael Boyle with a 66-yard TD bomb down the left sideline just 19 seconds after Walker's TD.

#williams

The second week of high school football in the Bayside Conference kicks off today, and there are plenty of high profile matchups to keep an eye on as things unfold this evening.
The biggest game of the week is set to take place in Salisbury, as Wi-Hi hosts Stephen Decatur in a battle of two teams who were the Bayside's best teams last year, and will hope to replicate that again in 2026. That game is set to kick off early at 4 p.m. and will be followed by games like Parkside visiting Easton, Snow Hill traveling to Nandua, Bennett on the road against Cambridge, and more great Bayside Conference football showdowns.
Follow along here for live scores and updates from Week 2 of Bayside Conference football:
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#bayside #conference #high #teams

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with TV ******* yst and former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Green joined the unveiling of the Dr Pepper "Fan Wall of Fame" painting on the side of the Alumni Hall building at his alma mater, Indiana University, curated by Indianapolis artist Nate Baranowski. He discussed the offseason addition of running back Kenneth Walker III to the offense.
"The first Dr Pepper Fan Wall of Fame will be unveiled," said Green. "It celebrates fans across college football, especially here in Bloomington, and marks last year's national championship and the start of this year's season."
Green orchestrated some explosive offenses during his six seasons in Kansas City. He weighed in on Walker's addition and how it will contribute to this year's offense.
"Well, I think there are just different ways to attack it, and I think the three Super Bowl championships and the five Super Bowl appearances show that you can do it without a 1,000-yard rusher," said Green, "and how offenses have spread out over the last decade. I see that trend changing a little bit more. I say that because if you look at last year with the Seattle Seahawks that won the Super Bowl, Denver (Broncos), New England (Patriots), the (Los Angeles) Chargers, teams that like to get underneath center and do more of the running game, play multiple tight end packages."

#chiefs #easton #kansas #wall

AMES — The Jimmy Rogers era began on a positive note as Iowa State football routed Southeast Missouri State, 38-10, in the season-opener at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5.
The Cyclones jumped to a 14-0 lead and held a 28-7 edge at the half. They never relented from there.
Quarterback Jaylen Raynor completed 8-of-16 passes for 184 yards, two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. Aiden Flora added a rushing touchdown. Easton Miller and Vince Benetti each caught touchdown passes. The Cyclones defense tallied six sacks, led by defensive end Isaac Terrell.
The Cyclones hit the road next week for the annual Cy-Hawk game, which will take place at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 12. Until then, here are some likes and dislikes from the Cyclones' season-opening victory:
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#passes #rushing #touchdown

Sep. 4—WILSON CREEK — The Wilson Creek Devils are ready for another season of volleyball as they return a little younger, but still experienced. This year, the Devils are striving to become more unified and play together as one.
"I'm looking forward to watching this team come together and do something great," said Devils Head Coach Shawn Shahan. "See them combine and work together and become one team. That's our motto this year is 'One team, one goal.'"
Wilson Creek finished the season 6-14 last year and qualified for the district tournament after battling through the highly competitive Central Washington B League. The Devils made it into the first round of districts before ending their season against Easton.
Last year the Devils roster consisted of mostly younger players with the team being led by a group of juniors and no seniors. Although the team lost a few players in the offseason, Wilson Creek will be returning Cheyanne Dailey, Debi Horn, Lila Sackmann and Riley Larsen as seniors.
Shahan said she is confident in the girls who are returning this season to act as strong leaders for the team and has already seen them step up and work with their younger teammates.

#devils #year #younger

Paris Hilton and her chihuahua named Iconic Princess appear in Karl Lagerfeld's fall/winter 2026 campaign
The entrepreneur tells PEOPLE that the campaign "really leans into the playful side"
Hilton introduced her family's new pet chihuahua in September 2025
Paris Hilton has teamed up with Karl Lagerfeld yet again for its fall/winter 2026 campaign.
After appearing in the Maison's fall/winter 2025 and spring/summer 2026 campaigns, the entrepreneur, 45, returns for the next chapter of Karl Lagerfeld's From Paris With Love story. Lensed by Matt Easton, the campaign "introduces a new dimension to the narrative while remaining true to the House's established codes," per a press release.

#hilton

The New England Revolution have signed midfielder Judah Siqueira as a Homegrown Player, extending through the 2027-2028 Major League Soccer season with club options through the 2030-2031 campaign, according to an announcement.
The 17-year-old from Easton becomes the 17th player to join the New England MLS roster from the Revolution Academy.
Siqueira made his first two MLS appearances in recent matches. He made his league debut on Aug. 19 at D.C. United in a 3-0 win. He followed with a 26-minute performance in a 1-1 draw against New York City FC on Aug. 23 in his Gillette Stadium debut.
"We are thrilled to sign Judah as a Homegrown Player," said Chris Tierney, New England's general manager and chief soccer officer. "Over the years, we have watched Judah develop into an outstanding young player through our Academy and with Revolution II. Judah is a high-potential player with a bright future ahead of him. We're excited to see his continued development with our club in years to come."
The Brazilian-American midfielder is the 14th Revolution Academy graduate to make an MLS appearance for New England.

#academy #homegrown #league #midfielder

WEST LAFAYETTE — Kyle Holderfield's 34th birthday aged the Harrison football coach a decade.
But, alas, it was a joyous celebration by the end of a three-hour offensive showcase between Holderfield's Raiders and West Lafayette.
It wasn't until sophomore Easton Foley's leaping snag of an onside kick attempt that Holderfield could finally enjoy it, though. Foley's recovery with 50 seconds remaining clinched Harrison's 43-40 victory at Gordon Straley Field on Friday, Aug. 21.
"I felt 34 years old at the start of the game, and I feel like I might be 43 at the end of that one," Holderfield said. "That one was exhilarating."
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#west #kyle #raiders

The Miami Dolphins could be looking to make a move to bolster their defensive secondary. According to Easton Butler, the Dolphins have been in contact with the Green Bay Packers about the availability of cornerback Carrington Valentine. Given Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley moved to Miami this offseason after having been the Packers' defenisve coordinator, there is a familiarity with Valentine built into the Dolphins' decision makers.
Valentine was a seventh-round pick by the Packers in 2023. Since being selected, he has appeared in 49 games, including 30 starts, and recorded 107 tackles, 18 passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.
According to Butler, the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers have also reached out to Green Bay about Valentine's availability. The Packers have Valentine listed as a starter on their unofficial depth chart, and they could be looking to keep him in that role heading into the season – making a trade unlikely unless some team is willing to overpay in the deal. Green Bay already has question marks at depth for their cornerbacks and is dealing with injuries, including a hamstring issue for Valentine, and it would again seem to make a trade unlikely.
Would you make a trade for Valentine? What would you offer the Packers to add the former seventh-round pick? Head to the comments to let us know.

#valentine #packers #Miami #butler

The Cincinnati Bengals don't typically do much wheeling and dealing, but we have seen them be a bit more aggressive in that regard in the Zac Taylor era.
We could see them pull something similar off as they reportedly have asked about Green Bay Packers corner Carrington Valentine, according to Easton Butler.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins have also reportedly called about Valentine's availability.
The 6-foot, 189-pound Valentine would instantly improve the depth at the boundary corner position. DJ Turner and Dax Hill are locked in as starters, but Hill himself is already dealing with a hamstring issue. The only names behind them are DJ Ivey and rookie Tacario Davis, neither of whom is very experienced in getting NFL snaps on defense.
As for what the Bengals could offer, it could simply resemble a trade that helped fuel their last Super Bowl run. They traded center Billy Price for the New York Giants defensive tackle B.J. Hill. You simply need to look where the Bengals are deepest, and it is wide receiver and defensive tackle.

#hill #defensive

Much like his colleague Jon Scheyer, Duke head football coach Manny Diaz has let it be known that all starting jobs and playing time are open, no matter how much of a veteran or how talented you might be.
That sits just fine with defensive lineman Kevin O'Connor, who is coming off a sophomore season in which he recorded 11 total tackles, one tackle for a loss and four quarterback hurries.
"He's made that clear to everybody on the defense throughout the spring and summer," O'Connor said. "I think it's breeding competition and breeding excellence. Everyone is scratching and clawing to get time, so it's a great place to be, in my opinion. Everyone is scratching and clawing to get better every day, and I think it's great for the overall well-being of the team."
Duke's defensive line has to replace Vincent Anthony Jr. and Wesley Williams from last season, and although O'Connor spent most of his time playing on the outside, he's now seeing time on the interior of the line. But for the Easton, Md., native, he knows he just has to be himself thanks to the advice of former defensive coordinator Harland Bower, who left for the Baltimore Ravens this offseason.
"One thing Coach Bower actually said to me before he went to Baltimore was, 'You don't want to be the next VJ or Wes. You want to be the next Kevin,'" O'Connor said. "For Tyshon, he wants to be the next Tyshon. It's not about filling in someone else's shoes. It's you stepping up to the plate and doing what you need to do."

#time #next #tyshon #much

WESTFIELD – The Colts held a five-player tryout on Saturday, taking a look at an undrafted free agent rookie quarterback, three veteran wide receivers and an undrafted free agent cornerback.
The quarterback in question, Iowa grad Mark Gronowski, played a single season of Power Five football at Iowa in 2025 after winning a pair of FCS Division I national championships in 2022 and 2023 with South Dakota State. Gronowski spent four seasons with the Jackrabbits (including one red shirt campaign) and finished with a 49-6 record – tying the all-time FCS mark for wins by a quarterback. After his 9-4 campaign in Iowa City in 2025, Gronowski's 58 all-time victories make him the winningest quarterback in NCAA history at any level.
The dual-threat quarterback logged 12,049 passing yards and 103 scores through the air to go with 2,312 rushing yards on 515 carries and 53 more touchdowns. In his lone season with the Hawkeyes, Gronowski finished 166-for-262 (63.4%) with 10 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 545 yards on 130 attempts and logged 16 more scores.
The Miami Dolphins signed Gronowski soon after the end of the NFL Draft in April, but he was cut just over a week ago from Dolphins training camp. The Colts already have four quarterbacks in training camp – having most recently signed veteran Easton Stick for the No. 4 slot during OTAs as Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard compete for the backup job behind starter Daniel Jones.
The Colts also took a look at three journeyman receivers, the most veteran among them Josh Reynolds, who the Rams selected in the fourth round in 2017. In nine NFL seasons, Reynolds has played for six different teams – most recently the Jets, where he appeared in five games (with three starts) last fall, grabbing 11 catches for 101 yards before he was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season with a hip injury. He appeared in nine games with the Broncos and Jaguars in 2024, finishing with 13 catches for 194 yards and a score. Reynolds started all 17 games in 2023 with the Lions, where he recorded 40 catches for 608 yards and five touchdowns.

#gronowski #three

WESTFIELD – The Colts held a five-player tryout on Saturday, taking a look at an undrafted free agent rookie quarterback, three veteran wide receivers and an undrafted free agent cornerback.
The quarterback in question, Iowa grad Mark Gronowski, played a single season of Power Five football at Iowa in 2025 after winning a pair of FCS Division I national championships in 2022 and 2023 with South Dakota State. Gronowski spent four seasons with the Jackrabbits (including one red shirt campaign) and finished with a 49-6 record – tying the all-time FCS mark for wins by a quarterback. After his 9-4 campaign in Iowa City in 2025, Gronowski's 58 all-time victories make him the winningest quarterback in NCAA history at any level.
The dual-threat quarterback logged 12,049 passing yards and 103 scores through the air to go with 2,312 rushing yards on 515 carries and 53 more touchdowns. In his lone season with the Hawkeyes, Gronowski finished 166-for-262 (63.4%) with 10 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 545 yards on 130 attempts and logged 16 more scores.
The Miami Dolphins signed Gronowski soon after the end of the NFL Draft in April, but he was cut just over a week ago from Dolphins training camp. The Colts already have four quarterbacks in training camp – having most recently signed veteran Easton Stick for the No. 4 slot during OTAs as Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard compete for the backup job behind starter Daniel Jones.
The Colts also took a look at three journeyman receivers, the most veteran among them Josh Reynolds, who the Rams selected in the fourth round in 2017. In nine NFL seasons, Reynolds has played for six different teams – most recently the Jets, where he appeared in five games (with three starts) last fall, grabbing 11 catches for 101 yards before he was placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season with a hip injury. He appeared in nine games with the Broncos and Jaguars in 2024, finishing with 13 catches for 194 yards and a score. Reynolds started all 17 games in 2023 with the Lions, where he recorded 40 catches for 608 yards and five touchdowns.

#gronowski #five #reynolds #season

Preseason game number one for the New Orleans Saints is finally here. After a scrimmage with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, the Saints will host the Jaguars in the Superdome on Saturday afternoon. It will be the first 2026 preseason outing for either team.
Most starters for both teams will sit out the game. However, there is still much to keep an eye on for both teams. The Saints look like a much-improved roster from the 2026 version, but now have to show it on the field. This preseason test will be against a Jaguars squad coming off a 13-4 season and an AFC South championship. Here are a few things to watch closest during Saturday's Saints-Jaguars clash.
Don't expect any of the New Orleans starting five to see the field. However, this unit must show that they have some quality depth. Losing veteran Dillon Radunz for the year hurts. Radunz was able to fill in at multiple spots and had starting experience. The spotlight will be on second-year players Torricelli Simpkins, Easton Kilty, and rookie Jeremiah Wright on the inside. At tackle, Asim Richards along with undrafted rookies Alan Herron and Alex Wollschlaeger will have their opportunities.New Orleans has yet to sign a veteran offensive lineman after the injury to Radunz. Their philosophy is clearly to see what they have in their younger players. Saturday's performance of this unit against Jacksonville will help determine whether the Saints need to bring in veteran additions to the position before the end of training camp.
We won't see Chris Olave or Jordyn Tyson. But there is still a lot to be determined within the receiving corps. Rookies Barion Brown and Bryce Lance have made some jaw-dropping plays consistently in practice. Now, they'll get a chance to do it in a game against a different defense. Brown and Lance seem nearly certain for roster spots, as does veteran Devaughn Vele. That leaves perhaps one job up for grabs within the unit.
Can returning veterans Ronnie Bell, Kevin Austin Jr., or Mason Tipton make their claim? Will Trey Palmer provide another threat for the offense? Can Bub Means revert back to his promising 2024 rookie form? Will any of them close the apparent gap between themselves and Brown or Lance? These are just a few of the questions to watch play out on the field. The biggest is this: Will the New Orleans receiving corps provide both a legitimate threat against defenses and quality depth for the team's offense?

#jaguars #brown #lance #preseason

Kentucky will face Ohio tonight in the championship game of the Great Lakes Region Tournament in the Little League World Series.
Ohio won 11-4 the first time the teams met on Monday, Aug. 10. That was the most recent game for West Side Little League, the Hampton, Ohio, squad that remains unbeaten at 3-0 entering the ******* le game. Its Monday win clinched a berth in the championship game.
North Oldham Little League, Kentucky's representative out of La Grange, defeated Indiana 8-5 on Tuesday, Aug. 11, to advance to the championship. That game, which began at 1 p.m. ET, did not finish until roughly 8:15 p.m. due to multiple weather delays.
After trailing Jasper National Little League (IN) 4-1 in the fourth inning, Kentucky found four runs in the fifth and another three in the sixth to capture the win. Indiana added one run in the fifth to finish with five. North Oldham used one pitcher for the entire contest. Easton Craig kept Kentucky's season alive with 75 pitches over the course of the day.
The winner of this single-elimination game will advance to the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

#World

Kaia Gerber is opening up about growing up in the limelight with supermodel mom Cindy Crawford and the scrutiny she's faced throughout her career.
Speaking with Vogue for a cover story alongside her Shards co-star Homer Gere, Gerber discussed how being in the public eye has affected her body image, why she embraces the "nepo baby" label and how she's dealt with being called misogynistic names over her dating life.
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#bret #easton #ellis #crawford

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with retired 8-time Pro Bowl defensive back Patrick Peterson.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Peterson, who participated in this year's American Century Championship, held at Edgewood Tahoe and aired on NBC and Peacock, discussed Arizona Cardinals rookie Jeremiyah Love's chances of excelling in his rookie season ahead of the Week 11 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
"I like the pick because they have a receiver; there wasn't a quarterback there that they felt they could get them over the hump right now. Jacoby Brissett was a salvageable quarterback due to the absence of Kyler Murray; they had pretty much everything they wanted on the offensive side of the ball," said Peterson. "Still, they felt like they were missing that home run hitter, that other piece, and that was Jeremiyah Love. I love the pick. My only thing would be, how much are they going to put on his plate?"
The Chiefs will host the Cardinals in Week 11 this season and get an opposing look at Love, the third overall draft pick out of Notre Dame. In 2025, Love rushed 199 times for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 6.9 yards per carry. He also tallied 27 receptions for 280 yards and three receiving touchdowns, earning finalist status for the Heisman Trophy.
"I know Coach Mike LaFleur is coming from the (Los Angeles) Rams, they have a lot of nuances in their offense to get their playmakers involved in the ball game, but you also gotta think about the Arizona Cardinals, were the fifth pick for a reason, they have a lot of holes in that team, offensive linemen, protecting the quarterback and being able to open lanes for him, you have a quarterback issue," said Peterson, "If your quarterback is not good enough to be able to loosen up defenses, how you expect a rookie running back to be explosive, he definitely has a lot of ups and downs, a lot of challenges that he's facing right now, but he is a home run here; he's a great player, and I'm not upset at all with the pick. Now, Arizona is going to have to do a great job of putting the pieces around him so that he can be successful."

#pick #love #yards

As the Arizona Cardinals will face the entire AFC West in 2026, they will face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs had a down year, missing the playoffs, and Mahomes tore his ACL.
Mahomes will be back when the Cardinals play them in Kansas City in Week 11.
In a new episode of the podcast, Chiefs Wire contributing writer Ed Easton Jr. joined me to talk about the Chiefs in the latest opponent preview show.
We talked about the Chiefs' down 2025, the change from Matt Nagy to Eric Bienemy at offensive coordinator, their work in free agency, their draft picks and expectations for 2026.
(1:00) The Chiefs' 2025 season

#down #west #patrick

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Emmy Award-winning actor and lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan Eric Stonestreet.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Stonestreet, who stars in the new Coors Light campaign 'Mahomeses' alongside Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, reacted to the disappointing 2025 Chiefs season.
"Well, I, like everybody else, just switched to next season. I just moved on; this season is a no-go, and so now everything we do from here on out is going to be about next season, which means draft choices, which means preserving and making sure we're healthy moving into next season, which was unfortunate with Patrick getting hurt when he did," said Stonestreet. "I just moved on. That's what you learn in football. It's the game of life. You have a bad play, you've got to move on. You have a bad game; you've got to move on. You have a bad season; you've got to move on."
The Chiefs finished the 2025 season with a 6-11 record, failing to make the playoffs or win the AFC West for the first time in a decade. Stonestreet elaborated on his view of the season, emphasizing dedicated support for the players and coaching staff.
"That's the principles of football, and this is the principles of what football teaches you in life as well. I try to keep my fandom just behind that of Andy Reid, that of Patrick Mahomes, and that of Chris Jones because I'm not out there sweating, I'm not out there bleeding, I'm not," said Stonestreet. "I haven't been in the weight room since I was 18." I didn't play college ball and go through the trials and tribulations of getting drafted and all that. I try to keep my anger, my disappointment, my happiness, and my excitement behind the people who actually contributed to the winning, and also feel that they contributed to the losing. I don't want to pile on; I want to be a fan and know they're out there trying their best, and they want to win more than anybody else."

#season #stonestreet #move #easton

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Pro Football Hall of Famer Dwight Freeney.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Freeney, who is participating in this weekend's American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe, currently airing on NBC and Peacock, shared his excitement for the tournament, his partnership with Performance Golf, and his mindset while collecting sacks during his playing career.
"I got hooked up with Performance Golf, and they have some great things going on from their standpoint. The app is called PG1, which uses A.I. to scan your swing and tell you exactly what your root flaw is," said Freeney. "So, going into this event, it's kind of like having them behind you, helping with that technology. A.I. is taking over now; I can put my phone behind me. It can ***** yze my swing, and tell me, without a coach, the A.I. is my coach, tells me, okay, this is what you're doing wrong, and then sends me a video on how to fix that problem, it's been a good journey, I think it's going to do good for me, and hopefully I can apply it the right way, you know, during the American Century Championship."
During his career against the Kansas City Chiefs, Freeney recorded 4 sacks and 17 combined tackles in multiple regular-season matchups. He recorded 125.5 career sacks over 16 years and said his favorite sack was the one that affected the immediate outcome of a close game.
"For me, it's the sacks that matter now; they all matter, but whenever you can close a game with a sack that is, I mean, there is no better feeling," said Freeney. "It's very comparable to basketball. You have the ball in your hands, the clock is running down three to one, you freaking let it go, and you win it for your team, kind of how you see all the time in the bracket NCAA basketball championship games; that's the feeling of what it is when you go out there. You get a sack on a quarterback when he's driving; they need to score a touchdown or a field goal. I sack him, I cause the fumble, and we recover the fumble, and we win."

The Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox just keep winning.
With Friday's 2-0 win in eight innings over the Bourne Braves (10-9-3), the Red Sox improved their league-best mark to 19-2-1.
The Red Sox did their damage with pitching Friday. Starting pitcher Easton Teel (Oral Roberts) went five innings with no hits, no runs and two walks allowed. He struck out two batters. Connor Hamilton (Vanderbilt) followed with two innings, two hits allowed, one walk and two strikeouts. Peyton Rodgers (UC Irvine) then went one inning with one strikeout.
Avery Ortiz (Oklahoma State) was the only player on either team with two hits.
Yarmouth-Dennis scored first in the bottom of the first inning as Dante Vachini (Cal Poly) homered to center field, his third of the summer.

Steve Sarkisian and Co. are pushing to bring another top-five recruiting class to Austin next year.
Texas has had its hands in myriad high-profile recruitments this cycle and it has often times come out with a commitment. That’s been especially true this summer.
The Longhorns landed 11 commitments in June, eight of which were of the blue-chip variety. It has already added two more in July. With 22 total commits in the mix, the class now ranks fifth nationally, according to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.
In what was the biggest recruiting victory of the summer, Texas beat Texas A&M for Five-Star Plus+ cornerback John Meredith, the cycle’s No. 2 overall prospect. He headlines what’s arguably the best defensive back haul in the nation.
Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Easton Royal, the No. 1 WR overall, has been in the class since the end of November, and while LSU and Florida have tired their hardest to flip him away, he remains in the Texas class coming out of official visit season.

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Pro Football Hall of Famer and Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Urlacher discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton deserves more respect as one of the best at his position in the league.
"They're (MLB players) always so much better than we (NFL players) are (at the American Century Championship). I mean, we have Tony Romo, Marshall Faulk, who is really good for us, but they have Derek Lowe and Mark Mulder, who are just as good," said Urlacher. "They have so many good players; it's frustrating Kevin Millar is also good; they're just stacked with talent."
Urlacher is considered one of the greatest linebackers to play the game, earning numerous accolades throughout his career. He praises several of today's stars, including Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton.
"Man, that dude (Nick Bolton) gets it. He's very overlooked, but Fred Warner is great, but Bolton, maybe just because all the players on that team, he doesn't get the (same) respect," said Urlacher, "Chris Jones up front, and George Karlaftis, those guys up front, and they had the secondary guys, they were good. Nick Bolton does not get a lot of national exposure, and he should, because he makes a lot of plays."

Ruston High 4-star safety Jayden Anding has chosen the LSU Tigers over the Ole Miss Rebels.
Jayden is the younger brother of current LSU cornerback Aidan Anding, and a teammate of 5-star LSU commit Ahmad Hudson. The Ruston High standout is a top-350 player nationally and a top-30 safety in the country. He stands 6’0″ and weighs 170 pounds.
Anding is an off-ball safety who plays with great eyes, outstanding instincts, and excellent ball-hawking ability. He plays the run very well, comes downhill to make solid tackles, and isn’t afraid to deliver a big hit when the opportunity presents itself.
Anding reunites with his older brother in Baton Rouge under Lane Kiffin. LSU is also in the mix to land the nation’s No. 1 overall player, Jalen Brewster. Can the Tigers set off a chain reaction across the 2027 recruiting landscape? Can Lane Kiffin land both Easton Royal and Jalen Brewster?
The Tigers are red-hot on the recruiting trail, and the remainder of this month they expected to turn up the heat even more for Royal and Brewster.

LSU football jumped a spot in the 2027 cycle rankings after adding another recruit to its group. Four-star defensive back Greedy James flipped from Texas to join head coach Lane Kiffin's team.
Rivals' Industry Rankings lists the Tigers at No. 11 nationally and No. 5 in the SEC, a one-spot ****** p in each from before James' commitment. They remained on the outskirts of a solid top-10 class for much of the spring, but a few more additions could be made before the fall.
LSU is still aiming to flip the commitments of five-stars Jalen Brewster and Easton Royal. Both rank No. 1 at their positions and could boost the purple and gold into the national top-five should they choose to play for Kiffin.
Tight end Ahmad Hudson is the lone five-star prospect committed to LSU in the 2027 cycle. Of the Tigers' 15 commitments, 11 are blue-chip players and six hail from Louisiana.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Where LSU football's recruiting class ranks after four-star flip

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with retired Major League Baseball All-Star and FOX Sports ****** yst John Smoltz.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Smoltz discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed the Atlanta Braves' bounce-back 2026 season after last year's struggles and its potential similarities to the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the new NFL season.
"You have pride, you want to find a way to climb the ladder (at the American Century Championship) and be in that last or second or last group," said Smoltz, "It just happens to be that I don't start very well, I finish well, but I gotta, I gotta find a way to start better."
Smoltz's former team, the Braves, had their worst start and season in over a decade last year, missing the playoffs. A similar scenario for the Chiefs, who started last season slowly and eventually snapped their division ****** le and playoff appearances streak after many successful seasons. Atlanta has stormed back in 2026 with the best start in baseball, signaling that last year was a fluke as the Chiefs hope to mirror that performance in the NFL.
"The probability of them (Braves) going 0-9 last year and starting again this year was not high—the probability of all those guys getting hurt in a perfect world that went absolutely wrong. You think that by those things alone, you were going to be better. If they stay healthy in the rotation, they're going to be a tough team to beat. Now it's the perfect start," said Smoltz. "Last year was the absolute worst start, so you see the two ends of the spectrum. You would never think you were going to have a 10-game lead this early in the season, but the entire league kind of went the wrong direction, while the Braves went in the right direction. We're on the flip side, the central, everyone's got a winning record, so you don't know how baseball is going to shake out, and right now, you couldn't ask for a better start."

WESTFIELD – The New Britain Bees hit a three-run home run in the first inning and never looked back in an eventual 15-1 win over the Westfield Starfires on Sunday.
Westfield fell to 11-12 on the season.
In a harbinger of things to come, Brady Paul led off for the Bees, and on a 3-2 pitch, hit a pop-up to shallow center field that Westfield's defense could not find in the sun; it fell in for a double. A strikeout, a walk, and a pop-up put Westfield on the brink of escaping the inning, but Tim Hennig fouled off five straight pitches before cranking a 2-2 offering over the right-field fence for a three-run shot.
Westfield did get a run back in its half of the inning; University of Saint Joseph's senior JJ Fox slapped the first pitch he saw down the left-field line for a double, and ultimately came home on a groundout by Louisiana Tech sophomore Easton Sanders.
That was the only hit for the Starfires, however, and New Britain hit its stride midway through the game. Three straight singles in the fourth plated another run, and another single thereafter made it 5-1, but the real blow was in the fifth as a leadoff fielding error precipitated an inning where the Bees sent 11 men to the plate, including Paul crushing another three-run blast to right and Hennig driving in another run. When the dust settled, the Bees led 11-1.

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with Tennessee ***** ans head coach Robert Saleh.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Saleh discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed the decision to hire former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Brian Daboll to his new coaching staff.
"Dab's (Brian Daboll) been there, done that, he's got a history of developing quarterbacks," said Saleh, "In this day and age, where it feels like the entire league has kind of gone to that Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, Kevin O'Connell (style), like those guys who are all outstanding in regards to what they do, Daboll presents something a little bit different."
Daboll served as the Chiefs' coordinator in 2012 and, after four seasons as the head coach of the New York Giants, was fired after 10 games in 2025. Daboll's Giants lost to the Chiefs in Week 3 of last season.
"He's got experience. He's got a tremendous amount of knowledge about his scheme and a tremendous amount of experience in how to coach it, how to coach all the snakes in the grass," said Saleh. "He's got a great rapport with quarterbacks, understands them, and can communicate with them. I just felt with Cam Ward and Daboll, a perfect match with regards to personality, and felt Daboll would be perfect at extracting the most out of them."

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with ESPN basketball ****** yst Jay Bilas.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Bilas discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He discussed the potential of a successful rookie class in sports and the highly praised 2026 NBA Draft class.
"I don't know that I'm going to play well ( in the American Century Championship), but I'm going to look good." Said Bilas, "Being in all my Peter Millar stuff, long pants, great players wear long pants, so I'll be in good shape."
The 2026 NFL Draft is in the rear-view with the Kansas City Chiefs addressing several areas of need, especially on defense, with their first four picks. There is always a chance the next Hall of Famer is in this NFL class ahead of the 2026 season. As in the NBA, there are high expectations for this year's young crop, already receiving comparisons to past elite draft classes heading into the league.
"It's not unfair to compare them, as long as we're comparing them as of the draft, you know, sometimes when you look back from 1984 to 2003 you're talking about Hall of Fame players, and we don't know where these guys are going to wind up, so that's sort of the rub there, but as far as depth of talent, this draft is is the deep." said Bilas, "A draft of really good players that I can remember, and especially, I should say, this freshman class, is deeper than any freshman class I can recall. It doesn't mean the top five players are better than five or 10 years ago; it means the rest of the players are better. That's why so many teams were interested in having a draft pick. But having it as high as possible in this draft, because you have the chance to get a player that's really going to help you, and it's going to help you right away."

This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke with ESPN basketball ***** yst Jay Bilas.
In his interview with Easton Jr., Bilas discusses his participation in this year's American Century Championship, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Tahoe and air on NBC and Peacock. He shared his thoughts on the impact of NIL and the transfer portal on NFL and NBA draft front-office evaluation decisions.
"I think everybody competes hard (at the American Century Championship), and they want to do well, but at the same time everybody realized we're not PGA Tour players," said Bilas, "This is a hobby for us, so you have to show yourself a little grace too."
A significant change in the NFL and NBA draft evaluation process has been players' adjustment to multiple schools in college due to NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) and the transfer portal.
"It just depends on the why of it. Look, we see players moving from AAU team to AAU team; they switch high schools, which wasn't really a thing when I was younger, so it's more a part of the culture now." said Bilas, "But I think if it's a, you could argue, it's a question of stability, or, but I don't think the NBA would really worry about that too much, unless there was something about the player's personality that was some red flag for him. The NBA is after talent. One of the things we've seen, especially with NIL, is that players are staying in school longer, waiting until they're ready, or getting drafted where they want to be drafted."