BATTLE CREEK - The players wearing the jersey to commemorate 9/11 weren't born yet when it happened, but it's important they know why they are wearing the jersey.
That's the idea behind the jerseys and why Battle Creek Central head football coach Lorin Granger put them on his team.
"This is important we remember. Any time you get an opportunity to remember 9/11, and those that served and continue to serve, you do it," Granger said. "Friday football doesn't always fall on Sept. 11, so when it does, you can take the opportunity to talk about history with the kids and help them understand what exactly has been given for their freedom and ability to even play the game."
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Battle Creek Central will wear special jerseys for its Friday varsity football game at Mattawan to honor the first responders and the lives lost **** ociated with 9/11 as the Bearcats play on the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest hours of this country. Friday marks the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

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The Indianapolis Colts have completely revamped their defense, and nothing emphasizes that more than comparing last season's initial 53-man roster with this season's initial 53-man roster. While there are only six new players on the offense this season, there are 15 new players on the defense.
Offensively, there are no new additions at quarterback or tight end. Indianapolis has one new running back behind Jonathan Taylor in rookie seventh-rounder Seth McGowan.
On the offensive line, there are two new additions - Jalen Farmer, a 2026 draft pick, and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, whom the Colts acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. Both players are considered depth pieces.
At wide receiver, they traded Michael Pittman away to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But there are three new additions - seasoned veteran Keenan Allen, seventh-round pick Deion Burks, and veteran Laquon Treadwell, who spent the beginning of the 2024 and 2025 seasons on the practice squad.
Defensively, the Colts have an entirely new linebacker room with the exception of Jaylon Carlies, who started last season on injured reserve (IR). Their other five linebackers - CJ Allen, Bryce Boettcher, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Austin Ajiake and Tahj Chambers - are all new to the initial 53-man roster.

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Tom Felton reflected on what went into filming the Harry Potter epilogue for 2011's Deathly Hallows — Part 2 time jump
Fifteen years later, he is currently reprising the role of Draco in the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child stage play on Broadway
The actor joked that his current appearance in 2026 is "more flattering" than the version of adult Draco in the film
Tom Felton is reflecting on what it was like to film the epilogue for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2.
Fifteen years after the final Harry Potter film was released in 2011, Felton, 38, said that the epilogue time jump required "a lot of research into what we would look like 19 years later." The epilogue showed the main characters — including Felton's Draco Malfoy, Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter, Rupert Grint's Ron Weasley and Emma Watson's Hermione Granger — as adult parents sending their children to Hogwarts.

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The Indianapolis Colts will reduce their roster to 53 players by 6 p.m. Sunday. Follow all 37 cuts here as the Colts prepare their roster for the season opener vs the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 13.
Trades
Colts trade 2027 sixth-rounder to Buffalo for C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and a 2027 seventh-rounder
Waived
Trey Wedig, OT

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have already addressed the team's glaring need for an experienced backup center behind Tanor Bortolini.
Indianapolis has traded a 2027 sixth-rounder to Buffalo to get Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and a 2027 seventh-round pick.
Van Pran-Granger, a 2024 fifth-round pick out of Georgia, has spent the last two seasons as Buffalo's backup center, making one start in each of the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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Indianapolis had to do something to address the backup center position. The Colts are set with a rising young star, Tanor Bortolini, in the middle, but Indianapolis lost former backup Danny Pinter to a starting opportunity in Baltimore this offseason.

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The Indianapolis Colts are getting some needed offensive line help.
According to Tom Pelissero, the Colts are acquiring center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger in a trade with the Buffalo Bills.
In return, the Colts are sending a 2027 sixth-round pick to Buffalo and a 2027 seventh-round pick.
Tanor Bortolini will, of course, be the starting center, but the backup role needed to be filled.
The Colts tried moving guard Dalton Tucker there this summer, but he struggled often with snapping the ball. Veteran Jimmy Morrissey saw some opportunities as well, but he also dealt with inconsistency.

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The Colts are adding an offensive lineman to the roster on Sunday.
Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports that the Bills have agreed to trade center Sedrick Van Pran-Granger to Indianapolis. The Bills will also trade a 2027 seventh-round pick with the Colts sending a 2027 sixth-rounder back to Buffalo.
Van Pran-Granger was a 2024 fifth-round pick by the Bills and he played in 31 regular season games for the team. He started two of those contests and also appeared in three playoff games.
Tanor Bortolini is the starting center for the Colts and Van-Pran Granger will likely be slotted into a backup role with his new team.

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Camila Palafox's standout performance with two goals and two **** ists helped lead Copper Hills to a 6-3 victory over Westlake in this Region 2 game. The Grizzlies had a strong first half, netting four goals, with Adriana Garcia scoring twice and Ariana Gomez adding another. Westlake's Aubrey Liberton scored all three of her team's goals, but Copper Hills' early dominance sealed the win. Josephine Cannon contributed with one goal and two **** ists for Copper Hills.
Hillcrest's Mackenzie Dwyer contributed with both a goal and an **** ist to lead the Huskies to a 4-1 victory over Taylorsville in a Region 4 game. The Huskies had a fast start, scoring twice in the first half. Serenity Lawlor, Avery Huot, and Ava Bonner each added a goal to secure the win. Taylorsville's lone goal came in the first half.
Miranda Chap recorded a shutout as Granger defeated Cyprus 2-0 in a Region 4 game. Ajla Mahir was the standout player for Granger, scoring both goals. The Lancers took an early lead with Mahir's first goal in the first half and sealed the victory with her second in the second half.
Stacy Hernandez's two goals led Kearns to a 4-0 victory over West in a Region 4 game. The Cougars scored twice in each half, with Hernandez finding the net alongside Thianna Garcia and Jazlynn Arceo. Sofia Padilla recorded the shutout for Kearns, keeping West off the scoreboard throughout the game.
McKahl Champneys' goal helped Fremont edge past Northridge 2-1 in a Region 5 game. After a scoreless first half, Fremont came alive in the second with goals from Scarlette Taylor and McKahl Champneys. Briella Moon pulled one back for Northridge, but it wasn't enough to prevent the loss. Jerzee Watson contributed an **** ist for Fremont in a tightly contested game.

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George Clooney had a rather unexpected guest arrive at his famous Lake Como villa. Now the internet is trying to figure out the connection.
Emma Watson was photographed (shared by deuxmoi on Instagram) arriving at George and Amal Clooney's Italian home on Saturday, August 8. In the photos, the Harry Potter alum wore a light-colored floral dress with dramatic puff sleeves as she made her way toward the property, running her fingers through her hair and carrying a brown bag.
The sighting quickly caught fans' attention, largely because Watson and the Clooneys aren't exactly a celebrity friendship people would expect.
"My theory is that the Clooney's have paid her to babysit and tutor their kids as Hermione Granger," one person on Reddit joked.
"Are they making a movie together maybe?" someone on Instagram suggested.

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ORCHARD PARK - The Buffalo Bills first practice at the new Highmark Stadium was dampened, literally, by a strong rain shower about halfway through, but also because of injuries to center Connor McGovern and running back Ty Johnson.
Coach Joe Brady did not have any specifics on either player and will meet with the training staff before announcing anything, probably when the Bills return to practice Monday at One Bills Drive.
Johnson went down during a one-on-one drill when he got behind linebacker Joe Andreessen with a nice move at the line of scrimmage, but as he pulled away downfield he suddenly went to the ground. At first it looked like he slipped - this was before the rain - but then he stayed down and ultimately walked gingerly to the locker room with a trainer.
Not long after that, McGovern left an 11-on-11 portion for a couple plays after chasing down a defensive player after an interception, then returned to center but re-injured himself and this time he limped off the field, flanked by trainers.
Lloyd Cushenberry and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger split the first-team reps after McGovern went off.

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We are down to a 40-day until the New Orleans Saints 2026 season opener. New Orleans will travel north for their season start, playing at the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Sept. 13. Second-year edge rusher Fadil Diggs is sporting No. 40 as the Saints begin their training camp.
A seventh round choice in 2025, Diggs saw very limited action as a rookie. He became the 19th player to wear 40 for the Saints. Our countdown to kickoff series rolls on by looking at them all.
RB Earl Gros (1970)
RB Hoyle Granger (1971)
CB Terry Schmidt (1974-75)

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NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Kay Granger, a Texas Republican who was the first woman from her party ‌to chair the U.S. House of Representatives' powerful Appropriations ‌Committee, has died, her son J.D. Granger confirmed to Reuters on Sunday. She was 83.
No cause of death was given. Kay Granger in 2024 said she was battling "unforeseen health challenges."
Granger represented her Texas district in Congress from 1997 to 2025. In 2023, Granger announced ‌she would not seek ⁠re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
In her final term as a lawmaker, Granger chaired the ⁠House Appropriations Committee for more than a year, putting her in charge of spending legislation and making her one of the most influential members of Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson praised Granger as a ‌trailblazer. "Throughout her career, she broke barriers for women in public service," Johnson said, noting that she was the first female mayor of Fort Worth and the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House.

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