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The Associated Press has just released their preseason top 25 media poll for the 2022 college football season. One team not included within that poll is the Iowa Hawkeyes. They are on the outside looking in, albeit one of the top teams that received top 25 votes.
The Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, and Iowa Hawkeyes make up the top three teams outside of the rankings that received votes. This is the second recent poll Iowa has been snubbed from as they were also excluded from the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
The Big Ten makes up just four teams within the AP top 25 right now as the Ohio State Buckeyes come in at No. 2, the Michigan Wolverines sit at No. 8, the Michigan State Spartans are at No. 15, and the Wisconsin Badgers round out the Big Ten at No. 18.
The full top 10 of the preseason AP Poll looks like this: Alabama at No. 1, Ohio State at No. 2, Georgia at No. 3, Clemson at No. 4, Notre Dame at No. 5, Texas A&M at No. 6, Utah at No. 7, Michigan at No. 8, Oklahoma at No. 9 and Baylor at No. 10.
Here’s a look at the full preseason Associated Press Poll.
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Liverpool vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates with early Darwin Nunez chances | 2022-08-15T19:26:32Z | sports.yahoo.com | Iowa Hawkeyes excluded from 2022 preseason Associated Press top 25 poll | https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa-hawkeyes-excluded-2022-preseason-171509958.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/iowa-hawkeyes-excluded-2022-preseason-171509958.html?src=rss |
Rick Neuheisel
American college football player, college football coach, quarterback
The son of Rick Neuheisel, who was the head coach of the college football programs at Colorado, Washington and UCLA, won the 98th Arizona Amateur Championship with a 2-and-1 victory over Camden Braidech at Desert Mountain Club’s Outlaw Course in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Saturday.
Rick Neuheisel grew up in nearby Tempe, Arizona, before playing quarterback at UCLA. Son Joe, 25, played his college golf for the Bruins as well as Boise State. | 2022-08-15T19:26:38Z | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Neuheisel, son of former college football coach Rick Neuheisel, wins Arizona Amateur Championship | https://sports.yahoo.com/joe-neuheisel-son-former-college-173921415.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/joe-neuheisel-son-former-college-173921415.html?src=rss |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU quarterback Myles Brennan has decided to end his college football career after five seasons with the Tigers.
''Myles is a great leader who has made a tremendous impact on this program, and he has earned the respect of everyone here,'' first-year LSU coach Brian Kelly said. ''Myles has always embodied the traits required to fulfill our mission to graduate champions, and we have full confidence those traits will help him succeed at every step in his journey as he moves forward.''
Brennan appeared in 20 career games for LSU, passing for 1,712 yards and 13 touchdowns. He appeared in eight games as Joe Burrow's backup during the Tigers' 2019, 15-0, national championship season - the winningest campaign in the 128-year history of the program.
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Football season is right around the corner. Get ready for tailgating season with these popular tailgating essentials available now on Amazon. | 2022-08-15T19:26:51Z | sports.yahoo.com | LSU QB Brennan ends college career before 6th season | https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-qb-brennan-ends-college-182803277.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-qb-brennan-ends-college-182803277.html?src=rss |
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll came out about a week ago, and now the other historical preseason poll has dropped.
The Associated Press College Football Poll’s beginnings go back to the 1930s. Through much of its history, the AP Poll played a big part in determining who played for the national title until the College Football Playoff era arrived.
Ohio State has been a monster in the poll, showing up as No. 1 often and inside the top 25 on an almost annual basis. That didn’t change with the release of the poll on Monday. The Buckeyes landed at No. 2 behind Alabama.
Rounding out the top 10 are Georgia (3), Clemson (4), Notre Dame (5), Texas A&M (6), Utah (7), Michigan (8), Oklahoma (9) and Baylor (10).
Obviously, it’s just the preseason and these rankings will change drastically as the season goes on, but it’s good to see Ohio State continuing to get some recognition before all the fun kicks off on Sept. 3. | 2022-08-15T19:27:16Z | sports.yahoo.com | Preseason AP College Football Poll is out. Where is Ohio State? | https://sports.yahoo.com/preseason-ap-college-football-poll-174839017.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/preseason-ap-college-football-poll-174839017.html?src=rss |
On a day when Badgers star running back Braelon Allen didn’t participate in practice, senior tailback Chez Mellusi, who is just nine months and some change removed from a torn ACL, reportedly received first-team reps.
Last season, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound RB, who started the Badgers’ first nine games, carried the ball 173 times for 815 yards and five touchdowns. He also caught an additional seven passes for 66 yards, totaling 881 yards from scrimmage.
Expected to play a significant role in new offensive coordinator Bobby Engram’s offense, Mellusi showed the defense just how healthy he is, ripping off a 50-yard touchdown run against the No. 2 defense.
In the video below, courtesy of the UW Twitter account, you’ll see Mellusi make one cut, then hit the hole hard, exploding for a long TD run. | 2022-08-15T19:27:22Z | sports.yahoo.com | WATCH: Senior RB Chez Mellusi breaks off a big run at practice | https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-senior-rb-chez-mellusi-191629735.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-senior-rb-chez-mellusi-191629735.html?src=rss |
But following Saturday night’s preseason opener in Denver, Cowboys fans could be excused for collectively wondering if the coach knows that the goal was actually fewer penalties from now on.
“This is preseason, and I don’t think this has anything to do with last year. Obviously you guys get to write what you want, but it’s a starting point,” McCarthy explained. “Yeah, I didn’t like the number of penalties, to make it clear. I talked about it at halftime and talked about it briefly in there [in the locker room]. We’ll take a long look at it.”
Defensive tackle Neville Gallimore was a fresh-faced newbie not that long ago; he remembers that first-game jitters are real, even in just a preseason matchup.
“It’s football season, so the levels are high and everybody is trying to compete and get after it. Obviously, that is something we’ve got to be better [at], and we will,” the third-year man said. “Shout out to the young guys; I know what it’s like: your first game, especially playing out here with such a crowd. I know their emotions are running high, but it’s one of those things that once the game got going, they were able to slow it down. I feel it is like that every year.”
Cowboys fans could say the same about that deja vu feeling when it comes to the officials getting as much face time as the players.
Referee Alex Kemp, who led Saturday’s crew in Denver, also officiated Dallas’s most recent game, the wild card loss to the 49ers in which he dinged the Cowboys 14 times.
The Cowboys worked with refs more than usual in the preseason in hopes of better understanding officials’ tendencies. Holding themselves to more of a gamelike standard in practice, the thinking was, would cut down on penalties called during games.
Saturday’s outing did not seem to validate that point, and the Cowboys coach was left looking, once again, for explanations as to why his team continues to shoot itself in the foot by being undisciplined.
“I was a little surprised they called that many penalties in Preseason [Game] One, but you need to go through that,” McCarthy said. “This will help us get ready. We’re draft-and-develop; this is what it looks like, unfortunately, sometimes. But we will be better from it. I have great confidence in that. I’ve done this my whole coaching career: I’ve always played a lot of young guys. Unfortunately, it starts like this.”
But even more unfortunately for the Cowboys over the past two seasons, it has also seemed to keep going like this, too.
It’s easy to blame youngsters’ inexperience. Or preseason rust. Or nitpicky officiating. Or one or two undisciplined players.
At some point, though, the constantly-pointed finger is going to swing back around to the one constant through it all.
“Ultimately, when you get to Week 3 and 4,” Spears said, “and you continue to see the same things, something is not being addressed. Either you need to replace this dude [who’s committing repeated penalties], or you’re not coaching it the way it’s supposed to be coached.” | 2022-08-15T19:51:47Z | sports.yahoo.com | 17 penalty-game shows continuation of Cowboys’ undisciplined play under McCarthy | https://sports.yahoo.com/17-penalty-game-shows-continuation-193044081.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/17-penalty-game-shows-continuation-193044081.html?src=rss |
Shanahan reveals coaching points for Lance on sliding originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
On Friday night during the 49ers' preseason opener against the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Trey Lance did something he has never done before on a football field -- he slid.
On Monday, coach Kyle Shanahan revealed his coaching points have been for Lance to slide in running situations, instead of diving head first, as the quarterback has done in the past. Shanahan has stressed that players need to do what they can to stay healthy through the course of the season.
This is especially true for the franchise quarterback.
“I was expecting him to,” Shanahan said. “I was glad he did. That's something the guys have to get used to. It seems like an easy thing, but it's not as easy as people act, especially when you have a certain style your whole career.”
After Friday’s contest, Lance revealed he has never practiced sliding. Even during his youth baseball career, he only did it a handful of times. The second-year quarterback understands the responsibility he now has to stay healthy and mentally prepared for the time when it became a necessity.
Since Lance was drafted with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Shanahan has emphasized to his quarterback to not sustain more contact than necessary. Sliding is an understood option for Lance to utilize.
“He went into games planning to do that last year too,” Shanahan said. “Sometimes your personality and the nature of how you play the position takes over and you don't do what you're planning on doing, so it's good to see him stick with the plan.”
Lance clearly has learned from his rookie season, when he sustained multiple injuries as a result of not sliding. While Shanahan admires his players for the effort to attempt to move the chains, being able to play the following week is much more important.
What might be most impressive is how textbook-perfect Lance’s slide on Friday night actually was. For having never done it on a football field, the 22-year-old looked like a natural. He felt all eyes on him at that moment.
“I’m pretty sure I could hear the whole entire sideline yelling at me to get down,” Lance said “Obviously, I’m in a little bit of a different position now, just trying to take care of myself. I know that me not being available puts our team at a deficit.” | 2022-08-15T19:51:59Z | sports.yahoo.com | 49ers' Kyle Shanahan explains Trey Lance coaching points on sliding | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-kyle-shanahan-explains-trey-182035593.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-kyle-shanahan-explains-trey-182035593.html?src=rss |
Dan Campbell: Jeff Okudah’s preseason debut was encouraging originally appeared on Pro Football Talk
The World Series is scheduled to start on a Friday for the first time since 1915 and could end on Nov. 5 — its latest ever — because of the lockout that delayed opening day. Major League Baseball said Monday its expanded postseason will begin with all four games in the new wild-card series on Oct. 7. As part of this year's schedule, off days will be skipped between Games 4 and 5 of the Division Series and Games 5 and 6 of the Championship Series, potentially taxing bullpens. | 2022-08-15T19:52:50Z | sports.yahoo.com | Dan Campbell: Jeff Okudah’s preseason debut was encouraging | https://sports.yahoo.com/dan-campbell-jeff-okudah-preseason-184526525.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/dan-campbell-jeff-okudah-preseason-184526525.html?src=rss |
Brees wasn’t brought back by NBC after the 2021 season, and he’s since been linked to Amazon’s burgeoning NFL coverage division (the popular streaming service plans to exclusively broadcast Thursday night games beginning this year), though a specific role remains unconfirmed. He experienced an up-and-down performance with NBC offering color commentary during Notre Dame games and in the booth for Sunday night pregame shows, which fell short of the network’s expectations.
So now Garrett, the longtime Dallas Cowboys coach and former New York Giants offensive coordinator, is taking Brees’ spot at NBC. And as for Brees: his exact path forward is to be determined, and he’s publicly speculated about which career path he’ll take up next, up to and including investments in a pro pickleball team. We’ll keep an eye out for news on No. 9.
Which Saints players could be next to join the Pro Football Hall of Fame? | 2022-08-15T19:53:28Z | sports.yahoo.com | NBC announces Jason Garrett as Drew Brees’ replacement on Notre Dame broadcasts | https://sports.yahoo.com/nbc-announces-jason-garrett-drew-193616334.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nbc-announces-jason-garrett-drew-193616334.html?src=rss |
The Seahawks and every other NFL team has until tomorrow afternoon to cut their offseason roster from 90 players down to 85.
This should come as no great surprise, since Amadi has often been the team’s weakest link in coverage over the last two seasons.
The addition of a couple new players further endangered Amadi’s chances of making the roster. First, the Seahawks re-signed veteran nickel corner Justin Coleman, who played the slot position better than anyone else has under head coach Pete Carroll from 2017-2018. The team also drafted two cornerbacks this year and in recent days Coby Bryant has been getting playing time in the slot.
It’s only been one preseason game, but the Seahawks probably wouldn’t be planning to cut Amadi unless they felt good about how Bryant has performed. | 2022-08-15T19:54:00Z | sports.yahoo.com | Seahawks plan to include CB Ugo Amadi in initial 2022 roster cuts | https://sports.yahoo.com/seahawks-plan-cb-ugo-amadi-185259168.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/seahawks-plan-cb-ugo-amadi-185259168.html?src=rss |
The Roquan Smith situation has become incredibly awkward over the last week. After Smith formally requested to be traded by the Bears, there was someone contacting NFL teams to gauge interest in a trade.
It wouldn’t normally be a problem for someone with a certified agent. But Smith doesn’t have an agent, which would mean any contact by an NFL team would be considered tampering.
The NFL Management Council sent out a memo to NFL teams warning of a non-NFLPA certified agent by the name of “Saint Omni” contacting teams on Smith’s behalf.
Here’s the statement from the NFL:
The NFL is threatening disciplinary action for tampering violations and reminding teams about the rules involving trade talks.
Meanwhile, Bears general manager Ryan Poles said his intentions remain to sign Smith to a contract extension. Although he’ll ultimately do what’s best for the team. | 2022-08-15T19:54:06Z | sports.yahoo.com | Someone named Saint Omni has been contacting NFL teams about Roquan Smith | https://sports.yahoo.com/someone-named-saint-omni-contacting-192815624.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/someone-named-saint-omni-contacting-192815624.html?src=rss |
The Indianapolis Colts have gotten through their first preseason game, which means it’s time to evaluate the stock of a number of players throughout the roster.
But with the first preseason game now behind us, we got a solid look at all three phases of the game.
Here’s the stock report following the Colts’ first preseason game:
Stock Up: DL Dayo Odeyingbo
The second-year pass rusher showed us why the Colts felt the need to draft him in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft and why they have so much optimism he will make an impact during his sophomore campaign. Odeyingbo led the Colts defense with five total pressures on the day where no other defender had more than two, according to Pro Football Focus. He still has a long way to go with his pass-rush development, but we saw the flashes on Saturday of what could make him a difference-maker.
Stock Down: K Jake Verity
It’s unlikely that Verity will be cut this early into the preseason, but he didn’t really help his case in the battle for the kicking job against incumbent starter Rodrigo Blankenship. While Blankenship converted his single field-goal attempt from 24 yards and his only extra-point attempt, Verity failed to convert his lone extra-point attempt. The second-year kicker has a lot of range, but he’s still behind Blankenship in the competition.
Stock Up: DE Ben Banogu
Few players on the Colts roster face more pressure than Banogu, who enters the final year of his rookie contract. He started off the preseason on a strong note, though, registering two pressures and a team-high two run stops, according to Pro Football Focus. His fit in Gus Bradley’s scheme is much better than the previous regime’s and it’s encouraging to see him making strides.
Wilcox finds himself in the middle of the cornerback battle, but he may have taken a step back during the preseason opener. According to Pro Football Focus, Wilcox allowed team-highs in targets (7), receptions (6) and receiving yards (56). Though 9.5 yards allowed per reception is nothing scoff at, the Bills’ third-team offense found ease in targeting him throughout the day.
Stock Up: OL Will Fries
The second-year offensive lineman was one of the strongest parts of the unit during the preseason opener. Fries played 43 snaps, tied for the second-most among offensive lineman, and it was easy to see why the Colts felt comfortable parting ways with veteran Jason Spriggs before the game. Fries was stout at the point of attack in the run game and didn’t allow a single pressure during his 28 pass-blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus.
Stock Down: TE Nikola Kalinic
Mentioned in our prediction of the first five cuts for the Colts, Kalinic may find himself to be the odd man out in the tight end room. Of the players who logged snaps during the game, Kalinic’s five snaps were the fewest among all offensive players. He did see nine snaps on special teams, but his lack of playing time likely means he has a high potential to be one of the first players cut. | 2022-08-15T19:54:07Z | sports.yahoo.com | Stock report following Colts’ first preseason game | https://sports.yahoo.com/stock-report-following-colts-first-183808641.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/stock-report-following-colts-first-183808641.html?src=rss |
Liz Cambage apologized Monday for leaving the Sparks abruptly amid a playoff run during her only season in L.A. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)
"Playing for the Sparks was a dream come true and I’m honored to have shared the court with such amazing ladies for as long as we did," Cambage wrote on Instagram. "I'm sorry to have left abruptly and I wish it would have ended on a different note."
Cambage has not given a specific reason for leaving the Sparks and the WNBA, but she wrote: "I’ll be taking this time to focus on my healing and personal growth before providing clarification on past rumors" and "I’m hopeful that the WNBA will do their part in creating safer environments and a stronger support system for their players."
The Arizona Cardinals' J.J. Watt took to Twitter Saturday morning to request some help after finding a "baby rattlesnake" in his house. | 2022-08-15T20:26:26Z | sports.yahoo.com | Liz Cambage apologizes to Sparks in first public comments on abruptly leaving team | https://sports.yahoo.com/liz-cambage-apologizes-sparks-first-192933644.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/liz-cambage-apologizes-sparks-first-192933644.html?src=rss |
Andrew Whitworth has successfully made the transition from NFL left tackle to broadcaster, making his debut in the booth on Saturday during the Rams-Chargers game. He’ll be a studio analyst for Amazon during the regular season, showing he’s doing just fine in retirement.
Now that he’s out of the NFL, he’s voicing his opinion on the league’s top 100 players list, which is voted on by players and released annually. There’s already a lot of speculation about whether players actually do vote, and Whitworth indicates that’s not the case.
He called the list a joke and that it has been for a “really long time.”
I’m sure at least some players vote on the list, but it’s almost impossible to imagine all players doing so, as Whitworth points out. The NFL has begun releasing the top 100 for 2022 and not a single Rams player has made it so far in the 100-51 range.
They’ll surely have a bunch in the top 50, including Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, Cooper Kupp and likely Matthew Stafford, but regardless, the list isn’t the most accurate way to rank the best players in the NFL. | 2022-08-15T20:44:15Z | sports.yahoo.com | Andrew Whitworth rips NFL’s top 100 players list: ‘It’s a joke!’ | https://sports.yahoo.com/andrew-whitworth-rips-nfl-top-194744523.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/andrew-whitworth-rips-nfl-top-194744523.html?src=rss |
Lacob celebrates Stephen A. return with priceless wake-up call originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Warriors owner Joe Lacob was thrilled to see a familiar face on television Monday morning.
Stephen A. Smith made his return to ESPN's "First Take" after a month away, and Lacob greeted him with a hilarious video that aired on the show.
In the video, Lacob received a wake-up call and initially was unmotivated to rise after hearing that "First Take" is on. But once he found out Smith was back on the set, Lacob's tone changed.
"He’s back? Stephen A. is back? He’s the only one who believed in us," Lacob said, emerging from the covers with the Larry O'Brien championship trophy in hand. "Welcome back, Stephen A."
Smith, who had been away from the show since mid-July after undergoing shoulder surgery, picked the Warriors to win the 2021-22 NBA championship in October after the team had played just two regular-season games. And while analysts like Charles Barkley rode against the Warriors, Smith stood mostly firm on his pick throughout the postseason.
Smith also chose Golden State to repeat as champions next summer.
“I got the Warriors repeating,” he said in June. "They are winning the NBA championship again next year. This time next year, Steph Curry will surpass LeBron James and he will have five [championships]. He will tie Kobe Bryant. He will surpass Shaquille O’Neal.
"The Golden State Warriors, they’re going to do it again."
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Those spicy takes were enough to get the attention of Lacob. | 2022-08-15T20:44:34Z | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Lacob honors Stephen A. Smith return with priceless wake-up call | https://sports.yahoo.com/joe-lacob-honors-stephen-smith-195032591.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/joe-lacob-honors-stephen-smith-195032591.html?src=rss |
American football player and general manager from the United States
In 1979, John Elway of Granada Hills lines up a target as he passes North to a 35–15 victory over the South in the Shrine All–Star football game at the Rose Bowl. (Andy Hayt / Los Angeles Times)
The list is filled with some of football's greatest players who made their mark in California high school sports, from John Elway (Granada Hills) to Tom Brady (San Mateo Serra). There's also Jackie Robinson (Pasadena Muir), Frankie Albert (Glendale), Ronnie Lott (Rialto Eisenhower), Reggie Bush (La Mesa Helix) and Richard Sherman (Compton Dominguez).
Among the 13 coaches are those who turned in legendary performances, including Bob Ladouceur (Concord De La Salle), Harry Welch (Canyon Country Canyon, Santa Margarita, St. Margaret's) and Bill Redell (Encino Crespi, La Canada St. Francis, Westlake Village Oaks Christian).
An exhibit is being built at the Rose Bowl to house the Hall of Fame. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 21. It is expected to open during the week of the Southern Section Division 1 championship game at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 25. There will be a spring 2023 induction ceremony.
Bill Robinson, the well-liked talent agent and manager who represented the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, James Garner and Robert Duvall during his long career, has died. He was 92. Robinson died Aug. 6 at his home in Malibu after a long illness, his family announced. Robinson’s clients also included Judith Anderson, […] | 2022-08-15T21:09:08Z | sports.yahoo.com | 100 players, 13 coaches chosen for first California High School Football Hall of Fame | https://sports.yahoo.com/100-players-13-coaches-chosen-194217210.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/100-players-13-coaches-chosen-194217210.html?src=rss |
The 2022 college football season is rapidly approaching. As we stand just two weeks away from opening kickoff, the preseason AP Top 25 Poll has been released.
The usual suspects sit atop this year’s rankings.
Alabama claims the No. 1 spot for the seventh time under head coach Nick Saban. The Tide returns Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young at quarterback and superstar edge rusher Will Anderson to anchor the defense.
Ohio State comes in at No. 2 after an 11-2 record in 2022. Ryan Day’s offense has the weapons to be among the nation’s best and new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles figures to improve the other side of the ball.
Georgia (No. 3), Clemson (No. 4) and Notre Dame (No. 5) round out the top five. Here is a full look at the preseason AP Top 25 rankings.
The SEC leads all conferences with six teams voted into the rankings while the ACC comes in just behind with five.
This year’s AP Poll creates plenty of questions and storylines. Here are four takeaways from the preseason top 25.
The top four is correct
The voters nailed the preseason top four teams. Alabama is the clear cut No. 1 as the Tide might field one of Saban’s best teams this upcoming season. Ohio State has tons of firepower and experience returning. The defending champion Georgia Bulldogs lost tons of talent but have recruited well enough to reload at an elite level. Clemson is in store for a bounce back year after some early struggles in 2021.
SEC dominance continues
The SEC’s run as the best conference in college football looks to be continuing this season. The league boast six schools in the top 25 and has Tennessee and LSU just missing the cut. Not to mention Texas and Oklahoma are set to make the move in the coming years.
USC is overrated
USC enters the season ranked No. 14 after bringing in Lincoln Riley and a few star transfers in the offseason. The Trojans still need a year or two to develop depth and establish a winning culture.
A first year team will make the College Football Playoff
Parody outside the top handful of programs in college football looks to be at a high level entering 2022. This season sets up well for a new face to make the cut for the college football playoff. Utah, Texas A&M, Baylor and NC State and all candidates to break through on the national stage.
Ohio State football offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson on the battles during camp
Ohio State football coach Kevin Wilson describes the battles during the 2022 Fall training camp. He is the Offensive Coordinator. | 2022-08-15T21:09:27Z | sports.yahoo.com | Four takeaways from the preseason AP Top 25 Poll | https://sports.yahoo.com/four-takeaways-preseason-ap-top-192908134.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/four-takeaways-preseason-ap-top-192908134.html?src=rss |
Brennan appeared in 20 career games for LSU, passing for 1,712 yards and 13 touchdowns. He appeared in eight games as Joe Burrow‘s backup during the Tigers’ 2019, 15-0, national championship season – the winningest campaign in the 128-year history of the program.
LSU QB Myles Brennan ends college career before 6th season originally appeared on NBCSports.com | 2022-08-15T21:09:52Z | sports.yahoo.com | LSU QB Myles Brennan ends college career before 6th season | https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-qb-myles-brennan-ends-194039008.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-qb-myles-brennan-ends-194039008.html?src=rss |
First 2022 AP Top 25 poll revealed: BC could play top five team in October originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The 2022 college football season is almost here.
The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released Monday, and there were few surprises.
The top five was pretty straightforward. It's packed with the usual suspects, including last season's champion Georgia and runner-up Alabama.
Here's the full poll:
It's the fifth straight year the preseason AP poll has included Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Ohio State in the top five. Alabama has been in the top five of the preseason AP poll for 14 consecutive years -- the longest active streak in the sport. The next-best streak is Clemson at seven years.
Speaking of the Tigers, they will make a trip to Boston College to play the Eagles at Alumni Stadium on Oct. 8. BC played at Clemson in each of the last three years and nearly won twice. The Eagles lost 34-28 in 2020 and 19-13 last season.
The last time Clemson played at Boston College was in 2018, when quarterback Trevor Lawrence led a 27-7 Tigers victory en route to a 15-0 national title-winning season.
Clemson will be one of potentially four ranked teams that Boston College plays in 2022. The other BC opponents entering the season ranked in the top 25 are Wake Forest (No. 22), N.C. State (No. 13) and Notre Dame (No. 5).
The Tigers likely will have to play two ranked teams before coming to Chestnut Hill. They play Wake Forest and N.C. State in the two games before squaring off against BC. | 2022-08-15T21:10:17Z | sports.yahoo.com | Preseason AP Top 25 poll: Here's where Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame rank | https://sports.yahoo.com/preseason-ap-top-25-poll-193904669.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/preseason-ap-top-25-poll-193904669.html?src=rss |
Despite rosters needing to be cut to 85 by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the Miami Dolphins are continuing to sign players.
Along with their signing of cornerback MacKenzie Alexander, the Dolphins also announced that they’ve signed defensive tackle Niles Scott.
Scott went undrafted in 2018 out of Frostburg State and was originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers. Since then, he’s had stops in Denver, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Las Vegas, Tennessee, New England and Seattle.
He played six games as a rookie, recording four tackles, but he hasn’t played in the regular season since.
Miami may be looking to move on from one of their defensive linemen, and Scott could be a replacement, as they get a look at him in the preseason.
Along with these two roster moves, the Dolphins also announced that they’ve put cornerback Trill Williams on injured reserve after his torn ACL revelation. Being put on injured reserve before the start of the regular season means he will not be able to return in 2022 if he were to have a miraculous recovery by the end of the year. | 2022-08-15T21:35:02Z | sports.yahoo.com | Dolphins sign DT Niles Scott, place CB Trill Williams on IR | https://sports.yahoo.com/dolphins-sign-dt-niles-scott-211956605.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/dolphins-sign-dt-niles-scott-211956605.html?src=rss |
With NFL teams required to trim their rosters down to 85 players by Tuesday, August 16th, this is a time where organizations might make some roster moves. One such move happened on Monday, with the Philadelphia Eagles trading wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seattle Seahawks for defensive back Ugo Amadi.
The move gives both players a shot at making rosters come final cutdown day, with Amadi providing some defensive back depth in Philadelphia while Arcega-Whiteside gets a chance at a fresh start in Seattle.
Tom Pelissero reported on the move first for the NFL Network:
Drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft, Arcega-Whiteside never grew into the receiver the Eagles were hoping for. With additions in recent years at the position such as Jalen Reagor, as well as the emergence of Quez Watkins as a reliable option, the team moved him to tight end prior to the 2022 NFL draft. Then, with the acquisition of A.J. Brown prior to the draft, and the selection of Grant Calcaterra in the sixth round, Arcega-Whiteside faced a real uphill battle at sticking on the roster.
Amadi was a fourth-round selection by Seattle in the 2019 NFL draft, and has started 12 games over his career at safety for the Seahawks. He started seven games a year ago, recording an interception and 54 total tackles. | 2022-08-15T21:35:15Z | sports.yahoo.com | Eagles trade J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to Seattle for Ugo Amadi | https://sports.yahoo.com/eagles-trade-j-j-arcega-204108357.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/eagles-trade-j-j-arcega-204108357.html?src=rss |
A new day, another crazy chapter in the Roquan Smith contract drama.
Last week, the Bears’ star linebacker formally requested a trade from the organization. He cited losing trust in the organization in the new regime’s attempts to take advantage of him during contract negotiations. He also feels like it hasn’t been so much as a negotiation rather than them pressuring him with a “take it or leave it” deal.
Shortly after, Smith was removed from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, where he’d been for the entirety of training camp. Many speculated it was a good faith move to help avoid fining Smith for “holding in” amid contract negotiations.
Then, a report surfaced that someone was engaging with NFL teams about potential trade interest for Smith, which could have serious ramifications.
Who would’ve thought Smith requesting a trade would’ve been the most normal thing to come out of this entire situation.
We’re breaking down everything to know about the current situation with Smith, including who’s Saint Omni and whether he’s actually involved in negotiations.
It’s pretty difficult to find much about Saint Omni. But we did some digging and learned that Saint Omni is the director of football at LifeLine Financial Group, according to this article posted by Complex back in Nov. 2021.
Saint Omni’s Facebook page, which hasn’t been updated in over two years, lists him as a “business consultant and manager for high profile NFL Athletes and celebrities.”
The Facebook page has since been deleted.
What does he have to do with Roquan Smith?
Last week, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported that “a person purporting to represent Smith has been calling other teams in order to gauge potential trade interest.”
In a new memo obtained by ESPN, the NFL has identified that person as Saint Omni, who has contacted NFL clubs and indicated he is representing Smith.
Considering Saint Omni isn’t an NFLPA certified agent, any contact about a potential trade with an NFL team would be considered tampering.
Here’s the statement from the NFL, via ESPN:
In a memo to teams, the NFL threatened disciplinary action for tampering violations and reminded teams about the rules involving trade talks.
So is Saint Omni representing Roquan Smith?
That appears to be the case.
Smith isn’t the first veteran to represent himself when seeking a contract extension. Texans offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil also negotiated a contract extension without an agent. The person in question helping him during contract negotiations? One Saint Omni.
So this wouldn’t be the first time Saint Omni assisted a player acting as their own agent in contract negotiations.
Granted, these two situations are different considering Tunsil wasn’t seeking a trade. There’s no issue with Omni serving as a consultant for Smith. It’s the fact that Omni, a non-certified agent, is gauging trade interest with NFL teams. The very definition of tampering.
That’s the question everyone’s wondering at this point, especially as the Roquan Smith drama has gotten weirder with each new chapter.
Here’s where things currently stand: Smith has still requested a trade and it appears contract negotiations are stalled as Smith hasn’t gotten an offer he’d consider.
General manager Ryan Poles reiterated his intentions are to sign Smith to a contract extension. Now, it’s just a matter of them coming to terms on a deal, preferably before the start of the regular season.
But Poles also said he’d do what’s best for the team, which could include signing Smith, trading Smith or letting him walk in free agency next year. | 2022-08-15T21:35:40Z | sports.yahoo.com | Everything you need to know about Saint Omni and the Roquan Smith situation | https://sports.yahoo.com/everything-know-saint-omni-roquan-204624597.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/everything-know-saint-omni-roquan-204624597.html?src=rss |
FOXBORO -- The Patriots are "going through a process" Bill Belichick said Thursday night after the preseason opener.
All of the above? Some of the above? None of the above? What is the Patriots current vision for what they’d like their offense to look like when it gets proficient? Do they have one? Or will they simply know it when they see it?
Fired by the Lions during the 2020 season, Patricia’s been Belichick’s full-time handyman since coming back to Foxboro, deployed in a variety of necessary jobs. This year, his title is Senior Football Advisor/Offensive Line coach. But he’s also been the main man in charge of doing coordinator-y stuff like playcalling and being the primary overseer of the offense during practice.
Unless he’s with the offensive line. Then it’s Belichick. Or Judge. Or both. In the first preseason game, Patricia appeared to be coordinator/playcaller for the first two series before yielding to Judge who ran things with the third-string offense for much of the rest of the game.
So here’s my working theory. Judge is the OC-in-training. Because Patricia has playcalling experience on defense, he understands the machinations of getting the calls in, reacting to situations, adjustments and injuries in real time. So Patricia is handling the lion’s share of the practices and in-game stuff first until Judge is up to speed this month, next month or next season. Eventually, Patricia will go to back to OL and Belichick’s utility player wherever needed and Judge becomes OC. | 2022-08-15T21:36:05Z | sports.yahoo.com | As joint practices begin, what's the end-game for Patriots' offensive process? | https://sports.yahoo.com/joint-practices-begin-whats-end-210037045.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/joint-practices-begin-whats-end-210037045.html?src=rss |
The New England Patriots are shifting focus to the second week of preseason football, and there are notable free agents for the team that are still unsigned.
That obviously doesn’t mean that’ll remain the case, but with roster cuts right around the corner, it does bring into question what the future holds for some of the players.
Could a return to New England be in the cards at some point? Or, will another opportunity pop up elsewhere to help fill a vacant roster spot?
So many things can happen over the course of training camp and preseason football that could create roster openings where there initially weren’t any. That means there’s still hope for every player on this list.
Here are the Patriots’ free agents that still remain unsigned.
OLB, Jamie Collins
Jamie Collins always seems to end up back with the Patriots.
That has been the going theme throughout his NFL career. He arrived as a rare athletic specimen that was a threat as a pass-rusher, pass defender and run stopper.
However, at age 32, his wheels aren’t quite what they used to be. That doesn’t mean he couldn’t help a linebacker-needy team as a rotational player on the roster. There are still flashes from the good old days that pop up every now and then for Collins.
LB, Terez Hall
Terez Hall was cut by the Patriots back in May after missing the entire 2021 season when placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list (PUP). There wasn’t much of a chance for him to stick on a roster with a crowded linebackers room.
But he’s still only 25 years old with his entire career ahead of him, if he can nab another opportunity. The former University of Missouri standout knows a thing or two about making a way for himself.
He walked onto the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2019 and managed to play in eight games and start in four.
QB, D’Eriq King
It was always going to be an uphill battle for rookie quarterback D’Eriq King. Mac Jones is the obvious starter for the Patriots, and Brian Hoyer has been sitting pretty in the primary backup spot for years.
So King was going to have to somehow convince the Patriots he was better than their fourth-round draft pick, Bailey Zappe.
Things never panned out, and King was ultimately released by the team before the start of OTAs. And yet, his rare playmaking abilities as both a passer and a runner could make him a worthy experiment elsewhere.
OL, Liam Shanahan
Liam Shanahan was in and out the door quickly in New England. The team brought him in as part of a group of undrafted rookie free agents, and he wasn’t able to stick on the roster.
He originally started his collegiate tenure at Harvard before transferring to Louisiana State to play in his final year. Good offensive linemen are always in high demand.
If Shanahan can prove he can bring something to a team, another opportunity could pop up at some point for him to live out his NFL dreams.
LB, Dont'a Hightower
It’s hard to completely let go of Dont’a Hightower when his number is still available. Oh, and his locker is still there as well. It’s almost as if everything is being left untouched just in case he decides to check back in for another season.
There has also been no official word of retirement from Hightower’s camp. But then again, the Patriots have a young and talented linebacker corps capable of taking the reins of a player that will undoubtedly go into the franchise’s Hall of Fame someday.
It would still be interesting if Hightower ends up looking for another opportunity. If not the Patriots, someone will extend a hand to the former All-Pro and three-time Super Bowl champion.
What's the end game for the Patriots offense? Will they know it when they see it? Tom E. Curran shares his perspective on the state of the offense heading into this week's joint practices with Carolina. | 2022-08-15T21:36:12Z | sports.yahoo.com | List of remaining unsigned Patriots free agents | https://sports.yahoo.com/list-remaining-unsigned-patriots-free-205514232.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/list-remaining-unsigned-patriots-free-205514232.html?src=rss |
Fans of the Buffalo Bills are still not over the coin flip that didn't go their way in last season's playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs. If Josh Allen called heads instead of tails, many believe the Bills might be entering this season as the defending Super Bowl champions. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the Chiefs won the toss, took the ball and never gave the Bills a chance.
However, things might be different in 2022. Buffalo enters the season with extremely lofty expectations. They are the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl and are expected to be the cream of the crop across the NFL. They have the preseason MVP favorite in Josh Allen leading the way. Yahoo's Frank Schwab has Buffalo ranked No. 1 in his preseason power rankings. The betting market certainly doesn't disagree with that assessment.
Buffalo enters with lofty expectations
After winning 11 games in 2021, the expectations for Buffalo are even higher entering the upcoming season. Oddsmakers have set the over/under for Bills win this upcoming season at 11.5 wins. This is tied for the highest win total in the league, alongside the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The high win total is not deterring bettors either, as 80% of bets and 88% of the money is backing Buffalo to go over 11.5 wins.
The Bills are -550 favorites to make the playoffs this upcoming season, odds that suggest Buffalo makes the postseason nearly 85% of the time. Only the Buccaneers have better odds to make the playoffs than the Bills. After missing the playoffs in 17 straight seasons from 2000-2016, the Bills have made the playoffs four of the last five years and in three straight seasons.
Buffalo enters as a massive favorite to win the AFC East. The Bills are -225 favorites to finish atop their division. Across the NFL, only the Buccaneers are bigger favorites to win their division. Over 62% of the money bet has backed Buffalo to win the AFC East. The Bills are -10000 favorites to finish top-2 in the division, meaning you'd need to bet $100 to win a dollar.
The Bills are the betting favorites to have the most wins in the NFL this upcoming season at +500. Tampa bay has the second best odds at +550. Buffalo is also the betting favorite to lead the league in points scored this upcoming season with +600 odds. Tampa Bay, Kansas City and the Chargers have the second best odds at +800.
Buffalo is +300 to win all six of their division games against the Patriots, Dolphins and Jets. They went 5-1 last season, with the only loss coming in ridiculous weather conditions against the Patriots. The Bills are +375 to win all of their home games this season and +400 to open the season 4-0, though they face some stiff competition in the Rams, Ravens, Titans and Dolphins. If you're really feeling a special season from the Bills, you can bet on a team going 17-0 in the regular season at 14-to-1 odds. A perfect season pays out at 40-to-1.
Bills are Super Bowl favorites
The Buffalo Bills enter the 2022 season as the Super Bowl favorites with +600 odds to win it all. The next best odds belong to the Buccaneers who are +750. No other team has odds better than 10-to-1.
The Bills are the most popular Super Bowl bet at BetMGM. They've received 18% of the money wagered so far. No other team has received more than 10.4% of the money. The Bills opened with +750 odds to win the Super Bowl, but those odds have moved as the offseason has progressed and the money has piled up on Buffalo.
The Bills are +300 to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are a distant second on the odds leaderboard at +500. The Bills are the most popular bet to win the AFC with the Broncos a distant second. Buffalo is +275 to have a first round bye and finish as the No. 1 seed in the AFC. That makes them huge favorites ahead of the Chiefs, who have the second best odds at +600.
Bills player props and awards
With expectations so high for the Bills, it's no surprise that oddsmakers are expecting big years from some of their players.
Josh Allen enters with +700 odds to win NFL MVP in 2022. That makes him the betting favorite to win the award, ahead of Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes who both have +800 odds. Allen is currently the second most popular MVP bet, getting over 15% of the betting action which trails only Russell Wilson. An Allen MVP and Bills Super Bowl pays out at 35-to-1.
Allen is also the second most popular bet to win AP Offensive Player of the Year behind Justin Jefferson. Allen has 25-to-1 odds to win the award, as it seems the award has shifted towards awarding non-quarterbacks. A non-quarterback has won the award three straight seasons, but a quarterback has won the award seven times in the last 15 years, so it's certainly possible.
Allen is 12-to-1 to lead the NFL in passing yards, which is tied for the 7th best odds with Dak Prescott. He's +750 to lead the league in passing touchdowns, tied with Matthew Stafford for the third best odds behind only Tom Brady and Justin Herbert. Allen finished 8th and 7th in the two categories last season. Allen is 25-to-1 to lead the league in interceptions, which are intriguing odds for someone who threw the third most picks last season.
Allen's over/under for passing yards this upcoming season is set at 4349.5 yards. He had 4,407 last season and has gone over this number in back-to-back years. His passing touchdown prop is set at 35.5 touchdowns, a number he has gone over in two straight seasons. His interception number is lined at 11.5 picks. He had 15 last season and has 46 over four seasons.
On the ground, Allen's over/under for rushing yards is set at 524.5 yards. He had 763 last season but went under this number the two years before that. His over/under for rushing touchdowns is set at 6.5 scores. He had just six last year, but went over this number his first three seasons.
Josh Allen is the favorite to win MVP, and his Bills are favorites to win the Super Bowl. (Joshua Bessex/Getty Images)
Stefon Diggs enters the season with 14-to-1 odds to lead the NFL in receiving yards this upcoming season. Those are the sixth best odds in the NFL behind only Cooper Kupp, Justin Jefferson, Ceedee Lamb, Ja'Marr Chase and Davante Adams. He finished 8th last season, but led the league in 2020. Diggs is +900 to lead the league in receptions, odds which are third best in football. He was 9th last year, but again, led the league in 2020. Diggs is 14-to-1 to lead the league in receiving touchdowns after finishing 6th last year.
After posting 103 receptions, 1225 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns last season, Diggs' props for the upcoming season are set at 99.5 receptions, 1199.5 receiving yards and 8.5 receiving touchdowns. His per season averages over two seasons in Buffalo are 115 receptions, 1380 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns.
Von Miller was once one of the most feared defensive players in the league, and while his best years might be behind him, he's still an impact player. Miller is 40-to-1 to win Defensive Player of the Year which is tied for the 12th best odds with Derwin James, Jalen Ramsey and Danielle Hunter. Miller is 25-to-1 to lead the league in sacks. Those are the 14th best odds, tied with four others including Haason Reddick. He finished tied for 11th last season with 9.5 sacks. His over/under for this upcoming season is set at 10 sacks. He's gone under this number in back-to-back seasons, but went over in his first seven healthy seasons.
Other Bills players
Gabriel Davis is expected to have an increased role with the likes of Emmanuel Sanders and Cole Beasley out of the picture. After posting 35 receptions, 549 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns last season, his season-long props are set at 60.5 receptions, 799.5 receiving yards and 7.5 touchdowns. He's 25-to-1 to lead the league in receiving touchdowns, which is better odds than marquee names like A.J. Brown and Keenan Allen.
Dawson Knox's season long props are set at 51.5 receptions, 550.5 receiving yards and 6.5 receiving touchdowns. Last season, he had 49 receptions, 587 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. It'll be interesting to see if his redzone prowess translates to the rest of the field with an increased role.
Devin Singletary is 30-to-1 to lead the NFL in rushing yards, which ties him for the 13th best odds with the likes of Ezekiel Elliott and Leonard Fournette. His over/under for rushing yards is set at 749.5 after he posted 870 last season. His rushing touchdowns number is set at 5.5 scores. He scored 7 rushing touchdowns last season but had only four total over his first two seasons.
James Cook is 16-to-1 to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Those odds are tied for 9th best with Garrett Wilson, Kenneth Walker and Jalen Tolbert. If Cook steals the backfield from Singletary, he could be an intriguing bet.
Kaiir Elam is 20-to-1 to win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Those are the 9th best odds tied with five other defensive rookies.
Sean McDermott is 25-to-1 to win NFL Coach of the Year. Those odds are tied for 14th best, but McDermott is currently the third most popular bet to win the award at BetMGM behind only Dan Campbell and Nathaniel Hackett.
Bills open season with stiff test
The Buffalo Bills open the NFL season by visiting Los Angeles to face the defending Super Bowl champions. This is the first game of the season and kicks things off on Thursday, September 8th.
Despite being on the road and facing the defending champions, the Bills are 2-point favorites over the Rams. That highlights just how high the betting market is on this Buffalo team. If you don't want to fool around with the points, the Bills are -130 favorites to win the game on the moneyline.
The total for the game is set at 51.5-points. This is the second highest total on the board, behind only the Kansas City-Arizona matchup. Fireworks are expected between two of the league's best teams. | 2022-08-15T21:36:31Z | sports.yahoo.com | NFL futures, odds: Buffalo Bills enter as Super Bowl favorites | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-futures-odds-buffalo-bills-enter-as-super-bowl-favorites-211828023.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-futures-odds-buffalo-bills-enter-as-super-bowl-favorites-211828023.html?src=rss |
The Green Bay Packers released two more players on Monday. In need of getting the roster down to 85 players by Tuesday’s deadline, the Packers announced the release of rookie center Cole Schneider and cornerback Donte Vaughn.
Both players were dealing with injuries.
Schneider was signed as an undrafted free agent out of USF. He injured his ankle during the first week of training camp and did not play in the preseason opener on Friday night.
Vaughn signed as a free agent on July 26. He is a first-year player and an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame. A hamstring injury held him out of the last week, including the preseason opener.
With Schenider released, expect Jake Hanson and Michal Menet to keep competing to be the backup center behind Josh Myers. Vaughn was a long shot to stick at corner.
The Packers also released outside linebacker Randy Ramsey on Monday, meaning general manager Brian Gutekunst needs to cut two more players to get to 85 by Tuesday afternoon. | 2022-08-15T21:36:49Z | sports.yahoo.com | Packers release C Cole Schneider, CB Donte Vaughn | https://sports.yahoo.com/packers-release-c-cole-schneider-211146293.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/packers-release-c-cole-schneider-211146293.html?src=rss |
The New England Patriots rested their starters for the team’s preseason opener against the New York Giants on Thursday. Coach Bill Belichick gave a reason for that decision on Monday, as the team shifts its focus to the second week of the preseason.
Players such as quarterback Bailey Zappe and wide receiver Tyquan Thornton made the most of their opportunity and had a legitimate impact on the game. Zappe went 19-of-32 on the evening, throwing for 205 yards and a touchdown.
Thornton had a strong outing as well, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. The wide receiver finished with two catches on both of his targets for nine yards and the touchdown. This game was a showcase for rookies and reserves, as the Patriots continue to assess the depth they have at each position.
Coach Bill Belichick talked to the media prior to practice and gave his reasoning for resting his starters, per NESN’s Dakota Randall.
“Well, the players that played a lot in the game did less in some of the practices leading up to the game, and the players that played less in the game or didn’t play at all in the game, did a lot more,” said Belichick. “So, I think when you look cumulatively, over, call it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, which actually we have — the volumes are pretty close. So, some guys played a lot in the game, but really didn’t get a whole lot of practice reps.
It will be interesting to see what lineup the Patriots put out in their second preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. The second game could prove to be a big one for the starters, with only one preseason match left following Friday’s game.
New England was able to see what they had for depth last Thursday, and it gives them something to build on as they finish out the preseason slate. | 2022-08-15T21:37:02Z | sports.yahoo.com | Patriots coach Bill Belichick gives reason for resting starters vs Giants | https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-coach-bill-belichick-gives-211919474.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-coach-bill-belichick-gives-211919474.html?src=rss |
Matt Patricia has a new job description.
He's calling plays for the New England Patriots offense. For now, at least. Part-time. The ex-Detroit Lions head coach split offensive play calling duties with Joe Judge in New England's preseason game against the New York Giants on Thursday.
The scene turned heads because, well — why is Patricia calling New England's offense? Prior to his failed three-year stint with the Lions, Patricia spent six seasons as New England's defensive coordinator and six seasons before that coaching New England's linebackers and safeties.
On Monday, he addressed the subject.
"You don't feel like you're in a competition with Joe (Judge) to be the play caller?"#Patriots coach Matt Patricia says this isn't a competition. It's all been collaborative. pic.twitter.com/of5hQSdT2O
"It’s just collaborative from that standpoint,” Patricia told reporters of calling plays alongside Joe Judge. “We follow coach Belichick’s lead. "I’m just trying to do my job to the best ability, whatever he asks me to do on any given day. And that’s the beauty of it. That’s what I love."
So is he in competition with Judge for the de facto offensive coordinator job?
"No, we’re 100 percent just trying to make sure we do everything possible as coaches to allow our players to go and do everything they can on the field. That’s what’s important, not the rest of it. If that makes any sense.”
It makes sense in that Patricia is toeing the company line and avoiding providing an actual answer. Judge likewise declined to provide a firm response while deferring to Belichick's leadership.
"My job is to do whatever he says to the best of my ability to get the players playing better," Judge told reporters on Monday.
Their comments echo Belichick's intentionally obtuse response on Thursday when asked about Judge and Patricia taking turns calling plays, which he described as "going through a process."
"I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to do that," Belichick said of splitting play-calling duties while swatting away questions about who's going to be the actual offensive coordinator.
The answer to that question is nobody, technically. The Patriots announced official coaching titles in July with nobody claiming the role of offensive or defensive coordinator. Patricia's job title after re-joining the team as an assistant head coach in 2021 is now officially "senior football advisor/offensive line." Judge, who rejoined the Patriots staff after his own head coaching stint with the New York Giants, is listed as "offensive assistant/quarterbacks."
Joe Judge, Matt Patricia and Bill Belichick man the sideline against the Giants on Thursday. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
There are myriad Belichickian reasons why he's choosing to not name coordinators. But at some point — ideally before the regular season starts — somebody's going to take charge of play-calling duties.
Last year and years prior, that duty belonged to now-Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels. Who's the defensive coordinator? Technically New England hasn't had one since — you guessed it — Patricia, in 2017.
Belichick's son Steve Belichick is the linebackers coach and the de facto defensive coordinator in charge of calling plays on game day. Which partly explains why Patricia didn't return to his defensive coordinator role. As for why he appears to be auditioning to run New England's offense and is reportedly the favorite for the job? He's not completely new to that side of the ball.
Before shifting his career focus to defense, Patricia worked as an offensive assistant and assistant offensive line coach in his first two seasons in New England (2004-05). Belichick explained his confidence in Patricia as an offensive coach at league meetings in March.
“We’ve had a lot of coaches take multiple responsibilities,” Belichick said. “Josh (McDaniels) and Brian Daboll were on defense, and then the offense. Matt was on offense, then went to defense. So forth and so on. So I’m not really worried about that."
Meanwhile, it's not like Judge has an illustrious career as an offensive coach. He was a special teams assistant or coordinator for his entire eight-season stint on Belichick's staff prior to his two-year term leading the Giants. Now, like Patricia, he's returned to Belichick's staff following his own failed stint as a head coach while getting a shot at a new role.
The perceived lack of preseason structure on offense has raised concerns around the development of second-year quarterback Mac Jones. Belichick is largely considered the greatest coach of all time and doesn't care about those outside concerns. He's got this. Right?
Belichick's obviously earned the benefit of the doubt for any of his unorthodox coaching decisions. And this will all be forgotten if the Patriots play well on offense and Jones continues to develop in his second NFL season. But if Jones takes a step back? Belichick's gonna spend a lot of time this season continuing to deflect questions about New England's offensive leadership. | 2022-08-15T21:37:46Z | sports.yahoo.com | Is longtime defensive coordinator Matt Patricia the right man to run the Patriots offense? | https://sports.yahoo.com/will-longtime-defensive-coordinator-matt-patricia-run-the-patriots-offense-in-2022-212338274.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/will-longtime-defensive-coordinator-matt-patricia-run-the-patriots-offense-in-2022-212338274.html?src=rss |
The Eagles made a big move on Monday, trading J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seattle Seahawks for defensive back Ugo Amadi.
Amadi will now join Jonathan Gannon’s hybrid defense, and he brings the ability to play cornerback and safety while also flourishing on special teams.
Amadi, a fourth-round pick out of Oregon in 2019, was a part-time starter for the Seahawks the past two seasons as a nickel cornerback but fell out of favor and was in jeopardy of being released after asking for a change of scenery.
He’ll join another crowded but versatile defensive backs group in Philadelphia, and his experience could push him to the front of the pack.
Here are five things to know about the newest Eagle.
4 star recruit
A four-star recruit out of Nashville, Tennessee, Amadi chose the Oregon Ducks over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, and Texas A&M.
Pac 12 success
At Oregon, Amadi played in all 51 games and had 34 starts for the Ducks from 2015-2018 and finished his career with 165 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss for 54 yards, three sacks for 16 yards, eight interceptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns, 33 passes defended, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries on defense.
During his time at Eugene, he played cornerback, nickel, and safety, a good indicator that his versatility would transition to the NFL.
Time in Seattle
Amadi has played in 47 games (12 starts) over three seasons, and the 5-9, 200-pound safety could assume multiple roles in Philadelphia.
Amadi has also played 580 special teams snaps in his career.
In 2021, the Seahawks utilized Amadi as a nickel corner, a box player, and a deep safety, making him an attractive option for the Eagles. | 2022-08-15T22:57:35Z | sports.yahoo.com | 3 things to know about new Eagles DB Ugo Amadi | https://sports.yahoo.com/3-things-know-eagles-db-220324019.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/3-things-know-eagles-db-220324019.html?src=rss |
DAN WETZEL: Let us have a draft of the best non-conference football games of the 2022 season. What game are you most excited? I guess that's the only criteria. It could be for any reason, and you can defend your choice as is. Ross, I will grant you the first pick in the draft. Who you got? What game you most want to see?
ROSS DELLENGER: This is going to be kind of a weird one. It's probably not a great first pick, but it's the one, to me, that is the most interesting. And that is the NIL Bowl, Miami at Texas A&M, which comes on September 17th. The NIL Bowl, baby.
So two teams with the biggest collectives. Or at least in Miami's case, the biggest booster kind of involved in NIL. And in Texas A&M's case, probably the single biggest, most influential maybe collective in the NIL space. So the NIL Bowl, the Aggies and the Hurricanes. Mark it down.
PAT FORDE: I like it because that-- you also got Mario Cristobal, new coach there at Miami. And we'll see if A&M is ever going to live up to the hype.
ROSS DELLENGER: Yep.
DAN WETZEL: I mean, with that recruiting class, even though they're not fully formed-- but this is a season that you cannot just be dropping games to Miami, a rebuilding Miami club.
ROSS DELLENGER: I think their recruiting class, right, was the best ever in the history of the rankings this past year. And I think it's pretty much every number-one recruiting signing class since 2000 or 2001 has won a national championship in the next four years. So pressure is on.
DAN WETZEL: Pat?
PAT FORDE: OK, I'm going probably a little more obvious and one that I will be attending and covering, Notre Dame at Ohio State in the Horseshoe, September 3rd. I'm not sure it's going to be like a super close game. There's a chance Ohio State boatraces them. But the interesting things to me there are, OK, let's see what Marcus Freeman has put together with a full offseason to work. He was kind of the stopgap, emergency guy for the Fiesta Bowl. Now he's had nine months to form this team.
And then secondly, I want to see exactly how good Ohio State's offense looks. There's not much separating Ohio State from Alabama, I think, at one-two at the top of this thing. So I want to see exactly whether Ohio State really has the goods to hang with Alabama, or whoever else would be the best in the country, and also how much better the defense is with Jim Knowles as coordinator.
DAN WETZEL: Well, no question, a lot of subplots there. Marcus Freeman's first regular season game, returning to Ohio State. National implications. It's probably going to be 2 versus 5. I mean, there's a lot at stake.
All right, I am going to go in a little different direction. We all know that I like fights. I like anger. I like animosity. I like hurt feelings.
PAT FORDE: Controversy, yeah.
DAN WETZEL: Controversy. So I am going to go with the September 1st clash in Pittsburgh. The Backyard Brawl is back--
DAN WETZEL: --after an 11-season hiatus that never should have happened. West Virginia, technically, on a three-game win streak, but that ended in 2011. The epic game in 2007 when Pitt upset West Virginia and ended what very, very possibly could have been a national championship for West Virginia. Certainly were going to the title game.
PAT FORDE: I was there, baby, and--
DAN WETZEL: Me too.
PAT FORDE: --that still is one of the most stunning things I've ever seen.
DAN WETZEL: I was there too. It was unbelievable. Never saw it coming, 13-9. The schools, if you do not know the geography of the area, are separated by, what, an hour? West Virginia is right on the border. Morgantown is right in the border.
But I'm happy it's back, the Backyard Brawl. Kick things off September 1. Let's do it. It's the first game, basically, other than the Joe Buck game. I think that's at the same time. What is that, Purdue-Penn State, something like that?
PAT FORDE: Yeah, yeah. Yeah, Penn State at Purdue.
DAN WETZEL: That Fox traded for Joe Buck.
DAN WETZEL: And so-- but this is the game I want. I love the spite. Let's do this. Let's get nasty. I hope this game never goes away again. | 2022-08-15T22:57:54Z | sports.yahoo.com | Drafting the best non-conference games for the 2022 season | College Football Enquirer | https://sports.yahoo.com/drafting-best-non-conference-games-210231806.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/drafting-best-non-conference-games-210231806.html?src=rss |
Timed perfectly with the grand opening of the Gators’ new state-of-the-art facility — the 142,000-square foot, $85 million James W. “Bill” Heavener Football Training Center which was unveiled on Sunday — Billy Napier and his staff finally cracked the top 10 on 247Sports’ recruiting rankings, coming in right at No. 10 on that same day.
The commitments of four-star defensive linemen Kelby Collins (Gardendale High, Alabama), Will Norman (IMG Academy, Florida) and Kamran James (Olympia High, Florida) were the difference makers, giving the Gators a trifecta of trench warriors who gave their word within a two-day span, sparking excitement across the Gator Nation.
The end of the Dan Mullen era left the program in shambles — particularly on the recruiting front — but since then, his replacement has worked tirelessly picking up the pieces and navigating the program from the depths of the 2023 class rankings back to one of the top blue-chip destinations in the nation. The nascent staff’s added emphasis on incoming talent as well as the infrastructural boost the Heavener Center gives the Gators will help get the Orange and Blue back that luster it once had in the heydays.
So fear not, Gator fans, it seems that that boy from the bayou is still getting started when it comes to putting Florida football back on track. If these are the results he gets starting from scratch with a broken-down program – and there is still headroom for more improvement in this year’s recruiting cycle — just imagine where the program will be a year or two down the road. | 2022-08-15T22:58:00Z | sports.yahoo.com | Florida football cracks top 10 in 247Sports’ recruiting rankings | https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-football-cracks-top-10-211508451.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-football-cracks-top-10-211508451.html?src=rss |
One of Penn State’s key additions in the Class of 2022 has already stepped foot into the NCAA transfer portal. Ken Talley, a four-star edge rusher from Philadelphia, has reportedly entered his name in the transfer portal and he is no longer listed on the team’s official roster on the team’s website.
Talley was the final member of Penn State’s Class of 2022 to join the program on campus, and it looks like he will be the first to leave it as well. The sudden loss of Talley is a tough one for Penn State, as he had been committed to the program since 2020 and chose the Nittany Lions over a number of lucrative scholarship offers to stay in-state.
By entering the transfer portal, Talley is now free to have conversations with any college football program that may be interested in his recruiting. A player can always take their name out of the transfer portal and remain at their current institution, but more times than not the player ultimately moves to a new school.
We’ll keep tabs on where Talley goes from here. Meanwhile, Penn State will have one less four-star talent to rely on with the defensive line.
Big board: Penn State's 2022 football recruiting class by position | 2022-08-15T22:58:06Z | sports.yahoo.com | Penn State freshman Ken Talley enters transfer portal, removed from roster | https://sports.yahoo.com/penn-state-freshman-ken-talley-210527608.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/penn-state-freshman-ken-talley-210527608.html?src=rss |
A familiar face is returning to One Buc Place to bolster the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ pass rush.
Free agent edge rusher Carl Nassib is signing a one-year deal with the Bucs, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The 29-year-old Nassib spent the past two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, but had the most successful stretch of his NFL career during his previous two-year stint with the Bucs, during which he tallied 12.5 of his 22 career sacks.
Nassib will provide much needed depth and experience for a Tampa Bay pass rush that lost Jason Pierre-Paul this offseason, and lost Cam Gill to an injury in Saturday’s preseason opener. | 2022-08-15T23:09:30Z | sports.yahoo.com | Bucs agree to 1-year deal with pass rusher Carl Nassib | https://sports.yahoo.com/bucs-agree-1-deal-pass-225923495.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/bucs-agree-1-deal-pass-225923495.html?src=rss |
Juice comically shares why NFL Top 100 ranking was 'karma' originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
SANTA CLARA -- 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk was voted into the NFL Top 100 list for the second straight season this year, kicking off the annual countdown at No. 100 with the first release of names on Sunday night.
And while the 31-year-old veteran was excited to be recognized by his peers as one of the league’s best players, he also believes dropping from No. 97 last year to his current 100th ranking might have been a classic case of “what goes around, comes around.”
“It’s an honor just to be on the list, so I’m happy I made it again,” Juszczyk said Monday after practice. “I also caught a little bit of karma.”
Juszczyk explained that when he was voted by players to the No. 97 spot last year -- his first time making the list -- he gave his former Baltimore Ravens teammate Dennis Pitta a call. The tight end was voted No. 100 back in 2013, and Juszczyk just had to take the opportunity to gloat.
Little did he know, his words would come back to bite him.
“I was just giving him a hard time that he couldn’t even break the triple digits,” Juszczyk said. “And of course, that’s what I got this year.”
Juszczyk earned the No. 100 spot after finishing his fifth season with the 49ers and 9th in the NFL with 318 yards and two touchdowns. The league’s highest-paid fullback, Juszczyk also has been named to the Pro Bowl every season since 2016.
Whether No. 1 or No. 100, Juszczyk emphasized the privilege of even being named as one of the league’s top athletes, especially on a list that’s decided by players. And for fullbacks, acknowledgment is hard to come by -- especially these days.
“Honestly, that’s one of the biggest recognitions I can get,” Juszczyk said. “Unfortunately, we did away with All-Pro status for fullbacks a while ago, so that’s off the table for me. So to get that recognition there really, truly means a lot.”
While the honor marked Juszczyk’s second time being voted to the list, his teammate, safety Jimmie Ward, earned the accolade for the first time on Sunday when he was announced at No. 96. In the eyes of his fullback, Ward’s accomplishment was a long time coming.
“Everyone here knows what a player he is,” Juszczyk said. “To get that recognition from other players around the league, honestly, I felt even happier for Jimmie.”
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Fans eager to see what other 49ers players landed on the list won't have to wait long.
Players No. 100- 51 of the NFL Top 100 were revealed Sunday night on NFL Network, which conducts the player poll for the list. The countdown will continue next Sunday with Nos. 50-31 at 1:30 p.m., then Nos. 30-21 at 8 p.m. On Aug. 28, the top 20 players will be revealed at 5 p.m. | 2022-08-15T23:09:42Z | sports.yahoo.com | Kyle Juszczyk's NFL Top 100 ranking was 'karma,' 49ers fullback says | https://sports.yahoo.com/kyle-juszczyks-nfl-top-100-220402623.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/kyle-juszczyks-nfl-top-100-220402623.html?src=rss |
LB Jon Bostic signed to the 85-man roster
Bostic, 31, adds some veteran experience to the group; he was part of the group tryout that first landed Kiko Alonso with the Saints. A former second round draft pick for the Chicago Bears in 2013, Bostic has started 82 of his 107 career games played, including a playoff game back in 2020. He’s suited up for five different teams during his eight-year career.
DE Niko Lalos signed to the 85-man roster
Lalos, 25, was recently waived by the New York Giants who cross-trained him at linebacker. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound Dartmouth product will compete for a spot on the practice squad behind Cameron Jordan, Marcus Davenport, Payton Turner, and Carl Granderson, though he could impress in preseason and displace someone like Tanoh Kpassagnon or Taco Charlton with a couple of strong weeks this summer.
DT Jaleel Johnson signed to the 85-man roster
Johnson, 28, was let go by the Saints just a week ago after missing several days of practice. Now he’s back in the fold and should continue to push for snaps in the rotation. David Onyemata is probably the only defensive tackle we should consider a lock to make the team, so there’s room for someone like Johnson to carve out a role for themselves.
CB Jordan Brown waived with injury designation
Brown, 26, signed with the Saints a week ago after injuries thinned out their secondary. Now that some players are healing up and roster cuts are approaching, he’s been let go, though Brown may return to New Orleans’ injured reserve list.
LB Isaiah Pryor waived with injury designation
Pryor, 24, joined the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame earlier this year. Like Brown, he’s been waived with an injury and could land on injured reserve.
DL T.J. Carter waived from the 85-man roster
Carter, 23, was also recently picked up and played a few snaps in the preseason opener with the Houston Texans. The Saints have spent time with him before on their practice squad so they have a good idea of what he brings to the table. They’ll churn the bottom of the depth chart to see if there are better options to fit their needs.
S Jack Koerner waived from the 85-man roster
Koerner, 23, landed in New Orleans as an undrafted rookie from Iowa early this summer, though the Saints waived him after minicamp practices. He was one of several defensive backs signed last week to cover for injuries. Now that the Saints are healing up, he’s back on the waiver wire.
DE Scott Patchan waived from the 85-man roster
Patchan, 25, had some good reps in one-on-one drills at Saints training camp but didn’t stand out in their preseason game. He was a long shot to make the practice squad considering how deep the Saints are at the top, so he’s been replaced by Lalos.
K John Parker Romo waived from the 85-man roster
An undrafted rookie out of Virginia Tech, Romo was a kickoff specialist in college and was given opportunities to showcase those skills in the first preseason game with Houston. But the Saints are in good shape at kicker with Wil Lutz shaking off the rust from last year’s injury, so the 24-year old Romo will be looking for a new NFL opportunity.
WR Easop Winston Jr. waived from the 85-man roster
This was a surprise cut. Winston, 25, spent a lot of time on the Saints practice squad and was in the mix for a spot on the final roster between his efforts on special teams and skills running routes from the slot. He can play in this league. But the Saints are so deep at receiver that they may be letting him go now to give him a shot elsewhere around the NFL.
OL Ethan Greenidge designated to injured reserve
It’s tough to see another season-ending injury for Greenidge, who has brought solid depth to New Orleans at both guard and tackle. This may be the end of the line for the 24-year old with the Saints during a contract year. Greenidge being sidelined with an injury does open up more reps for backups like Forrest Lamp, Landon Young, and Sage Doxtater.
DB Bryce Thompson released with injury settlement
Thompson, 22, spent most of the 2021 season on the Saints practice squad and was drawing a lot of attention in camp after converting to safety from cornerback, at times backing up C.J. Gardner-Johnson in the slot. But he went down with an injury last week and initially landed on injured reserve. This move makes him a free agent and he’ll be eligible to sign with any team upon passing a physical. The door isn’t shut on him eventually returning to New Orleans, but it’s unlikely.
Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson says Counter-Strike is his all-time favorite game
The world's strongest man and Game Of Thrones star has spent lots of time with CS:GO. | 2022-08-15T23:10:26Z | sports.yahoo.com | Saints file a dozen roster moves ahead of NFL cuts deadline | https://sports.yahoo.com/saints-file-dozen-roster-moves-215039400.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/saints-file-dozen-roster-moves-215039400.html?src=rss |
American long jumper
Dwight Phillips Jr. is one of the fastest high schoolers in the country and Auburn is the latest program to extend him a scholarship offer.
Phillips, who is a member of the 2024 recruiting class, stars in football and track for Pebblebrook High School in Mableton, Georgia. On the gridiron, he carried the ball 62 times for 774 yards and seven touchdowns, for an impressive 12.5 yards per carry. He added nine receptions for 245 yards and two scores, plus he returned a kickoff for a touchdown.
He was even better on the track, he won the Georgia Class 7A 100-meter state championship as only a sophomore with a blistering time of 10.43 seconds. Success on the track is a family tradition, his father, won gold at the 2004 Olympics for the long jump and won six U.S. indoor and outdoor titles.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Phillips is ranked as the No. 90 overall recruit and No. 11 athlete in the 247Sports composite ranking. He is also the No. 14 player from Georgia.
At this time Phillips likely projects best as a wide receiver at the college level but that could change as he is set to start his junior season. Regardless of position, his speed makes him a dangerous weapon who will be able to generate explosive plays. He should also add value in the return game.
Blessed to receive an offer from auburn university!! @AuburnFootball @CoachCaddy24 @BHoward_11 @247Hudson @Coach_Allen5 @LeroyHood pic.twitter.com/LHiCXT08uv
— Dwight Phillips, Jr. (@DwightP_2024) August 15, 2022
Bryan Harsin addressed the quarterbacks following Saturday's scrimmage | 2022-08-16T00:36:47Z | sports.yahoo.com | Auburn extends offer to four-star athlete Dwight Phillips Jr. | https://sports.yahoo.com/auburn-extends-offer-four-star-001936197.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/auburn-extends-offer-four-star-001936197.html?src=rss |
The goal for every major player in college football is to end up playing in the college football playoff championship game. This year the contest will be held in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium, the home of last years Super Bowl champion Rams.
The 2024 championship game was set for NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, but beyond that it was unknown, until today. The College Football Playoff committee announced that the 2026 title game will be held in Miami, Florida at Hard Rock Stadium. A bit interesting that the ‘26 game location was announced before the 2025, but according to ESPN’s Heather Dinich, that game will be held in Atlanta, Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The hope is that the Irish will be one of the final two combatants for one of these games in the future. Time will tell but what we do now know is where the games will be held through 2026.
On average, teachers spend more than $400 of their own money nationally on school and classroom supplies each year. These $200 grants can help. | 2022-08-16T00:36:59Z | sports.yahoo.com | College Football Playoff announces where title game will be held in 2026 | https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football-playoff-announces-where-230651844.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football-playoff-announces-where-230651844.html?src=rss |
July 23, 2004 was a memorable day for the Christopher family.
On that summer afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour teams and drivers competed in the Siemens 100. The day belonged to Ted and Mike Christopher, with the twin brothers combining to lead 80 of the 108 contested laps en route to a one-two finish. Ted won the race, with Mike crossing the finish line second.
Just 5 at the time, Mike Christopher Jr. doesn‘t remember much about being at the track that day. He does remember rewatching the race multiple times on VHS, making it one of his earliest memories of Modified racing.
“That was just an incredible day, not only for them but for my mom and the whole crew,” Mike Jr. recalled. “Ted had the Mystique No. 13 car and was obviously doing great and the car owner, Mr. Jimmy Galante, asked my dad if he would want to race. So they built a car exactly like Ted‘s, same paint scheme, just with the No. 82 on the side of it. And they finished one-two at New Hampshire.
“My dad, my uncle, they all went to Victory Lane together because it was pretty much like a we-both-won kind of deal. You can‘t get much better than that.”
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Moments like that leave a lasting impression on a 5-year-old kid from Connecticut, but Mike Jr. was lucky enough to witness many.
Another that stands out to the newest member of the Christopher racing clan happened a few years later, in 2008. His uncle Ted, at the age of 50, won his first and only NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.
“I didn‘t understand racing that much, back then because I was just so young,” Mike Jr. said. “I knew (Ted) was really determined to chase that Tour championship and finally got this opportunity in the Eddie Whelan car.
“I remember going to Thompson for that World Series weekend. That was a big deal for him and the Christopher family, too.”
The Christopher family has long been associated with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Ted earned 42 Tour victories in addition to his 2008 championship before he was killed in a plane crash in 2017. Mike competed in 75 Tour events through the years, earning five top-five finishes.
These days the Christopher family continues to make memories on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, but now it‘s Mike Jr. who is the author.
Following in the footsteps of his late uncle and his father, Mike Jr. began racing go karts when he was 10 at Connecticut‘s Stafford Motor Speedway. He said the push to go racing came not from his father, but from his mother.
Mike Christopher, Jr., driver of the #7 Ultra Wheel Chevrolet, during qualifying for the Miller Lite 200 for the Whelen Modified Tour at Riverhead Raceway on September 18, 2021 in Riverhead, New York. (Adam Glanzman/NASCAR)
“It was actually my mom who got me to the track almost every single week,” Mike Jr. said. “My dad‘s dad, my Grampy, also brought me to Stafford every single week for the weekly racing that Ted did. It‘s just something I grew up with. Going to the tracks every single week and watching Ted race, and whenever my dad raced too, watching that. It‘s just something you grow up with.”
Modified racing has a strong tendency to attract generational family involvement, something Mike Jr. attributes to the fact that it‘s mostly based in the Northeast.
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“It‘s a very specific subset of racing,” Mike Jr. said. “It‘s primarily in the Northeast; that‘s where it grew up from, and it‘s stayed there the whole time in the New England, New York, Pennsylvania. It doesn‘t really venture much outside of that.
“The idea of having generational teams or families that grow up and continue Modified racing I think stems from that. They do have Southern tours and series, but that‘s kind of newer. Modified racing in the Northeast has been around since the dawn of NASCAR racing. I mean, it is the oldest division, so it kind of makes sense that this subset, this genre of racing has grown up to be so popular among Northeast families.
“You think about racing in the Northeast, and its Modified country. We do have Supers (Supermodifieds) and Late Models and stuff like that, but it‘s nothing compared to Modified racing up here.”
Now 23, Mike Jr. has begun making a name for himself on the Northeastern Modified scene. He‘s become a fixture at tracks like Stafford Motor Speedway and Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, and last year he made his NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour debut at New York‘s Riverhead Raceway driving for Tommy Baldwin Jr.
The partnership between Baldwin and Mike Jr. has been fruitful, with the duo earning several victories so far this season.
Mike Christopher Jr., driver of the #7, celebrates after winning The Jennerstown Salutes 150 for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, Pennsylvania on May 28, 2022. (Nate Smallwood/NASCAR)
“(Baldwin) came to me in like 2019 maybe, something like that, and we ran a couple of one-off races and just kept building on that,” Mike Jr. said. “He puts a lot of work and effort into getting me specifically to the track with sponsorship and stuff like that. We raced last year and won some races, and I guess he saw that there was some kind of potential here to go out and win races.”
One of the aforementioned victories for the pairing this year came at Pennsylvania‘s Jennerstown Speedway on May 28 in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Jennerstown Salutes 150. It was Mike Jr.‘s first Tour victory in just his third start.
“I just feel like I have an incredible car and team behind me,” Mike Jr. said. “Everything felt right to where the chances were good even before the race started that we were going to win, because Tommy‘s just been on his game.”
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With his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory out of the way, the question now is what‘s next.
He doesn‘t currently have an answer.
Christopher is not scheduled for any more Tour events this season, but he hopes to secure an opportunity to contest the full schedule in the coming years.
How that‘s going to happen is the greatest unknown.
“Obviously I want to race Tour races, but I feel accomplished with winning the one race and I want more,” he said. “It‘s a question I‘ve been wrestling for the past couple months, year, or so. Just growing up and realizing you‘re not a kid anymore. You think you‘re going to be a race car driver, but reality is setting in.
“You‘ve got to figure out what you‘ve got to do personally to make money and also what you have to do to follow your dreams. It‘s definitely a deep, philosophical question that you‘re trying to wrestle with and answer.” | 2022-08-16T00:46:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | Mike Christopher Jr. helping carry the family torch with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | https://sports.yahoo.com/mike-christopher-jr-helping-carry-133359598.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/mike-christopher-jr-helping-carry-133359598.html?src=rss |
It’s been five months since the Raiders made Carl Nassib one of the team’s cap casualties. And today, he finally found a new home. It’s the same as his old home.
Nassib has signed back with the Buccaneers where he played for two seasons in 2018-19.
Those two seasons were easily his most productive as an NFL player, putting up 12.5 sacks, more than he has for the other four years of his career combined. In 2018 in particular, he had career highs in sacks (6.5), QB hits (14), and tackles for loss (12).
In 2019, Todd Bowles took over as defensive coordinator and Nassib put up six sacks, 11 QB hits, and eight tackles for loss. Bowles is now the head coach in Tampa.
In Nassib’s two seasons in Las Vegas, he was mostly the next man up off the bench at defensive end.
Prior to last season, he made history, becoming the first ever active openly gay NFL player. Another box was checked when he became the first ever openly gay player to appear in an NFL game. Now he has a shot to continue his career. | 2022-08-16T00:50:43Z | sports.yahoo.com | Former Raiders ED Carl Nassib finally finds landing spot, returning to Buccaneers | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-raiders-ed-carl-nassib-232335828.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-raiders-ed-carl-nassib-232335828.html?src=rss |
The Baltimore Ravens went through a plethora of injuries during the 2021 season. While they started 8-3 through their first 11 games, their injuries caught up to them en route to suffering through a six-game losing streak to end the year.
Two of the players that Baltimore lost were cornerback Marcus Peters and defensive back Ar’Darius Washington. Peters tore his ACL right before the year began, which was a crushing blow to the Ravens’ secondary. Washington on the other hand broke his foot in a mid-season practice, which caused him to miss the rest of the year.
On Monday, Baltimore received multiple pieces of good news, as Peters and Washington were activated from the physically unable to perform list and took the field for practice for the first time this offseason.
In addition to Peters, it also appears DB Ar’Darius Washington is off PUP and practicing. Dobbins is back on field too.
The Ravens’ secondary struggled mightily in 2021, registering bottom-five finishes in multiple different categories. The team also finished tied for 29th in turnovers on the year, something that having a player like Peters would have helped with tremendously. Both Peters and Washington will likely be eased back into action, but the fact that they were able to return to the field is a great sign for their availability in Week 1. | 2022-08-16T00:51:34Z | sports.yahoo.com | Ravens activate CB Marcus Peters, S Ar’Darius Washington off of PUP list | https://sports.yahoo.com/ravens-activate-cb-marcus-peters-234135707.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/ravens-activate-cb-marcus-peters-234135707.html?src=rss |
Notre Dame is eager to build on the success it had during the 2021-22 season. It won two NCAA Tournament games, and Blake Wesley became the program’s first one-and-done player after being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs. For the 2022-23 season, the Irish are returning most of their players and have another freshman with high expectations in JJ Starling. We now know how their season will start in that they have released their nonconference schedule.
After everything the Irish accomplished last year, opponents will know not to take them lightly. Mike Brey has recaptured his old magic, and that means a team that should continue to get better. All of this means some quality basketball will be played, and that means a product worth the money paid by the fans who come out to see them. After a Nov. 2 exhibition against New Orleans-based NAIA opponent Xavier, here’s who the Irish will face before playing an ACC schedule that promises even more excitement:
Nov. 10 vs. Radford
Dec 4, 2021; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Radford Highlanders head coach Darris Nichols yells from the sideline during the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum. Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov. 13 vs. Youngstown State
Dec 22, 2021; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Youngstown State Penguins head coach Jerrod Calhoun calls out a play during the second half against the West Virginia Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum. Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov. 16 vs. Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana’s Tyler Henry (3) takes a three-point shot as the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles play the Maryville University Saints at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Ind., Thursday evening , Feb. 17, 2022.
Nov. 18 vs. Lipscomb
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Nov. 22 vs. Bowling Green
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Mar 29, 2022; New York, New York, USA; The St. Bonaventure Bonnies react to making a play against the Xavier Musketeers during second half of the NIT college basketball semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Nov. 30 vs. Michigan State
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Dec. 7 vs. Boston University
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Dec. 11 vs. Marquette
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Dec. 18 vs. Georgia
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Dec 21, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Jacksonville Dolphins head coach Jordan Mincy (center) talks to the team in the huddle against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the second half at the Petersen Events Center. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Two Lexington-Richland 5 incumbents, three in Lexington One, won’t return.
The Notre Dame football team huddles afte a recent practice at the Irish Athletics Center. Jeff Douglas, Inside ND Sports Notre Dame Football Live Chat with Eric Hansen is back this Tuesday at noon (EDT) at insidendsports.
Here is the full nonconference schedule for Georgia men's basketball under coach Mike White for 2022-2023. | 2022-08-16T00:56:19Z | sports.yahoo.com | Notre Dame announces nonconference schedule for 2022-23 season | https://sports.yahoo.com/notre-dame-announces-nonconference-schedule-203633221.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/notre-dame-announces-nonconference-schedule-203633221.html?src=rss |
The Mountain West’s premier tackling machine is the next athlete on our preseason countdown of the conference’s best.
Here, there, and everywhere.
Sometimes, all it takes to be an effective football player is to find your way to the right place at the right time, all the time. Over the last couple years, no one in the Mountain West has been better at that than San Jose State’s Kyle Harmon, the next athlete on our list of the conference’s top players.
Harmon made his first five starts for the Spartans back in 2018, and made 40 tackles across nine total games, then just kept doing that with greater frequency in each subsequent year. In 2019, he made 89 total tackles and had six tackles for loss; in the team’s 2020 championship season, he led SJSU with 78 total tackles and added three more TFLs.
That marked his first first-team all-conference nod, an honor he’d earn again in 2021 with 135 tackles and 6.5 TFLs. Set to hold down the middle of the San Jose State defense once again in 2022, you might not hear anyone’s name more often on Saturdays this fall.
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Auburn is entering the mix for four-star athlete Dwight Phillips Jr., who has already won a track state championship as a sophomore.
PL Update: Ten-man Liverpool rally to draw Palace
Robbie Earle and Danny Higginbotham recap all the action in Matchweek 2, which ended with an eventful stalemate between Liverpool and Crystal Palace.
Extended highlights: Liverpool 1, Crystal Palace 1
Luis Diaz's spectacular equalizer spared Liverpool's blushes, as the Reds settled for a draw against Crystal Palace and finished a man down after Darwin Nunez's nonsensical red card. | 2022-08-16T02:13:48Z | sports.yahoo.com | 2022 Mountain West Football Top 50: #15, San Jose State LB Kyle Harmon | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-mountain-west-football-top-002215847.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/2022-mountain-west-football-top-002215847.html?src=rss |
Burford shares great motto to describe his mindset before camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
49ers rookie right guard Spencer Burford seemingly has done all the right things so far, having already impressed veteran tackle Trent Williams during training camp.
All of that work comes from Burford's mindset heading into camp.
"I feel like right now, it's either you're going to barbecue or you're going to mildew," Burford said in the first episode of season six of the 49ers' "Brick by Brick" series. "What I mean by that is you're obviously here for a reason ... the biggest part about that is just going out there and putting my best foot forward every time, perfect effort."
Burford said that he's going to be "true" to himself and try to learn as much as possible. He also understands that once the gear comes on, it's essentially every man for himself as they all have a job to do in trying to win a roster spot.
"Really going to be survival of the fittest," Burford said. "That's why I say barbecue and mildew. That's the plan going forth, going in."
Coming out of the University of Texas-San Antonio, the 6-foot-5, 300-pound Burford looked composed during the 49ers' 28-21 preseason opener win against the Green Bay Packers at Levi's Stadium.
Despite Burford allowing five pressures in 17 snaps, per PFF, which was the most on the team, he looked comfortable in the game. He's currently projected to start for the 49ers at right guard.
49ers offensive line coach Chris Foerster also has high expectations for Burford and believes it's up to the rookie to take the opportunity, per NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco.
"Now, is he a starting guard Sept. 11 (Week 1 at the Chicago Bears)?" Foerster said earlier in August. "Is he starting guard in October? Is he a starting guard in 2023? I said to him, 'Only you will decide that.' "
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With a solid mindset and motto to hang his hat on, it's clear Burford has what it takes to be the guy the 49ers need him to be.
If all goes well, it will only be a matter of time before Burford will really start cooking. | 2022-08-16T02:28:10Z | sports.yahoo.com | 49ers' Spencer Burford's great motto perfectly sums up training camp mindset | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-spencer-burfords-great-motto-223543532.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-spencer-burfords-great-motto-223543532.html?src=rss |
If you have money you're setting aside for emergencies or a nearer-term goal, like buying a car or a house, then the best place for that money is a savings account. When you're looking for a savings account, you may be inclined to open one at a well-known bank -- one whose name is easily recognizable, with branches all over the place.
The Warriors and Celtics reportedly will play Dec. 10 and Jan. 19. | 2022-08-16T02:55:02Z | sports.yahoo.com | New mock trade has Nets acquiring Myles Turner from Pacers in a deal | https://sports.yahoo.com/mock-trade-nets-acquiring-myles-004012633.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/mock-trade-nets-acquiring-myles-004012633.html?src=rss |
Both running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive lineman Justin Madubuike were back on the practice field on Monday after missing both Saturday and Sunday’s sessions. Dobbins missed both days as scheduled off days, while Madubuike was held out due to migraines.
Back practicing for Ravens: J.K. Dobbins, Justin Madubuike, Marcus Peters, Ar’Darius Washington.
Dobbins was activated off of the PUP list last Monday, and has been continuing to ramp up his workload as he works his way back from a torn ACL. Madubuike is entering his third season in the NFL and is looking to have a true breakout season after being drafted in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft. | 2022-08-16T04:07:54Z | sports.yahoo.com | Two Ravens players return to practice on Monday after absences | https://sports.yahoo.com/two-ravens-players-return-practice-035136227.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/two-ravens-players-return-practice-035136227.html?src=rss |
Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Cruz, who hit a two-run double in the fifth, smacked a 1-1 pitch from Brandon Hughes (1-1) to center to snap a 4-all tie with one out in the eighth. It was Cruz's ninth homer of the season and first since June 25.
A Chinese scientific research ship whose port call was earlier deferred due to apparent security concerns raised by India arrived Tuesday at a southern port in Sri Lanka. Yuan Wang 5 was welcomed by Sri Lankan port officials and Chinese officials from the ship company at the Hambantota port. The ship was originally set to arrive Aug. 11 but Sri Lanka's foreign ministry asked to postpone the docking until further consultations took place. | 2022-08-16T04:24:19Z | sports.yahoo.com | Contreras, Rosario, Acuña lead Braves' blowout win over Mets | https://sports.yahoo.com/contreras-rosario-acu-lead-braves-034206666.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/contreras-rosario-acu-lead-braves-034206666.html?src=rss |
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, now one of the highest-paid players in the NFL, was again included in the yearly NFL Top 100 Players series for the 2022 season.
NFL players voted and Murray came in at No. 57 this year.
The focus of the players who spoke about him was on his ability to run and move around, but then the focus shifted to his ability to throw the ball for velocity, distance, accuracy and with a lightning-quick release.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, San Francisco 49ers Fred Warner, Houston Texans linebacker Jonathan Greenard and others were among the players to have praise for Murray.
Murray led the Cardinals to 11 wins and the playoffs and made his second straight Pro Bowl. He is on the cusp of being one of the very best quarterbacks in the league.
Of course he in on this list. | 2022-08-16T05:42:40Z | sports.yahoo.com | Kyler Murray comes in at No. 57 of NFL Top 100 Players in 2022 | https://sports.yahoo.com/kyler-murray-comes-no-57-044525601.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/kyler-murray-comes-no-57-044525601.html?src=rss |
Ruf night for Mets: Ex-Giant achieves odd stat ... on mound originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The New York Mets acquired Darin Ruf from the Giants with the hope that he could provide clutch hits during the National League playoff race.
They did not make the trade with the idea that he would ever have to pitch for them. But that's what happened Monday night in Atlanta.
Darin Ruf just became the first Mets position player in history to throw multiple scoreless innings in a single game.
Ruf's line: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches, 10 strikes.
"Throw 55 to 60 miles per hour," Ruf told reporters after the game. "Yeah, I mean, you never want to pitch as a position player but you understand it sometimes. Over 162 games, the possibility is real."
🎥 Darin Ruf on his two-inning pitching performance to save the Mets' bullpen: pic.twitter.com/QhpeyzWpk0
Ruf's pitching appearance on Monday wasn't the first of his career.
Last season, he pitched the ninth inning of the Giants' 11-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on May 9 at Oracle Park. He allowed three hits and two earned runs in that outing.
Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Alex Cobb pitched six solid innings to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. The Giants are 18-2 at home against Arizona since the start of the 2020 season. San Francisco took control and broke open a scoreless game by scoring all of their runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.
Jeff McNeil goes four-for-four
Jeff McNeil goes four-for-four and brings in one run against the Braves | 2022-08-16T05:55:36Z | sports.yahoo.com | Former Giant Darin Ruf achieves odd Mets stat as pitcher in loss to Braves | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-giant-darin-ruf-achieves-033843338.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/former-giant-darin-ruf-achieves-033843338.html?src=rss |
CINCINNATI -- This is kind of how a front office draws it up when it adds talent at the trade deadline.
Three of the Phillies' recent additions delivered nicely in an important 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Monday night.
"All of those guys played well," manager Rob Thomson said. "Syndergaard, his stuff keeps getting better. He threw all kinds of strikes. Robertson was tremendous. He's been in all those big moments, playoffs, World Series. When you have a guy like that, it settles everyone down. And Sosa made some tremendous plays."
All four of the Phillies' runs came with two outs.
"It's an awesome feeling," Syndergaard said. "It's awesome to be part of this team and I look forward to the journey."
Monday night's start against the Reds marked the first time this season that the right-hander pitched on four days' rest. He liked it. There were no issues. He shined.
Syndergaard's economy of pitches was excellent. He threw just 71 in getting through seven innings and 58 were strikes. He allowed two runs in the second inning and a leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth before Thomson went to Robertson. Seranthony Dominguez pitched the ninth and got the save.
"That's the most important part of winning the battle with the hitter, getting ahead and staying ahead," he said. "A scout came to my house when I was 17 and asked me what the most important pitch in baseball was. I said, 'Fastball? Changeup?' He said, 'No, strike 1.' So that's something I take pride in."
"Lift (the left leg) and go, let my athleticism take over and don't make it harder than it is," he said of his delivery tweak. "The strides I've made in two rotation turns with Caleb and Kap have been amazing. I've never had more confidence on the mound this year and it shows in my stuff and ability to make pitches." | 2022-08-16T10:36:05Z | sports.yahoo.com | MLB Wild Card: Phillies trade deadline pickups shine in win over Reds | https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-wild-card-phillies-trade-014000209.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-wild-card-phillies-trade-014000209.html?src=rss |
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AVG - Bryson Stott, 2B/SS, Phillies — Available in 91 percent of Yahoo leagues
Stott has been one of the hottest hitters over the last two weeks, going 16-for-47 at the plate. Overall, it's been a rough season for the 24-year-old infielder, with a .219/.282/.339 slash line, seven homers, and five steals across 303 plate appearances. Expectations were certainly higher after a 2021 breakout season that pushed Stott through three minor league levels. Though Stott has gradually gotten better throughout the season. He's striking out at a lower rate in the majors than in the minors last year, with a 90.1 percent zone-contact rate. The last couple of weeks has shown Stott may be coming around. If he can continue to produce, he could be worthy of a roster spot as a middle infielder in deeper mixed leagues.
HR - Vinnie Pasquantino, 1B, Royals — Available in 79 percent of Yahoo leagues
Pasquantino has been on an absolute tear, blasting four homers over the last week. He went 3-for-4 on Sunday, falling a triple short of the cycle while hitting his seventh home run of the season. Fantasy managers that have held on to the 24-year-old slugger are getting rewarded for their patience. Despite a slow start at the plate, Pasquantino has displayed some elite skills. Regardless of the production, anyone with a 14.1 percent strikeout rate and 49 percent hard-hit rate is bound to have better days coming. Pasquantino should be rostered in all mixed leagues with top-12 upside at the position through the remainder of the season.
R - A.J. Pollock, OF, White Sox — Available in 78 percent of Yahoo leagues
Pollock has hit leadoff for the White Sox over the last six games since Tim Anderson was placed on the injured list after hand surgery. The 34-year-old outfielder has produced in his new spot, going 2-for-4 on Sunday against the Tigers with his second home run in the week. Pollock has put up a .243/.293/.377 triple-slash with seven homers and one steal across 348 plate appearances. He's been particularly good since the All-Star break, going 20-for-66 with three of his homers in the second half.
RBI - Mike Yastrzemski, OF, Giants — Available in 74 percent of Yahoo leagues
With Colorado hosting San Francisco for a three-game series to end the week, we take a look at the Giants for some exposure to the high-run-scoring environment. Yastrzemski, one of the Giants' only everyday players, has been regularly batting in the heart of the order. He's had his power swing working of late, launching three homers in the last week. Additionally, five of the seven starters the Giants are projected to face are right-handed. Yastrzemski has hit much better against righties with a .755 OPS — a .636 mark against southpaws.
Consider adding Mike Yastrzemski off fantasy waiver wires this week. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SB - Jake McCarthy, OF, Diamondbacks — Available in 97 percent of Yahoo leagues
McCarthy has been playing nearly every day with the Diamondbacks after playing sporadically and bouncing between the majors and minors for much of the season. He did well in Triple-A, hitting .369/.457/.596 with five homers and 11 steals across 165 plate appearances. McCarthy stole two more bases on Sunday, giving him nine in the majors over 177 plate appearances. Teams in deeper mixed leagues looking to add some speed could take a chance with the 25-year-old Arizona outfielder.
W - José Quintana, SP, Cardinals — Available in 61 percent of Yahoo leagues
Quintana has made himself right at home with the Cardinals. Over his two starts since coming over from Pittsburgh at the trade deadline, he's given up three runs over 12 innings with 13 strikeouts, including a two-run effort in a quality start in Colorado on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander has had a renaissance season, posting a 3.37 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and 102 strikeouts across 115 innings. Going from the bottom of the NL Central to the top with the Cardinals, he should be in line for more wins through the rest of the season. He'll get two cracks at wins this week with starts against the Rockies in St. Louis and the Diamondbacks in Arizona.
ERA - David Peterson, SP, Mets — Available in 88 percent of Yahoo leagues
Peterson has been excellent for the Mets when they've needed him, posting a 3.30 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and 91 strikeouts across 79 innings. The versatile 26-year-old left-hander has pitched out of the rotation and bullpen while bouncing between the majors and minors to remain stretched out to start. With Jacob deGrom back with the team, Peterson is squeezed out of a rotation spot. But with eight games on the schedule this week, including a doubleheader on Saturday against the Phillies, he should be in line to make one of those starts. Peterson struck out five batters over 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Braves his last time out on August 6. Teams in deeper mixed leagues can consider streaming Peterson this week.
WHIP - Andres Muñoz, RP, Mariners — Available in 81 percent of Yahoo leagues
Middle relievers can be useful in rotisserie leagues beyond just saves. Sometimes, starting a good middle reliever can be more beneficial than a middling starter. That's the case here when you rack up as many strikeouts as Muñoz. The 23-year-old right-hander has been incredible this season, posting a 2.72 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and 71 strikeouts across 46 1/3 innings. He's been especially good over the last two months, giving up just two runs, both in one outing. Since June 13, he's posted an 0.58 WHIP, walking only six batters to 46 strikeouts. Widely available in mixed leagues, Muñoz can certainly help more teams stabilize their ratios while piling up the strikeouts.
K - Dustin May, SP, Dodgers — Available in 44 percent of Yahoo leagues
May will be making his season debut after a year-long recovery from Tommy John surgery. He's set to take on the Marlins on Saturday. The 24-year-old right-hander made some major strides early on in 2021, flashing some incredible strikeout potential with a 14.1 percent swinging-strike rate and 35 strikeouts over 23 innings. With a low walk rate and high ground ball rate, May was putting ace-like potential on display. He's looked good during his minor league rehab assignment, collecting 23 strikeouts over 14 innings. He'll likely be eased in with a lower pitch count, but May should be universally rostered given his team context and strikeout upside.
SV - Jonathan Hernández, RP, Rangers — Available in 86 percent of Yahoo leagues
The Rangers' bullpen has gone through some shakeups since Joe Barlow was removed from the closer role last month. Brett Martin had appeared to get the first chance at taking over the job but squandered his opportunity with a pair of blown saves. In steps Hernandez, who returned at the All-Star break after undergoing Tommy John surgery before the 2021 season. The 26-year-old right-hander has already converted three saves and looks to be taking the lead for the closer role going forward. | 2022-08-16T10:36:11Z | sports.yahoo.com | Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Power up with Vinnie Pasquantino | https://sports.yahoo.com/powering-pasquantino-053524119.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/powering-pasquantino-053524119.html?src=rss |
Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons is ranked No. 81 on NFL Network’s Top 100 list this year. The list is voted on by NFL players, but the voting process if flawed.
It’s a ridiculously low ranking for Simmons, who was No. 45 on the list last year. Simmons broke up nine passes and totaled five interceptions in 2020. He then broke up 12 passes and grabbed five interceptions again in 2021, but his ranking dropped 36 spots.
It’s likely a reflection of the Broncos not getting much respect overall as a team — good players on bad teams rarely get the same kind of attention as good players on good teams (just look at Pro Bowl rosters).
Last year, the Broncos had three players on the list: outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (No. 40), Simmons and left tackle Garett Bolles (No. 82).
Although he got little respect on NFL Network’s list, Simmons was ranked as the NFL’s second-best safety by Touchdown Wire earlier this year. | 2022-08-16T11:04:57Z | sports.yahoo.com | Broncos DB Justin Simmons ranked No. 81 on NFL Network’s Top 100 list | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-db-justin-simmons-ranked-090036104.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-db-justin-simmons-ranked-090036104.html?src=rss |
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is ranked No. 61 on NFL Network’s Top 100 list, as voted on by players. That’s a big drop from his No. 12 ranking last year.
Meanwhile, Broncos safety Justin Simmons is ranked No. 81, which is just as ridiculous (Touchdown Wire considers Simmons the second-best safety in the NFL).
If it’s any consolation, Touchdown Wire has Wilson ranked as the eighth-best quarterback in the NFL.
It’s possible that Wilson and Simmons might be Denver’s only players on the list this year. Last year, the Broncos had three players on the list: outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (No. 40), Simmons (No. 45) and left tackle Garett Bolles (No. 82).
Denver cornerback Pat Surtain should be on the list, but it seems unlikely that he’d crack the top 50 (players 51-100 have been revealed so far). Broncos running back Javonte Williams will likely be on the list next year, but it seems safe to assume he’s not ranked in the top 50, either.
If Denver returns to the playoffs this season, fans can expect Broncos players to get a lot more love on these kinds of lists in 2023. | 2022-08-16T11:05:03Z | sports.yahoo.com | Broncos QB Russell Wilson ranked No. 61 on NFL Network’s Top 100 list | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-qb-russell-wilson-ranked-100015158.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-qb-russell-wilson-ranked-100015158.html?src=rss |
Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed a wide range of topics in his press conference from Allen Park on Monday. One of the more downbeat notes came when coach Campbell was asked about the injury status of two players.
When Campbell was asked about fullback Jason Cabinda, he quickly ruled him out not just for this week’s preseason game with the Indianapolis Colts, but also stated it’s “highly unlikely” we see Cabinda in the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 28th.
Cabinda is on the PUP list with an injury that Campbell describes as “ankles,” without specifying exactly what is wrong with them.
The next player Campbell was asked about was second-year DL Levi Onwuzurike, who has not practiced in two weeks since aggravating his preexisting back/hip injury. It’s the same malady that washed out much of his rookie season.
Campbell was not optimistic that Onwuzurike, who is not on the PUP or NFI list, will be ready for the Steelers game in two weeks.
“Same thing, he’s – we’re going a number of guys back this week who we know won’t be ready to practice and just continue to treat them, get them ready, and see if we can get them going for Pittsburgh next week or that week of practice,” Campbell said, referencing Onwuzurike. “So, they all kind of fall under the same bucket, I don’t really have a timeline on him.”
Onwuzurike’s absence has been exacerbated because this year’s second-round pick, Josh Paschal, is on the PUP list as he efforts a return from a leg injury that prematurely ended his senior season at Kentucky. | 2022-08-16T11:05:16Z | sports.yahoo.com | Lions injury update: Jason Cabinda, Levi Onwuzurike both out for at least another week | https://sports.yahoo.com/lions-injury-jason-cabinda-levi-103018407.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/lions-injury-jason-cabinda-levi-103018407.html?src=rss |
The hits keep coming for the Cleveland Browns. Injuries are a part of the game for every team but they become problematic if major ones come to key contributors or when multiple injuries happen to the same position.
So far, the biggest loss for the Browns was KR/PR/WR Jakeem Grant’s season-ending Achilles injury. New starting center Nick Harris went down on the second snap of the team’s opening preseason game with a knee injury but he has yet to be ruled out for the year even if it is expected.
Monday came with another injury at the center position as Dawson Deaton, Cleveland’s seventh-round selection in the 2022 NFL draft, was carted off the field. Late Monday night came word that he too will miss the entire season:
Michael Dunn and Hjalte Froholdt rotated in to provide some depth at the position on Monday.
With Harris likely done for the season, many wondered if veteran J.C. Tretter could be in line for a return to the Browns. While Tretter’s injuries have kept him from practicing for most of the last three years, the veteran was a solid performer on game days.
Cleveland will have to get down to 85 players on their roster as of Tuesday which will include Deaton being placed on injured reserve.
Column: The paradox of Trump's charisma | 2022-08-16T12:08:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | Rookie OL Dawson Deaton tears ACL, out for year | https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-ol-dawson-deaton-tears-105742986.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-ol-dawson-deaton-tears-105742986.html?src=rss |
There were several players who shined for the Raiders on Sunday afternoon on both sides of the ball. Both Jarrett Stidhman and Nick Mullens played well as the Raiders moved the ball up and down the field.
But who had the best performance of the day? Here is the list of the five highest-graded Raiders against the Vikings in Week 1 of the preseason, according to Pro Football Focus:
RG Jordan Meredith – 94.2 (14 snaps)
LB Jayon Brown – 87.6 (8 snaps)
WR DJ Turner – 78.5 (33 snaps)
QB Nick Mullens – 76.1 (25 snaps)
CB Sam Webb – 75.3 (29 snaps)
The most notable name on this list is DJ Turner, who led the Raiders in receiving yards with 58. He scored a long touchdown on a drag route, out-running nearly the entire defense for the Vikings. Turner also had a nice punt return, which he’ll need to continue to do if he wants to make the final roster.
Turner isn’t the fastest receiver (4.59 40-yard dash at his Pro Day), but he has had a strong training camp and preseason. If the Raiders do keep six receivers, there is a chance that he could wind up being the final player on the roster.
We should also mention Jayon Brown, who looked good in his limited snaps for the Raiders. He nearly had an interception as the ball went through his hands, but it was an outstanding play for him to be in the right spot. While he might not be a starter, Brown is going to play an important role as a nickel linebacker for the Raiders this season. | 2022-08-16T13:15:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | 5 highest-graded Raiders in the Week 1 preseason win over Vikings | https://sports.yahoo.com/5-highest-graded-raiders-week-123454267.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/5-highest-graded-raiders-week-123454267.html?src=rss |
For the second week in a row, the New York Giants will square off against a team’s reserves.
In Week 1 of the preseason, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick kept his starters out of the game against the Giants. And on Sunday evening, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor intends to do the same.
Zac Taylor tells us he expects the same players to go Sunday as did week 1.
He doesn’t anticipate starters playing.
The Giants will take a different approach. Head coach Brian Daboll intends to play his starters against the Bengals and this time, may even leave them on the field for a bit longer.
“I do,” Daboll said when asked if he intends to play the ones. “Now how much? We haven’t got to that yet. But, yeah.”
The purpose and focus will remain the same.
“Just keep grinding away. Keep improving our fundamentals,” he said. “It’s going to be a big thing. I thought we improved a little bit on that [Sunday] pass protection-wise with the backs, playing the deep ball with the defensive backfield. Again, you can’t tackle. I think we missed six tackles the first game. So improvements fundamentally is the most important.”
With his starters playing in back-to-back weeks, that sets the stage for them to potentially rest against the New York Jets in Week 3 following a series of joint practices. But Daboll isn’t quite willing to commit to that just yet.
“Not there yet. Not there yet relative to exactly how we’re going to do it. But we’ll have a plan,” he said.
More than 25 players missed practice due to injury or illness on Monday, so the team needs to tread carefully. The starters certainly need the work but the Giants also have consider the viability of their roster when looking ahead to Week 1 of the regular season and the Tennessee Titans. | 2022-08-16T13:15:33Z | sports.yahoo.com | Bengals won’t play starters vs. Giants | https://sports.yahoo.com/bengals-won-t-play-starters-125542310.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/bengals-won-t-play-starters-125542310.html?src=rss |
The Denver Broncos have a new ownership group, and fans are curious to know what changes might be in store for the team — changes such as potential new uniforms and a potential new stadium.
We know there won’t be new uniforms right away (the earliest changes could be made is 2023, and perhaps more realistically in 2024).
So how about Empower Field at Mile High? Will the team’s new ownership group build a new super stadium to rival SoFi Stadium?
Nothing’s imminent.
“It’s premature to start talking about a new stadium,” Broncos owner/CEO Greg Penner said last week. “I’ll say that Empower Field at Mile High is a world-class facility. It’s hosted, obviously, football games, terrific other sporting events and entertainment events.
“We have a good partnership with the Metropolitan Football Stadium District and have almost 10 years left on our lease. We’ll evaluate all of our options and dig in to understand the situation before making any decision.”
The Broncos might not necessarily wait the entire 10 years before making a decision, but they don’t appear to be in a rush to make big changes. The team will obviously remain at Empower Field for at least the 2022 season. Beyond that, who knows? But fans shouldn’t expect a new stadium announcement anytime soon.
“We have some time to go out and see what the different options are — consider everything and then make a decision,” Penner said.
Word on potential new uniforms will likely arrive much sooner than word on a potential new stadium. For now, Empower Field remains the team’s home. | 2022-08-16T13:15:39Z | sports.yahoo.com | Broncos owners aren’t rushing decision on stadium | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-owners-aren-t-rushing-120001559.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/broncos-owners-aren-t-rushing-120001559.html?src=rss |
Since the onset of training camp, the New York Giants defense has completely dominated the offense. The only time the roles have been reversed is when coordinator Wink Martindale dials things back. And that’s rare.
“Yeah,” safety Julian Love said when asked if they’re giving the offense a hard time. “As I said since the beginning of training camp, it has been very competitive on the field and off the field in the locker room. Yeah, we’re going to be tripping a little bit just hoping for a response, but it’s just the nature of competition with them.”
That certainly can’t be fun for quarterback Daniel Jones, running back Saquon Barkley & Co. They’re ultra competitive but have been absolutely manhandled with seeming ease. There have been times the offense was given free first downs just so the practice periods could continue.
Although things have been remarkably one-sided, head coach Brian Daboll is appreciative of Martindale’s aggressive approach.
“I think it’s good. I think it’s good for an offense, too, to have to deal with that,” Daboll said. “However many plays in a row, it’s still good. It makes you think. But I do think you want to do that at times where you say, ‘Hey, give me two or three so every play isn’t mental gymnastics of figuring out different things.’ But I think it’s good to apply as much pressure because you’re going to deal with it at some point.
“Whether it’s 20 plays in a row, you never know about that, but it’s good for an offense to have to work through communication. And it’s really good to sit back after the practice and go through it and really talk about some things that are issues at times.”
It’s safe to say the Giants’ offense has been doing a whole lot of talking after practice.
That was a trend that continued on Monday as the defense had another stellar day against the offense. They were swarming all over the field, had constant pressure on Jones and were dominating both the offensive line and wide receivers.
Either this is going to turn out to be an incredible indictment of Martindale’s defense come the regular season, or a foreshadowing of another disastrous offensive season for the Giants. | 2022-08-16T13:16:24Z | sports.yahoo.com | Giants’ Brian Daboll not yet concerned about unbalanced practices | https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-brian-daboll-not-yet-115509778.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-brian-daboll-not-yet-115509778.html?src=rss |
The New York Giants have claimed cornerback Olaijah Griffin off of waivers from the Buffalo Bills, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.
The defender was released by the Bills on Sunday following the team’s 27-24 preseason win over the Indianapolis Colts. Buffalo cut him in the team’s efforts to get under 85 players by the NFL’s deadline on Wednesday.
Griffin is the latest Bills player to follow the trail blazed before him to the Giants.
That began when New York hired former Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as the team’s head coach this spring. That makes plenty of sense considering the familiarity.
Griffin signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent after the 2021 NFL draft.
He spent last season on the Bills’ practice squad. In January, Griffin had signed a futures contract with the Bills.
WR Antoine Wesley about 1-2 weeks out from return but still ‘touch-and-go’
Wesley has a groin/hip injury that could need surgery and could cause him to miss a significant amount of time. | 2022-08-16T13:16:30Z | sports.yahoo.com | Giants claim former Bills CB Olaijah Griffin off waivers | https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-claim-former-bills-cb-115547236.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-claim-former-bills-cb-115547236.html?src=rss |
New England Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams has a shoulder injury that could reportedly keep him out for the rest of the 2022 season, per the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Williams, a second-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft, had a rough outing in the preseason opener against the New York Giants last Thursday.
Coming into the fourth-year of his rookie contract, he was hopeful to play his way into a more prominent role on defense and land an extension. Here’s to hoping for great health and a fast recovery.
We are following breaking news in Exeter where police said they responded to the scene of an unspecified incident early Tuesday morning
Michael Cox will be sworn in as commissioner during a ceremony on City Hall Plaza. | 2022-08-16T13:17:02Z | sports.yahoo.com | Patriots CB Joejuan Williams expected to miss season with shoulder injury | https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-cb-joejuan-williams-expected-124237760.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/patriots-cb-joejuan-williams-expected-124237760.html?src=rss |
Phidarian Mathis is glad to be a Washington Commander.
The rookie from Alabama enjoyed his first training camp. “It was very exciting to be out there with the guys. It was a dream come true for me. It was amazing just being out there with my defensive linemen and just playing the game that I love.”
Admittedly, there was some surprise the first preseason game.
“The game is fast. That’s something that was very surprising to me. Just going into the game I knew it was going to be fast, but to get to actually see it. That was one of the things that I felt the difference from college ball.”
Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen are being good models for Mathis. “I’m just really learning how to be a pro. Just watching how those guys come to practice, how they work hard, how they take the game seriously, just watching their leadership, just falling in line, being right behind those guys, and just trying to learn from them every day.”
Mathis realizes it will take time to be a starter. “I’m not a selfish guy, I had to wait my time in Alabama. I was there five years, so I understand what it means to wait. But you can’t look at it like that. You got to look at it like, just come to practice, get better every day, and just be ready when your time comes.”
Phidarian and his family had to be informed on what the DMV means.
“Yeah, they are all caught up. I’m from the country, so nobody knows too much about the DMV. So I had to learn it myself, but everybody is on track now.”
The rookie enjoys watching the film of former ‘Bama defensive linemen now in the NFL. “We got so many guys in the NFL that I can lean on, especially defensive tackle-wise. I got Jon (Allen) and Payne (Daron) here. I got Quinnen Williams (Jets) and (Christian) Barmore (Patriots). There are so many guys I can name. Just really watching their film and just seeing how they do things.”
There is one thing Mathis really enjoys about NFL training camp.
“Not going to school. You get to just play football. You can be around football all day. I think that’s kind of the (most fun) thing, just coming out here, playing football, knowing that you don’t have to stay up late to study for a test, or anything like that.”
STORY: She was shown around the camp in Cox's Bazar by officials and also visited a food market for Rohingya refugees who had fled Myanmar.More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Rakhine state in August 2017 after a military crackdown that refugees said included mass killings and rape. Rights groups documented killings of civilians and burning of villages.Close to a million Rohingya have been living in crowded, sometimes squalid camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world's largest refugee settlement.Myanmar is facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice over the crackdown. Myanmar denies genocide and says its armed forces were conducting legitimate operations against militants who attacked police posts. | 2022-08-16T13:17:14Z | sports.yahoo.com | Phidarian Mathis learning in the NFL and the DMV | https://sports.yahoo.com/phidarian-mathis-learning-nfl-dmv-120853450.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/phidarian-mathis-learning-nfl-dmv-120853450.html?src=rss |
Many other Power Five and high-profile Group of Five teams have yet to make a decision under center. One is No. 18 Texas, which is taking a strong look at freshman Quinn Ewers. Another is No. 22 Cincinnati, which must replace a multiple-time all-conference pick in Desmond Ridder.
Overall, at least three teams with legitimate preseason hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff are at least looking at multiple options at quarterback as time runs out on preseason camp: No. 4 Clemson, No. 6 Michigan and No. 7 Texas A&M.
How these competitions unfold this month — and for many, how they continue to dominate headlines into the regular season — will play a role in determining conference champions and the makeup of this year's playoff.
Contenders: Cade Klubnik (Fr.), DJ Uiagalelei (Jr.).
Clemson's plans for a seamless transition from Trevor Lawrence to Uiagalelei went south during a disappointing 2021 season. A year later, Uiagalelei remains atop the Tigers' depth chart and the heavy favorite to start the opener. But unlike in 2021, he'll be pushed by his backup, Klubnik, a five-star recruit who is already projected as a future starter — perhaps as soon as this season.
Prediction: Uiagalelei. There's depth in the backfield and receiver but unanswered questions about Clemson's line play and first-year offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter. Uiagalelei will have to take a big step forward from last year's numbers to keep Klubnik on the sidelines.
Contenders: Cade McNamara (Sr.), J.J. McCarthy (So.).
McNamara had a solid 2021 season (2,576 yards and 15 touchdowns) as the Wolverines ended their Big Ten title drought and qualified for the College Football Playoff. Despite his status as the incumbent, McNamara is going to be pushed for the starting job this month by McCarthy, a five-star recruit who threw for 516 yards in a reserve role last season and represents the program's future at the position.
Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara (12) passes the ball in the second quarter against Iowa during the 2021 Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Prediction: McNamara. Until proven otherwise, at least. The senior brings experience and a steady hand to the offense without the same hype and potential that surrounds McCarthy's push for the starting job. Both quarterbacks will play, but McNamara may spend the entire season looking over his shoulder.
Contenders: Max Johnson (Jr.), Haynes King (So.), Conner Weigman (Fr.).
Johnson spent the past two seasons as the primary starter at LSU, throwing for a combined 34 touchdowns against just seven interceptions. King started the opener for the Aggies last season before going down for the season with a leg injury in that game against Colorado. Weigman joins Kyler Murray (2015) and Kyle Allen (2014) as the program's top quarterback signees during the modern recruiting era.
Prediction: Johnson. His experience in the SEC and in the SEC West in particular are a major part of Johnson's appeal. That he has a proven track record of avoiding turnovers is another fact that boosts the LSU transfer above his two primary competitors. King is a very close second, however, and whichever option gets the nod for the season opener will have to produce to remain in the starting lineup.
Contenders: Hudson Card (So.), Quinn Ewers (Fr.).
Card was the starter for the first two games last season but was quickly replaced by former starter Casey Thompson, who has since transferred to Nebraska. In eight appearances, Card threw for 590 yards and five touchdowns with one interception in 83 attempts. One of the top quarterback prospects of the modern recruiting era, Ewers spent his true freshman season holding a clipboard at Ohio State but immediately became a key piece of the Longhorns' future after joining the program prior to the spring.
Prediction: Ewers. Every indication is that he'll get every chance to become a multiple-year starter under coach Steve Sarkisian. Card could make the decision more difficult with a strong fall camp — or if Ewers stumbles under some very weighty expectations. If it is Ewers under center, he'll have the luxury of playing alongside star running back Bijan Robinson and one of the nation's top young receivers in Xavier Worthy.
Contenders: Ben Bryant (Sr.), Evan Prater (So.).
A four-star recruit, Prater spent last year's as the backup to Ridder, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another pair on 8.8 yards per carry. Bryant was formerly behind Ridder but spent last season at Eastern Michigan after failing to climb out of his backup role; he threw for 3,121 yards and 14 scores before transferring back to the Bearcats last winter.
Prediction: Bryant. His experience in the Bearcats' system and overall starting experience gives him a notable edge over Prater. But there is a question of which quarterback will unleash the full potential of this offense: Bryant may be the steadier of the two options but Prater has the higher ceiling.
Contenders: Luke Altmyer (So.), Jaxson Dart (So.).
Altmyer made 37 attempts as last year's backup to Matt Corral, most coming when the Rebels lost in the Sugar Bowl to Baylor. (Altmyer replaced an injured Corral and completed 15 of 28 attempts for 174 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.) Dart was the part-time starter at Southern California in 2021 but was one of two quarterbacks with starting experience to leave the program last winter and the arrival of coach Lincoln Riley and former Oklahoma star Caleb Williams.
Prediction: Dart. He outplayed Altmyer in the Rebels' recent scrimmage and took a big step toward taking over one of the most quarterback-friendly offenses in the country.
Contenders: Jayden Daniels (Jr.), Garrett Nussmeier (Fr.).
The competition lost a third contender with Myles Brennan's decision to end his playing career. That leaves two: Daniels, who was new coach Brian Kelly's pick from the portal, and Nussmeier, who had a very strong spring but has seemed to fade from contention in this key quarterback battle. If Kelly is more interested in experience and reliability in his first run through the SEC, Daniels' multiple years of starting time at Arizona State could give him an insurmountable edge.
Prediction: Daniels. He may have a shorter leash than most SEC starters, especially if the Tigers start slow in Kelly's debut. If he does struggle, Daniels could be replaced by Nussmeier as LSU look for an offensive spark. But after a down 2021 season, Daniels' play should rebound when surrounded by the Tigers' skill talent.
Contenders: Zach Calzada (So.), T.J. Finley (Jr.).
Formerly of LSU, Finley transferred to Auburn prior to last season and started the final three games, with four touchdowns and one interception in narrow losses to South Carolina, Alabama and Houston. Calzada joined the Tigers this winter after throwing for 2,185 and 17 scores at Texas A&M but missed the spring, putting him behind in this race before the start of fall camp. Nonetheless, the thought heading into August was that Calzada would eventually leapfrog past Finley on the depth chart.
Prediction: Calzada. Time may be running short on Calzada to make his move, though Auburn coach Bryan Harsin will wait for as long as possible before naming the Tigers' starter for the opener against Mercer. While Finley would be the primary backup in this setup, there should a role in specific packages for redshirt freshman Robby Ashford, a dual-threat transfer from Oregon.
Contenders: Mikey Keene (So.), John Rhys Plumlee (Sr.).
Keene played in 11 games as a freshman and threw for 1,730 yards and 17 touchdowns, helping UCF notch nine wins despite losing star quarterback Dillon Gabriel to injury in September. (Gabriel has since transferred to Oklahoma.) Plumlee comes in from Ole Miss after falling out of favor in Kiffin's scheme. Back in 2019, however, the then-freshman ran for 1,023 yards and 12 scores with five 100-yard games.
Prediction: Keene. That Plumlee can provide a spark in a more limited role means he'll play a part in the Knights' offense. But Keene has more experience in the system and may have earned the trust of coach Gus Malzahn.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football's top quarterback competitions led by Michigan, Texas
High School Football Preview: A closer look at Berne Union, Fairfield Union and Liberty Union. | 2022-08-16T13:43:48Z | sports.yahoo.com | The biggest quarterback competitions for the college football season | https://sports.yahoo.com/biggest-quarterback-competitions-college-football-104541418.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/biggest-quarterback-competitions-college-football-104541418.html?src=rss |
The 2022 college football season will begin for the Oregon Ducks against the defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs, with the game scheduled for September 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
While this is no doubt a huge test for Dan Lanning in his first game as a head coach, this game is also a big test for the defending champs as well.
The folks over at Bleacher Report ranked the earliest tests for each of college football’s top contenders for the 2022 season, and Georgia’s first game against the Ducks was among those listed.
While the betting lines are going to remain heavily in Georgia’s favor for this contest, it’s clear this will not be an easy walk-through victory for the Bulldogs.
Oregon is going to be a hard team for opposing teams to get a read on until they have played a few games this season, as they are heading into the year with a new coach, new coordinators, new quarterback, mostly new running backs and wide receivers, and new starters all over the defensive unit as well.
About the only area that has any experience is up front in the trenches, which should help Oregon move the football even against a defense like Georgia’s.
Georgia will need a win to cement themselves as the team to beat in college football this upcoming season, but regardless each team will learn a lot about themselves in this season-opening contest.
Projecting Oregon Ducks' two-deep depth chart following first scrimmage of fall camp | 2022-08-16T13:44:00Z | sports.yahoo.com | Oregon identified as major test for Georgia in season opener | https://sports.yahoo.com/oregon-identified-major-test-georgia-132715715.html?src=rss | https://sports.yahoo.com/oregon-identified-major-test-georgia-132715715.html?src=rss |
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‘Threats to democracy,’ a top voter issue cited by Nate Silver
The founder of FiveThirtyEight discusses national polling, voter concerns at Madison talk
For part of the presentation, Nate Silver answered questions from Susan Webb Yackee, director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 8 midterm elections, campaign ads have made clear what issues are important to Wisconsin voters on different sides of the political spectrum: inflation, abortion and crime. But at a talk on Oct. 26 at the Wisconsin Union Theater, Nate Silver — founder of the data-driven news site FiveThirtyEight — said a fourth issue is also top of mind for many voters: threats to democracy.
Silver said 60 percent of Americans will have a candidate on their ballot who believes the 2020 election was stolen. Some of these candidates, he added, will win their races, both in traditionally conservative states and states like Wisconsin that fluctuate between Democratic and Republican leadership.
“If we have more people in power, including [in positions] to officiate elections, who believe the previous election was stolen, then there are a variety of bad things that could happen,” Silver said.
He allowed that the press sometimes exaggerates the urgency of certain elections and issues, but he said the importance of this particular issue cannot be overstated. Silver referenced a recent poll by The New York Times and Siena College that found that 71 percent of respondents believed that “American democracy is currently under threat.” Voters, he said, have different reasons for feeling this way: some incorrectly believe the election was stolen and others are worried about voter suppression.
“If we have a constitutional crisis the next time we have an election in the U.S., that’s a big problem sooner or later for our democracy,” he said.
Silver’s talk was hosted by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, where he serves as this year’s public affairs journalist in residence. He spent most of the evening discussing the implications of recent national polling with the midterm elections less than two weeks away.
According to FiveThirtyEight’s “2022 Election Forecast,” Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has a slight lead over Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Gov. Tony Evers has an even more narrow lead over Tim Michels.
But Silver warned that some races might not be determined on Election Day or possibly for days after. He said delayed results, usually due to the counting of absentee ballots, can create concern among some voters.
“I don’t really want to dignify 2020 claims of election fraud,” he said, “but it’s just going to strike a lot of voters as wrong if one batch of ballots are coming in at a different time and they’re different than the other batch of ballots.”
While it’s difficult to help everyone feel confident in the voting process, Silver said standardizing vote-counting procedures from state to state could reduce some voters’ concerns.
Theola Carter, a La Follette School alum and member of the school's Board of Visitors, said Silver's talk reminded her that people both within and outside of government don't understand how the voting process works. “It’s important," she says, "the American public understands the Democratic system other than through Schoolhouse Rock.”
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Elf, the Musical
Stoughton Village Players
Stoughton Village Players Theater 255 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589
press release: Stoughton Village Players is pleased to announce the first community theater production of Elf, the Musical in south-central Wisconsin. Performances are Nov. 10, 11, 12 and 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 with a matinee on Nov. 13 at 2:00. All shows are at the Stoughton Village Players Theater, 255 E. Main St, Stoughton. Tickets are available at: StoughtonVillagePlayers.com with Thursday/Sunday tickets at $16 and Friday/Saturday tickets at $18.
The plot follows the cherished Christmas movie closely telling the story of Buddy, a human mistakenly raised by elves at the North Pole. He learns about his father who lives in New York and is not happy to learn that he has a son who thinks he’s an elf. Buddy is an innocent in the big city as he encounters commercialism, big city craziness and an inexplicable (in his eyes) lack of Christmas spirit.
Buddy falls in love with a young woman who is curious about who he is and why he loves the holiday so much. Buddy’s goals are to help Santa complete his appointed rounds in a jaded world, join his new family and help the world be a happier place.
This show ran on Broadway in its current musical format from 2010-2013 and has been touring since then. The music and dance numbers add a new element to this classic story as audiences have attended to help them get into the Christmas spirit.
Location Stoughton Village Players Theater 255 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589 | 2022-10-28T23:14:45Z | isthmus.com | Elf, the Musical - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/elf-the-musical/ | https://isthmus.com/events/elf-the-musical/ |
media release: From spooky sounds to floating ghosts, find out why it's not magic, it's science (for children ages 6-10 and their families).
Please note: This program is held in person only. The workshop starts promptly at 10:00 and is typically over by 11:00. Can't make it to Space Place this week? Here's how to try some of the activities at home: https://sciencebob.com/free-halloween-science-ideas/ | 2022-10-28T23:15:05Z | isthmus.com | Saturday Science - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/saturday-science-oct-29/ | https://isthmus.com/events/saturday-science-oct-29/ |
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Shania Twain, Hailey Whitters
A person on a huge horse.
media release: Gearing up for another monumental chapter, five-time GRAMMY® Award-winning legend and the best-selling female artist in country music history Shania Twain will release her new album, Queen of Me, on February 3, 2023. It notably stands out as her sixth original full-length offering, first record since 2017, and official debut for her new label partner Republic Nashville, a division of Republic Records.
On November 14th at 3pm PT/6pm ET, Shania will join celebrated TV personality Nancy O’Dell for TalkShopLive where fans can hear stories around the making of Queen of Me and pre-order special autographed editions of the album and special box sets
The Queen of Me Tour kicks off on Friday, April 28, at Spokane Arena and makes stops across North America and Europe in Vancouver, Denver, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, London, Dublin and Madison on May 16, 2023 at Kohl Center. Doors 6:30 / Show 7:30.
TICKETS: Tickets go on sale starting Friday, November 4th at 10am local at UWBADGERS.COM
Shania and Live Nation have announced that $1 of every ticket purchased to Shania’s “Queen Of Me” Tour will be donated to SKC. Established in 2010 by Shania Twain, SKC provides services that promote positive change in children’s lives in times of crises and economic hardship. SKC provides children with one-on-one consultations, academic support and group activities, as well as nutritious snacks and meal programs where needed, all while in the safe, confidence-building environment that is the Shania Kids Can Clubhouse. These children are learning the skills to cope with and overcome family hardships which, in turn improves their ability to succeed in school. For more information about Shania Kids Can, please visit: www.shaniakidscan.co | 2022-10-28T23:15:11Z | isthmus.com | Shania Twain, Hailey Whitters - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/shania-twain-hailey-whitters/ | https://isthmus.com/events/shania-twain-hailey-whitters/ |
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Drugdealer, Reverend Baron
A person in a pink shirt standing in the dark.
Michael Collins of Drugdealer.
media release: Led by frontman and primary songwriter Michael Collins, Drugdealer expands on their 1960s and '70s-inspired sonics with the new album Hiding in Plain Sight, out now via Mexican Summer. The project arrives featuring previously released singles “Pictures of You” featuring Kate Bollinger (Ghostly International), "Madison" and "Someone to Love."
The third and most seasoned Drugdealer album, Hiding in Plain Sight, almost didn't happen at all. Frustrated and insecure with his own singing voice prior to the pandemic, Drugdealer founder and primary songwriter Michael Collins was nearly ready to throw in the towel. With hits like "Suddenly" and "The Real World" (from the band's 2016 debut, The End Of Comedy) and "Honey" (from their first album for Mexican Summer, 2019’s Raw Honey), Collins had plenty to be happy about. But due to a frequent impulse to hand over the microphone to friends and collaborators like Weyes Blood, Jackson MacIntosh, and his trusty musical companion Sasha Winn, Collins became increasingly unsure of himself as a singer. Then, amidst the windswept art colony of Marfa, Texas, a chance encounter with the visionary artist and composer Annette Peacock changed his outlook.
While attending Mexican Summer's annual Marfa Myths festival, Collins ran into Peacock backstage. "I was so inspired by [Annette]. But similarly to all these other vocalists I'd worked with, I didn't feel like I had it in me." he recalls. "I told her my plight, then I played her a song, and she told me I wasn't singing high enough for my speaking voice. When I returned to LA, I started coming up with new progressions, which I'd modulate up three half steps. It forced me to find a new way to sing."
In the valley of the shadow of doubt, during a period when Collins was considering giving up on music and embarking on his lifelong dream of filmmaking, a furtive conversation with a legend allowed him to find his own distinctive voice. But, as the title implies, the lockdown era during which Collins wrote the bulk of the record was a time spent searching for answers – searching for love.
"Madison," the opening track on Hiding in Plain Sight, is the first song Collins wrote singing in this suggested range. His newfound confidence as a yarn-spinning vocalist in the gruff tenor tradition of Nick Lowe, or even Van Morrison, is readily apparent, with Conor "Catfish" Gallaher's pedal steel adding a dusting of cosmic country to Collins' down-hard love song.
But this quest spanned beyond the traditional conception of love. It takes a village to put together Drugdealer records. The Greek term for love of friends, philia, translating to "the highest form of love," is evident in a deep cast of characters including Drugdealer band members Mikey Long, MacIntosh and Josh Da Costa (CMON), as well as Southland virtuosos like John Carroll Kirby (Frank Ocean, Stones Throw) and Daryl Johns (Mac DeMarco, The Lemon Twigs).
Mainly, however, the record acts as a welcome showcase for Collins as an emboldened lead singer, a wayward bandleader who has found a way to love himself as a singer, songwriter and storyteller. Taking inspiration from a canon of gruff but soulful rock vocalists like Phil Lynott, Collins looks back on his nocturnal meanderings through LA's warrens of bars and clubs ("New Fascination"). He’s right up front in the mix, detailing a search for love in all the wrong places. All the while, his band turns on a dime, with Long and Sergio Tabanico trading respective electric sitar and electric sax solos.
Ultimately, Hiding in Plain Sight is an odyssey from philautia—the ability to love oneself —to philia, a greater ability to love and embrace the contributions of those around you. Only then does a path clear for an encompassing and passionate romantic love, eros. Ultimately, Collins finds love all around and, finally, feels in possession of the voice to sing about it, resulting in the most joyful and fully-realized Drugdealer album to date.
In support of the new release, Drugdealer will set out on their headline tour across North America this month. The 25-date run will feature support from Reverend Baron, aka Danny Garcia.
Hiding in Plain Sight follows Drugdealer's latest full-length album, Raw Honey, which Pitchfork described as "a pristine portrait of early-’70s AM radio" and includes the tracks "Honey," featuring Weyes Blood, and "Fools," along with their 2016 debut album, The End of Comedy, and its Weyes Blood-featuring hit track "Suddenly."
What the press is saying about Drugdealer
"sounds like a piece of pop-rock history" - Buzzbands.LA
“Hiding In Plain Sight has Collins at his most confident and creative with lush production and vague yet intriguing songwriting that burst with color and personality.” - Glide Magazine
"glorious, breezy, and an absolutely essential addition" - Gorilla vs. Bear
10 Albums We're Most Excited About in October - Paste
Pitchfork Selects Playlist - Pitchfork
"louche, funky, extremely ’70s" - Stereogum | 2022-10-29T07:30:48Z | isthmus.com | Drugdealer, Reverend Baron - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/drugdealer-reverend-baron/ | https://isthmus.com/events/drugdealer-reverend-baron/ |
media release: All are invited to the Día de los Muertos Art Party on Tuesday, November 1, 5 - 7 pm, at Commonwealth Gallery. See the poster below for additional activities. Food and beverages are provided courtesy of LOUD (Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development).
Art Party Tuesdays are happy hour gatherings for creative people. Join us to spark conversation, collaboration, and connection. Help us create the best mix of creatives by forwarding this invite to artists and friends in the creative world. It's free to attend but you must register. Limited to 150 people. See you there, live, and in person! Don't forget to stay home if you're not feeling well. We'll catch you the next time! | 2022-10-30T19:57:51Z | isthmus.com | Art Party - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/art-party-common-wealth/ | https://isthmus.com/events/art-party-common-wealth/ |
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Unity through Justice?
media release: Join us Saturday, November 12, at 6:30pm to welcome Layli Miller-Munro for her presentation on "Unity through Justice?"
Layli is a seasoned human rights leader and social impact executive who served for 20 years as CEO of the Tahirih Justice Center. She strategically scaled the organization to become a leading refugee and immigrant, gender, justice and advocacy organization in the U.S. with offices in 5 cities, a budget over $24M and over 120 staff. She has been recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the Top 100 Most Innovative and Intriguing Entrepreneurs, named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the 150 Most Fearless Women in the World, and awarded the Washington Post's Award for Management Excellence. Layli has appeared in news outlets including CNN, Fox News, NPR, PBS, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She is a frequent lecturer who has given speeches at the United Nations; Women in the World Summit; TEDx; and other venues including academic and community settings.
Register for a link to the talk. This event is hosted by The Racial Healing-Justice-Unity Series. For more information about the series: RHJU Description. Questions and inquiries: Contact Cherlynn Stevens at rhrj19@gmail.com | 2022-10-31T05:09:22Z | isthmus.com | Unity through Justice? - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/unity-through-justice/ | https://isthmus.com/events/unity-through-justice/ |
Home A & E What to do in Madison this week: Clint Smith, Loving Cup and more Isthmus Picks
What to do in Madison this week: Clint Smith, Loving Cup and more Isthmus Picks
RSVP for Food-a-Rama, Monday, Oct. 31, Temple Beth El: Voting and deli favorites? It's a classic pairing at Food-A-Rama, the annual Election Day deli takeout extravaganza from Temple Beth El. Since the pandemic, this fundraiser has moved to takeout only. You need to reserve your selections by Oct. 31 for curbside pickup from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Temple Beth El. The menu includes corned beef, Mediterranean vegetarian plate, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, coleslaw, potato salad, chicken matzo ball soup, cabbage soup, hot dogs, rye bread and, of course, chopped liver. Plus fresh challah, chocolate hazelnut babka and the biscotti-like mandel bread. There's also a family dinner pack. Proceeds benefit Temple Beth El and community organizations. Online orders only, at tbemadison.org; call 608-238-3123 with any questions.
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Warm Wet Rag
Warm Wet Rag, Monday, Oct. 31, High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.: If you are a Ween fan, you know what that band name refers to. If you are not in the cult of Dean and Gene...hey, it's Madison's long-running Ween tribute band. Warm Wet Rag is back with their first full night of Ween music in three years, appropriately scheduled for HalloWEEN.
Clint Smith, Tuesday, Nov. 1, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, 7 p.m.: Clint Smith might first have come across many people's radar as a slam poet, but he continues to push past the confines of spoken word poetry. His latest work, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (chosen for this year's UW Go Big Read), shows how our history is hidden in the buildings and monuments we pass every day. But Smith remains a poet at heart. He writes: “When I read [Thomas] Jefferson’s disparagement of Phillis Wheatley, it felt like he had been disparaging the entire lineage of Black poets who would follow her, myself included.” Jefferson's discouraging remarks didn't stop Smith from writing How the Word Is Passed, or the book from winning the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. This Wisconsin Book Festival program is presented in conjunction with Go Big Read.
Sekou Lake
A group of dancers on stage.
Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! Wednesday, Nov. 2, Overture Center-Capitol Theater, 7:30 p.m.: This evening celebrating the African American art form of stepping should prove transformative to those looking to expand their cultural horizons or anyone just feeling stressed. Stepping, a grouping of percussive dance styles, combines songs and storytelling as well as agility and technique.
Ron Stallworth, Wednesday, Nov. 2, UW Union South-Marquee, 8 p.m.: As the first Black police detective in Colorado Springs in the late 1970s, Ron Stallworth infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. It's an improbable-but-true story recounted in his book Black Klansman: A Memoir, which was the basis of Spike Lee's excellent 2018 film, BlacKkKlansman. Stallworth will participate in a virtual talk and Q&A as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate's Distinguished Lecture Series; watch here for info on a livestream option. (And if you haven't seen the movie, it's screening at 5:30 p.m. at the Marquee.)
Carly Rae Jepsen, Wednesday, Nov. 2, The Sylvee, 8 p.m.: The "So Nice Tour" marks a resurgence for Carly Rae Jepsen (the pop star known for “Call Me Maybe”). Or, better yet, a “renaissance” as referenced by the cover art to Jepsen's new album, The Loneliest Time, a refreshing and modern take on the bubblegum pop genre. The Canadian-born singer brings an upbeat yet very intimate vibe to all eras as she gets ready to bop at The Sylvee. With Empress Of.
Faisal Abdu’Allah, through April 2, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: Faisal Abdu’Allah is professor of printmaking at UW-Madison, an artist and a barber. And yes, that figures into his practice, as the multi-disciplinary artist sometimes combines his roles as artist and barber, cutting hair and using the clippings as raw material to create a portrait of the sitter. In the major new exhibit DARK MATTER, which draws from his past and current work, Abdu’Allah explores and questions the ways we are represented in the world, in light of power systems, privilege, exclusion and the voyeuristic gaze. Current hours: Noon-6 p.m., Thursday-Sunday.
The Final Question? Global Realignments and Prospects for a Livable World, Thursday, Nov. 3, online, noon: The title of this lecture promises a discussion of weighty topics. There are few thinkers better prepared to pull together the myriad threads woven into our modern day existential crisis than scholar, author and activist Noam Chomsky. This virtual talk is hosted by the Center for the Humanities and Havens Wright Center for Social Justice at UW-Madison; register here for a link to the webinar.
Loving Cup, Thursday, Nov. 3, High Noon Saloon, 7:30 p.m.: Did you know Madison is home to a top-flight Rolling Stones tribute band? If not, this is your heads-up for the next opportunity to get your rocks off. The ensemble (including members of VO5, Low Czars, Lynda & the Zeros and others) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Exile on Main St. with a front to back performance, along with more Stones classics.
Raymond Alva
A man standing in front of a wall.
Cory Henry, Thursday, Nov. 3, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, 7:30 p.m.: After leaving Snarky Puppy to focus on his solo career in 2018, singer-songwriter, keys player and producer Cory Henry has remained a frequent collaborator with other artists. Henry's own Something to Say album was a 2022 Grammy nominee in the Progressive R&B Album category, and his smoothly soulful summer 2022 release, Operation Funk, is a strong contender to nab another nod. Henry announced plans to retire from the music business on Twitter in September, so don't sleep on this Wisconsin Union Theater concert.
Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale, Nov. 3-20, Overture Center-Playhouse: This dark comedy by up-and-coming playwright Kirsten Greenidge takes on both the familiar trope of the haunted house and social issues. In this second production of Forward Theater's season, a young couple buys an old house haunted by the spirit Beatrice, who keeps upping the ante on her invasion into their lives. Greenidge's exploration of race and class in Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale will be augmented by programs before each Saturday performance (at 6:30 p.m.), discussing horror noire, the history of housing discrimination in Madison, and playwright Lorraine Hansberry. Performances are at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays, plus 2 p.m., Nov. 12 and 19.
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Wood Brothers, Thursday, Nov. 3, Barrymore Theatre, 8 p.m.: A busy 2022 for roots trio The Wood Brothers has included work on a forthcoming album and lots of touring, including summer swings with Guster and Greensky Bluegrass and now a fall swing through the Midwest. Their most recent release, the 2020 album Kingdom in My Mind, added another solid chapter to a catalog of songs masterfully mixing folk, blues and jazz with empathetic lyrics. With Steve Poltz. | 2022-10-31T12:34:05Z | isthmus.com | What to do in Madison this week: Clint Smith, Loving Cup and more Isthmus Picks - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-picks-oct-31-to-nov-3-2022/ | https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-picks-oct-31-to-nov-3-2022/ |
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media release: No stranger to Mad Folk's stage, Claudia Schmidt is widely known as a singer/songwriter of folk and blues, an accomplished performer on 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer, and a regular during the early years of Prairie Home Companion. Describing herself as a "creative noisemaker," Claudia Schmidt has released more than 20 recordings (including several on the Red House label) and has appeared on the stages of countless concert halls, small clubs, and folk festivals.
Schmidt has been perfecting her craft of performing for almost four decades. It is a quirky and wonderful hodge-podge (her word!) of music, poetry, story, laughter. drama, and celebrating the moment. Work in clubs, theaters, festivals, TV, radio has added depth and dimension, and since she has always included her original work along with very personal versions of the work of others, what you get is a unique look at the world from someone who says what she sees with clarity, humor, and wonder.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian said: Schmidt's shows are a lot like falling in love. You never know what's going to happen next, chances are it's going to be wonderful, every moment is burned into your memory and you know you'll never be the same again." More succinctly, Garrison Keiilor said "when Claudia sings a song, it stays sung."
Tickets: $18 adv, $20 day of show. Thanks to WORT 89.9 FM for sponsoring this event! | 2022-10-31T19:15:52Z | isthmus.com | Claudia Schmidt - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/claudia-schmidt-nsc/ | https://isthmus.com/events/claudia-schmidt-nsc/ |
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George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town
Jun 3, 2023 5:45 PM
media release: The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that the King of Country, George Strait, will perform at American Family Field on Saturday, June 3. Strait returns to the ballpark after a more than two-decade hiatus, Strait playing the ballpark’s first concert in its inaugural year on May 19, 2001. The country legend will return to Milwaukee for one of only six shows on his summer tour, alongside one of the country’s most respected and beloved musicians, Chris Stapleton. Joining 89x Platinum music icon Strait and eight-time GRAMMY-winner Stapleton for all dates are special guests, Little Big Town.
Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. CT. More information about this show can be found at brewers.com/Strait.
American Family Field has played host a variety of musical acts and events including George Strait’s Country Music Festival (2001), N’Sync (2001), Bruce Springsteen (2003), Randy Travis (2004), Bon Jovi (2005), Kid Rock/Sugarland (2008), Paul McCartney (2013), One Direction (2015), Ed Sheeran (2018), Billy Joel (2019), Kenny Chesney (2022) and The Stadium Tour featuring Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard, with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (2022). It has also hosted numerous non-baseball events, including international soccer matches in 2014, 2015 and 2018 and the upcoming Brew City Battle this November when the UW-Badgers Men and Women’s Basketball teams take the court against Stanford and K-State, respectively.
About George Strait
With an unmatched 60 singles hitting the top of the charts—more than any other artist in any genre—during the span of his 30+ year career, Strait has collected 33 Platinum or multi-Platinum-selling albums, more than any other Country artist and ranking third across all genres behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley. The Texas troubadour is the only artist or act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades and recently earned his 100th entry on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with his latest single, “The Weight of the Badge.” He has sold nearly 70 million albums and earned more than 60 major entertainment industry awards, including induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
Since his record-breaking Cowboy Rides Away Tour wrapped in 2014, Strait has performed for limited engagements, including appearances in 2021 headlining both weekends of the Austin City Limits Music Festival as well as Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium. He also extended his Strait to Vegas series at T-Mobile Arena earlier this year along with headlining shows at Little Rock’s Simmons Bank Arena and Kansas City’s GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in addition to returning to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for his 31st performance at the event and headlining back-to-back nights in Austin for the Moody Center’s grand opening celebration.
As previously announced, Strait will also perform in his home state of Texas this fall for a two-night stand at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena on Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19, 2022. The two shows sold out within just hours of going on sale to the public this spring. In addition, he will return to Las Vegas for his Strait to Vegas series once again, gracing the stage at his T-Mobile Arena home away from home for the 35th and 36th times on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3.
About Chris Stapleton
Kentucky-born Chris Stapleton is an 8x Grammy, 14x CMA and 10x ACM Award-winner and one of the country’s most respected and beloved musicians. His most recent album, 2020’s acclaimed Starting Over, recently won three awards at the 67th Annual GRAMMYs: Best Country Album, Best Country Solo Performance (“You Should Probably Leave”) and Best Country Song (“Cold”) in addition to earning Album of the Year honors at both the 54th Annual CMA Awards and 56th ACM Awards. The new album follows Stapleton’s pair of Platinum-certified releases from 2017, From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2, as well as his x6 Platinum breakthrough solo debut album, Traveller, which includes the Diamond-certified “Tennessee Whiskey.” Stapleton will wrap-up his extensive 2022 “All-American Road Show” tour next weekend with shows at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena and Houston’s Cynthia Woods Pavilion before ending his year with a special show at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Miranda Lambert, Dwight Yoakam and Katie Pruitt on November 12. In addition to his work as a musician, Stapleton and his wife, Morgane, are founders of the Outlaw State of Kind charitable fund, which supports a variety of causes that are close to their heart.
About Little Big Town
GRAMMY, ACM, CMA, AMA and Emmy Award-winning group, Little Big Town – consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook – first entered the music scene over 20 years ago with hit songs “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home,” “Good As Gone” and the GRAMMY-nominated “Little White Church.” The band’s breakthrough albums Tornado and Pain Killer produced multiple No. 1 singles, including “Pontoon,” “Tornado” and “Day Drinking,” as well as the history-making, best-selling country single of the year (2015) “Girl Crush.” 2017’s The Breaker debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts and Top 10 (No. 4) on the Billboard 200 to critical acclaim. The album features their GRAMMY-winning, multi-week No. 1 single, “Better Man,” as well as the 2019 GRAMMY-nominated, “When Someone Stops Loving You.” The band’s self-produced ninth studio album Nightfall was released January 2020 and hit the top of the Billboard Country charts. The record included critically-acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated “The Daughters,” “Over Drinking” and “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” – the latter of which has reached more than 380 million global streams. In April 2022, they released their new single “Hell Yeah,” which has amassed more than 60 million global streams to date. Little Big Town has earned more than 45 award show nominations and has taken home nearly 20 awards, including multiple GRAMMY, AMA, People’s Choice, CMA and ACM Awards, in addition to an Emmy award. Their highly anticipated 10th studio album Mr. Sun was released on September 16, 2022.
Date & Time Jun 3, 2023 5:45 PM | 2022-10-31T19:16:05Z | isthmus.com | George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/george-strait-chris-stapleton-little-big-town/ | https://isthmus.com/events/george-strait-chris-stapleton-little-big-town/ |
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press release: Please join us in the museum lobby for a printmaking workshop inspired by Wendy Red Star: Apsáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird.
The workshop will be led by Derick Wycherly an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy, Montana and an artist who specializes in printmaking and papermaking. Derick received an MFA in 2022 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in printmaking and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design with a concentration in Film/Animation/Video in 2011. The printmaking workshop is geared towards teens and adults, but families are welcome to attend. Admission is FREE, but reservations * are required.
The workshop is an hour long, but prints will need about an hour to dry. We suggest that you take a free 30-minute guided tour of Apsáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird which begins 15 minutes after each workshop. Reservation is NOT required for the guided tour.
*If you are unable to attend, please email us at education@mmoca.org or call (608) 257-0158 so that we can cancel your reservation and allow others to attend the workshop.
More on the exhibit:
On November 12, Wendy Red Star: Apsáalooke: Children of the Large-Beaked Bird opens at MMoCA. Wendy Red Star is a multimedia artist and a member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) tribe who creates art to offer a narrative of Native people in America that focuses on an indigenous perspective rather than the typical stories told by non-Native scholars. An avid researcher, Red Star uses historic imagery and material culture as direct references for her own photographs and installations.
Please join us for an Exhibition Celebration on Friday, December 9 from 5-8 PM. The reception will offer a welcome, live performance, and refreshments at a cash bar. Admission is free. | 2022-11-01T00:45:30Z | isthmus.com | Printmaking - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/printmaking-wycherly/ | https://isthmus.com/events/printmaking-wycherly/ |
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Winter Legends and Folklore
Sun Prairie Library 1350 Linnerud Drive, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590
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media release: Winter may seem like a quiet time, but it is actually filled with bizarre tales and stories of superstitions to cause a school snow day, winter spirits, odd Santa Claus tales, stories of little people, the deadly Wendigo, Krampus the Christmas monster, rituals for the twelve days of Christmas, New Year's Eve superstitions, how to predict a hard winter, and numerous other Holiday traditions for the darkest days of the year!
For nearly three decades Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland's haunted castles, Chad has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.
Chad has been featured on the Discovery Channel's A Haunting, William Shatner's Weird or What, ABC's Scariest Places on Earth, Monsters and Mysteries in America, along with being a frequent contributor on Ripley's Believe it or Not Radio. With a Master's Degree in Psychology, Chad has authored over 25 books on the supernatural, and extensively lectures on his fascinating findings. The more bizarre the legend, the more likely it is that you will find Chad there.
Location Sun Prairie Library 1350 Linnerud Drive, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590 | 2022-11-01T00:46:01Z | isthmus.com | Winter Legends and Folklore - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/winter-legends-and-folklore-sun-prairie/ | https://isthmus.com/events/winter-legends-and-folklore-sun-prairie/ |
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An EP like psychedelic candy
Star Monster celebrates the release of ‘Butterscotch Candy’ with a free show
by Veronica Kuffel
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Star Monster wants to give back, with a free concert.
Madison-based artist Phil Parhamovich has made a name for himself as Star Monster in both the local and national EDM communities. He’s played tours across North America thanks to his cutting-edge blend of music and visual design, and brought his music to popular festivals like Burning Man, Electric Forest and Toxic Summer. Parhamovich is also a multi-instrumentalist, working as a guitarist, singer and songwriter for country-rock band Dirt Brothers. On Nov. 12 he will perform a free show in Madison at The Annex at The Red Zone (9 p.m.) to celebrate the release of his new EP, Butterscotch Candy.
“I want to give back to the city of Madison, which has been very good to me,” says Parmahovich.
The first track on Butterscotch Candy, “Check the Flow,” takes the listener through layers of beats to arrive at dimension-shattering drops. The song carries a positive pump-up vibe as the listener enters the world of the self-proclaimed “interstellar bass wizard.”
“The Mirror Dimension” nods to Marvel’s Spider Man: No Way Home, using soundbites to accent a feeling of interdimensional travel.
The track “Butterscotch Candy” also uses pop culture references, this time from the movie Grudge Match. A conversation about butterscotch jelly beans becomes a clever way for Parhamovich to assert that people can’t get enough of his EP. His confidence in his own ability shines through — as if he knows he has his audience hooked and isn’t afraid to illustrate it. It’s this combination of dubstep, rap and pop culture that launch the listener into the Star Monster soundscape.
The EP ends with a simple yet effective reminder that the trip isn’t over. “Let Go of Your Mind” tells fans they can use music and art to find themselves or just get lost in the rhythm. It’s a party, it’s a trip and it’s an escape.
“My goal was to take you on a mystical and self-reflective journey while creating a feeling of discovery and bliss in your hearts, minds and booties,” says Star Monster.
Butterscotch Candy follows a line of growth from its predecessors. Star Monster combines original and sampled soundbites with his smooth blend of pump-up beats. Themes for his work include space, spooks and spirituality; earlier single songs like “Milky Way” and “Floating in Space” mimic Star Monster’s imagination of traveling through galaxies and the ethereal experience that comes with it. Mixtape projects such as Spooky Tunes Vol, 2, however, is an eerie experience for listeners. His work has gotten many views on the popular YouTube dubstep/drum & bass music channel The Dub Rebellion.
Star Monster prides himself on his stage performance and show visuals. A prominent feature of his shows is his VJ, or visual jockey, display, usually focusing on bright, psychedelic patterns and a story that focuses on Jethro, a fictional character from space.
Along with using his hypnotic screens in his upcoming tour, “Superstition,” Parhamovich also plans to launch “Star Monster Show.” The video will be a 20-minute, fully animated cartoon featuring Jethro on a mind-bending trip through space. The short film will incorporate all new and original music, and will continue Parhamovich’s mission to perfect his visual performance. | 2022-11-01T05:24:26Z | isthmus.com | An EP like psychedelic candy - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/arts/music/an-ep-like-psychedelic-candy/ | https://isthmus.com/arts/music/an-ep-like-psychedelic-candy/ |
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Franny Choi
media release: A Room of One's Own is thrilled to welcome Franny Choi, Paul Tran, and Nate Marshall for a conversation and virtual poetry reading of Franny's newest book The World Keeps Ending, and The World Goes On: Poems.
This event is virtual via Crowdcast
Many have considered the last few years to be dystopic. But in Franny Choi’s upcoming new collection, The World Keeps Ending, and The World Goes On: Poems, she reminds us that apocalypse has already come in myriad ways for marginalized peoples, and calls forth the importance of imagining what will persist in the aftermaths.
With lyric and tonal dexterity, these poems spin backwards and forwards in time. They look into the collective psyche of our years in the pandemic and in the throes of anti-racist uprisings, while imagining other vectors, directions, and futures. Stories of survival collide across space and time—from comfort women during the Korean War to children wandering a museum in the future. These poems explore narrative distances and queer linearity, investigating on microscopic scales before soaring towards the universal. Throughout, Choi grapples with where the individual can fit within the strange landscapes of this apocalyptic world, with its violent and many-layered histories. In the process, she imagines what togetherness—between Black and Asian and other marginalized communities, between living organisms, between children of calamity and conquest—could look like.
Franny Choi is the author of two previous poetry collections, Soft Science (Alice James Books, 2019) and Floating, Brilliant, Gone (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014), as well as one chapbook, Death by Sex Machine (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2017). She is a Kundiman Fellow, a 2019 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Fellow, a recipient of Princeton University’s Holmes National Poetry Prize, and a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Helen Zell Writers Program. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times, the Nation, Paris Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her partner and their cat.
Paul Tran is the author of All The Flowers Kneeling (Penguin, 2022). Their work appears in The New Yorker, Best American Poetry, and elsewhere. Winner of the Discovery/Boston Review Poetry Prize, as well as fellowships from the Poetry Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, Paul is an Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Nate Marshall is an award-winning author and editor. His works include two full-length books of poems, Finna and Wild Hundreds. He teaches in the creative writing program at The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nate was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. | 2022-11-01T20:38:17Z | isthmus.com | Franny Choi - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/franny-choi-world-keeps-ending/ | https://isthmus.com/events/franny-choi-world-keeps-ending/ |
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Slow Irish Session
media release: This is a slow Irish session for beginners and intermediate players. Tunes will be played at a slower tempo to facilitate learning the traditional tunes and learning to play in a group. It is also an open session, meaning that all are welcome to join in. You're also welcome to bring printed music with you. 5-7 pm, fourth Sundays. More info and printable music at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1549540612060303 | 2022-11-01T20:39:04Z | isthmus.com | Slow Irish Session - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/irish-slow-session-fourth-sunday/ | https://isthmus.com/events/irish-slow-session-fourth-sunday/ |
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Sofia Samatar
media release: A Room of One's Own is thrilled to welcome Sofia Samatar and Carmen Maria Machado for a discussion of Sofia's newest book The White Mosque.
This event is virtual via Crowdcast.
A historical tapestry of border-crossing travelers, of students, wanderers, martyrs and invaders, The White Mosque is a memoiristic, prismatic record of a journey through Uzbekistan and of the strange shifts, encounters, and accidents that combine to create an identity
In the late nineteenth century, a group of German-speaking Mennonites traveled from Russia into Central Asia, where their charismatic leader predicted Christ would return. Over a century later, Sofia Samatar joins a tour following their path, fascinated not by the hardships of their journey, but by its aftermath: the establishment of a small Christian village in the Muslim Khanate of Khiva. Named Ak Metchet, “The White Mosque,” after the Mennonites’ whitewashed church, the village lasted for fifty years.
In pursuit of this curious history, Samatar discovers a variety of characters whose lives intersect around the ancient Silk Road, from a fifteenth-century astronomer-king, to an intrepid Swiss woman traveler of the 1930s, to the first Uzbek photographer, and explores such topics as Central Asian cinema, Mennonite martyrs, and Samatar’s own complex upbringing as the daughter of a Swiss-Mennonite and a Somali-Muslim, raised as a Mennonite of color in America. A secular pilgrimage to a lost village and a near-forgotten history, The White Mosque traces the porous and ever-expanding borders of identity, asking: How do we enter the stories of others? And how, out of the tissue of life, with its weird incidents, buried archives, and startling connections, does a person construct a self?
Sofia Samatar is the author of the novels A Stranger in Olondria and The Winged Histories, the short story collection, Tender, and Monster Portraits, a collaboration with her brother, the artist Del Samatar. Sofia’s work has received the William L. Crawford Award, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, the British Fantasy Award, and the World Fantasy Award. She has also been a finalist for the Locus Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Italo Calvino Prize. Her work has appeared in several year’s-best anthologies, including The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. Sofia holds a PhD in African Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and she currently teaches African literature, Arabic literature in translation, world literature, and speculative fiction at James Madison University.
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize, among others. Her essays, fiction, and criticism have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Granta, Vogue, This American Life, The Believer, Guernica, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Guggenheim Foundation, Yaddo, Hedgebrook, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. | 2022-11-01T20:40:14Z | isthmus.com | Sofia Samatar - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/sofia-samatar-white-mosque/ | https://isthmus.com/events/sofia-samatar-white-mosque/ |
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Surf Zombies, Pistols at Dawn, Compact Deluxe
media release: The seeds of the Surf Zombies were planted long ago in a basement in Fort Dodge, Iowa, when Brook Hoover and his neighborhood friends discovered a scratchy 45 of the Surfaris’ “Wipe Out,” and the journey to unlock the secret of surf guitar began. A 9th Grade talent show performance of the tune lead to years of reverb-soaked high school jams, and while everyone moved on to new things, the sounds of surf never left Hoover’s mind. After years of friends and fans alike suggesting he start an instrumental surf group, Surf Zombies were born in 2006 with Hoover and Doug Roberson on guitar, Jim Viner on drums, and long-time collaborator and childhood friend Joel McDowell on bass.
Surf Zombies started on a high note, with their first performance being the opening act for surf guitar legend Dick Dale, and a self-titled debut album soon to follow. For their second album, “Something Weird,” Roberson and Viner departed to make room for Kyle Oyloe on guitar and baritone, and a rotating cast of great drummers beating the skins. The band began scoring some bigger gigs, securing a yearly spot at Iowa’s Vintage Torquefest as well as various music festivals and club dates, and started reaching a wider audience after having songs featured on TV shows like MTV’s Ridiculousness, Bad Ink, and others.
“Lust For Rust” introduced heavy hitter Tyler Russell on drums, and Oyloe’s departure made way for studio engineer Ian Williams to step in on guitar duties. This album introduced new layers of fuzzy guitars and gritty garage rock, and by the time their fourth album, “It’s a…THING!” was in the works, the Blendours’ Trevor Treiber joined the ranks on bass guitar. “It’s a… THING!” was the first Surf Zombies album to see a vinyl release, and was sold out by the time the band was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. The band was also honored with a successful beer, Surf Zombies IPA, brewed by Iowa Brewing Company in the band’s home base of Cedar Rapids, IA.
After years of work and many attempts, the band’s fifth studio release, “Return of the Skeleton,” finally saw the light of day in October of 2018 and introduced Luke Ferguson of Lipstick Homicide on drums. The album features wide reaching songwriting from Hoover, Treiber, and Williams and shows the band at their finest, with returning artist Erin Wells providing artwork.
Surf Zombies have played in all corners of Iowa and frequently visit, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Nebraska. Their live set has been fine tuned to a non-stop medley of powerful hooks that would make the Ramones proud. They strive to create unique grooves and stretch the genre as much as possible, while still retaining the classic elements of the initial 60s surf craze that inspired the young minds in Fort Dodge all those years ago.
It’s rare to find a band with three experienced songwriters who share a dedication to the music and enjoy each other’s company. Surf Zombies love to collaborate with one another and continue to make plans for spreading the fun of surf instrumentals throughout the world! Expect their sixth full-length, Surf Zombies in Color, to be available world-wide in the fourth quarter of 2021.
SURF ZOMBIES are:
Brook Hoover - Guitar
Trevor Treiber - Bass
Ian Williams - Guitar
Luke Ferguson - Drums
Midwestern surf bands have always had a hard way to go.
When some wag isn't cracking wise about the limited opportunities for wave riding hereabouts, folks who aren't familiar with instrumental rock's long history in this country are certain to ask about which Beach Boys songs will be in the set. As Alex E. Smith, drummer for the Madison-bred instrumental act the Pistols at Dawn puts it: "Yeah, you say surf and people go, 'Oh, the Beach Boys.' We go, 'Nah, like Pulp Fiction.' Then a few of 'em get it."
Two years into their run, the Pistols at Dawn have managed to cobble together a very respectable following from the kinds of audiences that have a soft spot for old-school instrumental acts like Dick Dale, Link Wray and the Ventures. The 23-year-old Smith says guys in their 40s and 50s nearly always respond to both their guitar- and Farfisa-driven originals and familiar covers like the theme music from The Munsters.
Basement shows and regular appearances at surf celebrations in Minneapolis and the Wisconsin Dells have also attracted skate punks, bikers and hardcore instrumental fans to their flame. Something about the mix of a steady 4/4 beat with warbling organ and a guitar smeared with thick applications of reverb clicks with the outlaw demographic. "When people hear us, they usually like it," laughs the Pistol's stocky bass player and onstage emcee Matt Leaverton, who at 47 is the old man of the multi-generational group. "Of course, if you listen to Z104, you probably don't."
This past Sunday, as the Pistols at Dawn held forth in front of 50 or so punks, freaks and graybeards at the sun-baked Willy Street Fair, the band's appeal was immediately apparent. If 23-year-old guitarist Alexei Broner's aggressive slashing on the brooding "Timebomb" didn't grab your ear and give it a shake, 30-year-old organ jockey Tim Consequence's cool phrasing of the breezy head to the classic Booker T. & the MG's groove "Time Is Tight" most certainly did. The music wasn't astoundingly original, but it was loud, it was fun, and the band and the crowd were on the same wavelength.
In my book, that's a party worth attending - even if Z104 addicts who spend their morning commute singing along with Beyoncé and Daughtry would never quite understand why nearly everyone within earshot was grinning like a circus clown.
Compact Deluxe co-founder Tim Consequence is a man out of time. Born in 1977, the year punk rock broke, he collects & restores vintage keyboards & sound equipment. He uses them to perform covers of mostly instrumental music from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Describing the danceable sound he strives for as “party-time music,” Consequence joins forces with virtuoso organist Harris Lemberg & drummer John Woodburn to perform an intimate showcase of Cold War-era music.
Compact Deluxe honors such groups as Booker T & the MGs and Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass with punchy, trippy renditions of Memphis soul, surf rock, spaghetti Western soundtracks, ’60s spy-show & movie theme tunes as well as lounge-pop. Imagine Ennio Morricone‘s hypnotic “The Good, the Bad & the Ugly” mashed up with Dick Dale‘s “Miserlu.”
A native of Wisconsin Rapids, Consequence has a day job as a union stagehand (IATSE Local 251) & recording engineer. His passion since age 16, however, is performing music ranging from hip-hop (as organist in Optigan) to the B-52s (in the tribute band Deadbeat Club). He has collaborated with Lemberg (aka Harrissimo) since 2007. During a recent visit to Acme Sound Studios near the ice arena on Madison’s east side, Consequence invited me to smell the electronic guts of his Hammond B-3 organ – a tactile treat that reminded me of a visit to the Stax Museum of Soul Music in Memphis.
He also demonstrated his Leslie cabinet, a modulating device used frequently in recordings by the mid-’60s Beatles. The Leslie’s spinning speakers project sound through all four sides of the cabinet, filling an intimate venue like the Cardinal Bar with its whirring melodic drone.
Consequence then fired up his Rheem Le Bass, a gorgeous little red & white instrument with black keys that can substitute for a bass guitar. He’s proud of the ’80s-era Yamaha synthesizer he gutted & used to build an analog-digital hybrid Tim calls a “digi-Farfisa.” It hums to life beside his silent vintage Vox Continental keyboard.
Tim also showed me a Farfisa model Compact Deluxe organ, which inspired the band’s name. He bought it via Craigslist from fellow enthusiast Chip, a Madisonian who served as Melissa Etheridge‘s guitar tech.
Consequence & Lemberg formed the predecessor band Compact Duo a few years ago, recently expanding it to include acoustic drums & occasional female guest vocalist Terry Lynn Lane. Their first gig was in August 2015, on the seashell-shaped stage at the Tempest.
The band’s mission, Consequence says, is to be “efficient in space and time.” Compact Deluxe plays tunes that rarely surpass 3 minutes in length. Their equipment, while old & heavy, requires few wires to set up. | 2022-11-01T20:40:27Z | isthmus.com | Surf Zombies, Pistols at Dawn, Compact Deluxe - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/surf-zombies-pistols-at-dawn/ | https://isthmus.com/events/surf-zombies-pistols-at-dawn/ |
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Crossroads of Ideas
media release: Journeys: An evening with writer Quan Barry
Crossroads of Ideas is teaming up with the UW-Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education for a four-part miniseries that features outstanding UW researchers who have received WARF faculty awards.
The first talk in the miniseries highlights Amy Quan Barry, who will read from various works spanning her 20-plus year career at UW-Madison. Join us for an evening not to be missed!
Born in Saigon and raised on Boston’s northshore, Amy Quan Barry is the Lorraine Hansberry Professor of English at UW-Madison where, in addition to receiving the Vilas, Romnes, Kellett and WARF research awards, she has also directed both the MFA Program in Creative Writing and the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing.
Barry is the author of seven books of fiction and poetry, including the novel We Ride Upon Sticks, which O: Oprah Magazine describes as, “Spellbinding, wickedly fun.” The New York Times described her previous work, She Weeps Each Time You’re Born, as “deeply affecting.” Her third novel, When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East, follows a group of Buddhist monks as they search for a reincarnation in the vast Mongolian landscape. The NY Times described it as, “Mesmerizing and delicate . . . a dazzling achievement…The unlikeliness of the novel is exactly its magic.”
Barry is one of a select group of writers to receive NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction. In 2021, she was awarded the American Library Association’s Alex Award. She is currently Forward Theater’s first ever Writer-in-Residence. Her first play production, The Mytilenean Debate, premiered in spring 2022.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7 P.M., Discovery Building and online. Part of a monthly series on thought-provoking public issues. The media partner for Crossroads of Ideas is The Cap Times. | 2022-11-02T01:00:39Z | isthmus.com | Crossroads of Ideas - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/crossroads-of-ideas-quan-barry/ | https://isthmus.com/events/crossroads-of-ideas-quan-barry/ |
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The Power of Indigenous Knowledge in an Age of Neocolonialism
media release: Join the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series committee alongside Lyla June, an internationally recognized poet, human ecologist, musician and community organizer.
Lyla June is a poet, singer-songwriter, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, public speaker and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre performance and speech style has invigorated and inspired audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, inter-cultural healing, historical trauma and traditional land stewardship practices. She blends her undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, her graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed performances and speeches are conveyed through the medium of prayer, hip-hop, poetry, acoustic music and speech. Her personal goal is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper.
The event will be held at the DeLuca Forum in the Wisconsin Discovery Building on Wednesday, November 14, from 7:00-8:30pm, and will include a lecture and Q&A session. The event is free of charge and open to the public, no tickets needed! We can’t wait to see you there! | 2022-11-02T01:00:45Z | isthmus.com | The Power of Indigenous Knowledge in an Age of Neocolonialism - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/power-of-indigenous-knowledge-age-of-neocolonialism/ | https://isthmus.com/events/power-of-indigenous-knowledge-age-of-neocolonialism/ |
media release: All are invited to the Art Party on Tuesday, November 15, 5 - 7 pm at Arts + Literature Laboratory. Food and beverages are provided courtesy of the Arts + Lit Lab. There's street parking and a ramp attached to the building.
December 6 - The Bodgery (note location change from previous announcements) | 2022-11-02T19:05:25Z | isthmus.com | Art Party - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/art-party-ALL/ | https://isthmus.com/events/art-party-ALL/ |
media release: Bob's Your Uncle performs music from the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Badfinger, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Alison Kraus, Melissa Etheridge, Paul Simon, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, Kacey Musgraves, Gillian Welch, and lots more, arranged for voices and guitars and bass.
Michael Bryant, Bruce Buttel and Tracy Jane Comer form an all-acoustic trio with lots of 3-part vocal harmonies. Their music includes originals and unique covers- pop, rock, roots and country. | 2022-11-02T19:05:31Z | isthmus.com | Bob's Your Uncle - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/bobs-your-uncle-wild-hog/ | https://isthmus.com/events/bobs-your-uncle-wild-hog/ |
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Context Matters: Structural Racism and Racial Inequality in the U.S.
Regina S. Baker is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research is fundamentally concerned with poverty and inequality and seeks to understand the factors that create, maintain, and shape socioeconomic conditions and disparities across people, places, and time. She is particularly interested in the role of institutional and historical processes that help shape individual outcomes and thus contribute to broader patterns of inequality. She has published in leading outlets such as the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Social Forces.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Demography & Ecology at UW-Madison. | 2022-11-02T19:05:38Z | isthmus.com | Context Matters: Structural Racism and Racial Inequality in the U.S. - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/context-matters-structural-racism-racial-inequality/ | https://isthmus.com/events/context-matters-structural-racism-racial-inequality/ |
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Emily Nott & Sara Coral
media release: Emily Nott is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter with a folk and roots sound. She has performed and taught music workshops across the Midwest, in Nashville and on the East Coast. You can find her songs on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp. Emily also sings and plays guitar with Chicago bands Joybird and Glass Mountain. She will be joined by Sara Coral as well. | 2022-11-02T19:05:57Z | isthmus.com | Emily Nott & Sara Coral - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/emily-nott-sara-coral-wild-hog/ | https://isthmus.com/events/emily-nott-sara-coral-wild-hog/ |
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press release: UW Havens Wright Center lecture by Roberto Mangabeira Unger (Harvard University), on Zoom.
Often the programme of the Left amounts to little more than a humanized version of that offered by the Right. Professor Unger discusses how to reconstruct a Left agenda for the 21st century in this online lecture.
Roberto Mangabeira Unger is the Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard University and a faculty member of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Working within the tradition of classical social theory and pragmatism, Unger has engaged with legal theory, philosophy and religion, social and political theory, progressive alternatives, and economics. Long active in Brazilian politics, he was a founding member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, and he has served as the Minister of Strategic Affairs in both the Lula and Dilma administrations. He has authored several books, most recently The Knowledge Economy (2019), The Universal History of Legal Thought (2021), and Governing the World Without World Government (2022). | 2022-11-02T19:06:03Z | isthmus.com | Is There an Alternative? - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/is-there-an-alternative/ | https://isthmus.com/events/is-there-an-alternative/ |
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Time and Motion: US Labor in the Era of Disease, Digitization & Disruption
Kim Moody is a founder of Labor Notes in the US and the author of several books on labour and politics including Breaking the Impasse: Electoral Politics, Mass Action & the New Socialist Movement in the United States (2022); Tramps & Trade Union Travelers: Internal Migration and Organized Labor in Gilded Age America (2017); and On New Terrain: How Capital Is Reshaping The Battleground Of Class War (2017). He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the University of Westminster in London. He is a member of the University and College Union and the National Union of Journalists.
This event is co-sponsored by the School for Workers at UW-Madison. | 2022-11-02T19:06:30Z | isthmus.com | Time and Motion: US Labor in the Era of Disease, Digitization & Disruption - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/time-and-motion-us-labor-in-the-era-of-disease/ | https://isthmus.com/events/time-and-motion-us-labor-in-the-era-of-disease/ |
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What is a Matt Walsh?
The anti-trans activist was predictable at a UW-Madison event; the questions from students were not.
An Oct. 24 event with right-wing political commentator Matt Walsh on the UW-Madison campus sparked protests, counter-protests, and vandalism of university property. The local chapter of the Young America’s Foundation, headed by former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker, invited Walsh to give a speech at the Memorial Union on his new documentary, What is a Woman? Hundreds of students were outraged that UW-Madison allowed Walsh to speak on campus because of his controversial — some would argue bigoted and harmful— opinions of transgender people.
Tell Dylan won’t dive into Walsh’s remarks at the event — which were pretty much what one would expect from a speaker who, in 2021, called school board members in Virginia “child abusers” for allowing transgender students to use restrooms that match their gender identity. A video of the event is posted on YouTube if you’re interested. However, the Q&A portion of the event did provide some insight into the minds of college conservatives at Wisconsin’s infamously liberal flagship university and there were a few thoughtful questions to boot.
The first student asked Walsh his thoughts on cultural trends in America.
“Basically, even less than 10 years ago, homosexual marriage was illegal in the United States. And even in the short time, since Obergefell v. Hodges, we’ve lost so much ground in this country to perverse sexual issues,” said the student, referring to the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. “What do you think is next on the slippery slope of societal-degrading causes?”
One UW-Madison student asked Walsh, “How does a conservative like myself maneuver modern college campuses in a way that is not destructive to me or hopefully to other people?”
Another student, who indicated he supports Walsh’s opposition to transgender rights, did push back on Walsh’s viewpoint that it should be illegal for doctors to provide medical treatment to individuals with gender dysphoria.
“My question is if adults can get vasectomies, eat until they get diabetes, etc., shouldn’t they be allowed to take hormones if it reduces their likelihood of committing suicide and their doctor approves, even if you or I disagree?” asked the college student.
Towards the end, a student pointedly challenged the merits of the arguments Walsh presented during his campus appearance.
“Eight months ago, I was diagnosed with gender dysphoria while I was an inpatient here at UW-Madison [hospital]. I looked into the research and talked to doctors, and through my journey, I decided to explore medically transitioning because it’s shown to decrease suicidal ideation,” the student said in a respectful tone. “Since then — although I’ve had to deal with other issues such as transphobia and sexual assault — I’ve been happier overall than I ever was before. And my question to you is, what specifically about medically transitioning do you think is so immoral? [Why] should we ignore the potential benefits? And why should I listen to you as somebody who’s not a medical professional and has not experienced gender dysphoria?”
Known for calling supporters of transgender rights “Nazis” and “pedophiles,” Walsh answered the question without hostility but doubled down that medical transitioning is immoral and should be banned by the government. Walsh told the student doctors shouldn’t be trusted because they make money off providing treatment to transgender individuals, but added: “I’m not saying you should listen to me like I’m the ultimate authority on all things.” | 2022-11-03T06:21:18Z | isthmus.com | What is a Matt Walsh? - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/news/telldylan/what-is-a-matt-walsh/ | https://isthmus.com/news/telldylan/what-is-a-matt-walsh/ |
Home A & E What to do in Madison this weekend: Wisconsin Doomed & Stoned, ‘Salome’ and more Isthmus Picks
What to do in Madison this weekend: Wisconsin Doomed & Stoned, ‘Salome’ and more Isthmus Picks
The Final Question? Global Realignments and Prospects for a Livable World, Thursday, Nov. 3, online, noon: The title of this lecture promises a discussion of weighty topics. There are few thinkers better prepared to pull together the myriad threads woven into our modern day existential crisis than scholar, author and activist Noam Chomsky. This virtual talk is hosted by the Center for the Humanities and Havens Wright Center for Social Justice at UW-Madison; register here for a link to the webinar.
courtesy LOUD
A selection of altar boxes.
Part of the 2022 Día de Los Muertos community altar boxes exhibit, curated by Roberto Torres Mata.
Día de los Muertos, Nov. 3-4, Madison Enterprise Center-Common Wealth Gallery: Day of the Dead is celebrated throughout Mexico as a traditional way to honor family and relatives. Retired UW professor Carolyn Smythe Kallenborn initiated local celebrations in Dane County over the past decade to create individual “altar boxes” to honor loved ones; in 2022, Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD) is coordinating the exhibit and related events. Altar and art exhibit featuring Tomy Tepepa and Tanay Rivera takes place Thursday at 6 p.m. followed by a poetry reading at 7 p.m.; on Friday, the exhibit is open (at 6 p.m.) as part of Gallery Night.
Driftless Film Festival, Nov. 3-6, Mineral Point Opera House: In its 13th season, the Driftless Film Festival will showcase independent films from Wisconsin and beyond. Among the films to be shown are Trace the Line, about two American artists in 2020, and Sharp Stick, about a 26-year-old Hollywood resident who begins an affair with her older employer. Another of the full-length films is Mama Bears, about two mothers turned LGBTQ+ activists by their powerful love for their queer children. Short films will accompany most full-length films, and also be screened during the “Driftless Short Film Series” and “DFF Kids” programs. Find the full schedule and tickets at driftlessfilmfestival.com.
Raymond Alva
A man standing in front of a wall.
Cory Henry, Thursday, Nov. 3, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, 7:30 p.m.: After leaving Snarky Puppy to focus on his solo career in 2018, singer-songwriter, keys player and producer Cory Henry has remained a frequent collaborator with other artists. Henry's own Something to Say album was a 2022 Grammy nominee in the Progressive R&B Album category, and his smoothly soulful summer 2022 release, Operation Funk, is a strong contender to nab another nod. Henry announced plans to retire from the music business on Twitter in September, so don't sleep on this Wisconsin Union Theater concert.
Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale, Nov. 3-20, Overture Center-Playhouse: This dark comedy by up-and-coming playwright Kirsten Greenidge takes on both the familiar trope of the haunted house and social issues. In this second production of Forward Theater's season, a young couple buys an old house haunted by the spirit Beatrice, who keeps upping the ante on her invasion into their lives. Greenidge's exploration of race and class in Feeding Beatrice: A Gothic Tale will be augmented by programs before each Saturday performance (at 6:30 p.m.), discussing horror noire, the history of housing discrimination in Madison, and playwright Lorraine Hansberry. Performances are at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays, plus 2 p.m., Nov. 12 and 19.
Three people in front of a gray background.
The Wood Brothers, Thursday, Nov. 3, Barrymore Theatre, 8 p.m.: A busy 2022 for roots trio The Wood Brothers has included work on a forthcoming album and lots of touring, including summer swings with Guster and Greensky Bluegrass and now a fall swing through the Midwest. Their most recent release, the 2020 album Kingdom in My Mind, added another solid chapter to a catalog of songs masterfully mixing folk, blues and jazz with empathetic lyrics. With Steve Poltz.
Jen Fulwiler, Thursday, Nov. 3, Majestic, 8 p.m.: A standup comedian and mother of six, Jen Fulwiler visits Madison for a night of laughs on her “The Minivan Fabulous Tour.” Known for converting to Catholicism (from atheism), Fulwiler jokes about motherhood, religion and her day-to-day life. The former SiriusXM talk radio host left her role amid the pandemic to launch her own podcast, and The Jen Fulwiler Show debuted in the Comedy Top 10 on iTunes. Tickets here.
One person sitting and one person laying down on stage.
Nate Burger (left) and Marcus Truschinski in "Stones in His Pockets," American Players Theatre, 2022.
Stones in His Pockets, through Nov. 20, American Players Theatre, Spring Green: It's getting chilly out there, as APT introduces its final show of the season inside the Touchstone. Stones in His Pockets, a story of Irishmen down on their luck hired as Hollywood extras, is sort of a seize-the-day tragicomedy. Nate Burger and Marcus Trushinski play every role in the show, and the audience will be in good hands. Find the schedule and tickets at americanplayers.org.
Gallery Night, Friday, Nov. 4, 5-9 p.m.: This twice-yearly event that “showcases the city’s vibrant arts community” is organized by MMoCA, but is scattered at venues around the city — from restaurants and real estate offices to small galleries and artist studios. For a complete list of participating venues, see mmoca.org.
Ex Libris: New Recipe, Friday, Nov. 4, Central Library, 7 p.m.: The Madison Public Library Foundation accomplishes much good in the community, from supporting our local libraries to putting on the Wisconsin Book Festival to giving away free books. This 12th annual Ex Libris fall fundraiser again adopts “New Recipe” as its theme, this year with noms from more than 40 area restaurants, breweries and other vendors. Music from Toco Beach Steelpan and Mama Digdown's Brass Band. Find tickets and more info at mplfoundation.org; note, ticket sales end at 10 a.m., Nov. 4, and will not be sold at the door.
Act a Lady, Nov. 4-19, Bartell Theatre: StageQ takes on Jordan Harrison's play, Act a Lady, set in a Midwestern hamlet during Prohibition. The town's men decide to put on a play in which they portray women — and as we have known since Shakespeare's time, this is a situation ripe for both comedy and growing self-awareness. Harrison has a good feel for the complexities of gender roles and the script is a good fit for StageQ. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (4 p.m. on Nov. 19) and 4 p.m., Nov. 13.
Kat Schleicher
A close-up of Donna Woodall.
Donna Woodall
Donna Woodall Group, Friday, Nov. 4, UW Memorial Union-Play Circle, 7:30 p.m.: Donna Woodall is a Milwaukee middle school English teacher and bandleader who sings at the altar of pop and jazz. “If Carole King and Cassandra Wilson had a baby,” she says, “they’d produce me.” Woodall followed her late mother’s steps onto the stage, and shares a passion for performance shaped during a childhood of sing-alongs, church choirs, and movie musicals. This free concert is part of the DIG Jazz series, a combined presentation of Madison Music Collective, Arts + Literature Lab, and Memorial Union Theater.
Salome, Nov. 4 and 6, Overture Hall: Based on a play by Oscar Wilde, Richard Strauss' opera adaptation of Salome was a sensation when it debuted in 1905 — and a scandal, initially banned in London and Vienna and canceled after one performance at the Met in New York City. It will also be Madison Opera's first production of a work by Strauss, featuring Amanda Majeski (a singer at the 2021 Opera in the Park concert) in the title role. Sung in German with projected English translation, the performances are at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 and 2:30 p.m., Nov. 6.
Todd Snider with lurking guitar.
Todd Snider
Todd Snider, Friday, Nov. 4, Barrymore Theatre, 8 p.m.: There’s a reason Todd Snider was a go-to support act on tour with the late John Prine: Snider has the same high-wattage wit in his lyrics with a large dose of Seattle cynicism mixed in. Even though he’s recorded since the early 1990s Snider says he’s first and foremost a live troubadour. In some ways he’s never left the sofa circuit and continues his zany oral tradition in the vein of Mark Twain, if Mark Twain smoked high-quality weed. Rolling Stone calls him “America’s sharpest musical storyteller.”
Anna Tivel, Friday, Nov. 4, The Bur Oak, 8 p.m.: Indie folk artist Anna Tivel is on tour behind the August album Outsiders. The Oregon-based singer-songwriter has a knack for storytelling through her music and lyrics, and Outsiders is no different. The album’s title track is a reflection on the first moon landing, written while watching an Apollo 11 documentary. Through her music and characters, Tivel explores love, loss and hope. With Christopher Porterfield. Tickets here.
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A person in a turkey costume in front of Goodman Community Center.
Goodman Community Center's Thanksgiving basket Drive is underway.
UW Open Studio Day, Saturday, Nov. 5, UW Humanities Building, 6th and 7th floors; and Art Lofts, noon-6 p.m.: For many people — artists, wannabe artists and the admittedly unartistic — there is nothing like the romance of an artist's studio, and if it's a studio in art school, all the better. More than 50 artist studios will be open at UW-Madison, with student artists on hand to talk about their work, practice and process. The UW's program features a variety of media, from painting to woodworking, photography, glassmaking, printmaking and mixed media.
courtesy Mothership
Three people wearing classic rock shirts posing for a photo.
Wisconsin Doomed & Stoned, Saturday, Nov. 5, High Noon Saloon, 6 p.m.: This chunky festival will feature six loud and proud heavy psych/rock/metal/blues bands from Wisconsin, Iowa and Texas. They include proto-metal power trio The Well, doom rockers Mothership, psychedelic sludgers Druids, the stoner-rock duo 20 Watt Tombstone, and two of Madison’s own heaviest and doomiest bands: Cold Black River and Twichard. These groups represent what festival organizers call “the latest and best in the Sabbath Legacy.” Lightweights need not attend.
Flannel Fest, Saturday, Nov. 5, Funk's Pub, Fitchburg, 6 p.m.: Flannel Fest will return for its ninth year of warmth-bringing music, featuring Minnesota rock n’ roll band The 4onthefloor, Americana and classic-rock inspired band The Mascot Theory, and Americana-rock group Beth Kille Band. But wait, there's more: The night also includes sets by Wisconsin-raised trio Bascom Hill, and husband and wife duo Natural Satellite. Flannel Fest benefits Keep Wisconsin Warm/Cool Fund, a nonprofit that works to keep heat and power on across Wisconsin for elderly people, people with disabilities, veterans, and working families with young children in crisis. Tickets here.
Daymon Gardner
Ani DiFranco in front of a gray background.
Ani DiFranco, Saturday, Nov. 5, Overture Center, 8 p.m.: The legendary “little folksinger” is back in Madison for a celebration of her most recent release, Revolutionary Love, and iconic music from over the years. Despite the nickname, DiFranco is widely known for a personal and hypnotic fusion of multiple genres. Her discography knows no bounds, featuring collaborations with the likes of Bob Dylan, Michael Franti, Utah Phillips and even Prince. With Gracie & Rachel, Pieta Brown, and Jocelyn Mackenzie.
The Civil Engineers, Saturday, Nov. 5, Harmony Bar, 9 p.m.: The Civil Engineers are one of Madison’s great, big soul and R&B bands, sprawling across the stage with as many as seven players. Lead singer Molly Fish is a Tina Turner-style shouter who never rests, never lets up. The band has a community conscience, too; this show is a “Get Out the Vote” benefit for the League of Women Voters, just three days before the general election. With Magic Conch .
A fabulous hat and four band members.
Bev Rage & the Drinks, Saturday, Nov. 5, Mickey's Tavern, 10 p.m.: “Drink Water,” a song from the Bev Rage & the Drinks album Exes & Hexes, should be loved by basically any band who plays late night rock club shows (and certainly will be covered by some). The album's high-energy pop-punk should make for a real throwdown when presented by the band in person, fronted by seven-foot-tall guitarist-singer and drag queen Beverly Rage. A top-notch rockin' lineup is rounded out by Heavy Looks and Heather the Jerk.
Magdalena Bay, Sunday, Nov. 6, Majestic, 8 p.m.: The electro-pop duo Magdalena Bay — Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin — were already old hands at remote collaboration when the pandemic hit, as they were making music and releasing numerous singles while attending different colleges as far back as 2016. Their 2021 debut, Mercurial World, is now out in a deluxe edition, and the duo is on tour with their glossy synth sounds and arresting visuals (for a sample, check out the colorfully odd video for “Unconditional”). With Bayli, whose new Stories 2 EP is out now. | 2022-11-03T10:05:55Z | isthmus.com | What to do in Madison this weekend: Wisconsin Doomed & Stoned, ‘Salome’ and more Isthmus Picks - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-picks-nov-3-to-6-2022/ | https://isthmus.com/arts/isthmus-picks-nov-3-to-6-2022/ |
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A dream deferred?
It’s do or die time for the Madison Public Market
One of James Shulkin’s favorite things when traveling to other cities is to check out their public markets, where vendors of food and crafts connect with customers in a communal setting.
“Everybody comes there and they bring everything that’s important in that particular place — the food and the music and the art and the costumes,” says Shulkin, a retired health care administrator and board member of the Madison Public Market Foundation. “They’re fun, vibrant and fascinating places.”
Shulkin is one of hundreds of people in Madison who have poured their time, energy and enthusiasm into birthing a Madison Public Market, similar to those operating in communities large and small across the nation. The more-than-decade-old dream was developed into a “shovel-ready” plan, with construction set to begin this month.
A location was selected: the 45,000-square-foot, city-owned former Fleet Services Building on North First Street near East Washington Avenue. The architectural work was done, as was the site and construction paperwork. The foundation raised the $3 million in private donations it was asked to raise toward the project’s cost. It produced an impressive 73-page business plan. Selected vendors were set to move in next fall, when the facility was supposed to open.
It looked as though Madison would soon be joining more than 30 cities in the Midwest alone with public markets. Milwaukee’s thriving public market opened in 2005; on a recent Saturday, it was full but not crowded with people eating and hanging out. The vendors seemed to enjoy their face time with customers. It had a good vibe.
Some 230 businesses, more than half of whom are minority-owned, have expressed interest in vending at the Madison Public Market, which would have stalls for 30-plus permanent vendors and flexible daily, weekly or monthly vending opportunities for others. There would be a mix of prepared food vendor spaces, non-cooking stalls for products like produce and cheese as well as arts and crafts made by local artisans, and “start-up stalls” for use by budding businesses. Shulkin, an artist, hopes to someday be a market vendor.
The facility would include a 17,000-square-foot food innovation center to provide office space, commercial food processing equipment, and a commercial kitchen that can be used for workforce training, product testing and recipe development. There would be classes open to the public and meeting space for events.
According to its proponents, the market would promote “equity through entrepreneurship,” increase the number of minority-owned businesses, and annually draw at least 500,000 visitors while generating $20 million in economic impact.
Once up and running, the facility would be operated as an independent nonprofit organization, funded by fees from vendors. The foundation would not receive any “ongoing operating financial support” from the city. And the public, promises foundation board member Anne Reynolds, would “continue to have a voice, forever, in how this market is operated, and who benefits. They will have the opportunity to make sure that it continues to serve the community that created it.”
The $3 million in private funding comes from donors including the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation, MGE, Heartland Credit Union, American Family Insurance, the Evjue Foundation, the law firm of Boardman Clark, and the Old National Bank Foundation.
The rest of the project’s $18.3 million cost was all lined up: $7 million from a city Tax Incremental District, or TID; $850,000 from the city’s capital budget; $4 million from the state; and $3.45 million from the federal Economic Development Administration (EDA).
But a sudden and oddly unexpected development this summer has left the project fighting for its life, desperately needing a $5.2 million cash infusion. The question now, as Reynolds frames it, is this: “Does the city of Madison want to support this project?”
The answer is not at all clear.
Bill Lueders
The Milwaukee Public Market, located in the city’s Third Ward neighborhood, is one of 30 public markets located across the Midwest.
Reynolds, who also chairs the city’s Public Market Development Committee, says she first learned in late May or early June that “there was an $1.5 million or $1.6 million increase” in the project’s estimated construction costs that needed to be plugged before the city could receive the $3.45 million EDA grant.
These inflationary costs, later assessed at close to $1.8 million, owe to project delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of the Fleet Services Building as a temporary shelter for homeless men, who were just recently moved to a new location. If and when the project is put out to bid, the gap could be even higher.
Matt Mikolajewski, director of the city’s Economic Development Division, tells Isthmus the city knew it needed to plug this gap but first learned in late July that it had to do so “in the next couple of weeks.” He admits that the city was taken by surprise, saying the looming deadline “was not on our radar until the conversations in late July.”
Just days later, on Aug. 2, Mikolajewski sent an email to three EDA officials withdrawing the city’s funding request. “As we discussed, we know that we will be unable to construct the MPM as currently envisioned within the budget we have,” the email said. “There are two paths to addressing this deficit. The first is to identify additional sources of funding from the city. The second is to alter the plans for the project.”
Neither, he said, could be done in time to meet the EDA’s schedule, which required it to commit all of its spending by “the end of summer,” meaning the project’s funding had to be secured before then. Mikolajewski was unable to locate any record that spells out exactly when the feds needed to know that the project’s funding was all secured. “I don’t recall the EDA providing a specific date,” he says. “It was clear, however, that it had to be within a week or two.”
In an Aug. 31 letter to the Public Market Development Committee, Mikolajewski explained that, with the loss of this funding on top of the inflationary increase, the project now had a $5.2 million deficit. He said the city had tried working with the EDA staff to “adjust sources and uses of funding,” but could not arrive at a solution.
Shulkin acknowledges that the city’s decision to promptly throw in the towel on the EDA grant has raised questions. “I think some people are suggesting there was sufficient time for the mayor’s office to find ways to fill that gap,” he says. “And some alders felt that they were not well-informed of the sudden shortfall in funding.”
Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, during whose latest term in office (2011-2019) the market took substantial form, also raises questions about the project’s funding collapse.
“It’s one of those old Richard Nixon situations: ‘What did you know? When did you know it?’” Soglin says. “When did you know you needed the $1.8 million? And what did you do about it?”
Soglin thinks the city could have gotten the feds to agree to an extension or exception on the $3.4 million grant, while it worked to plug the $1.8 million gap, and that other federal funds may be available for shovel-ready projects toward the year’s end. He says the city should borrow the $5.2 million it needs to plug the funding gap and then apply for federal funding “during the year to see if federal funds or tax credits might be available.”
Asked about these possibilities, Mikolajewski responds: “We had numerous conversations with the EDA; they were not able to grant additional time for this funding request. There is a possibility that the city would apply to other federal funding sources pending the availability of other programs.”
James Shulkin
Shulkin: Public markets are ‘fun, vibrant and fascinating places.’
Shulkin stresses that members of the city’s Economic Development Division have been “fantastic” and are still working diligently to keep the project dream alive. But the level of commitment on the part of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway seems more in doubt.
Reynolds credits the mayor with reauthorizing the project’s current $7 million in funding in her 2023 capital budget and otherwise supporting the project. But she and other project supporters were disappointed that it included no new money to plug the $5.2 million funding gap.
In a promotional video released in November 2020, Rhodes-Conway said the city “is fully committed to the Madison Public Market,” adding “I am absolutely confident it’s going to be financially stable, and successful in the long term.”
The mayor, in a written response to questions for this article, says she believes the market “still has the potential to be an asset to Madison in the long term.” But given the “substantial financial gap” the project now faces, Rhodes-Conway “did not feel comfortable” dedicating millions of additional dollars to the project without input from the Madison Common Council.
“There will definitely be a budget amendment on this issue, possibly more than one,” she says.
Others have signaled that they are prepared to see the project die. Former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, in an opinion column in the September issue of Isthmus, noted that the city already has a slew of other projects, from a new men’s homeless shelter to a plan for Bus Rapid Transit, on its to-do list. “We need to make distinctions between what we need to do and what we’d like to do,” he wrote. “I’m afraid the public market falls into the latter category.”
But killing the project entails its own set of costs, beyond the dashed hopes of the people who looked forward to vending, meeting and shopping there. The city has invested $2.3 million in project costs that cannot be recovered, including consultant studies, design and construction documents, and business planning.
So what options remain for the Madison Public Market?
In his email to the federal Economic Development Administration withdrawing the city’s funding request, Mikolajewski urged the three officials to “please let us know if you become aware of any future EDA sources of funding that we might be eligible for.”
In his Sept. 12 letter to the city’s Finance Committee, as well as his Aug. 31 letter to the Public Market Development Committee, Mikolajewski said that while the city was “exploring a new source of federal funding” for the project, it would “at most...provide an additional $1 million” toward the market. But in September, the city drafted a letter of interest to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, proposing a cooperative agreement with the agency’s Agricultural Marketing Service that would include “requesting up to $5.2 million” for the Madison Public Market.
Mikolajewski tells Isthmus that the city decided to ask the USDA for the full shortfall amount “in case there is actually more than $1 million available through the USDA program.” The letter of interest was shared with the office of Sen. Tammy Baldwin, which has since apprised the city that the project would not be eligible for USDA funds.
“We will continue to work to find alternative sources of federal funding,” Mikolajewski says, “but we don’t have any lined up right now.”
Shulkin and Reynolds are both calling on the city council to tap an additional $5.2 million from the East Washington Corridor TID #36, which is expected to generate $10 million annually for the next five years.
While agreeing this remains an option, Rhodes-Conway says “spending more TID funds on one priority means they won’t be available for other projects, and those trade-offs should be weighed, along with the potential future impacts on the city’s operating budget.”
Ald. Syed Abbas, whose district includes the proposed market, and Ald. Regina Vidaver plan to introduce an amendment to plug the funding gap to the city’s 2023 capital budget in early November, ahead of budget deliberations set for mid-month. Vidaver says the amendment will ask for up to $6 million in TID dollars, “with the hope that other sources of funding (federal, possibly some county support) will come through such that we don’t need the full amount.”
Dane County Board Chair Patrick Miles has also introduced a budget amendment proposing another $1.5 million for the Madison Public Market, provided that the city ups its commitment by $4 million. The county board will vote on the measure next week.
The city has estimated that $800,000 to $1 million could be trimmed from the project’s cost “without a deep negative impact.” One proposal, Shulkin says, would be to eliminate solar panels, which would cut costs upfront, but mean spending more on electricity as an operating expense.
Shulkin says the Madison Public Market “may not occur under this administration” or at its current planned location. “It would be significantly different somewhere else,” he says. “You’d have to create a brand new architectural design, which would take many, many months, and you’d have to create a brand new business plan that would operate in a different building on a different scale, and with different programming, so it would be starting over in many ways from scratch.”
In a video produced in late September, several market-ready vendors laud the promise of the project. Carmell Jackson of Melly Mell’s Soul Food calls it “just the best idea that Madison has had — ever.” Josey Chu of Madame Chu sees it as “a place where small businesses can engage with other small businesses and learn from each other.” But Luis Dompablo of Caracas Empanadas expresses how “painful” the project delays and uncertainty have been, saying, “I don’t know how much longer we can wait.”
Reynolds hopes the city puts an end to this wait. The Madison Public Market, she says, is “a generational opportunity to build a piece of civic infrastructure that is desperately needed by entrepreneurs throughout the city. We have tremendous support from entrepreneurs and from the community. It is an opportunity to build an equity-driven public institution. This opportunity isn’t going to come again.”
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Home A & E Movies Chuck at the end of the world
Chuck at the end of the world
UW Cinematheque series examines Charlton Heston's downer sci-fi period
by Josh Heath
A grinning man behind bars.
A still image from "Planet of the Apes," 1968.
There was but one man who could conquer planets full of apes and overcome an agitated Mother Nature, and that man was Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston. To celebrate Heston’s cinematic triumphs — specifically his triumphs over more apocalyptic scenarios — the kind folks at the UW Cinematheque have put together a film series titled “Damn You All To Hell!: Charleton Heston and the End of the World,” which kicks off at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, at 4070 Vilas Hall with the 1974 disaster epic Earthquake.
The series continues at 7 p.m. on Saturdays throughout November and December, including: Two-Minute Warning (1976, Nov. 12), The Omega Man (1971, Nov. 19), Soylent Green (1973, Dec. 3), and a double feature (6 p.m., Dec. 10) of Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).
Isthmus talked to director of programming Jim Healy and fellow programmer Ben Reiser about the Heston showcase and the duo’s respect for the versatile actor.
Healy says he has been wanting to do this Heston series for years. Reiser grew up watching Heston’s movies on his local Brooklyn ABC affiliate’s 4:30 movie specials. Both men are most impressed by Heston’s surprising pivot from the biblical epics of the 1950s and '60s to the disaster-depicting, end-of-the-world films of the 1970s.
Through a “canny sense” for interesting scripts, Heston managed to change the course of his career completely, Reiser says, at a time in his career when “other actors would just start to coast on their laurels.”
“He became the king of these sort of wildly entertaining but bleak science fiction contemporary thrillers,” Reiser says.
Heston also had well-defined qualities that benefited him when tackling a more diverse range of stories. “He had a square-jawedness and humorlessness” that certain filmmakers used effectively, Healy says. “I think he clearly had a degree of vulnerability or at least sensitivities” that allowed him more flexibility in choosing his material at the time.
“Without exception, these movies are exciting,” Healy adds. While some of the subject matter of the series may not be fun — such as the food shortages and climate change effects in Soylent Green or the mass shootings in Two-Minute Warning — Healy says the films are “engrossing, they’re captivating, they’re cinematic.” The point isn’t to make people depressed; the programmers want people to enjoy themselves! “That’s principally why we do what we do,” says Healy.
The people at UW Cinematheque also want to expose people to important films. Their greatest ambition is to “expand the idea and discussion of what is the international cinema canon,” Healy says. “It’s very important to us to create discussions and reputations for a lot of these movies.”
While people may know about Soylent Green and Planet of the Apes, both Healy and Reiser hold the lesser-seen Two-Minute Warning in high regard. Reiser, in particular, remembers being “riveted and devastated” by the film. “I was taken to see this movie,” he says, “which is an R-rated, extremely violent, extremely downbeat thriller/disaster movie, for a friend's birthday party.
Decades later, Reiser adds, “I was surprised to discover that it was actually as good as I remembered it,” Reiser says. He calls it “powerful and amazing,” and describes the 35mm print to be screened as a “chef’s kiss.”
Reiser says that even film buffs like himself will discover something new through Cinematheque. Reiser gushes about a 1946 Olivia de Havilland romance, To Each His Own, that he saw during a Kirk Douglas/de Havilland series a few years ago. The film “instantly” became one of Reiser's favorite films.
“That idea that even somebody like me,” Reiser says, “who has been watching movies fairly religiously almost his whole life, can still be exposed to masterpieces that I wasn’t even aware of,” is one of the things that makes UW Cinematheque special. Healy also discovered a love for To Each His Own during the series. “I wasn’t expecting it to be that good, but it’s just….” He pauses, collects his thoughts, and finally calls it “a masterpiece.”
Both men, ultimately, just hope to engage audiences, whether the flicks are new to the viewers or not. “These are all films that you would be more likely to walk out of the theater stimulated instead of depressed, no matter what’s going on on screen,” says Reiser. Despite the dour, occasionally nihilistic tone strewn throughout this Heston series, Healy says it all winds up feeling hopeful. “Entertainment is always hopeful,” he says. “If you’re the one being stimulated by something, I see that as essentially hopeful.” | 2022-11-03T21:29:23Z | isthmus.com | Chuck at the end of the world - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/arts/movies/chuck-at-the-end-of-the-world-heston-uw-cinematheque/ | https://isthmus.com/arts/movies/chuck-at-the-end-of-the-world-heston-uw-cinematheque/ |
press release: Days of Ore: Underwater Archaeological Investigations of Freedom Iron Mine, Captain C. T. Robert’s Wet Prospect
In the early decades of the twentieth century, there was a brief boom in industrial-scale iron mining in the Baraboo Range Iron District in central Wisconsin. Freedom Mine, located in LaRue, Wisconsin, is one of the few examples of these iron ore mines left in the region, and its underground workings remain immaculately preserved underwater. Facing an ever present threat of flooding while in operation, the site was rapidly inundated in 1911, causing miners to leave tools and equipment in place. Today, this allows archaeologists a rare opportunity to study how these iron mines operated. Although operations at the Freedom Mine were relatively small and short-lived, the site’s features are illustrative of the region’s typical mining practices. Utilizing underwater archaeological survey, and surveys of the site’s remaining historic foundations, this presentation examines Freedom Mine as a representative example of iron mining in Wisconsin and highlights the most recent archaeological work completed at the site.
Zoom presentation: November 10, 2022, 7:00 PM.
Free and Open to the Public. Register for this virtual presentation at: https://wihist.org/CEB-Nov22 | 2022-11-03T21:29:27Z | isthmus.com | Wisconsin Archeological Society-Charles E. Brown Chapter - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/WAS-charles-e-brown-chapter-oct-22_1/ | https://isthmus.com/events/WAS-charles-e-brown-chapter-oct-22_1/ |
media release: Make a rocket powered by Alka- Seltzer and water. Then experiment with finding the right amount of Alka-Seltzer to use and whether warm or cold water works the best (for children ages 6-10 and their families).
Can't make it to Space Place this week? Here's how to try the activity at home: https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/mini-pop-rocket/ | 2022-11-04T00:50:53Z | isthmus.com | Saturday Science - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/saturday-science-nov-5/ | https://isthmus.com/events/saturday-science-nov-5/ |
Home Dust to Dust: Death & Mourning in the Victorian Era
Dust to Dust: Death & Mourning in the Victorian Era
Driftless Historium, Mount Horeb 100 S. 2nd St., Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572
press release: On Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 p.m., Mount Horeb’s Driftless Historium (100 S 2nd St) hosts Steve Person, retired funeral director and historian. Person will present “Dust to Dust: Death and Mourning in the Victorian Era.”
In this presentation, Person will delve into the increasingly sophisticated rituals and intricate customs that evolved during the late 1800s. It was during this time period, attendees will learn, that the modern cemetery, hearses and even floral arrangements emerged, and mortuary science became a distinct field of study. Many Victorian Era superstitions, Person will demonstrate, can still be found in today’s funeral service traditions.
To further illuminate the topic at hand, Person will share select pieces from his private collection of mortuary and embalming equipment, amassed during his own 47 year career as an undertaker.
Now retired, Steve Person held funeral director licenses in the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Today, he lives in Walworth and keeps busy as a docent at nearby Geneva Lake’s Black Point Estate and Gardens, a Queen Anne style home built during the height of the Victorian Era.
“Dust to Dust” is a perfect program companion for the Driftless Historium’s current special exhibit, “The Living Room: An Expression of Home.” This exhibition explores this residential space through time, and includes a recreated, fully furnished Victorian Era parlor –so often utilized for funerals that the name stuck (“funeral parlors”), even when services later moved outside the home.
This event is free and open to the public; reservations are not required.
Arrive early to check out the Living Room exhibit, or visit the Driftless Historium during their regular open hours of Friday through Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A small admission fee applies.
Location Driftless Historium, Mount Horeb 100 S. 2nd St., Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572 | 2022-11-04T14:50:55Z | isthmus.com | Dust to Dust: Death & Mourning in the Victorian Era - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/dust-to-dust-death-mourning-in-the-victorian-era/ | https://isthmus.com/events/dust-to-dust-death-mourning-in-the-victorian-era/ |
Home OPINION From the editor Epic reporting
Epic reporting
Marc Eisen has been probing the impact of Dane County’s premier tech company for more than two decades
by Judith Davidoff
Eisen: ‘I can’t be quick and dirty.’
Gotta love the Google alert.
That’s how Marc Eisen first learned of an inspector general report sharply critical of Cerner Corporation’s performance on a huge federal contract related to electronic health records.Why did a story on the report pop up in Eisen’s email? Because he has an alert for Epic Systems, Dane County’s giant tech company, which had been unceremoniously dumped a few years ago by the feds in favor of Cerner for that large contract.
In the days and weeks after, Eisen says he was surprised not to see anything in the local news about the inspector general report. True, Cerner’s troubles didn’t directly impact Epic, but it was an interesting, if not critical, footnote to a big story involving an important local company. Chalk it up to the struggles of local journalism — reporters with the institutional knowledge to recognize a good follow-up story are scarce and, perhaps more importantly, newsrooms often don’t have sufficient staff to do much enterprise reporting.
Eisen first pitched me a story on the results of the inspector general report, which included considering whether Cerner’s failures meant the feds would reconsider Epic for the lucrative contracts. Then, as he often does, he started to go deeper and connect the dots. How did Epic fare in the years following the loss of this large contract? What would life have been like for Epic — and Dane County — if the tech giant had not been bumped from the project?
Eisen is especially qualified to take on these questions. He has been on the Epic beat for more than two decades, recognizing early the potential of the tech company, not only in how it would shape the world of electronic medical records — and, by extension, health care delivery — but how it would transform the economy of Madison and Dane County. He even wrote a column in 2010 about how city leaders, in the mid-1990s, were seemingly unaware of the promise of the company.
In a May 2002 cover story, Eisen considered the land-use and economic implications of Epic’s decision to leave Madison for Verona and how that move might portend “profound” changes for the region. “Epic’s insistence on a horizontal workspace for its 700 or so employees, with an artful mix of private and group space in a pastoral campus setting, is turning out to be the first major land-use decision of the new century in Dane County,” he wrote. “The company is uprooting itself from Madison’s west side, where it occupies the old Odana School, 5301 Tokay Blvd., and five satellite sites. These include buildings in the University Research Park and substantial rental space at nearby Westgate Mall.”
A month later, he dug into how real estate speculators cashed in when they sold Epic the land for its new campus. County records, he found, showed that West Verona LLC sold a 346-acre parcel to Epic for $4.77 million that it had bought seven years earlier, in 1995, for $1.14 million — a 400 percent return on investment.
In June 2008, he penned a two-part series on Epic, looking at the extraordinary growth of the tech company, and, in the second installment, asking what plans, if any, were in place after founder Judy Faulkner, as Eisen put it, “leaves the auditorium.” He also put together a timeline of important events in the life of Epic.
In introducing the series, former Isthmus publisher and owner Vince O’Hern wrote in his weekly column that Eisen was marking his 20th year as editor of the paper. He noted that Eisen had confessed he was becoming weary of the “ever-mounting management duties” of the job and that he wanted to do more writing. Duties were rearranged so that he could do that, O’Hern adds, and Eisen worked on the Epic series over the course of several months.
Epic story by Marc Eisen in Isthmus
In a 2002 Isthmus cover story, Eisen explored the ramifications of Epic's decision to relocate to Verona.
Time, of course, is often what it takes to do these kinds of stories. “I always do more research than I should,” Eisen says. “I can’t be quick and dirty. I end up with way more stuff than I can use.” His interviews, he adds, “tend to wander all over the place. I will keep asking questions and going down digressions and sometimes people loosen up. I rarely do a 10-minute interview.”
Eisen estimates he’s written a story on Epic every two to three years since the 1990s. He doesn’t see it as a disadvantage that he’s approaching the story outside of a business or tech beat. “If you parachute in you see things with new eyes,” he says.
Eisen left Isthmus in August 2008, but continued to freelance for the paper and other publications. In 2014, Eisen returned for another in-depth look at Epic’s impact on the region with “Epic opportunity.” “This is the big question,” he begins. “How far can Dane County ride Epic’s success?”
In this month’s cover story, Eisen explores the impact of the loss of the big federal contract on Epic. His findings are surprising. And they lead him to the next question: How much of a threat does Cerner, recently acquired by Oracle, pose as it prepares to go after Epic’s market dominance?
Eisen’s Epic stories are representative of Isthmus at its best: exposing, explaining and analyzing issues in an in-depth way. That has always been one of the strengths of the paper and what readers look to us for.
It’s the approach Bill Lueders, former longtime Isthmus news editor, takes this month with his story on the Madison Public Market. Just as that decade-old project appeared to be heading toward groundbreaking, news surfaced this summer that critical federal funding had fallen through and the future of the market was once again in jeopardy.
The sudden loss of the federal grant revived questions about whether Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway was truly behind the project and whether city officials had done enough to try to save the funding. Lueders asks the tough questions and provides as detailed an account as there is of how the talks between the city and the feds went down. Lueders also advances the story, reporting moves by both county and city officials to fund the project.
In other news: We are kicking off our year-end fundraising appeal and I’m thrilled to share that we are once again participating in the Institute for Nonprofit News’ NewsMatch program. In addition to landing a $15,000 challenge grant, we also just learned that Isthmus has been selected to receive an additional $15,000 in matching funds from the Loud Hound Partner Fund for our dedication to “highlighting issues that impact residents’ lives and support civic engagement.”
What this means is that if you become an Isthmus member or make a one-time donation between now and Dec. 31, your money will be tripled. This money is crucial to our entire operation. Please help us start 2023 strong. Among our goals for the next year: bringing our art director on staff and hiring a writer to cover arts and culture. I hope you will consider us in your year-end giving.
Marc Eisen Isthmus Epic Bill Lueders | 2022-11-04T15:37:27Z | isthmus.com | Epic reporting - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/opinion/from-the-editor/epic-reporting/ | https://isthmus.com/opinion/from-the-editor/epic-reporting/ |
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An evening of theater magic
'Stones in His Pockets' at APT is complex, artistically challenging and not to be missed
In the late 19th century and early 20th century it’s estimated that 4.5 million Irish immigrants left their homes on the “emerald isle” and settled in America. They came looking for better jobs, more opportunity, and an escape from the devastating Irish potato famine. Today that means 32 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, and heritage tourism — courting those long-lost sons and daughters of Hibernia to come back to the magical, shamrock-green land of poetry, pubs, céili dancing, and endearing accents — is one of Ireland’s major industries. As a nation we love the fantasy of the “auld sod,” which is used to sell everything from St. Patrick’s Day cards and whiskey, to cereal and soap. In short, keeping “Irish eyes smiling” is big business on both sides of the Atlantic.
This is the starting point for American Players Theatre’s final production of the 2022 season — Stones in His Pockets, by Marie Jones. The poignant play is a complex, artistically challenging, two-man show about an American film company that comes to Ireleand’s County Kerry to make an earnest, charming, completely fictional costume drama called “The Quiet Valley.” While the cameras capitalize on the country’s legendary natural beauty, the movie’s script makes a mockery of Ireland’s history and makes caricatures of its residents, who have been hired as extras to fill in the crowd scenes. Over the course of the shoot, the film’s cast and crew don’t just ignore the modern economic and social problems of the region, they actively make things worse. But layered on top of this plotline is a fascinating study in storytelling — how powerful it is, how dangerous it can be, who drives the narrative, and how necessary it is to separate fact from fantasy.
Expertly helmed by director Tim Ocel, Stones in His Pockets also illustrates the wealth of talent possessed by two of APT’s Core Company actors — Nate Burger and Marcus Truschinski — who not only play more than a dozen characters, they create richly detailed scenes by employing mimed props, subtle accent changes, a turn of their caps, and the bouncing nods of their heads.
As the play opens on a mostly bare stage, Charlie (Burger) and Jake (Truschinski) are taking a break from their roles as extras and swapping stories about how they came to be background players for “40 quid a day” and all the craft services food they can eat. In a literal blink of an eye they transform into a vain, insecure, American starlet; a perky if oblivious production assistant; an overworked and impatient assistant director; a troubled local teenager; a chatty octogenarian whose big claim to fame is being the last living extra from the John Wayne film The Quiet Man; and even a beefy Scottish bodyguard who will surely pummel anyone who bothers the film’s female lead. As fast as the characters come and go, the scenes switch from a makeshift dressing room, to a local pub, to a school room, to the starlet’s trailer, to a Catholic church, to a muddy turf field in front of a film set-ready manor house.
Following Burger and Truschinski through these lightning fast transitions is as much fun as watching them imbue each character with a unique voice, walk, mannerisms, and point of view. Both actors make such precise, specific choices that there is never a moment of confusion — only delight in their expert craft, that they make look effortless. Be assured, it is not.
Burger’s turn as Caroline, the American actress who woos one of the locals so she can practice an Irish accent that she’s not talented enough to master, is particularly inspired. With a flip of his hand, the actress’s long tresses appear, and the look in her eyes is anything but sincere. A minute later the audience can almost see Burger’s blood pressure go up as the beleaguered assistant director, his shoulders in a permanent hunch, his voice an octave lower, pleading for cooperation from both the film’s bigwigs and the extras.
Truschinski is equally astonishing as an ambitious young production assistant who is constantly clapping her hands and chirping, “Settle! Settle!” until she has everyone’s attention. He then pivots to Sean, a drug addicted, depressed teen whose dreams of escaping Kerry for a cinematic version of America have imploded. Between these extremes, the actor is mesmerizing simply as his main character, Jake, who is more and more disillusioned as the play progresses. Haunted by the idea that he might have been a better friend and role model to Sean, Truschinski’s Jake seems to swallow a fog of sadness and regret that engulfs the town after a tragedy.
Like the actors’ meticulous work that suggests a full character but depends on the audience to fill in the gaps with their own imaginations, the ingenious set and lighting communicate volumes with minimal materials. Nathan Stuber’s scenic design includes a “blank” floor on the open stage that is composed of pieces of plywood, fit together like Tetris pieces. At a glance, they resemble a bird’s eye view of browned-over farm fields, either at the end of their season or suffering from drought — the very opposite of what one would expect from this verdant country. Similarly, a piece of wood hangs above the stage like a window, but one that is opaque — preventing views instead of allowing them. Jason Fassl’s lighting design floods the back wall of the theater with a jewel-toned blue sky floating above a swath of sumptuous, deep kelly green, but only during scenes when the filmmakers’ cameras are rolling. When the director yells “cut!” the luxurious color immediately disappears.
Aside from the theatrical wizardry that brings the story to life, Stones in His Pockets is such an affecting piece because the script slyly subverts our expectations. There is lyrical poetry, a happy-go-lucky protagonist, belligerent fighting, folks drinking to excess, and traditional Celtic dancing in the play (jaunty choreography by Brian Cowing). But in each case, the context radically changes our feelings about the standard tropes.
American Players Theatre has produced a stellar season this year but this final production, Stones in His Pockets, may be the best yet. Alternatively hilarious and heartbreaking, this extraordinary play runs through Nov. 20 in the Touchstone. It is simply an evening of theater magic that is not to be missed.
American Players Theatre | 2022-11-04T18:47:42Z | isthmus.com | An evening of theater magic - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/arts/stage/an-evening-of-theater-magic/ | https://isthmus.com/arts/stage/an-evening-of-theater-magic/ |
Home D'Funk & the Grease Monkeys, Xander Anim, K.I.L.O aka SkitL'z
D'Funk & the Grease Monkeys, Xander Anim, K.I.L.O aka SkitL'z
courtesy D'Funk
D'Funk & the Grease Monkeys
media release: Xander Anim: An acoustic singer/songwriter steeped in the world of R&B, Hip Hop and Neo-Soul, Xander Anim is a former spoken word poet turned musician with a sultry sound and a knack for lyricism and artistry. Yet Xander Anim is not exactly who you think he is. His influences include Metallica, Erykah Badu, Childish Gambino and the unceasing rhythm of the moon and stars.
D'Funk & The Grease Monkeys: D’Funk and the Grease Monkeys is a six-piece hip-hop group from Madison. Rapper D’Funk brings honest lyrics and smooth, in-the-pocket delivery, over deep grooves, lush arrangements, ripping solos, and dynamic vocals from the band. The Grease Monkeys have crafted a unique sound, reimagining the world of jazz/hip-hop fusion and captivating young audiences around the midwest with their ability and energy.
K.I.L.O aka SkitL’z is a local hip-hop artist, located in Madison. As a black womyn in the gay community, her past has helped shape her. Kilo fell in love with R&B and Soul at a young age and found hip-hop through Kriss Kross, Mc Lyte, Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Queen Latifah. She began making her own music in 2010 and has been featured on tracks with 1neofmani of BloodLine, eventually becoming BloodLine’s “1st Lady.” She has made waves in Madison’s hip-hop scene and won Female Artist of the Year at the 2016 Madison Hip-Hop Music Awards. As an artist, K.I.L.O expresses herself through her music. Her song, “ReiGnBow,” explores the topic of self-expression: “I want people to see beyond color, beyond sexual orientation, just look beyond the stereotypes. Everyone has an internal expression, but everyone does not express it externally because of what people might think. My mother always told me people will not always like you and you cannot please everybody. Through my work, my music, and my daily life, I like to spread knowledge to my community, especially about staying true to who you are. Respect yourself, and you will respect others.” K.I.L.O recently won Hip Hop Performer of the Year, 2019, 2020 and 2021 MAMA Awards (Madison Area Music Association). K.I.L.O continues to use her platform to rap for progress. During the 2020 pandemic K.I.L.O. has managed to perform around nine shows, mixture of virtual and live shows. Also focusing on her clothing brand LessWork Local Lifestyle with business partner 1neofmani. | 2022-11-04T20:24:10Z | isthmus.com | D'Funk & the Grease Monkeys, Xander Anim, K.I.L.O aka SkitL'z - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/d-funk-the-grease-monkeys-xander-anim-k-i-l-o-aka-skitlz/ | https://isthmus.com/events/d-funk-the-grease-monkeys-xander-anim-k-i-l-o-aka-skitlz/ |
Home I’ll Fly Away: Birds and the Enslaved in Flight in Audubon’s World
I’ll Fly Away: Birds and the Enslaved in Flight in Audubon’s World
media release: John James Audubon was able to become a famed painter and taxonomer of birds in no small part because he carefully crafted his own white identity. As an enslaver and someone who expressed his racist beliefs openly, he also distanced himself from his own history in order to claim whiteness and its privileges more emphatically. While Audubon became an authority on birds, others engaged with birds in different ways. These included antislavery arguments painting birds as symbols of freedom and stories in which bird-like abilities facilitate Black resistance.
Brigitte Fielder explores Audubon’s narratives, paying special attention to the role of race as it relates to birds. Weaving together the historical context of antislavery imagery, African American folklore, children’s stories about abolitionist views, and more, she illuminates human-animal relationships that illustrate Black people’s resistance to oppression.
Brigitte Fielder is an associate professor in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches courses in U.S. literature and culture, particularly early African American literature and children’s literature. She is the co-editor of Against a Sharp White Background: Infrastructures of African American Print and author of Relative Races: Genealogies of Interracial Kinship in Nineteenth-Century America.
Free event! Register to join in person. Event will also stream live on Madison Audubon's Facebook page. | 2022-11-04T20:24:16Z | isthmus.com | I’ll Fly Away: Birds and the Enslaved in Flight in Audubon’s World - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/ill-fly-away-birds-and-the-enslaved-in-flight/ | https://isthmus.com/events/ill-fly-away-birds-and-the-enslaved-in-flight/ |
Home Meet your Neighborhood and Feeder Birds: Winter Edition
Meet your Neighborhood and Feeder Birds: Winter Edition
media release: Thursday, November 10, 2022, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Online course (11/10) and optional neighborhood outing (11/12)
Cost: $20. Each registration includes the online class (no participant limit). Online course participants will have the option to also attend a field trip (limited to 12 people).
If you want to find out more about some of the common winter bird species you’re seeing where you live, this class is for you! Learn who they are, why they’re there, and what helps them survive Wisconsin's cold winters.
Instructors Maggie and Bob Honig will teach this class. Part 1 (Nov. 10, 6-8pm) is an online presentation that shares information about 12 of the most common bird species you may see or hear in your neighborhood or at your bird feeders during the winter and give you useful great info about how to identify them, what they sound like, what they eat, how they behave, and more. By the end of the class, you should have a little more comfort and familiarity with the birds you encounter often!
In Part 2 of the class (Nov. 12, 1-3pm), join Maggie and Bob for a neighborhood bird walk to put the new information into practice and see what birds we can find. The walk will be held in Fitchburg, in an area where backyards and the bike path meet for some great neighborhood birding | 2022-11-04T20:24:29Z | isthmus.com | Meet your Neighborhood and Feeder Birds: Winter Edition - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin | https://isthmus.com/events/meet-your-neighborhood-and-feeder-birds-winter-edition/ | https://isthmus.com/events/meet-your-neighborhood-and-feeder-birds-winter-edition/ |
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