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| Ahead of House Hearing Attacking Diversity in Admissions, LDF Stands with Medica |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (15 reads) | |
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Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing in the house education and workforce committee, “training activists, not physicians: the impact of dei on medical schools,” legal defense fund (ldf) director of policy demetria mccain issued the following statement:
“at a time when black people continue to suffer disproportionately from preventable illnesses and receive worse health care, it is disturbing to see the house education and workforce committee target efforts to address these disparities. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives make medical schools – and health care – better. The evidence is clear that welcoming talented and qualified black students into the medical profession ultimately leads to better care, especially for black patients. Doctors who train and practice with people from different backgrounds can more effectively communicate with their patients and are less likely to make mistakes, improving health outcomes.
“unfortunately, the house education and workforce committee is only interested in advancing this administration’s dangerous, harmful, and divisive political agenda. The department of justice has baselessly attacked medical schools due to the belief that the schools admitted too many black and latino students. It is disappointing to see the committee take up these claims – which would not hold up in court – and join the administration’s efforts to pressure medical schools into ending equitable admissions processes.
“the trump administration has cut billions of dollars in health care and research funding because those programs advance health equity. The house education and workforce committee should not participate in this administration’s distressing crusade to inhibit access to quality health care and close the doors of opportunity for aspiring doctors.”
additional resource:
at a 2024 education and workforce subcommittee hearing that similarly attacked deia on college campuses, legal defense fund director of strategic initiatives jin hee lee submitted written testimony explaining the unfair barriers that limit black and other underrepresented students’ access to higher education opportunities, including medical school.
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founded in 1940, the legal defense fund (ldf) is the nation’s frst civil rights legal organization. Ldf has been completely separate from the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp) since 1957, though it was founded under the leadership of thurgood marshall while he was at the naacp. Ldf’s thurgood marshall institute (tmi) is a division of ldf that undertakes innovative research and houses ldf’s archive. In all media attributions, please refer to us as the legal defense fund or ldf (do not include naacp) and refer to the institute as ldf’s thurgood marshall institute or tmi. |
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| Cubs BCB After Dark: Did you watch the Home Run Derby? |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (10 reads) | |
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It’s all-star week at bcb after dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. Your name is on the guest list. The dress code is casual. We’ve still got a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage.
cubs bcb after dark: did you watch the home run derby?
the late-night/early-morning spot for cubs fans asked if you watched the home run derby.
bcb after dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the party started, but everyone else is invited to join in as you wake up the next morning and into the afternoon.
last week i asked you if you thought the cubs should prioritize pitching in the draft. Well, 53 percent of you got your wish as the cubs took pitchers with 16 out of their 21 picks.
here’s the part with the music and the movies. You can skip ahead if you want. Or you can enjoy the culture and skip the baseball stuff if you want. Or just take it all in.
tonight we’re featuring the modern jazz quartet in 1962 on the “jazz casual,” show on net (the predecessor to pbs). This is complete half-hour program featuring four songs—“the golden striker,”“if i were eve,”“winter tale” and “lonely woman.” There’s also a conversation with lewis in this video.
the mjq were john lewis on piano, milt jackson on vibes, percy heath on bass and connie kay on drums.
bigger than life is a 1956 melodrama directed by nicholas ray and starring and produced by james mason. The film was a box-office disappointment when it came out and was met with poor reviews. However, a few years later, some of the french new wave directors praised it and rehabilitated its reputation a decade later.
to put it frankly, bigger than life is just plain nuts. I still haven’t decided if it’s nuts in a good way or nuts in a bad way. I suppose that means it must lean towards the good because if a film makes me think about it for more than ten minutes afterwards, i would argue that it did its job.
mason stars in bigger than life as ed avery, a hardworking schoolteacher who is struggling to keep up his middle-class lifestyle. He’s married to a loving wife lou (barbara rush) and he has a son richie (christopher olsen) who is played with all the annoying traits of a kid on screen in the 1950s. Other than the fact that ed has to take shifts as a cab driver to make ends meet (a fact that he keeps from his suspicious wife), this is the same setup we see in dozens of television shows of the era.
however, there’s something medically wrong with ed. He keeps collapsing, a condition he blames on overwork. But once he does it in front of his wife, he’s rushed to the hospital by his gym teacher best friend wally (walter matthau) where he’s diagnosed with a rare disease. Ed has an inflammation of the arteries, which was a deadly disease in the 1950s. He’s given less than a year to live.
however, ed is lucky as a new drug, cortisone, has recently been approved to treat inflammation. They’re going to prescribe it and hope for a miracle.
needless to say since you probably know what cortisone is, the drug works. Ed is going to live, although he’s going to have to keep taking cortisone the rest of his life to keep the condition at bay.
in what today would be a major piece of medical malpractice (and maybe it was in 1956 as well), the doctors do not warn ed that cortisone has side effects. In this case, ed starts to develop deep anxiety and depression. At first he starts making a bunch of extravagant purchases that he can’t afford, which is common behavior for someone who just cheated death. But the symptoms grow out of control after ed starts abusing the cortisol, taking a far higher dose than he should. Like any addict, he lies to his doctor to get more and even ends up forging prescriptions. His mental health issues soon turns into dramatic mood swings, paranoia and eventually megalomania. He becomes increasingly controlling and abusive of his family. He goes on a rant at a pta meeting, telling the parents how awful their kids are, calling them “gorillas.” Ed becomes a tyrant to his child. By the end of the picture, he begins to see himself as the biblical abraham and i hope you know what god commanded abraham to do. Ed even shouts “god was wrong!” When lou points out that god eventually told abraham to spare his son. That’s about as transgressive as a 1950s american film could get towards religion.
the first third of bigger than life is a fairly dull portrait of middle-class strivers in eisenhower’s america. Once ed starts to get addicted to the cortisone, mason puts on a performance worthy of the great shakespearean actor. Mason is completely unhinged by the end of the film, but not in a wild, nicholas cage way. Mason portrays ed as insane not through yelling and large gestures but through his face and the way he can deliver crazy talk in his clipped, upper-class english accent. (Left unsaid as to how someone who was a high school football player in the us would talk like that, but audiences didn’t care as much about that back then.)
in one sense, ray and mason approach this film as a sympathetic look at mental illness and addiction. After all, it wasn’t ed’s fault that he was acting like this. But in another sense, it mimics ray’s rebel without a cause which also looks underneath the seemingly idyllic 1950s american family and rips it apart, portraying it as a breeding ground for all kinds of deep-seeded psychosis. But instead of teenagers, bigger than life portrays the problems of mostly the father and breadwinner and what is demanded out of him in this middle-class suburban life.
bigger than life somewhat reminds me of television shows from the seventies and eighties like lou grant or quincy m.D. That take a contemporary issue and blows it up out of proportion. Certainly ray doesn’t just turn the mental health side effects of cortisone up to 11, he dials the whole thing up to about 18. But ray isn’t really interested in side effects of cortisone and in fact, he came to regret naming the drug. What he really wanted to focus on was mental health and the dark underbelly of the american family. Taking on the the callous malpractice of the medical profession was just an added bonus. Ray also wants to take a shot at the reactionary politics of the time, as much of ed’s insane rantings go back to things like discipline, morality, order and the inherent dark nature of humanity. French new wave director françois truffaut went so far as to call ed’s transformation “fascist,” which can be seen as a commentary of how quickly someone can go from a normal, kind man to falling in with a dark ideology.
ray shot bigger than life in the widescreen cinemascope, a format more in line with epics like a bridge on the river kwai. Doing so certainly places the suburban home more front and center and ray shoots it like john ford would shoot the setting sun. Ray tries, with middling success, to blow up this small family drama into a shakespearian epic. The film does look good, however.
mason’s unhinged performance is what makes bigger than life. Rush and matthau also do well in supporting role as people who love mason’s character but are frightened by what he’s becoming. In that way, the film is one of the first to look how addicts affect the lives of those around them. I do think rush and matthau’s characters should have caught on with what was wrong with ed much earlier. Maybe 1950s faith in medicine, a lack of knowledge of side effects and the shame of mental illness kept them quiet for too long, but masons’ transformation is so great that they’d have to intervene earlier. Still, when they do step in, the results are explosive.
the downside of bigger than life is that the first third of the film is quite dull and mason’s performance is so over-the-top you either roll with it and love it or you reject it as overwrought and unrealistic. It does make a terrific double-feature with rebel without a cause, however.
here’s the trailer for bigger than life.
welcome back to everyone who skips the music and movies.
tonight was the home run derby and for the first time in many years, i didn’t watch any of it. The reason for that is that it was on netflix, and i canceled my netflix subscription a few years ago as i found less and less of their programming appealing to me and the stuff that i did like tended to get canceled quickly. This is a big reason that netflix has been grabbing exclusive rights to various high-profile sporting events—to keep people like me who aren’t fans of their regular programming from canceling. Obviously in my case, it didn’t work.
netflix isn’t the only streaming service trying to grab sports to add subscriptions as traditional linear cable falls apart. But in fact, netflix has far fewer sports than a lot of other streaming services. But that makes putting something like the home run derby on it an even worse proposition for fans. For baseball fans, it might be worth a cheaper peacock subscription that has sunday night games as well as several basketball and college football games. For a baseball fan, a netflix subscription only gets you opening day games and the home run derby. It does have a few other sports like one nfl game and some combat sports, but otherwise there isn’t much there for the sports fan.
so as i said, tonight is the first night in a long time that i won’t watch any of the home run derby. But to be clear, when i say i traditionally “watch” the home run derby, i mean that i have it on in my house while i do some other things. I also traditionally miss the first half of it to deal with other things i have to do on mondays. I have watched the home run derby in the past simply because it was the only baseball on the monday night before the all-star game. Were there some other good baseball game or sporting event on at the same time, i’d probably watch that instead. My level of interest in the home run derby is low and i mostly watched it out of habit and a lack of anything else.
so tonight, i’m going to give you a chance to sound off on mlb’s decision to put the home run derby on netflix. Do you have netflix and did you watch it? Do you subscribe to netflix for other things but don’t care about it. Would you have watched if it were available but it wasn’t worth subscribing to netflix for a month to see it? Or are you just good giving it a miss altogether?
forgive the poor way these answers are worded. The “feed” polls are very limited in the number of characters i can use. I’m currently looking for some other options for polls.
bleed cubbie blue
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| SAR Announces 2025 Scholars - School for Advanced Research |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (10 reads) | |
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Seven academics awarded fellowships to advance critical research in the social sciences and related fields
santa fe, nm, april 28, 2025 — the school for advanced research (sar) will welcome seven resident fellows for its 2025 cohort—intellectuals whose works address critical issues that shape our world today. These incoming scholars are not only contributing to academic discourse but also helping reframe public understanding of topics including migration, birth, belonging, and spirituality.
for more than 50 years, sar’s resident scholar program has offered a rare gift in the academic world: nine uninterrupted months of time, space, and cross-disciplinary support to move bold ideas from research into transformative manuscripts. Located on sar’s historic campus in santa fe, new mexico, the program has been an integral step in the careers of many leading thinkers. With nearly 300 scholar alumni across 30 countries, sar has been a quiet engine behind some of today’s most influential scholarship.
“this year’s scholars are investigating what it means to be human under conditions of immense change,” said sar president morris w. Foster. “From mayan epigraphy to the experience of childbirth, next year’s scholars cohort exemplifies the broad range of scholarship at the intersection of the humanities and social sciences.”
meet the 2025-2026 resident scholars:
dr. Stephen d. Houston (inaugural barbara tedlock fellow) is the dupee family professor of social science and professor of anthropology and professor of history of art and architecture at brown university. Dr. Houston is a leading scholar of mesoamerica, particularly on classic maya kingship, writing systems, and urbanism. He has led major archaeological excavations at sites including piedras negras and el zotz in guatemala, contributing to a greater understanding of maya court life and ritual. Houston is also a leading expert in the decipherment and interpretation of ancient scripts. His extensive publication record spans topics from epigraphy and architecture to the history of communication and the disappearance of writing systems.Learn more>
dr. N. Fadeke castor (wenner-gren fellow) is an assistant professor of religion and africana studies at northeastern university. A black feminist ethnographer and african diaspora studies scholar, dr. Castor’s work explores religion, race, performance and the intersectional politics of decolonization. While at sar they are writing black spirits matter, which reimagines liberated futures through afro-indigenous spiritual practices. This project explores how sacred knowledge, performance, and resistance shape communal healing and belonging.Learn more>
miguel girón (mellon fellow) is a phd candidate in history at northwestern university. Girón’s work addresses contemporary u.S. Immigration issues through the history of the san diego-tijuana border. His research explores the politics of city planning and urban growth and asks who benefits—politically and financially—from the borderland’s political economy.
“border politics,” he writes, “teeter between an institution of exclusion and enforcement and one that allows for the flow of capital, goods, and sanctioned labor.”
dr. Angela kay parker (katrin h. Lamon fellow) is an assistant professor of history at the university of denver. Her project, petrosovereignty: tribal sovereignty and oil in the twentieth century, explores how oil extraction has shaped native political authority, resource allocation, and land use. Using archival research and oral histories, parker traces shifts in tribal governance from the osage and creek nations through the rise of the council of energy resource tribes to the no-dapl protests, connecting global oil histories to the local impacts on indigenous communities.Learn more>
dr. Candy martínez (mellon fellow) is an assistant professor of latin american and latinx studies at vassar college. Her work is centered on indigenous knowledge in transborder emotional experiences. Through ethnographic and archival research, martínez examines the relationship between emotions and historical, structural, and contemporary problems within zapotec and mixtec communities.
“rather than equate indigenous healing rituals with magical properties, my book project considers the communicative and epistemological function of rituals,” said martínez.
alexander maier (paloheimo fellow) is a phd candidate in the department of anthropology and the institute for comparative literature and society at columbia university. His work explores migration and informal transnational labor in post-soviet central asia, particularly as it is experienced by men from tajikistan and uzbekistan. Engaging the islamic concept of rizq—divinely apportioned sustenance that must nonetheless be actively pursued—maier presents migration as both a moral and economic endeavor and offers a deeply human look at how people navigate uncertainty.Learn more>
dr. Zaneta thayer (weatherhead fellow) is an associate professor of biological anthropology at dartmouth college. Her work addresses how early-life environments shape patterns of later-life health.
“childbirth is a human universal. Even if we do not give birth ourselves, each of us was born. Yet, pregnancy and childbirth in our society are shrouded in mystery and fear. This book will challenge many of the negative narratives about reproduction that exist in our society, showing how evolution and culture have shaped this fundamental human experience,” said dr. Thayer.
an introductory colloquium with all seven scholars will be held on september 24, 2025, at 1:00 pm on sar’s campus. Individual scholar presentations will follow in the spring of 2026.
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| Texas A&M hoops ahead of schedule, Coach McMillan says |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (10 reads) | |
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College station, texas (krhd) — texas a&m head coach bucky mcmillan says the aggies are ahead of schedule this offseason, while forward mackenzie mgbako works his way back from injury.
texas a&m basketball head coach bucky mcmillan says the aggies are ahead of schedule this offseason, but still sees areas where the team can improve heading into the 2025-26 season.
mcmillan spoke with reporters monday outside reed arena in college station, expressing confidence in the teams physical development while acknowledging the new roster still has work to do.
were definitely longer. We look more the part. Its gonna be harder to score on us in the half court, mcmillan said. Because they were smaller, they have a little more skill, could pass it, could see the game, all that, and you can take it for granted sometimes. This groups got a little ways to go with that.
with a longer roster this season, mcmillan said the focus shifts to developing the teams shooting and offensive processing — areas where last years group excelled.
last years group came in here, could shoot it to death, he said. Right now, we can have a 2-on-1 break and cant figure out who to throw it to right now. Theres only one other option, right? And its not me standing out of bounds. So we gotta keep getting that part of our game.
mcmillan noted the team finished as the third-best defense in the sec analytically during league play last season — a distinction he said he was especially proud of given the teams lack of size.
mgbako returns to court after season-ending injury
forward mackenzie mgbako is working his way back after suffering a season-ending foot injury and says the environment in texas has played a major role in his recovery.
being back here in texas is really a testimony to how important the atmosphere youre in helps propel you forward, mgbako said. Just being around the coaches, around the guys, around this — you know its a mecca. You know texas is a mecca of sports. I feel like, uh, football, basketball, softball, volleyball, you know, its just one this year. So its, its really nice.
mgbako said he was in a boot for approximately 12 months following treatment in new york before returning to the weight room and eventually the court. Last week marked his first week of full-contact practice.
mcmillan said mgbakos toughness has never been in question — noting the forward played through a broken foot before the injury ultimately ended his season.
he played on a broken foot. Hes just one of these really strong-willed people, always in the gym, mcmillan said. This guy had broken bones in his foot playing because he just felt like his mind could overcome it.
because of that mentality, mcmillan said the coaching staff has to monitor mgbakos workload carefully.
mgbako said he is taking a measured approach to the rest of the offseason.
i think i would wanna take a slower approach to it. You know, it is the summertime — time to work on my body, my mental health and everything of that nature, mgbako said. When the time comes, everybodys gonna know the time is here.
returners helping install team culture
mcmillan said returning players have been instrumental in helping new additions learn the programs system and culture.
the new guys will be an adjustment period for them, but him and lucas walls has helped a lot with that, mcmillan said. Lucas, i mean, he played for me for years at stanford. His high school coach, we know them well. They kind of started doing some of the things we do before he even got there. So josh helped a lot last year. Lucas is helping this year.
mgbako also had high praise for his new teammates.
i feel like jamie made a big jump from last year to this year. Pj is obviously very talented on the court, on the ball and off the ball. Jalen shelly, lucas — you know, jr, just zach coming back onto the scene as well. You know, everybodys just really a talented group of guys, mgbako said.
the aggies are scheduled to compete in the bahama mar hoop summer league beginning august 3.
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| Lynnfields Muzio is heading home |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (10 reads) | |
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Lynnfield — lynnfield high athletic director mia muzio is going home.
in a letter to the lynnfield community, muzio said she was leaving to accept the position of director of athletics, intramurals and extracurricular activities at rockport high, from which she graduated in 2007.
“this decision was not an easy one because lynnfield has become so much more than a workplace to me. It has been a community that welcomed me, challenged me, and allowed me to grow both professionally and personally,” muzio stated. “However, this opportunity brings me back to my hometown and to the school system that helped shape who i am today as a proud rockport high school graduate. Most importantly, it is the right decision for my family at this stage of our lives.”
lynnfield high principal patricia puglisi said the position has been posted internally within lynnfield public schools as well as externally on schoolspring, an online job board and recruitment platform. An interview committee consisting of two parents, two students, two coaches, and two administrators is in the process of being established. First-round interviews are scheduled for the week of july 19. Finalists will participate in a second round of interviews with puglisi, superintendent of schools tom geary, and assistant superintendent adam federico with the goal of having a new athletic director in place by the beginning of august.
“we are grateful for all that ms. Muzio accomplished during her tenure at lynnfield high school,” puglisi said. “Through her leadership, she strengthened our athletic program, expanded opportunities for student-athlete leadership, and helped foster a culture of sportsmanship and excellence. We sincerely thank her for her dedication to our students and school community and wish her continued success as she returns to her alma mater.”
muzio was originally hired as the director of athletics and k-12 physical education, health and wellness coordinator for lynnfield public schools in 2022 after serving as athletic director at wilmington high.
she said that serving as lynnfield’s athletic director has “truly been one of the greatest privileges of my career.
“i have had the opportunity to witness incredible accomplishments, unforgettable moments of competition, and, most importantly, the tremendous character of our student-athletes,” she said. “Their dedication, resilience, and commitment to representing lynnfield with pride have inspired me every day. To our student-athletes, thank you for allowing me to be a small part of your journeys. Your hard work, leadership, and passion for your teams have made this job incredibly rewarding.”
muzio thanked parents and guardians for their support and “the trust you placed in me and our athletic department. The success of our programs is a direct reflection of the commitment and care you show your children and our community.”
she also thanked coaches, faculty, the department of public works, and the lynnfield community for providing “exceptional experiences” for student-athletes.
“together, we have celebrated championships, overcome challenges, and continued to build a culture that places students at the center of everything we do,” muzio said. “I will forever be grateful for the relationships and memories created during my time in lynnfield. The lessons i’ve learned and the people i’ve met here will stay with me throughout my career and my life.”
she also said leaving lynnfield is “bittersweet.
“this community has left a lasting mark on me, and i will always cheer for the pioneers and celebrate the continued success of lynnfield athletics,” muzio said. “Thank you for making my time here so meaningful. It has truly been an honor and a pleasure to serve this incredible community.”
muzio, 32, graduated from rockport high in 2007. She played three years of field hockey, served as captain and, during her senior year, was named the team’s mvp and selected to the cape ann league all-conference team and massachusetts all-state team. She also played softball.
she played field hockey at ithaca college, where she was named to the all-empire league all-conference second team her junior and senior years.
muzio started coaching after graduating from ithaca. She was the head field hockey coach at north reading high from 2013-16, compiling a record of 27-51-5, which included a state tournament appearance in 2015. That year, the team finished 8-9-2, including a first-round tournament loss to ipswich. It was the first playoff appearance for the program since 2011. |
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| Three Eagles Concerns Could Decide Whether This Team Is Still Elite |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (10 reads) | |
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The eagles are heading into 2026 with the kind of expectations that come with a team that has been in the playoffs every year under nick sirianni. Fanduel has them tied for the 10th-shortest odds to win super bowl lxi, and in the nfc only the rams, seahawks, lions and 49ers are listed with better odds.
that doesn’t mean the path is clean. There are still real questions hanging over this roster, and the biggest ones start up front and run all the way through the coaching staff.
the most obvious concern is the offensive line, because if that group is right, the eagles can look dominant again. If it isn’t, everything gets harder fast.
cam jurgens and landon dickerson both fought through significant injuries last season, and their play took a hit. Jurgens was dealing with a painful back injury after playing through it in super bowl lix, then needed surgery once the season ended.
he spent all of last offseason rehabbing, and his body still wasn’t right in 2025. Dickerson has been battling injuries since his college days, and the wear appears to have piled up to the point that he reportedly considered retirement this offseason.
both players went to colombia for stem cell therapy, and jurgens has said he feels much better. Even so, their health will be something to watch all year.
lane johnson is part of that same conversation. He missed the second half of last season with a lisfranc sprain and tried to come back for the playoff game, but his foot swelled and he couldn’t go.
johnson says he feels good now, but he’s 36 and entering year 14. He’s still one of the best at his position when he’s healthy, but staying healthy gets tougher this late in a career.
jurgens, dickerson and johnson are all pro bowlers, and they’re three of the best players on the offense. That’s why the line matters so much: a season can go sideways quickly when injuries hit that unit. The eagles are hoping 2026 brings better luck and better health in front.
the other major question is whether sean mannion can make the offense work as the new coordinator. The eagles made a big bet by hiring him, and they didn’t do it lightly.
they interviewed 17 candidates before landing on mannion, who was 33 when they brought him in and had only two years of nfl coaching experience. At the same time, he spent nine seasons in the league as a backup quarterback and had been preparing for coaching throughout that stretch.
what he’s bringing is a version of the shanahan offense, which is a meaningful shift from what the eagles have run over the first five seasons under sirianni. Jalen hurts has played for multiple offensive coordinators, but this setup is expected to ask him to do more things he hasn’t done as often in this era of eagles football.
the team plans to mix old and new, but fans should expect more under-center snaps, more play action and more motion. The eagles believe hurts can handle it.
the real test comes when the games start.
then there’s the play-calling. Mannion has never done it before, and that makes this one of the more intriguing parts of the whole change.
the eagles have had strong play callers under sirianni, including shane steichen and kellen moore, but kevin patullo was obviously not very good at it last season. Mannion’s first year will tell the story.
on defense, the eagles still look loaded, and vic fangio is back for his third season in charge. The unit has been excellent for two straight years under him, and it could be even better in 2026 with the additions of jonathan greenard and riq woolen. But the defense did lose two important pieces in free agency: nakobe dean, who went to las vegas, and reed blankenship, who signed with houston.
the eagles have handled defensive departures well before, including after losing milton williams and josh sweat following the super bowl season, but dean and blankenship will be tough to replace. Safety may be the weakest spot on the roster entering training camp.
drew mukuba is back for his second nfl season, and the eagles are hoping for a year 2 leap after some encouraging rookie signs. Marcus epps looks like the leading candidate to replace blankenship, though he still has to win the job.
at linebacker, the picture is clearer. Jihaad campbell, a first-round pick last season, gives the eagles a real plan for the future.
he opened 2025 as the starter before dean returned from injury, and dean was the better option after that. Still, campbell showed promise as a rookie.
dean was stronger against the run and one of the league’s better blitzing linebackers, while campbell brings more range and can also work up near the line as an overhang player.
the eagles have enough talent to make another serious run. But the questions are obvious, and they’re not small ones. Health up front, a new offense, and the loss of key defenders will shape how far this team can go.
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former nfl scout takes stunning shot at eagles defensive standout
a former nfl scout has put cooper dejean in the crosshairs, and the criticism lands at a time when the eagles are still sorting out what their secondary will look like heading into 2026. Daniel kelly took to social media to question dejeans value, adding another layer to a cornerback room that has already seen plenty of movement and debate since the team moved on from darius slay and rotated several options at the outside spot last season.
philadelphias back end now has a new name in the mix with riq woolen on the roster for 2026, and some around the league think he could be a better fit than expected. With the eagles set to open the season sept. 13 against washington, the bigger question is whether the teams defensive puzzle pieces will settle into place quickly enough, or whether the conversation around dejean and the rest of the secondary is only getting started. [Read more ????]
eagles just got new proof they were right to move on
the eagles decision to move on from a.J. Brown is looking a lot better in hindsight, and the case for it got another boost from the way devonta smith has stepped into the top role. Smith finished 2025 as philadelphias leading receiver, and the gap between the two was so small it only sharpened the argument that the offense could keep humming without brown carrying the load.
browns numbers and overall impact have been under the microscope ever since the trade, especially as his play dipped and questions grew around his separation, drops and fit in the offense. For the eagles, the bigger picture now includes both the draft capital they picked up and smiths rise into a true no. 1, which is why this deal keeps trending toward the kind of move front offices hope looks smart years later. [Read more ????]
eagles fans got pulled into another howie dream that may be dead
the brian thomas jr. Buzz gave eagles fans another brief jolt of howie roseman dream-chasing, but the reality around any possible philadelphia-jacksonville deal looks a lot less dramatic than the speculation suggested. Thomas has already built real chemistry with trevor lawrence, which is the kind of connection teams do not casually break up, and the eagles have also been busy reshaping their receiver room with additions that make another big swing feel less urgent.
from philadelphias side, the fit is easy to imagine because thomas has already shown the kind of upside that turns trade chatter into a full-blown internet event. He was a pro bowl receiver after a huge 2024 season, then dealt with an injury-hit follow-up that slowed him down, which is exactly the sort of profile that invites debate about value and availability. Even so, the eagles have other roster priorities, and this one already has the feel of a rumor that may have run farther than the actual market ever did. [Read more ????] |
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| Kings Point Guard Dilemma Just Put One Risky Name Back In Focus |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (11 reads) | |
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The sacramento kings were never going to be better off taking ja morant, and that’s the real takeaway from this whole rumor mill mess. If the choice had come down to morant or zion williamson, williamson would have been the safer and smarter swing for a team trying to rebuild without inviting chaos into the building.
that doesn’t mean williamson is some clean bill of health. Far from it.
his conditioning has been a constant issue, and that has fed into a long list of injury problems. In six seasons, he has played in less than 50% of his possible games.
that’s a rough track record, no question. But even with that, the downside is mostly availability, not the kind of self-inflicted damage morant has brought on himself.
morant’s talent has never been the problem. It’s everything wrapped around it.
he has the skill to be a franchise centerpiece, but he has also carried the ego and arrogance that have repeatedly put him in his own way. What once looked like a future face of the league has turned into a player so radioactive that the grizzlies had serious trouble even trying to work out a trade.
the kings were linked to morant, but that path never went anywhere, and that was probably for the best. Sacramento is in the middle of a rebuild and needs players without extra baggage. Yes, the team needed help at point guard, but not to the point where it had to gamble on a situation that could have blown up fast.
williamson would have fit the roster logic better. The kings also needed wing depth, and adding a power forward like him would have addressed more than one hole. There’s even the possibility that a move to sacramento could have helped with his conditioning, if only because the setting would be different from new orleans.
the risk with morant was on another level. A player dealing with injuries is one thing.
a player who is reportedly locker room poison is something else entirely. Even if williamson spent time on the bench, he wouldn’t have carried the same threat to the team’s chemistry.
and to be clear, williamson is not on the market right now, while morant has already been traded to the portland trail blazers after the kings made it clear the answer was no. The broader point still stands: sacramento had better options than bringing in morant, and that kind of move could have done more harm than good.
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john wall just sent kings fans a big darius acuff message
darius acuff jr. Has already drawn some real attention in sacramento, and it is easy to see why the kings are intrigued. The former calipari guard arrived with a reputation as a promising young scorer, and he fits neatly into the kind of long-view talent evaluation teams lean on during summer league, especially when a players ceiling seems to matter as much as the early returns.
john wall only added to that buzz with the kind of endorsement that tends to travel fast around the league. A fellow calipari alumnus and former nba all-star, wall put acuff in rare company as a scorer, which is the sort of praise that can stick with a young guard even as he continues to find his footing in las vegas. For kings fans, it is another reminder that acuffs name is already starting to come up in bigger conversations, even if the on-court production has not fully caught up yet. [Read more ????]
kings loss may have exposed a bigger problem than expected
the kings perfect summer league run ended in a 104-85 loss to washington, and the scoreline came with a reminder that summer success can be fragile once the competition tightens. Maxime raynaud still gave sacramento plenty to like in his debut, finishing with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while the team also got a look at a two-big setup by starting raynaud alongside dylan cardwell.
what stood out just as much was how quickly the game tilted away from sacramento once washington found rhythm and pressure. Darius acuff jr. Had a rough shooting night, and the kings never really solved the defensive issues that let the wizards keep control, leaving this loss to feel less like a blip and more like a useful warning sign for what still needs cleaning up. [Read more ????]
kings just gave an undrafted rookie a real chance to impress
elias ralph has already taken a meaningful step toward a pro basketball future, landing a spot on the kings summer league roster after going through a workout with the team about a month earlier. The former pacific forward, who went undrafted, said he is grateful for the chance and is treating the summer as a chance to learn, improve and show he belongs in a professional setting.
ralph has not yet appeared in a summer league game, and he was out during the california classic, but the opportunity alone gives him a platform to keep building. For a player trying to turn a strong college run into a real career, the next stretch is about staying ready, absorbing everything he can and hoping the work eventually opens a door to a g league role and, down the line, an nba roster spot. [Read more ????] |
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| Broadway Actor Josh Grisettis Death at 44 Sparks Renewed Conversation About Suic |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (12 reads) | |
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Broadway actor josh grisettis death at 44 sparks renewed conversation about suicide prevention, warning signs, and mental health support
broadway actor, author, and california state university, fullerton professor josh grisetti has died by suicide at the age of 44, prompting an outpouring of grief from the theater community and renewing conversations about suicide prevention and mental health awareness.
the news was announced sunday by actor rob mcclure, grisettis friend and former something rotten! Co-star, who described the loss as cataclysmic.
im not ready to even attempt to understand. My heart is with his wife and family as they try to deal with the reality of this. Some of my all-time favorite memories were by this mans side, playing his brother onstage for years, watching him inspire students while transforming the musical theatre program at cal state fullerton, and having the honor of being the best man at his wedding, mcclure wrote in an instagram post.
fellow broadway performers, including sierra boggess and lea salonga, also paid tribute, remembering grisetti as a gifted actor, writer, director and educator whose kindness and humor touched countless lives.
grisetti was best known for his broadway roles in something rotten! And it shoulda been you, as well as his recurring role as ralph emerson in the fifth and final season of the marvelous mrs. Maisel. Beyond the stage and screen, he led the musical theatre program at california state university, fullerton, where he mentored aspiring performers.
his death has brought renewed attention to suicide as a major public health concern. Health experts emphasize that suicide is a complex issue with no single cause and is often influenced by a combination of mental health conditions, life stressors, physical health, social factors, and other circumstances.
while it is not always possible to know what someone is experiencing, recognizing warning signs and encouraging early intervention can help connect people in crisis with the support they need.
suicide is complex and rarely caused by one thing
mental health experts emphasize that suicide is a complex public health issue with no single cause. Rather than resulting from one event or circumstance, it typically reflects a combination of biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors.
according to the centers for disease control and prevention, risk factors may include mental health conditions such as depression or bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, a history of trauma, chronic pain, significant life stressors, financial or relationship difficulties, and previous suicide attempts.
however, having one or more risk factors does not mean someone will attempt suicide, and many people experiencing these challenges recover with appropriate treatment and support.
warning signs loved ones shouldnt ignore
mental health crises are not always visible, but experts say certain changes in behavior may signal that someone is struggling.
institutions encourage people to pay attention to warning signs such as:
- talking about feeling hopeless or being a burden.
- withdrawing from family, friends, or activities they once enjoyed.
- noticeable changes in mood, sleep, or appetite.
- increased use of alcohol or drugs.
- giving away valued possessions or saying goodbye in unusual ways.
- expressing feelings that life has no purpose.
experts stress that not everyone displays obvious warning signs, underscoring the importance of maintaining open conversations about mental health.
early support can make a difference
one of the strongest protective factors against suicide is timely access to support.
research shows that connecting with trusted family members, friends, mental health professionals, or community resources can reduce suicide risk. Effective treatment may include psychotherapy, medication when appropriate, crisis intervention, and ongoing social support.
reducing stigma also plays a key role. Many people delay seeking help because they fear judgment or believe they should handle emotional struggles on their own. Public health experts encourage treating mental health concerns with the same urgency and compassion as physical illnesses.
remembering the person beyond the tragedy
throughout his career, grisetti built a reputation as both an accomplished performer and a dedicated educator. In addition to his broadway and television work, he taught acting and musical theater at several southern california colleges and authored the book god in my head.
his death is a painful reminder that mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of professional success or public visibility. Experts hope conversations sparked by tragedies like this can encourage more people to recognize signs of distress, check in with loved ones and seek help early when it is needed.
if you or someone you know is struggling or having thoughts of suicide, help is available. In the united states, call or text 988 to reach the suicide & crisis lifeline. If you are outside the u.S., Contact your local crisis service or emergency medical services.
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| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (11 reads) | |
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Dfe opens consultation on education outside school under send reforms
new proposals for england cover eotas, health-related alternative provision and accredited online education providers ahead of changes expected from 2029/30
the department for education has opened a consultation on how children and young people in england who are educated outside school or further education settings should be supported under proposed send reforms.
the consultation, launched on 10 july 2026, covers education otherwise than at school arrangements, alternative provision for children whose health needs cannot be met in school, and the use of accredited online education providers. Responses are open until 11:59pm on friday 18 september 2026.
the proposals are part of england’s wider send reform program and are intended to inform changes due to come into effect from 2029/30, through primary legislation in the education for all bill.
the consultation is aimed at children and young people who have received eotas or alternative provision, parents and carers, education staff, school and trust leaders, fe leaders, local authorities, alternative provision providers, health professionals, charities, unions and sector bodies.
dfe said current statutory arrangements will remain in place until any changes are implemented, meaning local authorities can still arrange eotas under section 61 of the children and families act 2014 where provision in a school or college would be inappropriate.
eotas oversight could move closer to schools
eotas currently applies where a local authority arranges special educational provision outside a school or further education setting because provision in those settings would be inappropriate for the child or young person.
dfe said around 16,000 children and young people are now on eotas arrangements, a 90% increase over the past four years. The cohort includes children and young people aged 0 to 25, with 54.6% aged 16 to 25.
the consultation sets out a new model that would align eotas with proposed specialist provision packages, which are intended for children and young people with the most complex needs.
under one option, local authorities would assess need, decide whether a child or young person requires an ehcp and specialist provision package, and determine whether some or all provision may need to be delivered through eotas. A named school or further education setting would then manage the eotas provision day to day.
dfe is also asking whether responsibility should sit entirely with the named school or further education setting. Under that model, the setting would decide whether eotas is needed as part of the child or young person’s package and would oversee provision directly.
the consultation makes clear that dfe is not proposing to retain the current model, where local authorities arrange and manage eotas provision. Dfe links that position to concerns about variability in current practice, including whether arrangements consistently reflect children’s needs and support effective outcomes.
the proposals also raise a dispute route question for families. Parents and young people would retain wider send tribunal appeal rights linked to ehcp decisions, specialist provision packages and placements, but dfe says there would no longer be a specific tribunal appeal route over whether a child or young person should receive eotas.
where a school or further education setting proposes changing or ending existing eotas arrangements, dfe is consulting on whether families should be able to request an early ehcp review.
existing eotas arrangements may be protected
dfe is seeking views on how children and young people already receiving eotas should move through the 2029/30 reform point.
for secondary-age pupils and young people over 16 who already have eotas arrangements when reforms are introduced, dfe is considering protecting those arrangements until they leave the education system. The department said this group accounts for the majority of children and young people currently on eotas.
for children in early years or primary school, dfe proposes a different route. These children would be reassessed at the end of primary phase to decide whether they are eligible for a new ehcp and specialist provision package.
if eligible, a new-style ehcp would be issued and eotas could continue where appropriate, managed under the proposed new model. If not eligible, dfe is consulting on whether the child should move into a structured supported transition arrangement, likely overseen by an alternative provision school.
that transition arrangement would include regular review points to assess progress, support needs and readiness for transition to another educational setting where appropriate. Dfe said there would be no fixed timeframe for a return to school.
the consultation also asks whether non-school alternative provision delivering eotas for children of compulsory school age should be required to meet new national regulatory standards, and whether local authorities should be responsible for quality assurance.
dfe is separately asking whether the same quality assurance and oversight arrangements should apply to eotas provision for young people aged 16 to 25.
health needs and online provision are also in scope
the consultation also covers children receiving alternative provision because their health needs cannot be met in school.
dfe said there were 28,723 school-arranged alternative provision placements in the 2025/26 academic year. Of those, 5,709 were for medical health needs, up 6.1% from the previous year, and 722 were for physical health needs, up 15.2%.
the department is seeking views on how responsibilities between schools, local authorities and health services should be clarified, with a focus on earlier support, continuity of education and reintegration where appropriate.
dfe said schools are expected to continue educating children with health needs who are able to attend school, with appropriate adjustments and support. Where schools are struggling, the consultation points to outreach support from local alternative provision schools through the experts at hand offer before local authority-arranged alternative provision is used.
online education is another live area in the consultation. Dfe established the online education accreditation scheme in 2023 as a voluntary scheme for full-time online education providers, and 16 providers have achieved accreditation.
the consultation asks whether additional safeguards are needed when schools and local authorities arrange alternative provision through accredited online education providers. Dfe is asking whether placements should be time limited, whether children should remain on a school admission register, and how provision should be reviewed.
for online alternative provision, dfe is considering an approach similar to recent non-school alternative provision reforms. That could mean short-term placements of 12 weeks or less for up to five days a week, or longer-term part-time placements of up to two days or four sessions per week, with flexibility for exceptional circumstances.
the department also says it will use artificial intelligence tools to assist in analyzing consultation responses. Dfe said ai will be used to identify themes, trends and insights, but will not make decisions, with analysis reviewed and validated by the department’s team.
dfe says the results and the government response will be published on gov.Uk in autumn 2026. |
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| Tyler Robinsons Spooky College Admission Clip Resurfaces |
| Posted on Tuesday, July 14 @ 00:01:00 PDT (11 reads) | |
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The story of tyler robinson is a poignant reminder of how life can take unexpected turns, and how societal influences can drastically alter an individual’s path. Just a few years ago, tyler was a promising young man who had seemingly secured a bright future. He excelled academically, achieving a perfect score on the act and maintaining straight a’s through high school. These accomplishments earned him a prestigious scholarship to utah state university, valued at $32,000 over four years. However, his trajectory deviated sharply when he left university after just one semester and enrolled in a technical college to become an electrician.
the decision to switch from a traditional university education to a technical trade is not inherently negative; in fact, it reflects a pragmatic approach to career planning that should be respected. Technical skills are crucial in today’s economy, and the demand for skilled tradespeople is high. However, for tyler, this change was more than a career pivot; it was a step in a confusing personal journey that eventually led him down a dark path.
understanding what went wrong in tyler’s life requires examining the broader societal elements that could have influenced his downward spiral. There is no single cause that explains how a gifted student turns into a troubled individual, but several potential factors stand out. The toxic influences of substance abuse and excessive gaming appear to have played a significant role. In modern times, many young adults become ensnared in the addictive nature of video games and the dangerous communities sometimes associated with them. For some, this virtual escape can become a negative influence, pulling them away from productive, real-world interactions.
moreover, the misuse of drugs, including marijuana and alcohol, has increasingly been normalized, leading many young people to underestimate their impact. Substance abuse can exacerbate mental health issues, leading to poor decision-making and erratic behavior. Combined with the isolation often fostered by excessive gaming and the involvement in negative online environments, the situation can become a perfect storm for tragedy.
tyler’s story underscores the importance of recognizing the myriad dangers that today’s youth face. It is a stark reminder that even those who appear to have endless potential can be vulnerable to the corrosive effects of modern societal pressures. While personal responsibility is crucial, society as a whole must also reflect on how it can better support young people—providing them with resources, guidance, and positive community connections. This tragedy serves as a call for comprehensive discussions on the influences impacting young people today and the steps necessary to safeguard their futures. |
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