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@Tlaw_SbSzn @MLFootball @grok It’s Brentwood Academy at Father Ryan, just outside of Nashville. Happened this Friday.

THIS IS ONE OF THE NASTIEST HITS IN FOOTBALL HISTORY. Oh my 😳😳😳

@PeterMallouk And the future comes very quickly.

Both parties have repeatedly failed the American people. The Big Beautiful Bill will continue the path towards enslaving future generations with debt.

@JesseGarciasae1 @UCLAMBB @UCLAAthletics This one. Gail Goodrich, Kenny Washington, and Keith Erickson. Yeah, I’m old!😄 But was only 10 back then. Super fun team to watch!

Drop the team that got you hooked on UCLA basketball , I'll start. @UCLAMBB @UCLAAthletics 🐻🐻🐻🐻 4's up

@ByPatForde Men's volleyball also UCLA!

First two NCAA spring sports championships have gone to USC (beach volleyball) and UCLA (women’s water polo). Pac-12 continuing to strut to the graveyard.

@GabrielSaidR Yes, it is a thing for sure. Many (not all) of my fellow worshipers in the UMC I attend believe that too.

Yesterday at a funeral service a pastor spoke of the comfort we can have knowing that Jesus will come soon and that for the dead the time between death and the his coming (and our eternal reward) will feel like a moment. He compared it to going to bed when one is very tired and suddenly waking up to an alarm clock. The Qur'an of course does this with the story of the "Companions of the Cave" (Surah 18) What was intriguing to me is that Christians (including Protestants) usually think of "immediate retribution" - that the dead are with God now, adoring him and experience spiritual satisfaction already now, before the resurrection of the body. Sometimes stories of Near Death Experiences are cited to prove the case. So, what gives? Does this pastor represent a certain current of Protestant theology that believes in the "sleep of souls" and denies immediate retribution? Is that a thing? I suppose I could have asked but it was not the time or place.

New data from @cmtelematics reveals 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' is an effective tool, with 74% of users reporting increased safety. However, the challenge persists as just 1:5 drivers currently adopt it, according to Matt Fiorentino, their VP of Marketing. #donotdisturb #endDD

@MrAJCato @latbbolch Ever seen John Wooden's teams?

@latbbolch Ok great, let’s hire Urban Meyer and get rid of Chip Kelly. And someone tell Mick Cronin to play more than 6 or 7 players in his rotation this year

UCLA athletics has released a "Fours Up" strategic plan for the next five years in which the goals are to win the most combined national and conference championships in the country while having all athletes graduate and/or go pro.

@avinashkunnath This is great. Do you have to pay the Bruins back the money we gave to you?

With little choice left, Cal needs to accept whatever reduced Big Ten offer they get writeforcalifornia.com/p/california-g…

@ronaldjmexico @ByPatForde Vandy really doesn’t actually.

@ByPatForde I guess northwestern, Duke, and vanderbilt don’t offer any of those sports. God forbid anyone should have to leave the precious “bay area” to get an education and play sports

Column: Examining the unappealing options for Stanford and Cal, and the potential damage to USA Olympic fortunes if both are kicked to the Power Five curb. bit.ly/44S1xgO

@dianabutlerbass Not our church.

@revstephenfife Needs to change for sure. Iteneracy and guaranteed appointments for Elders need to go away. It's a 19th century system shoehorned into the 21st century.

The guy is funny,

@yarbro He was kind to everyone. You know, a real Christian.

Roy represented my hometown when I was in high school and was exceedingly kind to me even when I was just a 15 year old kid. My very first trip to the Senate floor was at his invitation. For the last three decades, he’s been both a mentor and friend to me and so many others. 2/

My heart hurts this morning because we’ve lost Roy Herron. Roy represented the people of West Tennessee for 26 years and never lost his fire, his faith, or his compassion. Beyond faithfully serving his constituents, he always took time to guide and mentor young people. 1/

@BrianZahnd Yes. Thank you. It’s also a story of Hesed. I love this book!

@revbethanncook Thank you for your grace and love Beth Ann. I’m a stay UMC person, and we have much more in common than most might think.

A storm rolling through our area woke me. I looked at the clock and realized that it is now July 1st. Effective today I am officially a Global Methodist Elder. It feels odd to leave the #umc after 25 years under appointment.

One Republican — Murfreesboro Rep. Charlie Baum voted against all three expulsions today. He took a second to explain that decision to me. @WKRN #TNLeg23

@KGreenMD @mopatton_sports @brotherjones_ Name the name. This is no time for political politeness.

Y'all I'm livid rn. Just got home from meeting with Rs to try to convince them not to vote out my state rep, @brotherjones_ . One of them said to my face that they were scared for their life bc of what happened at the protest. They flat out lied to my face......

@latbbolch That was then, this is now. Bruins caught some bad breaks.

A reminder that UCLA beat San Diego State in a preseason scrimmage. latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…

@latbbolch He needs to come back. Gives him time to rehab. Maybe apply for another year due to injury. That’s the best for Jaylen I think.

Jaylen Clark said he had surgery on his leg the day after the injury but doesn’t have a timetable for recovery and doesn’t know if he’s coming back to UCLA: “That’s something I’ve got to think about, talk to my people with.”

@latbbolch They steal another team’s heart and soul with that defense.

Gail Goodrich: "This team is better than the team that went to the Final Four a couple of years ago. That team hit a hot streak and shot the ball very well in the tournament. You hope that they will be able to do that, but I think overall this team is consistently a bit better."