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• Kyle Rittenhouse pleads not guilty to Kenosha shooting charges

  Kyle Rittenhouse entered not guilty pleas to all charges in connection with multiple shootings in Kenosha, Wisc., during a protest over the summer. The teen has argued they were in self-defense. Prosecutors accused Rittenhouse of traveling from his home in Antioch, Ill., across state lines to nearby Kenosha, after learning...Read Full StoryState PoliceCity PolicePolice ShootingsTeenThe Associated PressKyle RittenhouseNearby KenoshaManOfficerIll.AntiochAnthony HuberMultiple ShootingsProtestsJoseph RosenbaumJacob Blake

• Three previous Louisiana football players have won the Heisman. Here they are:

  Three previous Heisman Trophy winners were born in Louisiana or played at LSU. Here they are:. Paul “Bear” Bryant said if John David Crow didn’t win the Heisman Trophy, “They ought to do away with the thing.” Crow did win, Bryant’s only player to do so, despite missing parts of three games with injuries. A native of Marion, Louisiana, who grew up in Springhill, Crow died in 2015.Read Full StoryHeisman TrophyWorld War IiTexas FootballTexas A&M FootballOklahoma FootballOhio State FootballHBRebelsFBSFootball PlayersLSU HistoryOle Miss.BryantJohn David CrowBilly CannonJalen HurtsJoe Burrow

• NFL Updates Status Of The Steelers vs. Browns Game

  The Cleveland Browns are trying to deal with the consequences of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within their team ahead of this Sunday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, as well as two assistant coaches and two players, testes positive for the virus this morning. As...Read Full StoryPittsburgh SteelersThe Cleveland BrownsNflHeinz FieldFair GameNBCBrowns GameThe GameNFL [email protected] IndividualTom WithersTestesMultiple ReportsKevin Stefanski

• Top Corners and Safeties Line NCAA Transfer Portal from Power Five Programs

  Elite cover corners and a do-all safeties that can fill the alley as well as come across the top are easy to find at the high school level, per the recruiting rankings, but athleticism and technique do not always translate with a given next level scheme. The NCAA Transfer Portal offers another opportunity for a former “free agent” recruit to find another fit while also giving college programs a chance to fill needed positions with a player who already has college experience. With the modern game turning more and more to a pass-heavy focus, defensive coordinators need top talents in the secondary who can do it all, and the portal may provide it.Read Full StoryWest VirginiaNc StateColorado StateDefensive LineTop LineCollege FootballFootball PlayersPower Five [email protected] EliteThe NCAA Transfer PortalNC StateNotre DameIrishUCLAJackson StateDeion SandersGreg RossJames MadisonLogan WilsonShawn SmithElijah JonesNick RobertsBrandon BurtonRyan WrightGreg FrancisTim BarrowStuart Head

• Alabama vs. Ohio State players in the NFL: Which school's stacked pro roster wins head-to-head?

  Ohio State and Alabama meet in the College Football Playoff championship game Monday. But what if they played on Sundays instead?. The Tide and Buckeyes combined to put more than 100 players on NFL rosters in Week 1 of the 2020 college football season. There isn't just enough talent to put together two teams — they would be good teams.Read Full StoryNcaa FootballCollege Football Playoff2015 Sugar BowlAlabama FootballNFL PlayersNFL FootballBuckeyesPro BowlSporting News 'PatriotsWRRimington TrophyKenyanGreen BayPackersDwayne HaskinsJustin FieldsJalen HurtsJoe BurrowEzekiel ElliottCarlos HydeTerry MclaurinCurtis SamuelPat ElfleinTaylor DeckerAndrew NorwellJonah JacksonWyatt DavisJosh MyersQuinnen WilliamsDaron PayneJonathan AllenRaekwon DavisRashaan EvansReggie RaglandMack WilsonDylan MosesMarlon HumphreyMinkah FitzpatrickLandon CollinsDre KirkpatrickRonnie HarrisonTua TagovailoaMac JonesDerrick HenryJosh JacobsDrakeNajee HarrisJulio JonesAmari CooperCalvin RidleyJerry JeudyDevonta SmithIrv Smith Jr.Bradley BozemanCam RobinsonJedrick WillsJonah WilliamsAlex LeatherwoodJoey BosaNick BosaTyquan LewisDavon HamiltonSam HubbardMalik HarrisonRaekwon McmillanMarshon LattimoreMalik HookerGareon ConleyMike NugentMalcolm JenkinsJeff OkudahJaylen WaddleVonn BellShaun WadeDenzel WardNate EbnerBradley RobyChase YoungDre'mont Jones

• Nick Saban’s message for Sarkisian in final, crucial week with Alabama

  There are a few unknowns from both teams at the dawn of CFP national title week. What’s the injury status of Justin Fields? What about Jaylen Waddle?. Zooming out, the ability of Steve Sarkisian to handle his final week as the Crimson Tide offensive coordinator after being named Texas head coach Saturday is more theoretical than physical.Read Full StoryClemsonCrimson TideCFPNotre DameMichigan StateNFLSpartanThe Cleveland BrownsFAUOhio StateThe Alabama Media GroupFacebookAlabama PlayersTexas Head CoachTuscaloosaNick SabanSteve SarkisianJustin FieldsJaylen WaddleKirby SmartJeremy PruittMike LocksleyLane KiffinDevonta SmithButch Jones

• NFL World Reacts To The Cleveland Browns’ Situation

  The Cleveland Browns just can’t have nice things. On the heels of their first playoff berth since 2002, the team is dealing with a costly COVID-19 outbreak. This morning, the Browns announced that head coach Kevin Stefanski, two assistant coaches and two players have tested positive for COVID. All five are out for this Sunday’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.Read Full StoryNew York JetsThe Cleveland BrownsPittsburgh SteelersNFL PlayersNFL MediaOffensive Line [email protected] FansTE CoachTom PelisseroMike GarafoloSpecial TeamsDivision Title ContentionKevin StefanskiMike PrieferDrew PetzingJeff HowardMatt Mcewan

• J.J. Watt personally apologized to Deshaun Watson after final game: 'We wasted one of your years'

  To say that this season didn’t go as planned for the Houston Texans would be a massive understatement. This season saw the Texans fire head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien after an 0-4 start to the year. O’Brien, of course, had traded DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona for David Johnson — an oft-injured running back who hadn’t been impactful for three years. On top of that, the Miami Dolphins owned the Texans’ first-round pick for 2021.Read Full StoryJ.j. WattHouston TexansDavid JohnsonJ.J. WattQuarterbackNFL PlayersThe Miami DolphinsNFL FilmsKnicksTennessee TitansPostgame VideoJets PlayersRunningO'BrienArizonaDeshaun WatsonDeandre HopkinsAdam Gase

• Settle In For A Delicious Steak At Paula’s Steakhouse And Lounge In North Dakota

  You don’t need to go to a fancy big-city steakhouse to enjoy a well-cooked, high-quality cut of meat. North Dakota’s small towns are hiding true restaurant gems that serve that and so much more, and they’re just waiting to be discovered. In the lovely town of Mayville, there is a local favorite that has been serving good food for years. Give this local steakhouse in North Dakota a try and you might just have a new go-to spot to add to your list.We're aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life. While we continue to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, please take proper precautions or add them to your bucket list to see at a later date. If you know of a local business that could use some extra support during these times, please nominate them here: onlyinyourstate.com/nominateAndrew Filer/FlickrGoogle mapsKevin Diefenbach/Tripadvisorstevenrealife/TripadvisorEric Thorsell/GoogleJeff Anderson/GoogleEric Thorsell/GooglePaula’s Steakhouse and Lounge is open from 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, they are open from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. You can find contact information for Paula’s on this webpage.What small town gems do you enjoy eating at in North Dakota? Nominate the ones you feel deserve a feature here. Here is an entire list of great, lesser-known restaurants in North Dakota for you to discover in the meantime.Address: 11 Main St W, Mayville, ND 58257, USALeah moved to North Dakota when she was 12 years old and has traveled from the Red River Valley to the badlands and many places in between. She loves small-town life and currently enjoys living on a small farm in the ND prairie. She's always had a passion for writing and has participated in novel writing challenges such as NaNoWriMo multiple times. Her favorite part about this job is recognizing small businesses that deserve a boost and seeing the positive affect her articles can have on their traffic, especially in rural areas that might have otherwise gone overlooked. North DakotaSteakhouseGood FoodFood & DrinkEating MeatRed MeatDestinationsUSA LeahTrue Restaurant GemsSundaysMayvilleSmall-town LifeFeatureNaNoWriMo Multiple Times

• It Sucks Being a Man Too

  Photo by Romain Lours on Unsplash I’m a big advocate for equal rights. It’s often said that equal rights for others doesn’t mean fewer rights for you, and I feel that wholeheartedly. In this fight for equality, we tend to focus on women, because let’s face it, guys, we’ve been feeding women a crap sandwich for a long time now.Equal rights for others doesn’t mean fewer rights for you. It’s not pie! — author unknownWe force women to deal with a lot more stuff than we as men have to deal with. Admit it! But, that’s not what’s stuck in my brain trap today. I heard a story on Facebook about a face painter at a carnival. She talked about a little boy who wanted a butterfly on his face. His mother threw a fit and forced the painter to put a skull and crossbones instead.It got me thinking about my whole life and the times I’ve come face to face with toxic masculinity.The Male StandardMy parents were wonderful. I was a weird kid, no doubt about it. I was emotional — I cried a lot. I tended to keep to myself. I didn’t need other kids to play with; my imagination was good enough.I played with anything I could get my little hands on. Sure, I played war and shot other little boys in the cornfield, but more often than not, I would be at the next-door neighbor’s house playing with Barbies. I’ve attended quite a few tea parties in my life, and girls have used me as a model for their makeup skills.None of this seemed weird to me because my parents never forced masculinity on me. If I wanted to wear a pink shirt, I wore it. I remember my dad had the most beautiful pink dress shirt and tie. I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to wear it.Pink is a lovely color and perfectly acceptable for a male to wear.I cried at the drop of a hat. I did it everywhere — at home or in public. Never once did my dad seem embarrassed by a son who expressed emotions differently. He never told me to shut up.At home, I didn’t have to conform.But school was different. The kids bullied me because I preferred to read instead of playing football at recess. The boys ragged me on because I got good grades — most of the top students were girls. My family couldn’t afford to buy me designer jeans and name-brand t-shirts. In the 3rd grade, my favorite outfit was maroon bellbottoms and a disco shirt.It’s hard to remember how many times they called me a fag. Yes, in third grade.The teasing got to be too much for me, and I tried my best to conform. I sometimes played baseball and football, but I never liked it, and the kids never picked me because I sucked. I tried to be like other boys and chase after the girls in my class, but I really just wanted to have friends.I kept getting good grades because I refused to dumb myself down for people I never liked anyway.As I got older, the pressure to be a “real man” intensified. Other guys loved watching sports and expected me to as well, but I hated sports with a passion. I couldn’t think of anything worse to do with my time. Put me on the couch with a book, and I was happy.Other guys expect us to treat women a certain way. While I admit to bad behavior at times, I would draw the line at doing anything that would harm someone else — emotionally or physically.I had severe mental health problems but didn’t feel right talking about them because real men don’t talk about their feelings. I pushed my emotions down with anger, drugs, and alcohol like a real man is supposed to.When I went on Social Security Disability, they told me I was no longer a real man because I couldn’t work. It didn’t matter that I supported my family — if I couldn’t work, I was worthless.I was affected by toxic masculinity my whole life, but it was much worse for many of my friends. Their family forced them to hunt, even when they opposed it because that’s what boys do in the south, they kill. They had to play organized sports, where they wasted all their free time practicing and doing the things at school that football players do. They had to do what boys were expected to do, or else their parents wouldn’t be proud of them.Many of the guys I knew had abusive fathers and grew up in a culture of violence. They were bullies, and they ended up being the same way when they got older. I knew teenagers that now you would call incels. I saw toxicity with my own eyes every day.Not an ExcuseI’m not writing about toxic masculinity to use it as an excuse to explain away why men act the way they do. I experienced the same level of dysfunction that everyone else did, but I didn’t grow up to be a bully, troll, or incel. I love all the women in my life and would like them to live in a world where everyone is equal.The point I want to make is the negative things about men we see, like misogyny, sexism, and mansplaining, were forced on us, and only a few of us were strong enough to break from the mold and take a new path. Some men stayed on the wrong track because it was easier. The hard way is treacherous. Those of us that believe in equality are a target for the toxic people as well.There is a strange gulf between men and women — there is no doubt about that — but everybody needs to be doing that much better of a job learning how to make the world a better place.Despite the treatment of men in the name of masculinity, it shouldn’t be an excuse for bad behavior.Men, don’t let the mistakes of the past dictate our future.Follow me to see more articles like this....FollowBulliesReal MenThe Third ManHappy PeopleBeautiful PeopleSkull FaceFacebookMisogynyToxic MasculinitySexismFriendsFightBoysMansplainingAbusive Fathers