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Former Nicolet star James Graham commits to Missouri State
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The subsequent chapter for James Graham will likely be spent in Springfield, Missouri.
The previous Nicolet standout who began his school profession at Maryland introduced his dedication to Missouri State on Saturday. The 6-foot-8 guard/ahead selected the Bears after additionally strongly contemplating gives from Boise State, Iowa State and Tulsa.
The dedication offers Missouri State a four-star recruit from the Class of 2021 who expects to have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Graham’s announcement comes six months after he introduced his intention to switch from Maryland after rising sad in this system. The transfer left him removed from the brilliant lights of Division I basketball.
“It was tough. It was humbling, however on the identical time I recognize it,” Graham mentioned. “Generally it’s worthwhile to undergo issues to be taught.”
Graham returned residence and continued to work on his recreation. He additionally discovered a job and sometimes needed to cope with the “What are you doing right here?” questions.
However having gone by means of the recruiting course of as soon as, he took his time with it the second time.
Taking his time with recruiting
Graham dedicated to the Terrapins in Aug. 2020, the midst of the pandemic, when the recruiting was carried out through Zoom calls. This time he made probably the most of his on-campus visits.
“Principally, I regarded for coaches who didn’t sound like what I heard the primary time,” Graham mentioned. “I didn’t pay attention for the glitz and glamour. I’d somewhat wait till I go to the faculties to see how the coaches work together with their gamers for actual.”
A think about his choice was the chance to play for a Black head coach. Dana Ford will likely be beginning his fifth yr with the Bears subsequent season.
“The teaching workers seems like me,” he mentioned. “I feel that may be a large factor by way of communication and by way of relatability. And on prime of that, they imagine in my recreation and my capability.”
Graham joins a program that’s coming off its greatest season in additional than a decade, a 23-11 marketing campaign that ended with a berth within the Nationwide Invitation Match.
This offseason this system has added 5 different transfers.
“We’ve bought an amazing likelihood to win the Missouri Valley and get into the match,” Graham mentioned. “The workforce is actual good and that was vital to me, too. … That’s what it’s all about.”
Bypassed senior season at Nicolet
Graham averaged 20.3 factors and 6.6 rebounds in his junior season at Nicolet, displaying the power to attain inside and outside with a excessive degree of effectivity. His inventory skyrocketed throughout the pandemic and he dedicated to Maryland after strongly contemplating gives from Wisconsin, Auburn and Memphis.
Graham skipped his senior season at Nicolet to enroll early at Maryland as a 17-year-old. He averaged 1.3 factors and 1.3 rebounds in 2020-21. He performed in only one recreation final season earlier than asserting his switch.
Graham mentioned teaching turnover and roster modifications performed a job in his choice.
“(DeAndre Haynes) and Bino (Ransom), my two predominant recruiters left,” Graham mentioned when requested about his departure. “Dre is at Marquette. Bino is at De Paul. Then on prime of that transfers are available. … Politics is simply there.”
Graham hopes to have 4 years of eligibility. Gamers who performed throughout the COVID season 2020-21 have been granted a further yr of eligibility, and since he performed only one recreation final season, he hopes to retain his 4 years.
When Graham stories to campus in Could or June, he’ll be in glorious form. In highschool, he weighed 237 kilos. He trimmed right down to 195 whereas at Maryland. He’s now at 205 and feels his health and energy are their greatest ever.
He is able to get again within the recreation.
“To be able to be hungry you’ve bought to be humbled,” he mentioned. “I simply bought humbled, so I’m able to be hungry. I can’t wait to get again on the courtroom with college-level gamers and college-level conditioning.”
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Missouri State football vs. Montana today: Live updates, highlights from Week 1 game
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Missouri State football: Ryan Beard previews Montana
Missouri State head football coach Ryan Beard held his weekly press conference ahead of Saturday’s opener at Montana.
Missouri State football season has arrived and an offseason of looking to the 2025 season and its impending move to Conference USA will be set aside for the Bears’ final season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and FCS.
Opening day will present quite a challenge.
Missouri State will open its 2024 season at FCS national runner-up Montana on Saturday in Missoula, Montana, at 8 p.m. This is the first time the two teams have met on the gridiron.
Ryan Beard is entering his second season as Missouri State’s head coach. His team will look to build off a 4-7 season while staying focused on this season despite being ineligible for the FCS Playoffs.
Montana finished last season as the FCS national runner-up. The Grizzlies hope to finish the job this season as they enter the season as the No. 3-ranked team in the country.
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Missouri father uses a funeral to wean daughter off pacifier
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The Bishop family of Festus, Missouri, can smile now, but a few months ago the mood was much more somber as Courtney, Jake and their 3-year-old daughter Hazel said goodbye to a very important member of the family: Hazel’s beloved pacifier.
“It’s not good for her teeth and her jaws and all of that, so we had been trying to wean her off of it for some time,” Jake, 35, said.
Hazel’s beloved pacifier, affectionately known as “Paci,” had been with her for years. Jake knew saying goodbye could come with tears and tantrums, so he searched for creative approaches to ease the transition. He considered options such as cutting off the end of the pacifier, soaking it in vinegar or planting it in a pot.
Instead, Jake chose to give Paci a funeral.
Of course, before the internet, parents used to just take the thing away and deal with the tantrum. But today, for better or worse, young parents like Jake would rather not go to war over a binky. They’re “pacy-fists,” if you will.
“You need them to go through some tough times to really grow as a person but you don’t need to make extra tough times for them,” Jake said. “They’ll have plenty of those coming up.”
Parents delight in making milestones, but those milestones are often bittersweet because each turning point is a point of no return.
“She’s transitioning to the next stage of her life,” Jake said of Hazel, their first child. “We just got to hold onto those moments and those memories, because it goes fast.”
Hazel hasn’t asked for Paci again since. Although, shortly after the ceremony, Jake dug it up and buried it again in a keepsake box, making dad the one who just can’t let go.
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Kansas man charged after child porn allegedly sent while in Missouri
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas man has been charged after he allegedly sent child pornography while in a Missouri county.
Court documents filed in the Platte County, Missouri, Circuit Court have revealed that on Wednesday, Aug. 28, Courtnie R. Purvis, 45, of Overland Park, Kansas, has been charged with a single count of promoting child pornography in the first degree.
A complaint filed by the prosecuting attorney reported that in June 2023, Purvis knowingly sent out child pornography while in Platte County. The content allegedly depicted two victims, with whom Purvis has been barred from any contact.
As a part of his $25,000 cash-only bond agreement, if bailed out, Purvis is not allowed contact with any minor whatsoever. As of Friday, he is not behind Platte County bars.
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