The decision by Illinois officials to cancel a world sport-shooting championship in southern Illinois because of the coronavirus pandemic has lawmakers from the area upset. The Southern Illinoisan reports that the 121st Grand American World Trapshooting Championships at a state-owned complex near Sparta, scheduled for Aug. 5-15, is canceled. The event generates about $30 million in sales tax revenue from visitors… protests Jun 16, 2020
In 1995, the year after Gage Peach was born, his hometown of Benton was the site of a KKK rally on the square in front of the historical Franklin County Courthouse. Peach said it’s shocking that happened in his lifetime. On June 6, Peach, now of West Frankfort, along with Kiersten Owens, of Benton, both of whom are white, organized…
Steve Sarkisian continues to attract high-profile names to his new look staff at Texas. The brand new Longhorns hire clearly hopes to make a splash by surrounding himself with a wide range of assistants capable of coaching at the highest level. Most recently, the former Alabama OC decided to go out of the box, heading to the FCS to bring on a defensive assistant.
Several media outlets are reporting that Montana State Bobcat head coach Jeff Choate is leaving for the University of Texas. Rumors began circulating early Friday evening that an announcement was forthcoming.
Jeff Choate, who was hired as the Bobcats' head coach in December of 2015, will join the coaching staff at the University of Texas as the linebackers coach.