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USA Today
12 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Top Iowa basketball recruiting target commits to Big Ten rival
Recruiting in college is full of wins and losses. You get some prospects to commit, and some go elsewhere. Ben McCollum has won a lot of recruiting battles early in his tenure at Iowa, but he lost a big one on Thursday to a Big Ten rival school. Colin Rice is a four-star prospect in the 2026 recruiting class from Waukee Northwest High School in Waukee, Iowa. The skilled and lengthy wing was a top target for McCollum and the Hawkeyes, as they wanted to keep his talents in-state. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Rice has other plans for his future. Joe Tipton was the first to report that Rice has committed to play his college ball for Fred Hoiberg and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As Tipton said, Rice picked Nebraska over Iowa, Illinois, Northwestern, and countless other offers. It's not the first wing the Hawkeyes have lost to Lincoln this offseason, as Pryce Sandfort transferred to Nebraska earlier this year. While it's a blow to Iowa's 2026 class, it's far from the end of the world for that group. McCollum and the Hawks are still in the thick of a bunch of recruiting battles for great 2026 players, including four-stars Katrelle Harmon, Quinn Costello, and Arafan Diane. If Iowa can land one or two of those players, the 2026 class can still be great, and we all know what McCollum is capable of in the transfer portal. You win some recruiting battles and you lose others. It's part of the game. While Iowa wasn't able to secure Rice for its 2026 class, McCollum has earned the trust of the fanbase with his ability to bring top talent to Iowa City. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Zach on X: @zach_hiney
Fox Sports
a day ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Who Has The Most Single-Season TD Receptions in College Football History?
Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith wowed the college football world as a true freshman in 2024, putting up a dominant season from start to finish and helping the Buckeyes win the national championship. For how dominant he was, though, Smith still fell well statistically short of having one of the most dominant seasons of all time for a wideout. Smith's 15 receiving touchdowns were five short of the 10th-best mark of receiving scores caught by a single player in one season, showing just how tough it is to reach that threshold. Furthermore, Smith played in 16 games, with the introduction of the 12-team College Football Playoff in 2024 leading to teams playing longer seasons than ever before. The fact that seasons are longer than ever could help Smith and other top receivers rewrite the record books. That said, let's take a look at who boasts the most touchdown receptions in a single season. Players With The Most Single-Season TD Receptions in CFB History T-10. Jarett Dillard: 20 (2008) A first-team All-American, Dillard's 1,310 receiving yards and 20 receiving touchdowns helped Rice go 10-3 in 2008. He was also the first player from Rice to earn first-team All-Conference USA three times. Dillard set NCAA career records for most touchdown receptions (60) and games with a touchdown catch (38) as well as the single-season record for games with a touchdown reception and consecutive games with a touchdown reception (13) in 2006. Dillard, who led the Owls to their first bowl appearance and bowl victory in nearly five decades in 2006, is on the 2026 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. T-10. Justin Blackmon: 20 (2010) Blackmon was one of the best wide receivers in the early 2010s, recording back-to-back seasons in which he had at least 110 receptions and 1,500 receiving yards. He won both the Biletnikoff Award (the most outstanding WR in college football) and the Warfield Trophy (the nation's top collegiate wide receiver) twice in back-to-back years (2010-11). Blackmon, who twice earned unanimous All-American honors with Oklahoma State and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2010, went on to become the fifth overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft. T-10. Patrick Edwards: 20 (2011) When Houtson's Case Keenum had the then-best season of all time statistically for a quarterback in 2011, one of his wide receivers stood to benefit from it mightily. Edwards was that guy, logging 1,752 receiving yards and 20 receiving touchdowns that year. Edwards signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2012. T-10. Corey Coleman: 20 (2015) Coleman was a pivotal piece in Baylor's strong run of play in the mid-2010s. He had 74 receptions for 1,363 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2015, helping him become an All-American. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, Coleman won the Biletnikoff Award in 2015 and went on to become the 15th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. T-10. Ja'Marr Chase: 20 (2019) Chase was the biggest beneficiary of QB Joe Burrow's legendary 2019 season at LSU. Chase, a first-team All-SEC selection, unanimous All-American and Biletnikoff Award winner, led LSU in receiving scores that year. Chase, Burrow and the Tigers went on to win the national championship that year before Chase was drafted fifth overall in 2021. 9. Jarett Dillard: 21 (2006) Dillard, again! The former Rice star led the nation in receiving touchdowns twice over three years, posting at least 20 receiving scores on two occasions as well. He's the NCAA's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns as well (60). T-6. Manny Hazard: 22 (1989) Houston quarterback Andre Ware won the Heisman Trophy in 1989 thanks to the help of Hazard. The 5-foot-8 wide receiver recorded a then-record 142 receptions and 22 receiving scores that year. A first-team All-American and two-time first-team All-Southwest Conference selection, Hazard held the single-season record for most receptions until December 2009. T-6. Larry Fitzgerald: 22 (2003) Fitzgerald's 2003 season at Pitt was nearly enough for him to win the Heisman Trophy. He led the nation in receiving yards (1,672) and receiving touchdowns (22) that year, finishing second to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White. A unanimous All-American, first-team All-Big East selection and Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2003, Fitzgerald went on to win a slew of accolades that same year, including the Biletnikoff Award, Warfield Trophy and Walter Camp Award (most outstanding college football player in the United States), among others. His No. 1 jersey was officially retired by the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. T-6. Michael Crabtree: 22 (2007) Many fans might remember Crabtree's 2008 season more as he nearly helped Texas Tech reach the title game that year. However, he was statistically better as a redshirt freshman in 2007, leading the nation in receptions (134), receiving yards (1,962) and receiving touchdowns (22). A two-time Biletnikoff Award winner, two-time Warfield Trophy winner and two-time unanimous All-American, Crabtree went on to be the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. 5. DeVonta Smith: 23 (2020) History says that it takes a special season for a wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy. Smith did that in 2020, becoming just the fourth wideout to accomplish such a feat after he recorded 20 scores in just 13 games for Alabama. A two-time CFP national champion with the Crimson Tide, Smith also won the Walter Camp Award, Maxwell Award, Biletnikoff Award and the Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player in college football). A two-time first-team All-SEC selection, Smith was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2020 and SEC Male Athlete of the Year in 2021. 4. Davante Adams: 24 (2013) There's a reason why Adams is so fond of Derek Carr. The quarterback fed him well during their time together at Fresno State, especially in their final season in 2013. Adams had 131 receptions for 1,719 yards and 24 touchdowns that year en route to his second first-team All-Mountain West selection and winning the Warfield Trophy. His No. 15 jersey was officially retired by Fresno State in 2022. T-2. Stedman Bailey: 25 (2012) While Tavon Austin garnered more buzz among West Virginia's wide receivers in the early 2010s, Bailey was statistically superior. His 2012 season was one for the ages, recording 1,622 receiving yards and 25 receiving touchdowns for a Mountaineers team that went 7-6. After a stellar college career, Bailey, a first-team All-American and first-team All-Big 12 selection, was taken in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. T-2. Randy Moss: 25 (1997) In many other seasons, Moss' 1997 campaign might have been enough to win the Heisman Trophy. He recorded 90 receptions for 1,647 yards and 25 touchdowns that year, dominating in an era where the passing game still wasn't as prevalent. Marshall went 10-3 as a result of Moss' play, while he finished fourth in Heisman voting in one of the greatest all-time races for the award. 1. Troy Edwards: 27 (1998) A year after Moss put up monster stats at Marshall, Edwards had slightly superior numbers at Louisiana Tech. He recorded an astonishing 140 receptions for 1,996 yards and 27 touchdowns in 1998, putting up arguably the greatest statistical season for a wide receiver in college football history. Check out all of our Daily Rankers. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? 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BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Make di world dey eat less rice?
Rice pass more dan just food. For ova half di world population, na staple of daily life – na symbol of culture, tradition, and economic survival. "Rice na di absolute heartbeat of every Filipino dish. E pass staple food, na cultural cornerstone," Adriene Bianca Villanueva, one BBC World Service listener from Manila, di capital of Philippines tok. "Most Filipinos dey chop rice three times a day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Even dessert. My favourite rice go probably be sticky rice, sake of say na every Filipino dessert, dem write sticky rice on top" she tok. But as climate pressures dey mount, one pressing question na: Make we dey chop less of rice? Global staple dish According to di UN Food and Agriculture Organization, e get ova 50,000 edible plant species, yet just 15 crops dey provide 90% of di world food energy intake. Rice, wheat, and maize na di top contributors. "Between 50 and 56 percent of di world population rely on rice as di principal staple," Dr Ivan Pinto, Director General of di International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) tok. E dey equal to nearly four billion pipo wey dey eat rice as dia primary food every day. Dem dey plant rice on large scale across South and Southeast Asia, as growing demand dey for Africa and varieties also present for Europe and Latin America. But rice dominance in global diets come wit a cost. A thirsty crop "Rice na very thirsty plant," Jean-Philippe Laborde, managing director of Tilda, one UK-based rice company wey belong to Spanish multinational Ebro Foods explain. "E dey consume between 3,000 to 5,000 litres of water per kilogram of rice grown, wey be a lot." Majority of rice production dey happun for flooded fields, particularly for South and South East Asia. Dis method dey support di crop but also dey create environment wit low oxygen, wey dey known as anaerobic conditions. "Wen fields dey flooded… microorganisms proliferate dey produce large amounts of methane," Dr Ivan Pinto tok. Methane na potent greenhouse gas, wey dey responsible for about 30% of global warming, according to di International Energy Agency. IRRI estimate say rice production account for 10% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Greener methods Tilda don dey try one water-saving method wey dey known as Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD). E involve to put pipe 15cm below di ground. Instead of di constantly flooding fields, farmers go irrigate only wen water no dey in di pipe. "Normally you get 25 cycles within your growth period," Laborde tok. "By applying AWD technique, you fit reduce dat to 20. So, by cutting five [flooding] cycles, you fit save methane emissions." In 2024, Tilda bin expand im trial from 50 to 1,268 farmers. Di results dey striking. "We fit reduce di water [usage] by 27%, di electricity by 28%, and fertilisers by 25%,"Laborde. E points out say yields in di meantime increased by 7%. "So, na not just to increase di revenue wit a higher cost, di increasing revenue wit lower cost," e tok. Laborde underline say methane emissions also dey drop by 45% and e believe say dis fit fall by as much as 70% if flooding cycles dey reduced even further. Climate stress While rice dey help feed billions – particularly through high-yield varieties like IR8 from di Green Revolution – climate change now dey threaten di production, as rice dey grow for regions wey dey experience intense heat, drought, heavy rainfall or floods. For India, temperature bin reach 53C during di rice-growing season for 2024. In Bangladesh, more frequent and intense floods dey spoil crops. IRRI dey turn to dia vast gene bank of 132,000 rice varieties to find solutions. One key breakthrough na gene wey dey allow rice plants to survive underwater for up to 21 days. "Dis varieties fit persist under flooded conditions long enough for di floods to recede, without affecting yield, "Pinto, add say dem dey increasingly popular in flood-prone regions of Bangladesh. Alternative staples Some govments don try to encourage populations to move away from rice. For Bangladesh, goment bin carry out one campaign 15 years ago as part of attempt to promote potatoes as alternative, as di price of rice bin dey go up steadily. "We love potatoes… but entirely to dey chop only potatoes instead of rice no be sometin pipo dey reason," Dhaka resident Shareef Shabir recall. China bin launch similar initiative to for 2015, promote potatoes as a nutritious superfood. Di kontri bin become leading producer of potatoes in di 1990s and for many parts of di kontri, pipo don dey used to eating potato as a staple food. Yet, di campaign still fail. "For south-west and north-west China, pipo there dey occasionally chop potatoes as staple," Jakob Klein, one anthropologist for SOAS University of London. But, e say, for many areas di potato dey linked wit poverty. "Pipo for di south-west of China tell me say dem grow up eating potatoes. Dat way na to say 'I grow up in poverty'. Stigma dey associated wit eating potatoes," e tok. Difficult choice Globally, rice remain deeply embedded in pipo lives. E dey tasty, easy to cook, store and transport. Di world dey consume an estimated 520 million tonnes of rice annually. In di Philippines, Adrian Bianca Villanueva admit say while she fit cut back, to give am up dey difficult. "Even if I no wan eat rice, if I go to party or different house, dem go always offer rice," she tok. "I think I go eat less rice – but not totally take am out, sake of say na part of our daily lives."
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- RTÉ News
Woman tortured in Dublin 'never knew humanity could be so cruel'
A woman who was beaten, burned, stabbed and tortured for three hours by eight men in a flat in Dublin last year has said she never knew humanity could be so cruel and will never get over the physical and psychological trauma. The woman was abducted and tortured because of a row over missing drugs which she knew nothing about. She was rescued when the gardaí raided the flat and said in a victim impact statement today that if "the police hadn't come in that day" she was "sure" she was dead. Five men pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and assault causing harm to the woman at Henrietta House on 26 September 2024. They are 33-year-old Mark Keogh, his father 55-year-old Mark McMahon and 21-year-old Braxton Rice all of Henrietta House, Henrietta Place in Dublin 7, along with 21-year-old Sean Conroy of Sillogue Road in Ballymun and 22-year-old Kian Walshe of Constitution Hill in Dublin 7. A number of other counts against each man relating to the production of articles in the course of an offence, were taken into consideration. The sixth man and a juvenile are still before the courts. The eighth person is not before the courts. Detective Garda Peter Guyett told the court today that the woman and her then-partner were staying with one of the men and became aware he was holding drugs in his house. On the day of the attack, that man and another person told her to come with them and she was put into an Audi with two other men. She was driven to McMahon's flat in Henrietta House where she was terrorised and tortured. The detective said Rice began questioning the woman about a €90,000 batch of cocaine that had gone missing from the house she was staying in. Rice accessed her Facebook account, demanded her mother's address and threatened to rape her 17-year-old daughter who was staying there. He started hitting her across the head with a metal pole before he "lost control" and started hitting her all over her body, the court heard. McMahon held a hatchet up to her face while his son Keogh, referred to in court as 'Sparky' hit her across the head with a pole. Conroy kicked her in the face. While the woman was being hit and kicked, Rice burned her by heating up the head of a hammer and pressing it "over and over" against her bare legs At one point, the woman heard the men on the phone to their "boss" who told them to "strip her off and get her into bed and bugger her". They didn't do this but they told her a "black man" whom the woman said they referred to as "a monkey" was coming to rape her. In text messages read out in court today, one of the men boasted to a friend that they had a "hostage" and had "cut her up", to which this unidentified man replied: "quality". Phone video footage taken inside the flat that day was also played in court, which showed the woman bloodied and distressed and a hammer being heated up on a hob. The woman said in her victim impact statement, which the garda read out today, that she suffered severe burns to her legs, face and hair and that she can "never get the smell out" of her own skin and body burning. They had she said an aerosol can and a lighter and a heated hammer and the men ran at her at speed from another room and assaulted her. "Animals wouldn't have done what they did," she said. "I was begging them to stop, one woman with eight men, they made me feel so helpless." She spent five weeks in hospital undergoing skin grafts and surgery twice for injuries to her back and elbow. She also sustained a fractured skull, cheek bone and eye socket and scarring to her face and body. "Supposedly drugs were missing," she said, "it had nothing to do with me. No matter what I said, they didn't believe me. I was beaten, stabbed, burned, and tortured to confess to something I knew nothing about." "I had to give up my daughter and mam's name," she said. "They said they would get my daughter out of school and rape her, my little girl. They got my mam's home address, tortured it out of me, said they were going to her house. They said they were going to make me drink ammonia." She said she still suffers flashbacks where she has to "live it all over again" and night terrors. She is afraid to go out, particularly at night. "It has affected my mind, my identity," she said. "Three hours felt like three years, I burst out crying when I think about it, nothing helps. "I will never forgive these sick human beings. I never knew humanity could be so cruel," she said. "I hope you can sleep well at night, because I can't." Judge Pauline Codd said the woman had been through "unimaginable trauma" and adjourned the sentencing hearing until next Wednesday, when pleas of mitigation will be heard for the five men.
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Yankees Could Trade Ben Rice After 'Off Limits' Update, Per Report
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. As usual, the New York Yankees will be looking to make some splashy upgrades before the trade deadline. After reaching the World Series last year and then replacing Juan Soto with several high-profile additions in the offseason, the team still seems to be a few pieces short of returning. Primarily, they are expected to target a third base upgrade to replace Oswald Peraza, some bullpen reinforcement and perhaps a starting pitcher as well. But as the Yankees look to bring in some additional talent, there are two controllable pieces they are reportedly unwilling to part with. "The Yankees will not be trading top prospects Spencer Jones and George Lombard Jr.," Jim Bowden reported for The Athletic. "I'm told both are off limits." NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees looks on during the eighth inning of the game against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on June 03, 2025... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 03: Ben Rice #22 of the New York Yankees looks on during the eighth inning of the game against the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on June 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by) More Satloff/Getty The Yankees would have some less promising prospects to pick from. But Yankees insider Joel Sherman suggested they could instead build a package around big leaguer Ben Rice. "Multiple teams have been inquiring about the viability of Ben Rice as a catcher, which gives a window into how the Yankees could pull off a larger trade before the deadline," Sherman wrote for the New York Post. "But one way to make a bigger trade and/or protect the farm system would be to use Rice in a deal rather than strictly prospects." Though he might not have the ceiling of some of the Yankees' best prospects, Rice would be hard to part with. He is slashing .232/.323/.468 with 15 homers so far this season, a sharp improvement from his debut campaign. And he could be seen internally as the heir to pending free agent Paul Goldschmidt at first base. But if the Yankees are able to bolster an area or two of greater need with a package built around Rice, it seems there is some interest out there in acquiring him. More MLB: Pirates Starter Tagged As Best Available By MLB Insider As Deadline Nears
