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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Star LSU football linebacker Whit Weeks named preseason All-American by Walter Camp
LSU linebacker Whit Weeks earned preseason second-team All-American recognition from the Walter Camp Foundation on Tuesday. Weeks' selection makes him one of the nation's top six linebackers. He led the Tigers with 125 tackles while adding 10 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in 2024. The performance made him an All-SEC first team selection. The SEC led the selections with 12 schools represented and 16 players. Linebackers Jason Henderson of Old Dominion and Suntarine Perkins of Ole Miss join Weeks on the second team. Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnick earned first team honors while Arizona State's passer Sam Leavitt earned second team honors. Weeks returns to the gridiron for his junior year following a six-month recovery from surgery on a dislocated ankle and broken fibula. He was carted off the field during the second quarter of the Kinder's Texas Bowl against Baylor after he went down making a tackle. Weeks and fellow linebacker Harold Perkins return to lead a retooled LSU defense, which includes additions from the country's top 2025 transfer portal class.
Otago Daily Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
‘Happy Days' ahead as the Fonz prepares for musical
A newcomer to Gore is introducing himself as "The Fonz" as part of Gore Musical Theatre's latest production. Billy Weeks moved to Gore last October and is jumping right in, playing the role of Fonzie in the musical Happy Days . Trained in IT, this is Weeks' first time on stage in ten years, having last performed in a university production. When he was in high school, he performed with Musical Theatre Dunedin and performed at the reopening of the Regent Theatre. As a teenager, nervous at first, he quickly caught the bug. "You get on stage, the lights come on and everything kind of fades away and it's just you there on the stage," he said. "Soaking in the character and kind of in your own zone — it's a bit magical to be honest." A trained singer, Weeks said for the last 10 years, all of his performances have been at a karaoke bar in Dunedin. In auditioning for the The Fonz, Weeks, who was too young to have experienced the sitcom the first time round, studied the show. "I binge-watched the first two seasons of Happy Days , and then I was like, 'oh yeah, I could do Fonzie'." Once he got the part, he binge-watched even more of the show, and was now halfway through the 11-season sitcom. Going quite method, he even read the autobiography of Henry Winkler, the actor who played the character on TV. "It's been like a full-on process trying to get into the character of Fonz," he said. The production had been rehearsing since March and the actor said he knew nobody at first and had to come out of his shell as he was usually quite introverted. Now the cast felt like family, as it always did and he was dreading when it was all over. "The part that I'm looking forward to the least is the closing night." He said everyone on the cast was just awesome, including Willow Gush who was playing Pinky Tuscadero. "[She's] incredible. She's so, just unbelievably good." He also praised Invercargill singer Bradley Crowe who was playing Richie Cunningham. "We're just so incredibly blessed to have such a great and talented cast for the show." As director Craig Waddell said previously, the production had some complicated rock'n'roll-style dance numbers choreographed by Nikoia McKelvie. Weeks said the choreography had been challenging for him and McKelvie had generously given him extra dance training. The number he was looking forward to most was Ooh bop where he and "the boys" would sing. "[It's] basically [Fonzie] telling them how to be cool and how to get chicks," he said. "Leather jacket, motorbike, the whole shebang." Happy Days will be running at the St James Theatre August 8-16 and tickets can be purchased at iTicket.
USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Two LSU football players make Athlon Sports' preseason All-SEC team
Two LSU football players are projected to earn First-Team All-SEC honors, according to Athlon Sports' 2025 College Football Preview, released earlier this summer. Linebacker Whit Weeks made the cut, as did Barion Brown in the kick returner role. LSU didn't place all-conference players on offense, with Texas QB Arch Manning getting the nod over Garrett Nussmeier. Weeks left LSU's Texas Bowl win vs. Baylor with an ankle injury, but that was after the linebacker enjoyed a breakout season as a sophomore. Weeks ranked second among SEC linebackers in stops and pressures. He was a havoc creator, sacking the quarterback four times, forcing two fumbles, and batting down two passes. After surgery, Weeks missed LSU's spring practice but is expected to return as LSU kicks off fall camp later this Summer. As for Brown, he transfers to LSU already with five kicks returned for a touchdown. Brown is expected to be a dynamic weapon on LSU's offense, but Tiger fans should expect Brown to be a difference-maker on special teams, too.
Economist
6 days ago
- Business
- Economist
Wendell Weeks, the small-town boss at the big-tech table
In his office in upstate New York, Wendell Weeks is about to do an ad hoc product demonstration. He brandishes something he calls a Norwegian hammer, a device used to test how resistant materials are to hard knocks. Mr Weeks first experiments on a thin sheet of metal; the hammer leaves a visible dent. Then he places the hammer over a small sample of glass; its percussive impact leaves no trace. This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline 'Man of glass' Business June 28th 2025 →It's not just Labubu dolls. Chinese brands are booming →How to tell the West's car industry really is in trouble →AI valuations are verging on the unhinged →How OnlyFans transformed porn →Behind the world's fragrances sits a shadowy oligopoly →Wendell Weeks, the small-town boss at the big-tech table →The three rules of conference panels →Who needs Accenture in the age of AI? From the June 28th 2025 edition Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents ⇒Explore the edition
Pink Villa
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Young Sheldon Star Montana Jordan Marries His Longtime Girlfriend Jenna Weeks, A Look Inside Couple's Country-Themed Wedding
Young Sheldon star Montana Jordan is married! The actor tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Jenna Weeks, in an elegant ceremony hosted in Austin, Texas. The couple exchanged their vows in a country-themed wedding with 200 guests in attendance. Jordan, 22, made his mark in the industry by playing the role of Georgie in the popular spinoff to The Big Bang Theory. The actor continues portraying his character in yet another spinoff to the CBS show, Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage. Montana and Weeks had been together for four years before tying the knot on June 21. Moreover, the duo are also parents to one-year-old Emma Rae. Who is Montana Jordan? Beginning his acting career at the age of 12, Montana Jordan made a mark in the industry by starring in The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. A couple of years later, the actor starred alongside Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord in Young Sheldon. Jordan went on to become a household name with his portrayal of Georgie Cooper in the sitcom. Amid enjoying work and fame, the actor also led a progressive love life alongside his longtime partner, Jenna Weeks. After four years of a relationship with Weeks, the actor went on to become a dad and also got engaged to her. Five months later, the couple is now married. All about Montana Jordan and Jenna Weeks' dream wedding Montana Jordan and Jenna Weeks' wedding ceremony was exactly how they imagined: country but elegant. In conversation with People Magazine, the new bride revealed that it was a dream come true for her to plan her wedding alongside her house coordinator, MadLove Events. While speaking to the media portal, Weeks revealed, "We wanted something that said 'country' but 'elegant.'" The mom of one further shared, "Family is really important to us, and being surrounded by them fills our cup. I didn't have any must-haves other than having our families celebrate with us." Furthermore, the actor claimed that he let Weeks 'steer the boat' of planning. Before the ceremony, both Jordan and Weeks exchanged their handwritten vows with each other privately. Moreover, they also spoke about their faith in christianity and "gratitude to Jesus.' As for the guests, Montana Jordan's co-stars, Emily Osment, Rachel Bay Jones, Will Sasso, Jessie Prez and Raegan Revord, attended the ceremony.
