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Karoline Heintz, an 18-year-old incoming freshman on the Pennsylvania Western University soccer team, was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend Royce Moser, whose mother then allegedly helped her son after the attack.Moser, 18, allegedly said during an interview with investigators that a “demon” took over and instructed him to stab his girlfriend, according to court documents.Pennsylvania State Police said Heintz met with her boyfriend outside his father’s residence in North Strabane to talk.”She spoke with him while sitting in her vehicle in his driveway. During the conversation he got angry by something she said to him, but he could not remember what. He then had a ‘demon take over’ him and tell him to stab Karoline,” the suspect allegedly conveyed during an interview with investigators, according to court documents.VIRGINIA POLICE SEEK OTHERS WHO FIRED SHOTS IN VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY SHOOTING THAT WOUNDED 5″He told her ‘wait I have something for you’ and went inside of the residence to get a knife. He then came back outside and stabbed her in the chest. She fell out of the vehicle and he attempted to drag her to the back of her car. He put her in the back hatch of the vehicle and then got in the driver seat,” the criminal complaints say.Authorities say the 18-year-old Moser then called his mother, Rachel, who allegedly proceeded to assist him after the stabbing.Rachel Moser allegedly told him to come to her house. When he arrived, she allegedly told her son to pull the car into the garage and that she would help him clear the vehicle with disinfectant spray, according to court documents.”She then gave him latex gloves and told him to follow her vehicle toward the university. They left the victim’s vehicle in the parking lot and he got in her car to leave,” the criminal complaints state. “She took the knife that was used to stab the victim and put it in a garbage bag to be put in the trash outside of her residence. She put his clothes into the washing machine.”DRIVER ACCUSED OF KILLING 2 COLLEGE CYCLISTS IN TENNESSEE CRASH ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO BRAKE: COURT DOCSThe California Police Department was notified just after midnight Thursday to check the area near the California Library after Heintz failed to return to campus.Officers found her body in the rear hatch of a Jeep Cherokee near the library, and authorities said noticeable blood spatter was visible inside and outside the vehicle.PENN STATE FRAT COKE RING’S ALLEGED RINGLEADER DENIED BAIL AFTER MISSING ARRAIGNMENT, TURNING HIMSELF INRoyce Moser is charged with homicide, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday.His mother faces charges of hindering apprehension of a fugitive, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice, state police said.The school provided Fox News Digital with the following statement on Friday: “PennWest University is heartbroken by the tragic death of Karoline Heintz, a first-year student-athlete at the California campus. Our deepest condolences are with Karoline’s family, friends, teammates, and all those whose lives she touched. We are focused on supporting members of our university community as they grieve this devastating loss.”

Waffle House is stepping outside its traditional breakfast offerings and testing seven taco varieties — but they’re only available at select locations, for now.”We are always looking to test new menu items, and tacos are delicious,” a Waffle House spokesperson told Fox News Digital.The restaurant chain is testing the tacos for a limited time, while supplies last, at about 45 locations in the Atlanta metropolitan area, close to the Waffle House corporate offices.DISCONTINUED CRACKER BARREL FOODS THAT FANS ARE BEGGING TO GET BACKThe breakfast taco comes with egg and cheese and a choice of bacon, sausage, chicken sausage or ham.The lunch and dinner tacos include a cheesesteak melt, chicken melt or patty melt.All taco options are available at any time of day.”It has only been a week, but the early feedback has been positive,” Waffle House’s spokesperson said.Social media reaction is mixed.”I bet they’re fire too,” an Instagram user commented on a post announcing the tacos’ debut.”We’re about to witness the downfall of Waffle House with this foolishness,” someone else wrote.”Tacos are good any day,” another user commented.”That’s an absolute no,” posted another Instagram user.”Looks like they got the message that different times call for different measures and adapt to changes! SURVIVAL,” a supporter wrote.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ”I’ve worked in kitchens for 20 years, and honestly, I don’t like when successful restaurants start adding unnecessary items,” someone wrote in a Reddit forum discussing the new tacos.”Waffle House is the one chain restaurant I ever go to and I’ve never been disappointed,” the Redditor continued. “If I want tacos, I’ll go to a Mexican restaurant. The tacos are kind of silly, and those cooks shouldn’t need to have even more dishes to learn.”Another person commented that the tacos are “unnecessary,” while another Reddit user remarked that with the addition of tortillas, Waffle House would already have the other ingredients on hand to make the tacos.”I’m all for it as long as it’s tacos containing current Waffle House foods,” wrote another person. “Basic breakfast tacos would be incredible. But if I’m wanting real tacos, it’s not gonna be WH.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSBest known for its waffles, breakfast plates and signature hash browns — which can be ordered “scattered,” “smothered,” “covered” and more depending on preparation and toppings — Waffle House has tested several new products in recent years.Earlier this year, the diner rolled out the Fiesta Chicken Protein Bowl, promoting the dish’s 52 grams of protein. The item contains three scrambled eggs, two slices of cheese and one grilled chicken breast.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERIn 2025, nine Atlanta-area restaurants tested canned Classic Blend Cold Brew coffee. In late 2023, chicken sausage began appearing on Waffle House menus.

Karen Bass and Nithya Raman
Nithya Raman, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) city council member running for mayor of Los Angeles who somehow gained enough votes to bump Spencer Pratt off the ballot, can’t seem to handle simple debate questions.
During a debate on Wednesday against her opponent, current Mayor of LA Karen Bass (D), Raman was asked about her decision to hire the consulting firm, Fight Agency,  behind disgraced Maine Senatorial Candidate Graham Platner (D), and her response drew audible groans from the audience.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Platner was forced out of the Maine Senate race after he won over 70% of the vote in the state’s Democratic primary amid new allegations of rape.
For Democrats, not only was his Nazi tattoo not a dealbreaker, but neither were his questionable Reddit posts or concerns about his treatment of women.
The moderator asked Raman, “Our friends at the LA Times reported today….Councilman Raman, the LA Times reported that you’ve hired the same political consulting firm that managed Graham Platner’s campaign in Maine, who had to resign amidst sexual assault allegations.”
“Is that true? And is that the best choice? And why did you make that decision?”
She replied, “Well, I did hire an advertising agency to make my paid ads, who also worked with Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign.”
The crowd audibly moaned and peppered in a few hisses for good measure.
Raman continued, “And many, many other successful campaigns across the entire city.”
“Here’s what I do want to say, that I do want to win this race. I’ve retained most of my good campaign staff, unlike this mayor from the primary expanded into the general. We’ve made sure to invest in our team, and I hope that we can win this seat, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to win.”
The moderator probed, “Did you make a decision…did you weigh the pros and cons of being associated with Graham Platner’s campaign?”
“Absolutely. But we wanted to make sure that we were hiring good people to make our ads,” Raman replied.
“We have to get talent to be able to run our team,” she said before stammering and adding, “We we we we weighed the issues.”
She continued her flustered response, adding, “But I also want to say, in this Mayor’s innermost circle, she had communications advisors who were on her WhatsApp chats, who were also, at the same time the fire was burning in Boyle Heights, were doing crisis PR consulting for Lineage where the fire was happening.”
“That, to me, is a real, real, real problem. And that’s the kind of challenge I think….”
The moderator jumped in and asked Bass, “That wasn’t a good look, was it?”
Bass responded, “Absolutely not, it should not have happened.”
“However, I don’t know what the heck that has to do with the question that you asked her,” Bass pressed.
The moderator responded, “I guess it’s a question of judgment.”
“Well, if I had known that person was doing that, that person would not have been advising me. When I realized it found out about it, they stopped advising me,” Bass pushed back.
Watch (segment begins at 1:15:53)

 

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Image: Wikimedia Commons (National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party)
A freshman congressman is taking a stand against the pervasive threat of foreign exploitation, particularly from China and other nations, that endangers the very backbone of American innovation.
Representative Pat Harrigan (R-NC), a former Army Special Forces officer, has recently proposed the Guarding American Technology from Exploitation (GATE) Act. This legislation aims to enhance security at U.S. National Laboratories by limiting access for individuals from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba.
In an interview with The Gateway Pundit, Harrigan articulated his commitment to protecting the U.S. from the extensive technological encroachment by China, among others. On August 13, H.R. 10092 was introduced, serving as the House companion to legislation put forth by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) in March 2025.
Harrigan highlighted the alarming financial toll of foreign intellectual property theft, estimating losses to the United States at nearly $600 billion annually, with a significant amount occurring within national laboratories.
Supporting this assertion, the situation was underscored by a 2019 report (in pdf form) from the FBI, which indicated that “China is the world’s principal infringer of intellectual property, and it uses its laws and regulations to put foreign companies at a disadvantage and its own companies at an advantage.”
For Harrigan, “This is just something we can’t afford to be happening to the country from a national security perspective, [adding that] foreign nationals from adversarial countries should not be present in our national laboratories.”
The GATE Act restricts covered foreign nationals from visiting or being assigned long-term to National Laboratory facilities, information, or technology, while allowing U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to have access. The law permits the Secretary of Energy to issue a waiver, but only after consulting with intelligence officials from the Department of Energy and senior counterintelligence officials from the FBI, and only if the advantages to the United States surpass the associated national security and economic risks. In effect, “The Secretary of Energy has to personally sign on the dotted line for every single person from one of these adversarial countries that we’ve listed.”
Harrigan clarified that the proposed legislation does not preclude scientists and researchers from collaborating with the U.S. He drew a historical parallel to Wernher von Braun, a key figure in NASA’s Apollo program, underscoring the importance of maintaining valuable international partnerships while exercising caution.
He also acknowledged the complexities involved in such collaborations. “They might have some really talented people from the CCP, and we absolutely want to leverage their brain trust and have their best and brightest working for us instead of working for the Chinese, but the reality is that the coercive power of the Chinese Communist Party is universal,” Harrigan shared, noting that “they have the coercive ability to make that citizen working on behalf of the United States flip, and we need to be very cognizant of that.”
Through this proposed legislation, he said, “We just want to make sure these people are not spying for our enemies, and we want an unprecedented level of due diligence on these individuals if our leaders assess that having one or multiple of these individuals from these countries is absolutely critical to our national interests.”
“We simply need to ensure that these individuals are not acting as spies for our adversaries, and for this reason,” Harrigan declared, “it is essential that we exercise an unprecedented level of due diligence in our assessments. If our leaders determine that having one or more of these people from these nations is vital to our national interests, it is critical to proceed with caution and thorough evaluation.”
In a concluding thought, the North Carolina congressman said, the American taxpayers are pouring billions of dollars into our national laboratories, and over time, they have fostered some of the most significant technological breakthroughs in world. For him, these innovations not only pave the way for the next phase of the market economy but also strengthen the nation’s defense capabilities.
“We don’t need to be hemorrhaging intellectual property gains to our adversaries, and I think that we are right now, so this bill is the right solution at the right time for the size and the scale and the scope of the problem,” Harrigan argued.
As the U.S. continues to invest heavily in research and development, it is imperative that we not only harness talent from around the world but also ensure that such collaborations do not compromise our sovereignty or expose us to espionage. The passage of this act could serve as a pivotal moment in fortifying America’s technological future against adversarial forces.
 

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They newest development in the war with Iran, launched to destroy its agenda to obtain and use nuclear weapons against Israel, which it had promised to wipe off the map, is that U.S. President Donald Trump has turned to economic sanctions.
That’s after he confirmed that U.S. military action over recent months has virtually wiped out Iran’s navy, and ability to pursue nukes.
The economic war will be devastating, he promised.
So now Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkia, has called for a quick end to the conflict, while the world recognizes Iran’s “victory.”
That’s according to a report published by Fox.
He “called for an end to Iran’s war with the U.S. on Friday during a speech at the General Assembly of the Islamic Association of the Medical Society of Iran,” the report said.
Pezeshkia insisted, “It is better to end the war today, when we are in power and dignity and the whole world acknowledges our victory and emphasizes that America, contrary to all regulations, attacked our schools, hospitals, and infrastructure, and is hated in the world.”
His comments were obtained in a translation of a text copy of his speech posted to an Iranian state media website.
He took a jab at the hardliners inside Iran who have insisted on continuing to fight:
“In the meantime, some people are sitting outside the circle; because they do not know the state of the government, the state of the parliament, and the state of the commanders, they make comments and analysis, even though they have not experienced any suffering or hardship, and then they talk about the cost. They do not find a single clause in this agreement that indicates a commitment; all commitments are related to the other party,” he said.
He conceded the damage already done: “Criticizing the problems of inflation and issues arising from the war is not consistent with the slogans of some. When we chant slogans, we must also accept their severity.”
Trump had announced an “Economic D-Day” in the fight.

President Trump Declares ‘Economic D-Day,’ Threatens Sanctions for Dealing with Iranhttps://t.co/aaUTnXK3Ox
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) August 21, 2026

JUST IN:
Iranian president Pezeshkian just said:
“Iran should end the war now, as it is in a strong position and the world recognizes its victory.”
President Trump said that talks will continue only when Iran is ready to sign the deal
Praying for the agreement now!! pic.twitter.com/yQQe6wl1hz
— ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇʀ (@DeFiTracer) August 21, 2026

BREAKING: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Iran should end the war now that it is in a position of strength and the world acknowledges its victory, according to Iranian media.
More on https://t.co/OwhgaIGyGh pic.twitter.com/c7kdpXhxBT
— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 21, 2026

It was U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who has confirmed what will be the “toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, and Vice President JD Vance said there’s a new phase coming.
Iranian Gen. Ali Abdollahi responded that there would be “crushing, regret-inducing and devastating responses.”
Trump, in Truth Social post earlier, said, “No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. … TRAGICALLY, for them, they have failed to take it.”
He cited the destruction of Iran’s navy, air force and military production facilities, and said its economy is “hanging by a threat.”
He warned that there would be consequences for financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities that try to come to Tehran’s aid.
“It all needs to stop NOW. You know who you are,” Trump said of those who continue to trade with or maintain economic ties with Iran. “This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat.”
Also, just a day earlier, the United Arab Emirates, a major contributor to trade with Iran and a prominent supporter of its economy, suspended billions of dollars in trade and financial dealings with Tehran, following what it said were two Iranian ballistic missiles fired at the Gulf state.
Iran denied launching the missiles.
 

In a letter to clients, Griffin addressed the firm’s purchase of assets from Situational Awareness for the first time.

Trump Tells Michael Cohen “They Weaponized You” In Radio Interview, Praises His Recanting

Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times,

President Donald Trump appeared on Michael Cohen’s radio show and commended his former attorney for recanting his previous statements.

Their conversation marked a surprising thaw years after their relationship collapsed amid public feuds and legal battles. Part of the interview with Cohen’s show “When You Know, You Know” aired on 770 WABC Radio at 6 p.m. Thursday. The rest will be released on Aug. 23.

“They weaponized you. They weaponized a lot of people,” Trump told Cohen. “I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said, and that’s a big thing that you did.”

“You’re going to go down as a man of courage, great courage, because you did something that a lot of people wouldn’t have the guts to do,” Trump told Cohen.

“I guarantee your family greatly respects what you did.”

This was Cohen’s first public conversation with Trump in eight years.

Cohen shared a Substack article that served as a recollection of the public feud the two had, which included Cohen’s testifying against Trump in his New York City criminal trial in 2024. Cohen served as one of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s star witnesses, alleging the president was involved in a plan to pay off a former adult film actress, Stormy Daniels, during his 2016 campaign.

“Eight years of silence. Hundreds of thousands of headlines. Fifteen years of history fractured in an instant, and somehow, against almost every expectation, here we are,” Cohen wrote.

Ever since he announced that Trump would appear on his radio show, Cohen stated that his inbox became a “digital battlefield.”

“It has been flooded with hatred, anger, disbelief, and some of the most spectacularly vicious things imaginable,” Cohen wrote.

In 2018, Cohen was sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations, tax evasion, bank fraud, and lying to Congress. He completed his sentence and supervision requirements in November 2021.

Speaking to Politico on Aug. 19, Cohen answered a question about whether he would seek a presidential pardon.

“We’ll see,” he said in response. “Will I make that request down the road? I don’t know. Maybe, maybe not.”

Trump, who was convicted in a jury trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records, denied the charges against him and pleaded not guilty. He has long said that the Manhattan district attorney’s case and cases that were brought against him in Georgia, Washington, and Florida were a “political witch hunt.”

The judge who oversaw the case, Juan Merchan, sentenced Trump to an unconditional discharge in January 2025, about two months after Trump won reelection.

In his first term, Trump often criticized Cohen in response to claims his former lawyer made about him, writing on X in 2018, “If anyone is looking for a good lawyer, I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!”

During the interview with Cohen, Trump also talked about the economy, Venezuela, and the Iran conflict.

He said that if he ran again, “I think I’d win by 25 points.”

“The economy has never been stronger,” the president said.

Regarding Iran, Trump said, “It’s not easy to make a deal” with the regime.

“Nobody knows who’s leading,” he said.

Trump also defended his military decisions, telling Cohen, “I would have done it again a hundred times.”

Tyler Durden
Fri, 08/21/2026 – 12:05

Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud of Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn, Michigan, has a massive Muslim population. Members of that community, like other groups that have come to America, brought their own agenda, ideologies, beliefs, politics, economy and religion.
But there are concerns that Islam’s Sharia law, which governs not just religion for Muslims but everything in their lives, and Sharia’s demand that Islam ultimately dominate everyone, including non-Muslims, has caused alarm.
In that city, a Muslim mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, recently told a Christian minister that he was “not welcome here,” and then refused to apologize for attacking the resident.
Hammoud’s rage was unleashed when a resident objected to officials’ decision to rename Warren Avenue in honor of Osama Silbani, who had delivered controversial opinions praising the Muslim terrorists in Hezbollah and Hamas as freedom fighters.
That clash, just a few months ago, had Hammoud blasting the Christian minister as a racist.
Hammoud lashed out, “You’re an Islamophobe. And although you live here, I want you to know as mayor you are not welcome here. The day you move out of the city will be the day I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of the city.”
Now another Christian pastor, Lorenzo Sewell, has confronted Muslim city council members with the question about whether they will renounce Ssharia law in favor of U.S. constitutional law.
He got mostly silence as a response.
He warned, “This is a city no longer up under American law. We are up under Sharia law.”

A report at Fox said the “flashpoint” came during a town hall meeting and concerned “the influence of Muslim culture in American civic life.”
“America, we have lost this city. This is a city that is no longer up under American laws; we are up under Sharia law. We will not have it anymore,” Lorenzo Sewell, the pastor of 180 Church, said.
“Enough is enough.”
It followed several other protests in Dearborn concerning its move to sharia influences, which are radically Islamic and anti-Christian.
“You are only 1% of this nation. We are not a nation of Muslims,” Sewell said.
The report said Sewell’s concerns are based on “a form of favoritism applied unevenly to Muslims in the name of religious freedom.”
Fox reported, “In particular, Sewell and other Dearborn critics have pointed to a case in which Muslim counterprotesters, in his view, suffered inadequate consequences for assaulting Jake Lang, a local political activist.”
The online activist suffered a real-world altercation just days ago when he was protesting at the city’s Arbaeen March, where he, on video, is punched from behind.
“Detroit Crime News JUST released video of 3 BARBARIC Muslims picking up large rocks to STONE me to death!!! For preaching the NAME OF JESUS!!!” Lang wrote online.
The contention is that the town’s response to the violence was inadequate, and based on the offenders’ Muslim identities.

The chaotic off-season in college football has continued to play out in court rooms across the country, as athletes are suing the NCAA on a daily basis pertaining to their eligibility as part of the 2022 class.When the NCAA released a statement last week harping on its decision to not grant a blanket-waiver to members of the 2022 class that were left out of conversation regarding the new ‘five-for-five’ eligibility guidelines, the floodgates were opened for athletes who felt as though they were being kicked to the curb.NFL To NCAA? Courtroom Chaos Is Giving Pro Athletes A Bizarre Path Back To College, And It’s Only Just BegunOn Friday morning, the Tenth Circuit court granted the NCAA its motion for a ‘stay’, which puts a pause on athletes using the blanket waiver granted by Judge Sweeney to athletes from the 2022 class that had a year of eligibility left.Although this puts a little bit of the chaos on hold, there will now be a further influx of lawsuits filed in state court, who have been presenting different arguments in their filings.NCAA IGNORED THE WARNINGS. NOW IT’S FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL IN COURTROOMS ACROSS AMERICA OVER ELIGIBILITYWhile the NCAA should see this as a win, the cases against them will only increase from here, now that we have witnessed plaintiffs winning more often at the lower levels.Those same athletes who were being denied an extra season of competition, based on the NCAA’s decision to exclude them, began filing lawsuits in courtrooms from California to South Carolina, arguing they should receive the same benefits as those covered under the new eligibility structure.NCAA ROCKED BY COLORADO JUDGE’S 2022 CLASS ELIGIBILITY RULING THAT COULD RESHAPE COLLEGE SPORTS THIS YEARAnd from what we’ve seen from injunctions and temporary restraining orders being granted on what has felt like a daily basis, a very large number of judges are in agreement with the athletes who have decided to fight the NCAA in a court of law.One of the latest wrinkles came on Wednesday, when the 19th District Court of Louisiana granted a TRO to a plethora of athletes who filed the same lawsuit that judges in other states have been ruling on over the past two months.In the ruling, it allows for plaintiffs to return to college from the NFL, if they do so before a Sept. 1 deadline. But, in this case, only the athletes who were part of the lawsuit can take advantage of a seven-day transfer portal window ordered by the court.Yes, there are players who are currently in NFL camps that were part of this lawsuit, and technically have the court’s blessing to return for another season of college football. No, you aren’t going crazy, this is actually taking place.COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS FINALLY BACK AFTER MONTHS OF NCAA LAWSUITS, NIL DRAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL FIGHTSIn response to the latest ruling, NCAA Vice President Tim Buckley released the following statement, taking aim at the courts granting these orders, along with the lawyers filing them.”Courts across the country granting relief to ineligible athletes who already had every opportunity to compete in college — sometimes without even having a hearing — are failing to appreciate the destabilizing effect their rulings are having on college sports,” Buckley said. “The lawyers bringing these cases seemingly won’t be satisfied until every professional athlete can treat college sports as a fallback option, regardless of the opportunities it strips from those who will never have a chance to begin their collegiate sports experience.”While there are plenty of people who agree with the NCAA’s stance regarding athletes trying to get out of an NFL contract to return for one more season of college ball, this still falls on the organization who decided to exclude the 2022 class from their new guidelines.For that, even though this has turned into something out of a John Grisham novel, it’s hard for the NCAA to garner empathy.When U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney of Colorado granted a class-wide blanket waiver for athletes in the 2022 class, by way of an injunction, the entire college athletics world started scrambling for answers.Would a school decide it was in their best interest to bring an athlete back, just days before the college football season is set to begin?TENNESSEE COACH UNLOADS ON NCAA’S ‘BULLS–T’, AFTER STAR LINEBACKER SUSPENDED FOR OUTDATED RULEWell, that hasn’t been a problem for some schools, like Indiana. If there is a spot available, programs are going to use it.They all knew that the entire ordeal could come to an end if the NCAA won their motion for a ‘stay’ while the Tenth Circuit court dealt with the appeal filed by the organization.Now, with the Tenth Circuit agreeing to administer a ‘stay’, this will only lead to lawyers filing additional cases in state court.

ESPN botched a tribute to its late founder, Bill Rasmussen, after it was announced that he had died on Tuesday at the age of 93.
The moment was indicative of the current state of the so-called “Worldwide Leader in Sports.”
While ESPN has spent decades giving sports fans 24-hour coverage of major sporting events, the last 10 or so years have seen Rasmussen’s creation become a place of dysfunction.

ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, whose out-of-the-box idea of a 24-hour cable sports network forever changed the landscape of sports media, died today at the age of 93.
A game-changer for the ages. Thank you for everything, Bill pic.twitter.com/hOCy8QyUEo
— ESPN (@espn) August 18, 2026

ESPN slowly but surely became a haven for left-wing activism after the election of former President Barack Obama in 2008.
By 2016, shows such as “First Take” had devolved into arenas for the left’s culture wars and the celebration of issues such as DEI initiatives.
It was ironically on Tuesday’s edition of “First Take” that the slipping of ESPN’s production became apparent.
As the show attempted to honor Rasmussen, the tribute was cut short by the voice of perhaps the network’s only true remaining on-air star.
As an image of ESPN’s founder flashed on screen, host Pat McAfee’s show started, and the host unwittingly ended the tribute early.

ESPN’s tribute to Bill Rasmussen at the end of ‘First Take’ was cut off by the beginning of ‘The Pat McAfee Show’: pic.twitter.com/uM2oVNywXj
— Sports TV News & Updates (@TVSportsUpdates) August 18, 2026

“Hello, beautiful people,” McAfee said, presumably unaware of problems in the booth.
His show carried on as normal.
If you’ve never been in the producer’s booth, there is a clock, and there are multiple people planning out every second of a given live television broadcast.
The botched attempt to honor the man who created ESPN was either on the hosts or the production staff — and maybe on both.
As ESPN noted in a web story about Rasmussen that avoided any kind of inept disruptions:
Rasmussen died at his Florida home from the effects of Parkinson’s disease.
With son Scott, Rasmussen conceived of the initial idea of ESPN — first, as solely a Connecticut venture, and then as a 24-hour national sports network.
It was a moment for risk-taking. In the late 1970s, not many people thought an around-the-clock cable sports network had any chance. Bill Rasmussen, who had just been fired as communications director of the New England Whalers, was one of them. He maxed out his credit card, and with his $9,000 advance, acquired valuable space on a communications satellite.
Non-sports fans might know Scott for his polling firm Rasmussen Reports, which he founded in 2003.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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