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Indianapolis Star
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Who are Indiana football breakout players for 2025? A 'freak,' a transfer and a bunch on defense
LAS VEGAS — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti told reporters at Big Ten media days the program has a 'lot of nice pieces' in place going into the 2025 season. The Hoosiers brought back multiple All-Americans on defense (Aiden Fisher and Mikail Kamara along with one of the Big Ten's best corners (D'Angelo Ponds). On offense, they returned one of the country's most productive receivers (Elijah Sarratt) and three starting offensive linemen (Carter Smith, Bray Lynch and Drew Evans). That list doesn't include any of the standout transfers Cignetti added — 3,000-yard passer Fernando Mendoza is garnering a ton of preseason buzz — who have a chance to help the program build on the historic success last season. Those are names most fans know, but there's plenty of potential breakout candidates on the roster beyond those known veterans. At Big Ten media days, three of IU's top returners — Kamara, Fisher and Sarratt — identified players on their side of the ball with the biggest breakout potential: Indiana football linebacker Rolijah Hardy is a 'freak' Fisher's answer is the same as it was at the end of last season when he anticipated a bright future for fellow linebacker Rolijah Hardy, one of the only true freshman on the team last year to have a prominent role outside of special teams. Hardy remains attached at the hip to Fisher as he eyes replacing Jailin Walker in the starting lineup for the Hoosiers. 'He's developing really well, mentally, his mindset has shifted from being that young guy to leading the room, which is really good going forward,' Fisher said. 'I think the game has slowed down for him." The part of his game that didn't need any work was his elite physical tools. 'He's a freak,' Fisher said. 'He can run, he can jump, he can lift. Everything you want from a linebacker, he can do physically.' Hardy was a multi-sport athlete at Lakeland (Florida) High School who earned All-State honors in basketball. Fisher can attest that Hardy hasn't lost a step on the hardwood. 'Bro is pretty good,' Fisher said, with a laugh. 'We did a three-on-three last year, and he stole the show." Indiana football receiver Makai Jackson ready to flip the switch Makai Jackson didn't get to show what he was capable of during spring camp thanks to a lingering hamstring, but his teammate said it's only a matter of time before he makes his presence felt in Bloomington. 'I know what he can do,' Sarratt said. 'I've seen it with my eyes. He's looked great in the summer, and his body been keeping up." Jackson earned third-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2024 with 46 catches for 745 yards (16.2 yards per catch) and five touchdowns. He closed out the season with back-to-back 100-yard performances against James Madison and Georgia Southern. He landed at Appalachian State after spending playing alongside Sarratt as a freshman for St. Frances (Pennsylvania). He's a big play threat — he had 12 catches of 20 yards or more through the air (tied for sixth in the FBS) for 419 yards last season — capable of playing at outside receiver and in the slot. "He's a gamer, once he get in that game or the ball gets in his hands, the switch flips,' Sarratt said. Indiana football defensive end Mikail Kamara surrounded by impact players Kamara cheated a little bit, but he rattled off a long list of breakout candidates on the defensive line that included both underclassmen and veteran transfers. 'I feel like anyone on our defensive line could do it,' Kamara said. He started by hyping up sophomore Mario Landino, a former 3-star signee out of Emmaus High School in Pennsylvania. He got his feet wet last year — he had six tackles, one forced fumble, seven quarterback pressures while playing 140 snaps as a true freshman. 'I'm expecting huge strides from him,' Kamara said. 'He put on about 20 pounds, he's still twitchy and still looks really good.' Indiana has a wide-open competition at the defensive end spot opposite Kamara with Landino competing for playing time with fellow sophomore Daniel Ndukwe and spring transfers Kellan Wyatt and Stephen Daley. Wyatt and Daley hit the ground running while taking part in IU's summer workouts. "They have acclimated really well,' Kamara said. 'I know once we get to camp I'll show them a little bit more specifics as far as the scheme and how they can manipulate what we got going on. Just raw talent? Stephen is a freak, he's athletic, just crazy. Kellan is sharp up top, he can really move well, he's quick and fast. I'm excited to have a good three-man rotation." Kamara is also excited about IU's new duo at defensive tackle, Hosea Wheeler and Tyrique Tucker, who are looking to replace James Carpenter and CJ West. Tucker backed up Carpenter going back to their days at James Madison while Wheeler was a dominant run stuffer last season for Western Kentucky. 'Tyrique, he played a lot of games last year, I expect a lot out of him,' Kamara said. 'Hosea transferred in from WKU, and works his butt off. I just feel it could be a different guy on any given day (making plays).'
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Science
- Newsweek
NASA Reports Plane-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
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. NASA is monitoring an airplane-sized asteroid that is expected to zoom past the Earth on July 28 at a zippy 46,908 miles per hour. The space rock—known as 2025 OW—is estimated to be about 210 feet across and will make its closest approach to our next Monday, at a distance of around 393,000 miles, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). But 2025 OW isn't the only asteroid approaching us in the coming days. NASA is also tracking another airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 OX, which is estimated to be about 110 feet across, and will fly past the Earth on July 26 at a distance of 2,810,000 miles. Three more aircraft-sized space rocks are also expected to pass by Earth in the next few weeks. On July 28, asteroid 2018 BE5 will make its closest approach at a distance of just 2,580,000 miles; 2025 OR will pass within 3,040,000 miles on July 31; and, next month, 2019 CO1 will get within 4,240,000 miles of our home. A stock image shows an asteroid making a close approach to our planet. A stock image shows an asteroid making a close approach to our planet. getty images According to NASA, asteroids are inactive bodies made of all the rocky, dusty and metallic materials left behind from the formation of our solar system. They are mainly concentrated within the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter, though some may end up in the inner solar system. Asteroids of various sizes can pose different levels of threat to our planet. Small ones around 30 feet impact Earth about once in a decade, causing a very bright fireball, and a strong sonic boom. They may sometimes also break nearby windows. Space rocks measuring 160 feet and over can cause local devastation and leave a crater. Thankfully, they only impact Earth about in 1,000 years. Depending on the impact location, larger space rocks—those that measure in at over 500 feet across—can cause deaths across populated metro areas and states, says NASA. Fortunately, they only hit the Earth around every 20,000 years. Asteroids that could cause global devastation are those measuring 3,000 feet and above. These rocks hit the Earth every 700,000 years, and can potentially cause the collapse of civilization. Rocks that measure over six miles across only impact our planet every 100 million years, but they can cause devastation across the planet, and are likely to also cause mass extinctions of life. Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about asteroids? Let us know via science@
Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Man applies for death certificate, gets birth certificate: Panel fines MCF clerk
Gurgaon: The Haryana Right to Service Commission this week imposed a fine on a municipal corporation of Faridabad (MCF) clerk for submitting a child's birth certificate instead of a resident's request to get his father's death certificate. According to the complaint, the Faridabad resident filed an application with MCF on March 22 this year to get the death certificate of his father, who died on March 19. Instead of the death certificate, the clerk posted at the NIT Zone II office uploaded a child's birth certificate and closed the application in April, the complaint read. A spokesperson said the commission's chief TC Gupta, a retired IAS officer, took serious note of this administrative lapse on Thursday and ordered MCF to deduct Rs 6,000 from the July salary of the clerk. Of this amount, Rs 3,000 will be paid as a fine under provisions of the Haryana Right to Service Act, 2014, and the remaining Rs 3,000 will be paid as compensation to the complainant. You Can Also Check: Gurgaon AQI | Weather in Gurgaon | Bank Holidays in Gurgaon | Public Holidays in Gurgaon "MCF commissioner has been directed to ensure compliance with the order and submit a report to the commission by Aug 11, 2025. The applicant has been asked to send his bank account details to the commission and the municipal office, so the compensation amount can be transferred," the spokesperson said. In a separate case, the commission directed action against a tehsildar in Hansi city of Hisar for delaying his duty in issuing a marriage certificate. The spokesperson said that a Hisar resident applied for a marriage registration certificate on March 10. The wedding took place on Nov 28, 2024, and the application for a delayed certificate was submitted along with the consent of the couple's parents. The bride and groom submitted family IDs, confirming their age and address. After the application, the tehsil office raised an objection on the lack of a birth certificate. The official also demanded a hard copy of documents and additional paperwork. The commission said in its ruling on Thursday that Haryana govt guidelines state that family IDs are sufficient as proof of age and address.
Herald Malaysia
17-07-2025
- General
- Herald Malaysia
Bishops of Myanmar's war-torn regions: 'Let us not lose faith'
Three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar's hardest hit regions offer words of comfort and faith to their people, despite death, unrest and suffering. Jul 17, 2025 Destruction in Myanmar (AFP or licensors) By Deborah Castellano Lubov"The Lord Jesus told us: 'Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me!' (John 14:1)": This reminder of the Lord's comfort amid extreme suffering was offered by three Bishops of war-torn Myanmar to the faithful in a joint pastoral letter, sent to and reported by the Vatican's Fides agency. The letter's signatories were Bishop John Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F., of the diocese of Myitkyina; Bishop Raymond Sumlut Gam, of the Diocese of Banmaw; and Bishop Lucas Dau Ze Jeimphaung, SDB, of the Diocese of Lashio, who have all grown accustomed, due to fighting in their territories, to being forced to leave their homes and seek refuge elsewhere due to insecurity. Amid the ongoing civil war, and in the wake of the horrific March 2025 earthquake that claimed over 3,000 lives, the three Bishops reflect that "over the past four years, the fighting has led to the destruction of lives, families, farms, and land, as well as the displacement of thousands of people to refugee camps." People are "worried about their safety and their children's education." Moreover, they observe that their suffering was greatly exacerbated by the powerful earthquake that "once again shook central Myanmar, collapsing houses, and injuring and killing many people." Yet, the Bishops of the Burmese dioceses of Myitkyina, Banmaw, and Lashio in north-central Myanmar, remind their faithful to take comfort in faith, and in particular, recall the Lord's words, 'Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." Despite the unrest and the suffering, the Bishops offer their faithful reassurance and comfort. "No matter how difficult our situation may be, if we pray to God every day with faith and love," they write, "we will be able to endure all difficulties and become bearers of the Cross with Jesus Christ, receiving His grace of consolation and encouragement." With this in mind, they urge the faithful to not become discouraged, but to "pray for a lasting peace and implore peace from God with all our heart, mind, and strength." Finally, the Bishops conclude, "Let us pray, encourage, console, and help one another in this Holy Year, which, despite everything, is full of hope... May God bless you with physical, mental, and spiritual health and grant you His grace and the strength of the Holy Spirit."--Vatican News
Business Insider
16-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Peter Thiel announced a big stake in a crypto miner that's betting big on Ethereum, sending the stock soaring 30%
Shares of a little-known crypto mining company rocketed higher last week after announcing plans to amass a trove of ethereum. Now, famed venture capitalist and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel is putting his money behind it as well, disclosing a 9.1% stake in BitMine Immersion Technologies on Tuesday, according to a 13G filing. Shares of Bitmine Immersion jumped as much as 30% to $51.68 before paring gains to about 20% close to midday. Thiel owns 5,094,000 shares of the company through his venture capital fund Founders Fund. Thiel has been a longtime proponent of crypto, and Founders Fund has been an early institutional buyer of bitcoin. Founders Fund began initially buying crypto in 2014 before exiting its position in 2022. Then, in 2023, Founders Fund invested $200 million in bitcoin and Ethereum. Earlier this month, BitMine stock surged over 3,000% after announcing plans to buy $250 million of Ethereum and announcing Fundstrat's Tom Lee as chairman. The stock has since come down from its $135 high but remains up over 500% year-to-date. Since its initial announcement, BitMine has doubled down on its Ethereum commitment, announcing Ethereum holdings of over $500 million on July 14. The company now holds 163,142 ether at a cost of $3,072.67 per unit. The investment from Founders Fund shows an increasing institutional interest in the world's second-biggest cryptocurrency. Ethereum has seen a boost in recent months as stablecoin legislation gains steam in Congress, given its central role in powering the infrastructure behind stablecoins. BitMine's plans to purchase Ethereum follows the playbook of Michal Saylor's Strategy, which has found great success stockpiling bitcoin. "We are pleased that we added significantly to our ETH treasury just 3 days after closing our private placement," Jonathan Bates, CEO of BitMine, said in a press release. "Clearly Wall Street is getting 'ETH-pilled.'"
