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Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Alexander Brewer Commits to 2026 Navy All-American Bowl
Offensive lineman Alexander Brewer (Canton, GA/ Sequoyah High School), the three-star prosect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2026 Navy All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty sixth edition of the Navy All-American Bowl, Brewer will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 10, 2026, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation's top 100 high school football players. Brewer was selected by the Navy All-American Bowl Selection Committee, comprised of the All-American Bowl, 247Sports, and NXGN. Navy All-Americans are eligible for the Navy All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award, Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, Navy All-American Bowl Defensive Player of the Year Award, Navy All-American Bowl Man of the Year, and Navy All-American Bowl Game MVP Award. Advertisement Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the Navy All-American Bowl jersey each year. The 2026 Navy All-American Bowl from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will be presented live on NBC and Peacock. About the All-American Bowl As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics and Paralympics, the Premier League, and primetime's #1 show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive years: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than four million unique television viewers and more than 25,000 fans in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled, as it features: 631 draft picks; 103 Super Bowl champions; 274 Pro Bowl selections; and 18 Heisman finalists. For more information, visit or follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).
NBC Sports
01-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Alexander Brewer Commits to 2026 Navy All-American Bowl
Offensive lineman Alexander Brewer (Canton, GA/ Sequoyah High School), the three-star prosect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2026 Navy All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty sixth edition of the Navy All-American Bowl, Brewer will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 10, 2026, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Bowl will be nationally televised, live on NBC at 1:00 PM ET, and will feature the nation's top 100 high school football players. Go Time 🚦 Alexander Brewer (@Alex_brewer14) has committed to the 2026 Navy All-American Bowl#RamGrit 🐑 #NavyAAB 🇺🇸 @AmericasNavy Brewer was selected by the Navy All-American Bowl Selection Committee, comprised of the All-American Bowl, 247Sports, and NXGN. Navy All-Americans are eligible for the Navy All-American Bowl Player of the Year Award, Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award, Navy All-American Bowl Defensive Player of the Year Award, Navy All-American Bowl Man of the Year, and Navy All-American Bowl Game MVP Award. Only 100 football players receive the honor of wearing the Navy All-American Bowl jersey each year. The 2026 Navy All-American Bowl from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, will be presented live on NBC and Peacock. About the All-American Bowl As an NBC Sports-owned property, the All-American Bowl is part of a marquee lineup of elite events that includes the Olympics and Paralympics, the Premier League, and primetime's #1 show for an unprecedented 13 consecutive years: Sunday Night Football. The All-American Bowl is annually the most-watched, most-talked about, and most-prestigious high school all-star event with more than four million unique television viewers and more than 25,000 fans in attendance. The history and tradition of the All-American Bowl is unparalleled, as it features: 631 draft picks; 103 Super Bowl champions; 274 Pro Bowl selections; and 18 Heisman finalists. For more information, visit or follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram (@AABonNBC).
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘I will always be your little girl' Monroe County teen's farewell letters to family bring comfort
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The parents of a Monroe County teen who died last month found letters she had written to them before her death. Jason and Crystal Taylor are taking it one day at a time, adjusting to life without their middle daughter. Kayla Couch died on May 22 after being diagnosed with brain cancer again. She was 16. Y-12 Credit Union launches free financial literacy program to help East Tennessee employers 'It's rough because everywhere I went, she was there,' Jason said. 'While I was hauling hay, she'd be practicing cheering. I'd be unloading hay, she'd be over in the field with the cows.' Kayla was a cheerleader at Sequoyah High School and was a member of the Monroe County Rescue Squad. On Sunday, Jason received an unexpected Father's Day gift: notes that Kayla had written to her family before she died. 'Crystal charged her phone back,' he said. 'She wanted a video of Kayla saying 'I love you, Mom,' or anything. As she was going through it, she found them.' In her note to her dad, Kayla said she is 'probably in heaven now,' and that she is thankful he met her mom. 'You stepped up to the plate and became my hero,' she wrote. 'In my eyes, you were nothing 'step,' you stepped up.' Jason said the notes were extra reassurance. Kayla also left notes for her mom and sisters, calling her mom her 'best friend,' and telling her sisters she's watching over them. 'We went to Duke. Once we got back from that, is whenever she got sick the next morning,' Jason recalled. 'So with that, she had already had the notes written, she didn't say nothing about it.' Alcoa doctor shares experience during missile strike over Israel, expresses hope for peace Her memory is living on through her family, cheer team, and the entire community. Her dad plans to honor her with an old car he's fixing up at the Jeep Invasion in August. 'I told her before she got sick, if I can get those put together, I'm going to paint it pink, put 'KaylaStrong' on it, and drive it to the Jeep fest,' he said. Jason also said Kayla was working to collect pop tabs from aluminum cans for the Ronald McDonald House. She had a goal of collecting 1 million tabs. Her family plans to complete her goal. For those who want to donate tabs, the Chamber of Commerce in Madisonville is accepting them. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DeKalb County Schools to break ground on new Sequoyah middle, high schools
DeKalb County Schools will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for its new middle school and high school. Channel 2 Action News first told you in April when the school board approved the Sequoyah Middle School and Sequoyah High School project. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton, board members and other school officials will speak at a groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. The new Sequoyah Middle School and future Sequoyah High School will be on the same campus on Aztec Road. The schools will share some facilities, like the new sports fields and gymnasiums. Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach spoke with Sequoyah Middle School Principal Sedrick Anthony when the project was approved. 'People are excited, now able to see [it] come to fruition,' he said. TRENDING STORIES: Braves celebrate 20 millionth fan to Truist Park Woman says she was tricked when selling car online using Zelle Civil Rights icon, former Ambassador Andrew Young honored at tribute for his 93rd birthday The new schools are needed for the growing city of Doraville, but also encompass the Buford Highway corridor from Chamblee to Norcross. Anthony said the current student population is more than 90% Hispanic, with English as a second language. He said the new schools will reenergize students, staff and the community as a whole. 'I would say a significant investment in students that have typically been marginalized so have opportunity to say you're important and you're invested,' Anthony said. The final contact approved by the school board includes a $230 million education special local option sales tax, or E-SPLOST. The middle school is expected to be finished first in 2027 followed by the new high school in 2029. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
