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USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama among finalists for 2026 4-star tight end, former SEC commit
Alabama among finalists for 2026 4-star tight end, former SEC commit Announced on Friday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide were one-of-three programs mentioned as finalists for 2026 tight end prospect Xavier Tiller. In addition to the Crimson Tide, the Auburn Tigers and Florida State Seminoles are also among the finalists for Tiller. Tiller has also set official visits to all three finalists, with Alabama's set to take place May 30. According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Tiller is considered as the nation's No. 206 overall player in the 2026 class, as well as the No. 10 tight end. A four-star prospect, Tiller is also ranked as the No. 25 player in the state of Georgia where he attends Langston Hughes High School. Tiller is also a former Texas A&M commit, as the tight end was previously committed to the Aggies from Nov. 2024 through Feb. 2025. Alabama's 2026 recruiting class currently has five players committed. Of those five, none are tight ends. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Alabama among finalists for 2026 4-star tight end, former SEC commit
Announced on Friday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide were one-of-three programs mentioned as finalists for 2026 tight end prospect Xavier Tiller. In addition to the Crimson Tide, the Auburn Tigers and Florida State Seminoles are also among the finalists for Tiller. Tiller has also set official visits to all three finalists, with Alabama's set to take place May 30. Advertisement According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Tiller is considered as the nation's No. 206 overall player in the 2026 class, as well as the No. 10 tight end. A four-star prospect, Tiller is also ranked as the No. 25 player in the state of Georgia where he attends Langston Hughes High School. Tiller is also a former Texas A&M commit, as the tight end was previously committed to the Aggies from Nov. 2024 through Feb. 2025. Alabama's 2026 recruiting class currently has five players committed. Of those five, none are tight ends. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion. This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama football among finalists for 2026 tight end Xavier Tiller
Herald Sun
13-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Herald Sun
No way! What 75pc of Aussies don't want in their home
It's the one thing that a vast majority of Aussies just won't do when it comes to their home. Picture: Sam Ruttyn It's the one thing that a vast majority of Aussies just won't do when it comes to their home and it's sure to upset the family. A new study has revealed what is really taboo to Australian homeowners' today in our rough and tumble housing market. According to LJ Hooker's third annual survey on homebuyer behaviour and attitudes – How Australian Families Are Rethinking the Family Home – only one in four Australians are open to living with their in-laws. And of that lowly 25 per cent, more than half (50 per cent) have revealed that if they were to do so, ideally they would want a self-contained space for their in-laws such as a separate granny flat. MORE: Bizarre feature of Hemsworth's $50m Byron Bay home Multi-generational living – no thanks. Picture: Brett Hartwig. Picture:Brett Hartwig It is further evidence of the freshly evolving trend for Aussies in regard to their homes, the desire for personal space and for their property to be divided into different spaces for different purposes. LJ Hooker Group Head of Research, Mathew Tiller, said that the study illustrated that 'while family dynamics have shifted in recent years, the desire for space and independence remain as important as ever'. 'Multi-generational living comes with plenty of benefits — not just financial — but it has to be a workable model,' Mr Tiller said. 'That's why granny flats and separate homes on the same block are so popular. They let people enjoy the upsides of living together — like connection and support — while still having their own space. 'Parents also see the value in kids having their own bedroom — even if it might be cheaper to have them share.' MORE: Trashed '****hole': wild home sale sparks controversy A 7-bedroom home with panoramic views that's designed for multi-generational living. Outdoor areas include a covered barbecue area with electronic louvres, a heated pool and another space geared for outoor movie nights. That was borne out in another revealing finding from the study. That is: + shared bedrooms for children are a deal-breaker for many parents, with 60 per cent saying they would not consider a home where siblings would have to share a room. And: + Parental support extends well into adulthood, however, 42 per of parents expect their children to pay rent after turning 18. With most parents expecting their children to move out around age 28. As a result of Aussies' home preferences multi-generational living remains uncommon in Australia and that is unlikely to change any time soon – despite astronomical property prices sparking the conversation. However finances might mean, that many families won't simply have a choice. 'Housing dynamics have shifted in recent years, leading more families to live with their in-laws or adult children staying at home longer,' Mr Tiller said. MORE: What homes will be worth in each suburb by 2030 Granny flats are a fall back. 'Housing affordability challenges are undoubtedly influencing these decisions. Many families depend on dual incomes to manage their mortgage, and having in-laws live with them can be beneficial for all, including providing childcare. 'Interestingly, not everyone thinks adult children should pay rent to live in the family home. Some parents recognise how hard it can be to get a foothold on the property ladder and see this as a way of supporting their kids.' What Aussies want in a home varies wildly due to age, according to the study: + Younger Australians value formal living and dining spaces more than older generations, with 69 per cent of Gen Z considering them relevant compared to 37 per cent per centof Baby Boomers. The kids can stay until they are 28. Picture: Jonathan Ng And: + A quiet, peaceful atmosphere is the most important factor in choosing a community, with 52 per cent of families prioritising the importance of a school zone when buying a home. 'Younger buyers are often choosing smaller homes, so they see more value in having space to entertain,' Mr Tiller said. 'Older generations have often lived in homes with formal areas that weren't always fully used. 'Ultimately, most Australians just want a home that's peaceful, safe, and somewhere they can truly relax. 'We need to build more homes of all types to meet the diverse needs of our growing population. We need more people living near the services they rely on and the amenities they want to enjoy, increasing liveability and reducing transport strain.'
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Yahoo
Muncie man draws 30-year sentence for role in fatal overdose
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie man who provided an acquaintance with the fentanyl that led to his overdose death was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison. Anthony Wayne Tiller, 42, had pleaded guilty in February to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison. Muncie police said Tiller sold drugs to Brian K. Bell Sr., a 58-year-old Muncie man who died as a result of an overdose on June 18, 2022. A family member told investigators Bell had been prescribed Oxycodone for back pain and at times "ran out" of his medication and bought pills from Tiller. The witness said the men were acquainted through the substance abuse rehabilitation program Bell helped operate. More: Muncie resident held in OD death of man who led addiction recovery efforts Tinder, who pleaded guilty in February, was sentenced Wednesday by Delaware Circuit Court 4 Judge John Feick. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Zach Craig had recommended Tinder receive "an aggravated and executed" sentence. Under the terms of a plea agreement, a second charge pending against Tiller — dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison — was dismissed. His record included drug-related convictions in Delaware and Randolph counties. Soon after his arrest, Tiller asked that his case be moved out of Delaware County, saying he could not receive a fair trial because Bell was so well-known locally as an addiction recovery activist. The effort to move the case was later abandoned. Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@ This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Muncie man gets 30 years for dealing-resulting-in-death conviction
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Ali Velshi: Trump's pardon for anti-abortion protesters sends a clear signal to extremists
This is an adapted excerpt from the Jan. 26 episode of Velshi. In 1970, Dr. George Tiller took over his father's family practice in Wichita, Kansas, after his dad passed away. When his dad's old patients started rolling in, Tiller learned a secret: His father had been providing safe, but illegal, abortions to his patients for decades. It had not been Tiller's plan to go into family practice, much less women's health, but he was so moved by meeting his father's patients and hearing their stories — seeing the need his father had been filling — that once the Supreme Court affirmed the right to an abortion with Roe v. Wade in 1973, Tiller began a decadeslong career, eventually becoming Wichita's lone abortion provider. While his father operated in secret, Tiller became perhaps the most famous public face of abortion. To the anti-abortion movement, he became a target. In 1986, his clinic was bombed overnight. No one was hurt but there was extensive damage. Tiller hung a sign outside that said, 'Hell no, we won't go.' In 1991, thousands of anti-abortion activists descended onto Tiller's clinic in Wichita in what they dubbed the 'Summer of Mercy' — weeks of protests and blockades designed to shut down the clinic and end abortion access. Protesters would block the entrance to the clinic and adjacent streets, screaming threats and prayers at patients. Over the course of six weeks, 2,600 people were arrested. In 1993, Tiller was shot five times by an anti-abortion extremist outside his clinic, though he managed to survive. But 16 years later, in 2009, another anti-abortion activist shot Tiller, this time during services at his church in Witchita, killing him. But Tiller wasn't the only one being terrorized by violent anti-abortion extremists. Clinics across the country were vandalized and blockaded. Doctors, nurses and volunteers were stalked, harassed and assassinated. Between 1977 and 1988, there were 110 cases of arson or firebombing by anti-abortion extremists, according to researchers at the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. And in 1993, the same year Tiller walked away from that attempted assassination, an OB-GYN in Pensacola, Florida, named Dr. David Gunn was shot dead outside the abortion clinic where he worked. Gunn was the first known targeted killing of an abortion provider in America. The following year two receptionists were shot and killed and five others wounded at a pair of Boston area clinics. In all, at least 11 people have been killed in attacks on abortion clinics since 1993. This was the political climate in which then-President Bill Clinton signed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances or 'FACE' Act in 1994. It prohibits anyone from using 'force, threat of force, intimidation or injury' to prevent someone from 'obtaining or providing reproductive health services.' On Thursday, 23 people convicted of violating that act were pardoned by President Donald Trump. One of them, Lauren Handy, was sentenced to five years in prison for essentially invading a Washington, D.C. clinic. She posed as a patient with an appointment before eight of her allies barged into the building and blocked the doors with chains and ropes. When police searched her home, they found five fetuses Handy claimed to have taken from a medical waste truck driver outside the clinic. In an interview with New York Magazine, Handy said, 'I've accepted the reality that my life will be in and out of jail.' Not so. The president has pardoned her and her co-conspirators. On Friday, Trump's Justice Department took things a step further and issued an order curtailing all prosecutions under the FACE Act, save for 'extraordinary circumstances.' So despite Trump's insistence on the campaign trail that states will do what they want with abortion, his pardon of people convicted for violating the FACE Act and his order that it largely no longer be enforced in the future sends a very clear signal to women and women's health providers: The government will not protect abortion rights even in states where they are still guaranteed. And, worse, is the signal he's sending to extremists: It is now acceptable to make use of threats, intimidation and even perhaps violence to shut down abortion clinics. Armand Manoukian and Allison Detzel contributed. This article was originally published on
