The Mid-Morning Dump: I Love Lamp Edition

Iowa State Football

I LOVE LAMP. Coach Matt Campbell and Co. reeled in their 16th commitment of the 2017 class yesterday as Cedar Hill, Texas defensive end, Deven Lamp pledged his allegiance to Iowa State.

2016 CLASS ISN'T FINISHED YET. Ok, well maybe it is now, but it wasn't before the Cyclones added JUCO defensive end, Justin Stewart.

MIKE ON THE MIC. In the newest CyCast, John Walters sits down with running back Mike Warren.

SPEAKING OF PODCASTS. Our pals over at The Landgrant Gauntlet previewed the upcoming Iowa State football season with Adam Gray.

Iowa State Basketball

YOUNG AND HUNGRY. Finding a way to get into the rotation this year might be difficult for some of the incoming freshmen this year, but Solomon Young is working to do just that.

REPLACING A LEGEND. Tommy Birch recaps Steve Prohms Big 12 teleconference notes about how he might replace Georges Niang and what fans can expect to see from Ray Kasongo

Iowa State Athletics

ROKU. Iowa State debuted their Roku channel a couple days ago, so there's that.

JP ON THE MIC. This week's Cyclone Scoop podcast featured an in-depth conversation with Jamie Pollard about a wide variety of topics including the state of the Big 12, the start of the Prohm and Campbell eras, and more.

Around the Country

FULL PERRY ELLIS CIRCLE. Former KU forward, Perry Ellis, who is playing summer league ball for the Dallas Mavericks, signed a sponsorship deal with...Perry Ellis.

BIG 12 AS ROCK BANDS. You can definitely tell we're in the depths of the off-season when all the #lists start coming out.

"IT'S LIKE THE MOVIE BLUE CHIPS." The case against Ole Miss seems to run deeper than previously advertised as Laremy Tunsil's stepfather said the impermissible benefits spanned three years.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. The NCAA postponed Wednesday's "winner take all" game 3 of the College World Series due to lightning in the area. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will play the Arizona Wildcats for the Championship today at 2:05pm on ESPN.

TOTALLY REAL NBA FREE AGENCY PREDICTIONS. The off-season for the NBA is always filled with rumors, drama and #hottaeks, and The Ringer kicks it off in style.

WORKED SO WELL FOR FRED. The Knicks were so envious of the Rose/Noah duo in Chicago this year, that they've apparently decided to saddle Hornacek with the same fate.

BETTER TO BE LUCK-Y THAN GOOD. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck signed the largest contract in NFL history yesterday.

CLEVELAND CAN'T STOP WINNING. Fresh of the City's NBA title, the Indians have now won 12 straight.

NEW JERSEY HAS AN ANIMAL HOARDING PROBLEM. No seriously, this most recent finding of almost 100 cats living in an apartment (and its walls) is the fifth case already this year.