The Mid-Morning Dump: Shayok Joins the Good Guys

COMMITTED. Steve Prohm has picked up his first player off the transfer market as former Virginia Cavalier Marial Shayok committed to Iowa State Wednesday night.

CLASS RANKING. 247 Sports’ Cyclone Alert took a look at where Iowa State could move in the national recruiting rankings with the addition of JUCO Shakur Juiston.

LONG LOVE. Naz Mitrou-Long’s brother Elijah Long has been granted his release from Mount St Marys. Can Prohm lure 3lijah to Ames?

BUBU. The Hilton Magic Legends Twitter account announced yesterday that former Cyclone Bubu Paolo will play with the team in The Tournament.

PREGO. It was confirmed yesterday that Serena Williams was pregnant when she won the Australian Open. Color us impressed, as we have problems just getting off the couch with a burrito in our bellies.

NEW CLUES. Details have emerged in the death of former Patriots tight end Aaron Fernandez, who committed suicide in his jail cell early Wednesday morning.

NFL SCHEDULE. The NFL will release the dates, times and television information for the entire NFL season during a two-hour special tonight on the NFL Network.

UNSTOPPABLE? As it becomes increasingly difficult to envision anyone other than the Golden State Warriors winning the West, Fox Sports has drafted a superteam to try to beat them.

MEME ME. Russell Westbrook looked directly at the camera and thus became the first meme of the NBA Playoffs.

UNICORN. SBNation tried Starbucks’ new Unicorn Frappucino so you don’t have to. But if you like strawberry milk, Fun Dip and orange dreamsicles, you may want to anyway.

PUNK’D. The Astros mascot pulled off a grade school-style prank on Mike Trout on Tuesday.