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Barry Jackson: The Heat's newest addition spent last season playing for Clemson's football team. Ian Schieffelin, a 6-8 forward, accepted an offer to play on the Heat's summer league team. He started 99 games and appeared in 134 for Clemson's basketball team over 4 years (averaged 12.4 points, 9.4 rebounds in 2024-25), then played football last season after using up his hoops eligibility. He caught 2 passes for 10 yards, playing 20 snaps for Dabo Swinney's team.

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"There are politicians worried about the economy, and I understand that because no one wants to be out of a job," Vitale said. "But the economy should never come at the expense of people's lives. Seniors should not have to sacrifice for the economy. I want to live, man. My wife wants to live, man. "To the political leaders, forget liberal, conservative, this is not about political agendas. We need to keep the (guidelines) in place." Vitale hosts an annual Gala to raise funds for the V Foundation and pediatric cancer research. He'll invite celebrity sports figures, with Dabo Swinney attending last year. Vitale moved the Gala, usually held in May, to September.

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