​A man rides a horse beside a herd of cows in the middle of expansive pastures between Ufa and Kostanay, Kazakhstan, on July 10, 2017. The image, captured by Franck Fife for AFP and distributed by Getty Images, accompanies a collection of sports and current events notes, including Kansas Jayhawks news and discussions about Bill Self’s approach to this year’s basketball team, draft possibilities for next year, and Self’s thoughts on Darryn Peterson’s draft night and future prospects. The article also mentions Keaton Wagler, a lottery pick who grew up near KU but attracted little recruiting interest from Kansas or other major programs. Additional items in the roundup cover a growing EU effort to reject climate change denial amid a heatwave, ongoing discussions about algae in a reflecting pool, and profiles such as an Argentine soccer player who lost his family in the Venezuelan earthquakes. There is also news about a cruise ship in Alaska colliding with a pregnant, endangered whale and ESPN’s overreactions to the World Cup, including some speculative opportunities for the U.S. The daily Question of the Day stays with concert stories, asking readers which artist they last saw live and which they have seen most often,