College Sports
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Draft picks Sorber and Barnhizer embrace Thunder cultureJun 28, 2025 9:46 pm - Oklahoma City draft picks Thomas Sorber and Brooks Barnhizer sounded like Thunder veterans during their introductory press conference. Sorber mentioned several times that he is looking forward to learning from his new teammates and Barnhizer talked about stacking days.
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Playing within herself, Butler wins Illinois State Women’s AmateurJun 25, 2025 3:55 pm - By winning the Illinois State Women’s Amateur Championship, Barrington High School graduate Bridget Butler qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur golf tournament in August.
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LSU sweeps Coastal Carolina in CWS finals for its 2nd national title in 3 years and 8th overall
Jun 22, 2025 5:21 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — LSU knocked previously unbeaten Coastal Carolina ace Jacob Morrison out of the game with a four-run fourth inning and the Tigers won their second national c...
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LSU goes for 2nd national title in 3 years as it opens CWS finals against streaking Coastal CarolinaJun 20, 2025 6:53 pm - LSU and Coastal Carolina have met only two times previously as they enter the College World Series finals Saturday night. Those games back in 2016 have not been forgotten. Coastal Carolina swept the Tigers on their home field in super regionals on the way to their first national championship.
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Transfers are common across college sports. Athletes see irony in being criticized as disloyalJun 19, 2025 3:48 pm - College sports was once rooted in tradition, school pride and loyalty, but those expectations are changing in a landscape where athletes have won the ability to transfer season to season, year to year. Some are painted as disloyal or selfish. Athletes like Hailey Van Lith and Ray Davis don't see it that way.
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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Arkansas’ Wood pitches third no-hitter in CWS history, gets 19 strikeouts against Murray State
Jun 16, 2025 5:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. — Arkansas’ Gage Wood pitched the third no-hitter in College World Series history and first in 65 years on Monday, striking out a record 19 and never letting ...
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Palatine native Pittman won’t overthink his role on Iowa’s defenseJun 14, 2025 6:56 pm - Afte playing in a career-high 13 games last season for the Iowa, St. Viator standout Jeremiah Pittman wants to find consistent production from himself in his final year of eligibility.
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The Big Ten’s 10 biggest offseason moves, from Penn State returnees to key QB additions
Jun 11, 2025 5:13 pm - Having 18 teams means the Big Ten’s offseasons are bigger, too. This was a quiet year for coaching changes, as Purdue (Barry Odom) is the only Big Ten program with a new ...
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Deion Sanders absent from football camps in Boulder, Colorado. No reason specified by school
Jun 10, 2025 7:08 pm - BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring. The University of Colorado said it couldn't comment on a reason for his ...