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MCWS 2024 in review: Tennessee's legacy, best moments and early 2025 predictions
The biggest moments from Omaha and predictions for 2025.
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MEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At last, Tennessee is on Rocky Top after winning its first MCWS title
Tennessee a baseball school? After years of almost-dids, the Vols have finally sealed the deal.
MCWS 2024: Tennessee tops Texas A&M for first baseball title
No. 1 Tennessee earns its first title in any sport since 2009 by beating A&M in a winner-take-all Game 3 at the Men's College World Series.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
The 'Dale Earnhardt of Knoxville': How a big arm, a bigger personality (and sweet mustache) are making a legend
Kirby Connell -- along with running mate Zander Sechrist -- power top-ranked Tennessee on and off the field.
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MCWS 2024
'50% off eliminated teams': Bargain-bin hunting at the MCWS comes with a steep price
These T-shirts might just be the deal of a century, but there's still a price to pay.
'There's a lot less mopping': How is the Jell-O Shot Challenge doing after LSU's record performance last year?
LSU was the toast of Omaha in 2023, buying a record 68,888 Jell-O shots, but Rocco's is still keeping busy, even without the Tigers.
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BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN BASEBALL
Inside Birmingham-Southern's almost Hollywood ending
Birmingham-Southern might not have won it all, but the Panthers won over all of college baseball.
NCAA SOFTBALL
College softball final 2024 top-25 rankings, plus WCWS key plays and top players
The college softball postseason has come to an end. Here's how the top 25 shakes out after the Women's College World Series.
2024 WCWS: No. 2 Oklahoma clinches fourth consecutive national title
Oklahoma are the 2024 Women's College World Series champions. The Sooners clinched a four-peat over No. 1 Texas in Game 2.
A storybook ending for the five seniors who powered Oklahoma's unprecedented softball dynasty
Oklahoma's senior class, led by its "Core Five," knows only winning. Inside the veteran Sooners' legendary careers and how they cemented OU in college softball history.
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Little League World Series
Arizona shuts out Northern California to head to the Softball World Series
Arizona gets a strikeout for the final out to beat Northern California and advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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Little League World Series
Pennsylvania knocks off New York to advance to Softball World Series
Pennsylvania gets the putout in the sixth inning to beat New York 5-1 and advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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Little League World Series
Idaho celebrates after advancing to Little League Softball World Series
Idaho defeats Montana on a sac fly to advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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Little League World Series
New Mexico walks it off to advance to championship game
New Mexico's Camylla Uranga comes up with a walk-off double in extra innings to help her team advance to the Southwest Region championship game.
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Little League World Series
Marina Cosmas K's 8 in no-hitter for Connecticut
Connecticut's Marina Cosmas strikes out eight batters en route to a no-hitter, leading her team to the New England Region championship game.
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Little League World Series
Police officer can't contain his excitement after snagging foul ball at LLWS
A police officer celebrates in the stands after chasing down a foul ball at the Little League World Series game between Florida and Virginia.
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NCAAF
UNC to follow open-meeting laws after lawsuit
UNC must pay $25,000 and its trustees must affirm a commitment to follow the state's open-meeting laws as part of a settlement over the board's handling of athletics discussions.
News
Feds: Title IX will apply to college revenue share
The U.S. Department of Education said Title IX rules will apply to future revenue dollars payments that schools share with college athletes but declined to offer guidance on how schools should distribute the money between men and women.
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Gymnastics
Talladega College dropping gymnastics program
Talladega College is planning to drop its women's gymnastics program after just one season, but the gymnasts at the historically Black school aren't giving up on saving their team.
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MLB
Why did Top MLB prospect Bazzana choose baseball over cricket?
Born and raised in the suburbs of Sydney, what drove Oregon State's Travis Bazzana to choose baseball over other, more traditional Australian sports?
News
Court rules college athletes could be employees
A U.S. appeals court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA's long-held notion of amateurism, said a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort "crosses the legal line into work."
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Clemson
NCAAF
Clemson bid to nix ACC countersuit in N.C. denied
A North Carolina judge denied Clemson's motion to dismiss the ACC countersuit, meaning the two sides will proceed to trial in two separate jurisdictions.
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- NCAA settlement details payouts, revenue sharing
- Wisconsin gives AD McIntosh 5-year extension
- Softball ace Canady picks Texas Tech, NIL haul
- Longtime college AD Bob Marcum dies at age 87
- NCAA antitrust lawsuits settlement to be filed Fri.
- Big Ten commish: Sticking at 18 schools for now
- ACC to fight Clemson, FSU 'as long as it takes'
CFP's 2024 Makeover
Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports How does College Football Playoff work? Rules, dates, more
The College Football Playoff is getting a makeover in 2024! Check out the new format, bracket, selection committee, schedule and other details.