Don’t forget about UNC baseball’s offense.
- Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post
DENVER — In November 2021, Zach Everett was on top of the world. Set to launch down a ski slope at Breckenridge, where he was celebrating his engagement with his fiancée and their friends, Everett glanced at his phone before pushing off. A notification informed Everett that he had just won $…
- Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel
ORLANDO, Fla. — Last week, I argued that the Big 12 faced a defining moment. Would Commissioner Brett Yormark, UCF and the rest of the conference membership stand up for the integrity of college athletics, or would they surrender to the growing reality Nick Saban recently described before Co…
- USA Today Network
UNC baseball is going up against the West Virginia Mountaineers once again in the College Baseball World Series today, June 17.
- MATT HAYES USA Today
The Assembly reported that Hudson is FOIA-ing North Carolina for documents detailing any information about podcaster Pablo Torre’s report she had been banned from the North Carolina football facility.
- MATTHEW GLENESK USA Today
Texas Tech's athletic directors detailed Sorsby's compliance plan and addressed how playing a gambling addict who admitted to betting on his own team could impact the integrity of the sport.
- Adam Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal
It doesn’t feel hyperbolic to say the Brendan Sorsby case is an inflection point for the history of whatever remains of the NCAA’s ability to govern college athletics. There doesn’t seem to be a way back if the ruling body has no course of action to discipline a player who so egregiously has…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nick Saban sat before Congress just days ago and delivered a warning that should send chills through every corner of college athletics. “Right now in college football we have no rules,” said the greatest college football coach of all time. “We have state laws. We have different laws in every state. We have litigation. The NCAA cannot enforce their own rules because every time ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — America’s favorite sport is not football, or soccer, but screwing over sports fans, which is why FIFA should hold its World Cup in the United States permanently. The NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA should all take a course from FIFA on how to defraud customers. What has happened so far to ticket-buying fans who plan to attend these World Cup matches is the second chapter of the ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — For the past eight months, Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell has been accused by fans, coaches and now an increasing number of irritated college athletic officials of “trying to have his cake and eat it, too.” Sprinkled about this sentiment are an array of four-letter words. The football field at Texas Tech’s AT&T Jones Stadium is named after Cody Campbell, as he has donated ...
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled the markup of a bipartisan measure that proposes sweeping changes to collegiate athletics and has the backing of President Donald Trump. The panel is expected to take up several amendments at the markup on June 18, including one aimed at protecting non-revenue sports. Some athletics departments in recent years have been forced to ...
Tristan Smith is back. On Friday, a local judge granted the Clemson wide receiver’s request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA. The ruling clears the way for Smith to suit up for the Tigers football team in 2026 after a six-month court battle over his eligibility. Smith sued the NCAA in January, arguing that the organization was unfairly counting his two seasons at a non-NCAA junior ...
In addition to her honor, five baseball and four softball players earned academic all-district honors.
The Lenoir-Rhyne University men's lacrosse team saw four individuals named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-America team.
The nonstop negativity and weekly chaos would kill just about any other sport.
Colorado gave football coach Deion Sanders a bonus he didn’t earn after the 2024 season and overpaid him by $50,000 for his team's appearance in Alamo Bowl that year.
WASHINGTON — A push on Capitol Hill to craft legislation to rein in college sports amid skyrocketing costs and roster upheaval has created strange alliances across both the political and athletic spectrums, as was on display Wednesday at a roundtable hearing to rally support for the Senate’s version. The head football coaches at Memphis and Middle Tennessee State are accustomed to being foes ...
ESPN analyst Jordan Rodgers says the Brendan Sorsby scandal could be the best thing to happen to college football. Here's why.
There’s a potential way out of this Brendan Sorsby mess. A simple, gangster move by the College Football Playoff that could end judge shopping as we know it.
Exploring the impact of legal disputes in sports, focusing on how lawyers affect teams and leagues. Donnie and Joe discuss the latest on Brendan Sorsby.
DALLAS — Brendan Sorsby is going to be allowed to play quarterback for Texas Tech this fall (at least as of Monday’s court ruling, which will inevitably lead to another court ruling), and many of my colleagues and about half the sports world believe this to be the death of college football. Sorsby is a player who is reported to have placed thousands of bets during his time at Indiana and ...
SEATTLE — We’ll get to Brendan Sorsby in a second. But on June 12, 2003, the University of Washington fired football coach Rick Neuheisel for twice participating in a neighborhood March Madness bracket pool, then lying about his involvement to NCAA investigators. It didn’t matter that Neuheisel didn’t coach the sport he bet on, or that the Huskies didn’t qualify for either tournament. Rules ...
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Fans pack Spry Stadium for what is likely the team's only public appearance as they chase a fifth World Cup title
The NCAA disputes a court decision enabling Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's eligibility, citing it corrupts sporting integrity and seeks antitrust exemption.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky redshirt freshman defensive lineman Nic Smith has died, the university announced Monday afternoon. “Today our hearts are broken,” football coach Will Stein said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Nic’s family, friends, teammates and everyone who knew and loved him. This is a tremendous loss for our program and university community. We will continue to ...
Judge permits Texas Tech QB Brendan Soarsby to play next season despite betting claims, adding a 2-game suspension. Can Sorsby make the most of his chance?
Texas Tech got good news Monday as a judge granted quarterback Brendan Sorsby an injunction, allowing him to be eligible for the 2026 season. But at what cost?
CHAPEL HILL — Owen Hull had his “Bosh Magic” moment for UNC baseball, but he doesn’t remember the moments leading up to the moment in the Tar Heels’ 4-3 walk-off win against USC.
The moment of the year was the women's triathlon team winning its third national championship in four years.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nick Saban found himself in a remarkable position this week. There he was on Capitol Hill, testifying before Congress in support of the Protect College Sports Act, arguing that college athletics desperately needs structure, leadership and federal intervention before it spirals completely out of control. At virtually the same moment, the Southeastern Conference — the very empire ...