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MLB purchasing stake in women's pro softball league
Major League Baseball announced an investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League on Thursday.,MLB did not provide specifics, but ESPN reported that it is purchasing an equity stake of "more than 20 percent" in the fledgling women's professional league and also will assist with marketing and c...
Vanderbilt named top seed as 64-team baseball field set
Vanderbilt was named the top overall seed in the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament as the field of 64 teams was revealed Monday.,The SEC had the four top overall seeds in the tournament, with Vanderbilt (42-16), followed by Texas (42-12), Arkansas (43-13) and Auburn (38-18). The conference also had eigh...
NCAA selects 16 baseball regional hosts, including 8 from SEC
The NCAA revealed on Sunday night the 16 schools that will host regionals in the NCAA baseball tournament, half of them belonging to the Southeastern Conference.,The teams' seeds were not yet announced, as the full 64-team field is set to be unveiled Monday, but leading the list were LSU -- ranked N...
Roger Goodell: USA Football will select Olympic flag football rosters, not NFL
While the NFL has approved active players to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympic flag football tournament in Los Angeles, commissioner Roger Goodell made it clear that the NFL will not determine which players will compete for the United States.,Rather, Goodell said during this week's meeting of l...
College Football Already Has the Perfect Playoff Blueprint: Just Copy the FCS
The FCS Playoff format offers a clear, competitive, and proven model for college football’s postseason. So why is the FBS reinventing the wheel?...
Report: CFP switching to a straight-seeding model for 2025
College Football Playoff executives unanimously agreed Thursday to adopt a straight-seeding model for the 2025 season, Yahoo Sports reported.,Last season's controversial 12-team format gave the top four seeds -- and the accompanying first-round byes -- to the four highest-ranked conference champions...
NFL owners OK players for flag football at '28 Olympics
NFL team owners voted unanimously in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.,"It's an incredible honor for any athlete to represent their country in the Olympics, which is the pinnacle of global sport," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "I know firs...
Report: NFL to OK participation in flag football at Olympics
NFL team owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics during Tuesday's spring league meeting in Minneapolis, ESPN reported.,At least 24 of the 32 team owners need to approve the resolution.,Should that be the case, the league w...
NFL to consider players competing in Olympic flag football
NFL owners are planning to discuss a resolution to allow players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.,The resolution under consideration for next week's spring meeting in Minneapolis would permit no more than one player from each NFL team to participate.,Each t...
Pirates' Paul Skenes commits to U.S. for 2026 WBC
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes committed Tuesday to pitch for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.,Skenes, 22, joins New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the second player to publicly pledge his services to the U.S. squad for the global competition.,Judge already was designated as the...
Patrick Mahomes enters high school HOF, partners with Texas schools
Three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes was among nine people enshrined in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday -- and he left a piece of himself in his home state.,Mahomes played at Whitehouse High School, near Tyler, Texas, and went on to Texas Tech before the Kansas City C...
Jimmer Fredette appointed head of U.S. 3x3 men's basketball
Jimmer Fredette will lead the United States' men's 3x3 basketball team, responsible for identifying the coaching staff and players ahead of major international competitions, USA Basketball announced Thursday.,The former No. 1-ranked 3x3 player in the world, Fredette announced his retirement from bas...
Sue Bird to direct U.S. women's basketball national team
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Sue Bird was named the first-ever managing director of the USA Basketball Women's National Team on Thursday.,Bird, 44, spent two decades with the national team and won 11 international medals, making her the most decorated athlete in FIBA history. A two-time national ...
Red Sox, teenagers take over Baseball America Top 100 list
Baseball America issued its updated list of the Top 100 prospects in the minor leagues on Wednesday, and it has a decidedly New England and teenage flair to it.,Outfielder Roman Anthony, a 20-year-old playing for the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, moved from No. 2 on the preseason list to...
Report: Sue Bird to become managing director of USWNT
USA Basketball plans to name Sue Bird its managing director of the women's national team for the 2028 Olympic cycle, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Bird, 44, was a member of five Olympic gold medal-winning teams and four FIBA World Cup champions during her storied playing career, which came to an en...
Clemson, Notre Dame set 12-game football series
Powerhouse football programs Clemson and Notre Dame agreed to a 12-game, home-and-home series beginning in 2027.,The schools already had games scheduled at Clemson, S.C., in 2027, 2031 and 2037, with contests in South Bend, Ind., also previously set for 2028 and 2034. The series now will run through...
Jon Gruden joins arena team's ownership group
Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden joined the ownership group of the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football 1 league on Monday.,Gruden, 61, will have "consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team's football and business operations," the team said.,Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher...
Iconic song returning to NBC's coverage of NBA games
NBC is dusting off "Roundball Rock" for its coverage of NBA games.,The network, one of the three broadcast entities that agreed to an 11-year, $77 billion deal to air NBA games beginning next season, made the announcement about its basketball anthem on Saturday.,It was during a commercial break in N...
Megan Fudge wins two golds at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge's quest to win three gold medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships fell a little short, but Fudge did win two events Saturday in Naples, Fla.,A year after finishing second, Fudge beat Bobbi Oshiro 11-4, 11-7 in the women's pro singles final.,Fudge partnered with Jack Munro and wo...
Megan Fudge hunting for triple gold at U.S. Open Pickleball Championships
Megan Fudge remains alive for a three-gold-medal performance at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships after sweeping her three semifinal matches on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Fudge, the No. 1-ranked female in the Association of Pickleball Players, also arranged a juicy showdown against Anna Leigh Water...