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No. 7 Tennessee walks off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will face Texas on Monday needing to beat the Longhorns twice to adv...

No. 7 Tennessee walk off No. 9 UCLA to keep WCWS title hopes alive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Laura Mealer delivered a walk-off RBI single in the ninth inning to give seventh-seeded Tennessee a 5-4 win over ninth-seeded UCLA in a Women's College World Series elimination game on Sunday.,The Lady Vols (47-16) will take on Texas on Monday, needing to beat the Longhorns twice to...

Alannah Leach gets Tennessee offense rolling in win vs. Florida
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Tennessee used a big first inning to roll to an 11-3 run-rule win over Florida in five innings in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,The Lady Vols (46-16) will take on the loser of Saturday's UCLA-Texas Tech game on Sunday.,Alannah Le...

Ella Parker hits walk-off HR, Oklahoma survives Tennessee at WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Ella Parker blasted a three-run walk-off home run to lift second-seeded Oklahoma to a 4-3 win over seventh-seeded Tennessee in the opening round of the Women's College World Series on Thursday.,The Sooners will take on Texas on Saturday in the second round, while the Volunteers will...

NCAA president weighing tournament expansion to 76 teams
March Madness could soon become even bigger, if Charlie Baker has his way.,Speaking Thursday during the Big 12 spring meetings, the NCAA president said he sees value in expanding the NCAA Tournament to potentially 76 teams with hopes of coming to a decision on the matter in the next few months.,"We'...

Familiarity runs deep as title-toting Oklahoma returns to WCWS
Four-time defending champion Oklahoma is back in the Women's College World Series.,And the Sooners enter this year's WCWS, which begins Thursday in Oklahoma City, as the favorites.,But they aren't the prohibitive favorites this time around after losing much of the core from the teams that have won t...

Vols' Zakai Zeigler sues for fifth year of eligibility, citing NIL pay
Tennessee guard Zakai Zeigler is suing the NCAA for another year of eligibility, claiming he could lose up to $4 million in NIL money if he isn't allowed to play in 2025-26.,Zeigler's lawsuit requests a preliminary injunction allowing him to play a fifth season and arguing he will suffer irreparable...

Journalism shrugs off bump and rallies to win 150th Preakness Stakes
Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes Saturday at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course in stunning fashion, catching longshot Gosger just before the wire and recovering from a bump down the stretch.,Ridden by Umberto Rispoli, Journalism broke well from the second gate and settled off t...

Journalism named morning line favorite for 150th Preakness Stakes
Two weeks after losing the Kentucky Derby, Journalism gets a second crack at a Triple Crown jewel as the 3-year-old colt is the morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday in Baltimore.,Trainer Michael McCarthy's stakes-winning horse, who started the Derby as the 3-1 favorite, rallied...

Early favorite Journalism draws No. 2 post for Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby runner-up and early favorite Journalism has drawn the No. 2 post position for Saturday's 150th runner of the Preakness Stakes, the middle leg of the 2025 Triple Crown series.,The historic race takes place at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 17. Post time is approximate...

Astros' Jose Altuve leaves game with hamstring tightness
Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left for a pinch hitter in the third inning against the visiting Cincinnati Reds with right hamstring tightness, the team announced during the game.,Altuve, a .305 hitter over his 13-year career, stayed at .259 for the season after drawing a walk in the firs...

Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez scratched from Preakness Stakes
Bob Baffert's horse Rodriguez will miss his second straight Triple Crown race this season as the 3-year-old colt has been scratched from the Preakness Stakes scheduled at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., for May 17.,Rodriguez missed the Kentucky Derby with a foot issue, and Baffert now plans t...
NFL Rookie Minicamps: Four Teams That Need to Feel Great by Sunday
With rookie minicamps underway, these four NFL teams face early pressure to see if their top draft picks can meet sky-high expectations....

Journalism owners report Preakness remains in play
The door remains open for Kentucky Derby runner-up Journalism to do what the winner will not: Race in the May 17 Preakness Stakes.,Sovereignty won Saturday's Kentucky Derby over the favorite Journalism but already has decided to skip the second stage of the Triple Crown at Baltimore.,Journalism has ...

Former Tennessee WR Bru McCoy medically retires
Former Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy announced his retirement from football due to medical reasons.,As a senior in 2024, he caught 39 passes for 472 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games for the Volunteers.,McCoy returned to play last season following multiple surgeries to repair a dislocated and...

Trainer listens to Derby winner Sovereignty, opts to skip Preakness
Preakness Stakes officials confirmed on Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not compete in the second leg of the Triple Crown.,"We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness," said Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST...

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty to skip Preakness
Preakness Stakes officials confirmed on Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not compete in the second leg of the Triple Crown.,"We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness," said Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST...

Report: President Trump wading into NIL waters
President Donald Trump has asked his aides to begin researching the creation of an executive order to better control the name, image and likeness landscape in college sports, The Wall Street Journal reported.,His directive came after a meeting on Thursday with former Alabama football coach Nick Saba...

Colorado CB Colton Hood transferring to Tennessee
Former Colorado cornerback Colton Hood announced on Friday that he is transferring to Tennessee.,Hood had been expected to take over for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter in the Buffaloes' secondary.,He had 24 tackles and two interceptions in 13 games in his lone season playing for coach Deion San...

College Football Hall of Famer, Tennessee great Steve Kiner dies
College Football Hall of Famer Steve Kiner, a two-time All-American linebacker at Tennessee, died Thursday. He was 77.,The National Football Foundation and Tennessee announced his death. No cause of death was revealed.,"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Steve Kiner, a true legend of our game,...