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Wisconsin files suit against Miami for poaching Xavier Lucas while he was under contract with school
In a landmark moment in college athletics, one university has filed suit against another for the poaching of a college football player under contract. The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective filed a complaint in state circuit court against the University of Miami over alleged tortious interference, according to documents obtained by Yahoo Sports. (
Yahoo! Sports)
UNC, NC State set to collect share of sports betting tax revenue
North Carolina and NC State, the largest athletic departments in the UNC System, would receive less money from sports betting taxes under the House’s proposed budget than under the budget passed by the Senate earlier this session. UNC and NC State don’t currently receive any money from sports betting taxes, unlike the other 13 UNC System schools. (
WRAL.com)
3 biggest stats that define Oklahoma City's remarkable NBA championship season
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a unique NBA champion, incredibly young and absolutely dominant. With an average age of 25.6 years, the Thunder are the second youngest championship team in league history, older than only the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers. The Thunder are just the fourth team in NBA history to win 84 games. (
NBA.com)
LSU wins 2025 College World Series, 8th national title
With a 5-3 win over Coastal Carolina Sunday afternoon, LSU swept the College World Series finals and secured the program’s eighth national championship and second in three seasons. Its eight national titles are second all-time, trailing only USC’s 12, which last won one in 1998, and are now two ahead of third-place University of Texas. (
D1 Baseball)
How Rosenblatt Stadium made 75 years of Omaha hosting the College World Series possible
Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha’s diamond on a hill, was the Metro’s original home of the College World Series. “The initial mecca of college baseball,” said Jack Diesing Jr., president and chairman of College World Series of Omaha, Inc. The stadium made this year’s diamond anniversary for College World Series in Omaha possible. (
WOWT.com)
What's holding up CFP expansion? SEC and Big Ten are at a potential impasse on these key issues
Deep within the Blue Ridge Mountains, the historical Biltmore Estate Hilltop Inn rises above an ocean of rolling greenery, its high stone walls and floor-to-ceiling windows all tucked between two giant peaks: Mount Mitchell and Mount Pisgah. Inside the Biltmore, two goliaths within the landscape of college sports, the SEC and Big Ten, are at odds. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Duke Hires Wake Forest Pitching Coach Corey Muscara as Next Head Baseball Coach
The Duke Blue Devils have hired Wake Forest Demon Deacons pitching coach Corey Muscara as their next head baseball coach. Duke had been in search of a new head coach after their former head coach, Chris Pollard, took the opening at the University of Virginia. Muscara is considered one of the top pitching minds in all of college baseball. (
Just Baseball)
College World Series: Analyzing LSU, Coastal Carolina finals
The college baseball season will soon reach its conclusion at the Men’s College World Series, with the last two teams standing set to square off in the best-of-three finale in Omaha. One program has already claimed seven championship banners, the last coming just two years ago. But the other is no underdog, having also won this championship before. (
USA Today)
ESPN analyst Kyle Peterson heartbroken over Arkansas collapse against LSU
The Arkansas Razorbacks suffered one of the most gutwrenching losses you will ever see in any sport on Wednesday night in their 2025 College World Series matchup against the LSU Tigers. After the game, ESPN college baseball analyst Kyle Peterson talked with Scott Van Pelt on the late night SportsCenter and tried to put into words what he just saw. (
Awful Announcing)
Appeal of NCAA settlement won't stop current athlete payments
An appeal of the NCAA's antitrust settlement won't stop college teams from paying current athletes starting July 1, but it will pause the NCAA's plans to begin paying former athletes. Several college athletes filed the appeal, claiming the deal violates Title IX law. Now the $2.8 billion in negotiated back damages will sit while the appeal works through the system. (
ESPN.com)