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Heartbreak anatomy: How Arkansas baseball blew late lead in another crushing loss at CWS

Heartbreak Hogs. It's a moniker so unfortunate and so fitting that not even one of the best teams in Arkansas baseball history could ditch it. There is a clear second place behind the foul ball against Oregon State in 2018 when ranking most-crushing defeats. The Razorbacks blew a two-run lead with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday. (Yahoo! Sports)

It's new rules, same old game in NCAA athlete pay

With NIL remaining a thing, booster collectives continuing to operate, and players still allowed to have agents and marketers, the pathways to additional pay outside the approved amounts or structure are almost endless. If the NCAA couldn't police extra benefits before, this feels impossible. Here we are again; the era of deregulation is over. New rules. Same game. (ESPN.com)

Buss family to sell Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter for $10B valuation

The Buss family is entering into an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter for a franchise valuation of approximately $10 billion, sources told ESPN, the highest ever for a U.S. professional sports franchise. The Buss family will keep a minority share of the team, just over 15%, for a period of time, a source said. (ESPN.com)

Omaha celebrates 75 years as home of Men’s College World Series

For 75 years, the Men’s College World Series has been synonymous with Omaha, a tradition that has transformed the city into a mecca for college baseball fans. The series, which began in 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, found its permanent home in Omaha in 1950, and local leaders say it’s here to stay. The tournament’s journey to Omaha was not without challenges. (KETV)

Chansky’s Notebook: Unanswered Questions

Besides $2.8 billion and $20.5 million, the rest is scrambled eggs. I think we understand by now that power conferences and their schools agreed to settle the House v. NCAA case or risk having the entire college athletics industry collapsing. The estimated liability for the NCAA was more than $4 billion, way beyond what everyone involved could afford. (Chapelboro.com)

Chansky’s Notebook: SCHOLAR-ships?

What happened to academics for student-athletes? In every explanation of the House settlement, from revenue sharing to revamped NIL rules, to scholarships and roster limits, nowhere can academics be found. And with athletes in the Power 4 conferences able to get a piece of the $20.5 million that each school can share, APR isn’t even a factor. (Chapelboro.com)

Arkansas pitcher Gage Wood no-hits Murray State in all-time great College World Series performance

After Arkansas righthander Gage Wood struck out Murray State leadoff man Jonathan Hogart to secure a no-hitter in a 3-0 win for the Razorbacks over the Racers, he looked to his dugout and used his hand to underline the word “Arkansas” across the front of his jersey. The team piece of the result is important, because the victory kept Arkansas alive. (D1 Baseball)

N.C. State basketball coach Will Wade says UNC was 'too dumb to play' Ven-Allen Lubin

"The other school was too dumb to play him," said NC State basketball coach Will Wade, touting Ven-Allen Lubin’s production when he plays at least 28 minutes, although he was off on the numbers. In 24 career games at Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, and UNC when he got that much playing time, he averaged 14.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and his teams were 7-17. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Penn State, UCLA athletic directors deny involvement with private equity funding

Athletic directors at Penn State and UCLA have denied their schools are involved in private equity funding, even as last week's landmark House v. NCAA settlement opened the door for private equity. Pat Kraft (Penn State) and Martin Jarmond (UCLA) told Yahoo Sports that partnerships with sports consulting firm Elevate do not include private capital. (CBS Sports)

Road to Omaha: How the College World Series became a town's pride and joy

Anyone who comes to Omaha for the 75th edition of the MCWS in its great and rightful home, seeking to dip themselves into the waters of what makes it one of America's greatest sports marriages, need only visit a place that combines all of the above: a well-worn red, white and blue baseball card shop on the south side of 13th Street. (ESPN.com)

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