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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)

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)

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