The 2025 WNBA season might have started only one month ago, but the games are more meaningful than ever as the league’s annual in-season Commissioner’s Cup final matchup was set on June 17.

The Indiana Fever advanced to the Commissioner’s Cup final for the first time in franchise history following a 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun on June 17, where superstar Caitlin Clark dropped 20 points and six assists. The Fever climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference standings on Tuesday with their victory over the Sun and the New York Liberty’s 86-81 win over the Atlanta Dream.

The Minnesota Lynx, the reigning Commissioner’s Cup champions, are returning to the championship game for the second consecutive year after downing the A’ja Wilson-less Las Vegas Aces, 76-62, on June 17.

The Commissioner’s Cup title game will be held on Tuesday, July 1.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup, including the standings, previous clinching scenarios and past champions:

How does Commissioner’s Cup work?

The WNBA’s annual in-season tournament, known as the Commissioner’s Cup, is a competition that features 36-games from June 1-17 with a $500,000 prize pool up for grabs. The rules are simple: Each team goes head-to-head against each team in their conference over the course of a two-week span. The team from each conference with the best record will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final on July 1, which will be hosted by the team with the overall best winning percentage among all Cup games. Coinbase, the official sponsor of the Commissioner’s Cup, chipped in an extra $120,000 in cryptocurrency to the prize pool to sweeten the pot.

Commissioner’s Cup standings

Here’s the Commissioner’s Cup standings following the June 17 games, not including the Storm vs. Sparks, which is still ongoing. The Fever own the tiebreaker over the Liberty.

(x-clinched berth in Commissioner’s Cup final)

Eastern Conference

x-1. Indiana Fever (4-1)
2. New York Liberty (4-1)
3. Atlanta Dream (3-2)
4. Washington Mystics (2-3)
5. Chicago Sky (1-4)
6. Connecticut Sun (1-4)

Western Conference

x-1. Minnesota Lynx (5-1)
2. Phoenix Mercury (4-2)
3. Seattle Storm (3-2)
4. Golden State Valkyries (3-3)
5. Los Angeles Sparks (2-3)
6. Las Vegas Aces (2-4)
7. Dallas Wings (1-5)

Commissioner’s Cup clinching scenarios

Let’s take a look at the different clinching scenarios, starting with the Eastern Conference:

If the Atlanta Dream defeats the New York Liberty on the road, the Dream will represent the Eastern Conference in the Commissioner’s Cup final.
If the Dream losses to the Liberty and the Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun, the Fever and Liberty would be tied 4-1 in the Commissioner’s Cup standings. The Fever, however, have the tiebreaker following Indiana’s June 14 win over New York in Caitlin Clark’s return from injury, meaning the Fever would advance to the final.
If the Liberty defeat the Dream AND the Sun beat the Fever, the Liberty will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final for the second consecutive year.

Here’s the clinching scenarios in the Western Conference:

If the Minnesota Lynx defeat the Las Vegas Aces, then Minnesota will represent the Western Conference in the Commissioner’s Cup final for the second consecutive year.
If the Lynx lose, but the Seattle Storm also lose to the Los Angeles Sparks, the Lynx will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final.
If the Storm defeats the Sparks AND the Lynx lose to the Aces, then Seattle will move on to the Commissioner’s Cup final.

WNBA Commissioner’s Cup champions, by year

Here’s every team that has won the WNBA’s in-season tournament since it began in 2021:

2024: Minnesota Lynx def. New York Liberty
2023: New York Liberty def. Las Vegas Acers
2022: Las Vegas Aces def. Chicago Sky
2021: Seattle Storm def. Connecticut Sun

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The NBA Finals may hinge on one right leg.

Specifically, the right leg of Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who suffered another injury or re-aggravated a previous one – Haliburton said after Game 5 he is not sure which – in Indiana’s 120-109 loss to Oklahoma City on Monday, June 16.

Haliburton is scheduled to have an MRI Tuesday, June 17, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the injury.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle will hold a news conference Wednesday, June 18, following Indiana’s practice, and may reveal findings from the MRI then.

Haliburton fell while driving to the basket in the opening quarter and came up holding his right calf. He went to the locker room, but returned in the second quarter. He scored just four points and didn’t make a basket – both career playoff lows.

While it’s unclear how much – if at all – the leg injury is affecting his shooting, one thing is clear. The Pacers must have Haliburton’s offense to win the championship. And they have to win Game 6 in Indianapolis to force a decisive Game 7.

Will he be able to play in Game 6 on Thursday, June 19?

“He’s not at a hundred percent,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said after Game 5. “It’s pretty clear. But I don’t think he’s going to miss the next game. We were concerned at halftime, and he insisted on playing.’

Haliburton was more forceful in his reply: “It’s the Finals, man. I’ve worked my whole life to be here and I want to be out there to compete. Help my teammates any way I can.

“I was not great tonight by any means, but it’s not really a thought of mine to not play here. If I can walk, then I want to play. … Got to be ready to go for Game 6.”

Will Tyrese Haliburton play in NBA Finals Game 6?

Tyrese Haliburton and coach Rick Carlisle said after Game 5 that the Pacers guard would play. However, Carlisle also said they would monitor Haliburton and ‘evaluate everything with Tyrese.’

When will we know if Tyrese Haliburton is playing in NBA Finals Game 6?

The team could make a formal announcement any time, but the final injury report is due Thursday.

When is NBA Finals Game 6?

The Oklahoma City Thunder will play the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 on Thursday, June 19.

Where is NBA Finals Game 6?

The game is at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

What time is NBA Finals Game 6?

Game 6 is at 8:30 p.m. ET.

What channel is broadcasting NBA Finals Game 6?

ABC will carry Game 6.

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Gio Reyna suffered another indignity on Tuesday, failing to see the field in his homecoming match at the FIFA Club World Cup.

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovač left Reyna on the bench for a 0-0 draw with Fluminense in the tournament opener for both teams.

The match took place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. — just an hour from Reyna’s hometown of Bedford, N.Y.

But Reyna still was an unused substitute, just as he was in eight of Dortmund’s last 10 league games. The 22-year-old made 25 total appearances during the 2024-25 season, scoring two goals.

In March, Reyna told FIFA in an interview that he was excited about the prospect of playing so close to his hometown. After Tuesday, it reads rather depressingly.

‘It’s one of those stadiums that I’ve watched [games in] so much growing up that it’s maybe going to be a little bit strange to actually be on the pitch there,’ he said of MetLife Stadium.

‘I’m very excited for me and, of course, all my family and friends in the area — I’m going to have to get a lot of tickets for them. It should be fun and I’m really looking forward to it.’

Reyna, of course, missed out on U.S. men’s national team duty this summer with FIFA giving the Club World Cup priority. There have been continuous rumors that Reyna will leave Dortmund before the new season, but the German club still opted to take him to the tournament in his home country.

But that doesn’t appear to mean the club has any plans to alter his role.

Speaking to reporters before the Club World Cup, Kovač said: ‘Gio is a player of Dortmund since four or five years. He is a part of my team at the moment. Gio is for sure a player who didn’t play so much, but we know exactly his strengths but we have top players here in the squad.

‘So the confidence is very big, so hopefully every player can get minutes, but I can’t promise you this is depending also on the results, also injuries, but my ambition is to give every player minutes. But this is always in relation to the results.’

Dortmund’s other two Americans at the tournament, Cole Campbell and Mathis Albert, also didn’t see the field on Tuesday.

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Is Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill the true fastest man in the world? We may never know the answer.

Noah Lyles, who won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2024 Paris Olympics to take the ‘world’s fastest man’ title, announced Monday that his race with Hill had been canceled.

Lyles was speaking on a panel at a Sport Beach event in Cannes, France when someone asked him about the race against the speedy NFL wideout.

‘We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend,’ Lyles said. ‘Unfortunately there were some things, complications, personal reasons that it just didn’t come to pass.’

The speedsters originally announced plans for a summer race in a joint interview with People magazine in February after months of back-and-forth trash-talking on social media. In the interview, Hill and Lyles insinuated the race would be somewhere between 40 yards (36.6 meters) and 100 meters, a compromise that accommodated the different sports backgrounds of the two athletes.

Hill has not let the cancellation stop him from running in other organized events. On Friday, the Dolphins wideout won the 100-meter dash event at a track meet in California with an official time of 10.15 seconds, which set a new personal best for the 31-year-old.

After the race, he held up a sign that said, ‘Noah could never.’

It was a nod to a similar sign that Lyles had written – ‘Tyreek could never’ – on the inside of his sprint bib and showed to the camera after winning a 60-meter sprint at a race in Boston in early February.

Lyles won the gold medal at the Olympics with a personal-best time of 9.78 seconds, which suggests he still could have beaten Hill handily if the two had raced their 100-meter dash.

FIFA says it has sold close to 1.5 million tickets for Club World Cup matches as of Tuesday, as images of empty stadium seats during weekday games have become a prevalent storyline during the tournament’s first week in the United States.

The Club World Cup opener featuring Lionel Messi and Inter Miami playing to an entertaining, but scoreless draw against Egyptian side Al Ahly on Saturday drew 60,927 fans at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.

One day later, 80,619 fans attended a match to see Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain beat Spanish club Atlético de Madrid 4-0 at the Rose Bowl near Los Angeles. It was the largest crowd either club played in front of during their respective 2024-25 seasons.

However, Tuesday’s noon ET match at MetLife Stadium between German standouts Borussia Dortmund and Brazilian club Fluminense was played in front of 34,736 fans in the 82,500-seat venue that will host the Club World Cup final on July 13. The start time was 6 p.m. in Dortmund, Germany. MetLife is also set to host next year’s World Cup final.

Monday’s 3 p.m. ET match between Chelsea FC (England) and Los Angeles FC (MLS) also saw more empty seats than seats filled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. There was an announced crowd of 22,137 in the 71,000-seat venue, home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The match began at 8 p.m. local time in the United Kingdom.

“I think the environment was a bit strange. You know, the stadium was almost empty – not full,” Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said after the 2-0 win.

FIFA says more than 340,000 fans attended the first eight matches of the tournament (Saturday-Monday), and expects more than 50,000 fans to show up to the top-selling group-stage matches in the next week.

Among those matches are Real Madrid’s Club World Cup opener with Saudi club Al Hilal at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday, their tilt against Mexican standouts CF Pachuca on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, and a match against Austrian side FC Salzburg on June 26 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

The others are Friday: England’s Chelsea FC will meet Brazilian side CR Flamengo in Philadelphia, and Germany’s FC Bayern München will face Argentina’s CA Boca Juniors in Miami.

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FIFA says fans from more than 130 countries have purchased Club World Cup tickets, with the United States leading the way, followed by buyers from Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

The organization will also contribute $1 for every tournament ticket sold to the FIFA Global Education Fund, which launched in April 2025 and is designed to improve access to quality education and football for children around the world.

“FIFA is proud of the unique and multicultural atmosphere and support this new competition has already generated — and thanks every fan who has brought their voice, passion, and presence as the FIFA Club World Cup continues to grow into the undisputed pinnacle of global club football,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement.

Harrison Mevis was one of the best kickers in the UFL during its 2025 season. He parlayed his strong performance into a second NFL opportunity.

Mevis is set to sign with the New York Jets, ESPN’s Rich Cimini reports. It will mark the Missouri product’s second chance to make it in the NFL; his first came after he signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2024.

Mevis was a star kicker at Missouri, where he earned the nicknamed the ‘Thiccer Kicker’ because of his burly 6-0, 242-pound frame. He made 89 of 106 field goals during his time with the Tigers, including a 61-yard game-winner against Kansas State in 2023 that remains the longest field goal made by an SEC kicker.

Mevis was unable to beat Eddy Pineiro for the top kicker job in Carolina and ultimately turned his attention to the UFL. The Birmingham Stallions scooped up the 23-year-old in December 2024 and eventually made him the top option at the position. Mevis responded by putting together a great season, making 20 of 21 field goals with a long of 54 yards.

Now, Mevis will rejoin the NFL hoping to enjoy the same level of success as two other recent UFL kicker graduates: Brandon Aubrey, who was a 2023 All-Pro first teamer as a rookie with the Dallas Cowboys, and Jake Bates, who made 26 of 29 field goals during his rookie season with the Detroit Lions.

The Jets will hope Mevis can provide stability at kicker after the team used five different players at the position in 2024. They combined to make just 20 of 28 field goals (71.4%), with primary starter Greg Zuerlein’s woes being a big part of the problem (he went 9 of 15 on his attempts in eight games).

Mevis will be one of three kickers on New York’s roster. Anders Carlson – who went 8 of 10 on field goals last season – is the lone holdover while Caden Davis signed with the team as a free agent after going undrafted out of Ole Miss.

The 2025 WNBA season may have started only one month ago, but the games are more meaningful than ever as the league’s annual in-season Commissioner’s Cup final matchup will be set on Tuesday.

The Indiana Fever are in prime position to advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final for the first time in franchise history following the return of superstar Caitlin Clark, who missed five consecutive games with a quad injury. Clark recorded 32 points and nine assists in the Fever’s 102-88 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday, a victory that could play a pivotal role in determining who plays for the Commissioner’s Cup championship.

The team atop the Commissioner’s Cup standings from each conference will advance to play in the title game on Tuesday, July 1. The standings for the Commissioner’s Cup will be locked in after Tuesday’s slate of games.

The Minnesota Lynx are the reigning champions after defeating the Liberty 94–89 in New York in the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup title game. The Lynx are one win away from returning to the championship game, but the road to the final isn’t as straight forward for every other team, including the Liberty.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 Commissioner’s Cup, including the current standings, clinching scenarios and past champions:

How does Commissioner’s Cup work?

The WNBA’s annual in-season tournament, known as the Commissioner’s Cup, is a competition that features 36-games from June 1-17 with a $500,000 prize pool up for grabs. The rules are simple: Each team goes head-to-head against each team in their conference over the course of a two-week span. The team from each conference with the best record will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final on July 1, which will be hosted by the team with the overall best winning percentage among all Cup games. Coinbase, the official sponsor of the Commissioner’s Cup, chipped in an extra $120,000 in cryptocurrency to the prize pool to sweeten the pot.

Commissioner’s Cup clinching scenarios

Let’s take a look at the different clinching scenarios, starting with the Eastern Conference:

If the Atlanta Dream defeats the New York Liberty on the road, the Dream will represent the Eastern Conference in the Commissioner’s Cup final.
If the Dream losses to the Liberty and the Indiana Fever defeat the Connecticut Sun, the Fever and Liberty would be tied 4-1 in the Commissioner’s Cup standings. The Fever, however, have the tiebreaker following Indiana’s June 14 win over New York in Caitlin Clark’s return from injury, meaning the Fever would advance to the final.
If the Liberty defeat the Dream AND the Sun beat the Fever, the Liberty will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final for the second consecutive year.

Here’s the clinching scenarios in the Western Conference:

If the Minnesota Lynx defeat the Las Vegas Aces, then Minnesota will represent the Western Conference in the Commissioner’s Cup final for the second consecutive year.
If the Lynx lose, but the Seattle Storm also lose to the Los Angeles Sparks, the Lynx will advance to the Commissioner’s Cup final.
If the Storm defeats the Sparks AND the Lynx lose to the Aces, then Seattle will move on to the Commissioner’s Cup final.

Commissioner’s Cup standings

Here’s the Commissioner’s Cup standings heading into Tuesday’s matchups, including each team’s record point differential in Commissioner’s Cup games, which could serve as a tiebreaker if needed:

Eastern Conference

1. Atlanta Dream (3-1)
2. Indiana Fever (3-1)
3. New York Liberty (3-1)
4. Washington Mystics (1-3)
5. Chicago Sky (1-3)
6. Connecticut Sun (1-3)

Western Conference

1. Minnesota Lynx (4-1)
2. Phoenix Mercury (4-2)
3. Golden State Valkyries (3-2)
4. Seattle Storm (3-2)
5. Los Angeles Sparks (2-3)
6. Las Vegas Aces (2-3)
7. Dallas Wings (0-5)

WNBA Commissioner’s Cup champions, by year

Here’s every team that has won the WNBA’s in-season tournament since it began in 2021:

2024: Minnesota Lynx def. New York Liberty
2023: New York Liberty def. Las Vegas Acers
2022: Las Vegas Aces def. Chicago Sky
2021: Seattle Storm def. Connecticut Sun

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On the opening night of the 2025 College World Series on June 13, Oregon State squandered a multi-run lead in the top of the ninth inning against Louisville only to immediately turn around and get a walk-off win.

Four days later, the Cardinals returned the favor.

After giving up a three-run advantage in the top of the ninth inning at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, Louisville showed it had one final punch left it in, loading the bases and getting an RBI sacrifice fly to deep center field from Eddie King Jr. to earn a 7-6 victory against No. 8 Oregon State in an elimination game on June 17.

With the win, the Cardinals will advance to the semifinals of the CWS, where they’ll need to beat Coastal Carolina twice in order to advance to the championship series. With its second loss in the past three days, the Beavers were bounced from the double-elimination tournament, ending any hopes of picking up the program’s fourth national title.

King’s sac fly was his third RBI of the day. The teams combined for four home runs, with Zion Rose and Jake Munroe clearing the fence for Louisville, while Aiva Arquette and Jacob Krieg did the same for Oregon State. Arquette’s homer, a solo shot in the ninth inning, was his 19th of the season and traveled 418 feet, making it the longest home run at the CWS this year.

USA TODAY Sports brought you live updates, scores and highlights from the Louisville-Oregon State CWS elimination game. Scroll below for the full recap:

Louisville vs Oregon State baseball live score

Louisville vs Oregon State highlights

Final: Louisville 7, Oregon State 6

Eddie King Jr. sac fly gives Louisville walk-off win

After giving up a 3-run lead in the ninth inning, Louisville rebounds quickly, getting the bases loaded and Eddie King Jr. hitting a deep drive to center field, bringing in Alex Alicea from third base for the winning run.

The season’s over for No. 8 Oregon State, which drops its second game of the double-elimination tournament. Louisville will move on to face off against Coastal Carolina on June 18. The Cardinals will need to beat the Chanticleers twice to make it to the College World Series championship series.

Oregon State makes pitching change

Oregon State now finds itself up against a wall, with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Given the circumstances, Beavers coach Mitch Canham isn’t taking any chances, pulling reliever Kellan Oakes and replacing him with Zach Edwards.

Louisville gets out of jam

A nightmarish ninth inning very nearly got worse for Louisville, which had surrendered a 6-3 lead and had runners on second and third with no outs and the game tied. Pitcher Tucker Biven is able to get things under control, though, striking out back-to-back Oregon State batters and forcing a pop-out to first to end the threat.

The Cardinals will have a chance to win it in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied 6-6.

Oregon State ties it up off Louisville error

With the bases loaded and no outs, Louisville appeared to be in position to get a double play on a soft grounder, but shortstop Alex Alicea isn’t able to corral the ball in a tough spot, with an Oregon State runner crossing paths with the ball. The ball slips past Alicea and into the outfield, bringing two runners home to tie the game.

The Beavers have runners on second and third with no outs.

Louisville makes pitching change

With their lead down to two, the Cardinals aren’t taking any chances in trying to ice the win, bringing in reliever Tucker Biven to replace Wyatt Danilowicz with no outs in the top of the ninth inning.

Aiva Arquette bomb cuts into Louisville lead

Oregon State’s last chance at avoiding elimination is off to a good start. Leading off the ninth inning, Beavers star Aiva Arquette rips a shot to left center field that travels 418 feet, making it the longest homer of the 2025 College World Series.

Oregon State is now within two runs, trailing 6-4.

End of eighth inning: Louisville 6, Oregon State 3

Oregon State makes pitching change

After a four-pitch walk, Eric Segura is pulled from the game for Oregon State and will be replaced by Kellan Oakes. Louisville has men on first and second with one out.

End of seventh inning: Louisville 6, Oregon State 3

Oregon State ends inning with double play

Kellan Oakes quickly gets out of what could have become a jam for his team, getting Kamau Neighbors to ground into a double play to end the inning.

The Beavers are down to their final three outs to keep their season alive.

Eddie King Jr. drives in run on sacrifice fly

Eddie King Jr. drives in a run with sac fly to center field to extend the Louisville lead to 6-3 entering the eighth inning. The inning ends after Jake Munroe is caught in a rundown between first and second.

Eric Segura takes over for AJ Hutcheson for Beavers in seventh inning

AJ Hutcheson is done for day, Eric Segura is coming on to replace him in the seventh inning with a runner on and one out.

Jack Brown on mound for Louisville

Righty freshman Jack Brown has taken the mound for Louisville in the top of the seventh inning. Brown has a 6.64 ERA in 40 2/3 innings this season.

End of sixth inning: Louisville 5, Oregon State 3

Kamau Neighbors drives in another Louisville run

Kamau Neighbors drives in Garret Pike on an RBI single to push the Louisville lead back to two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Pike had a two-out double to set up the scoring opportunity.

Oregon State adds run on fielder’s choice

Oregon State loads the bases with zero outs, but Justin West works out of the jam, giving up only one run. The run scores on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Canon Reeder. West strikes pinch hitter Carson McEntire struck out swinging on a high fastball and then gets Trent Caraway to fly out to right field for the third out.

Oregon State loads bases with zero outs

Oregon State has the bases loaded with zero outs in the top of the sixth inning. Carson McEntire is pinch-hitting for the Beavers.

End of fourth inning: Louisville 4, Oregon State 2

Zion Rose hits solo home run to extend Louisville lead

That’s three straight half innings with a home run. Zion Rose greets AJ Hutchenson with a solo home run to left field to make it a 4-2 Louisville lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. That’s Rose’s 13th home run of the season.

AJ Hutcheson on mound in relief of Nelson Keljo

Righty reliever AJ Hutchenson is now on the mound in relief of Nelson Keljo. Keljo allowed three runs on five hits with three strikeouts and a walk.

Justin West takes over for Brennyn Cutts on mound

Following Jacob Krieg’s two-run home run, Louisville coach Dan McDonnell will turn to his bullpen. Lefty Justin West will take over on the mound for Brennyn Cutts.

Cutts struck out seven in three innings of work, but allowed four walks and the home run.

Jacob Krieg hits no-doubt two-run home run for Oregon State

Jacob Krieg gets two back for Oregon State with a two-run home run to left field. Krieg took a 2-1 fastball and turned on it for the home run.

End of third inning: Louisville 3, Oregon State 0

Jake Munroe hits two-run home run to add to Louisville lead

Jake Munroe takes a first-pitch fastball from Nelson Keljo and hits it out over the left field wall for a two-run home run. It’s 3-0 Louisville.

Eddie King Jr. takes the next pitch and lines it for a ground-rule double.

End of second inning: Louisville 1, Oregon State 0

Aiva Arquette makes web gem play

Nelson Keljo bounces back from a long first inning with a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the second. He is aided by a web gem of a play by shortstop Aiva Arquette and a diving catch by centerfielder Lucas Moore.

Brennyn Cutts works out of jam to keep Oregon State scoreless

Brennyn Cutts walks the first two hitters of the inning, but then picks up a pair of strikeouts and a groundball out to work out of the jam. Cutt has already struck out five through two innings.

End of first inning: Louisville 1, Oregon State 0

Eddie King Jr. gives Louisville 1-0 lead

Eddie King Jr. lines a shot over Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette to score Alex Alicea from third base to give Louisville a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The ball was 111 mph off the bat.

Brennyn Cutts strikes out three in a row after leadoff single

Trent Caraway got a leadoff single off Brennyn Cutts, but he bounced back by striking out Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Wilson Weber back-to-back-to-back to get out of the inning unschated.

Caraway did steal second base in the inning.

Trent Caraway leads off game with single for Oregon State

Trent Caraway gets the CWS elimination game between Oregon State and Louisville going with a leadoff single.

Pregame

Nelson Keljo on mound for Oregon State vs. Louisville

Nelson Keljo is Oregon State’s starter for today’s elimination game against Louisville. Keljo has a 3-2 record with a 3.74 ERA this season. He has struck out 60 hitters and walked 32 in 55 1/3 innings this season.

Brennyn Cutts starting for Louisville vs Oregon State

Brennyn Cutts will earn the start for Louisville for today’s elimination game against Oregon State. Cutts has a 3-1 record with a 4.89 ERA this season. He has 39 strikeouts and 15 walks in 35 innings pitched.

Louisville baseball lineup vs Oregon State

Here’s a look at the Louisville starting lineup vs. Oregon in today’s CWS elimination game:

Oregon State baseball lineup vs Louisville

Here’s a look at the OSU starting lineup vs. Louisville in today’s CWS elimination game:

What time does Louisville vs Oregon State baseball start?

Date: Tuesday, June 17
Time: 2:43 p.m. ET
Where: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)

Louisville and Oregon State are scheduled for a 2:43 p.m. ET first pitch at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, in a CWS elimination game. First pitch was delayed nearly 45 minutes due to the conclusion of LSU vs UCLA after a postponement from June 16.

What TV channel is Louisville vs Oregon State baseball on today?

TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)

The CWS elimination game between Louisville and Oregon State will air on ESPN. Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Ben McDonald (analyst) and Chris Burke (analyst) and Dani Wexelman (sideline reporter) will be on the call.

Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app (with a TV login), ESPN+ – ESPN’s subscription streaming service – and Fubo, the last of which carries ESPN and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Louisville vs Oregon State baseball predictions, picks, odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Monday, June 16

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Moneyline: Oregon State (-210) | Murray State (+160)

College World Series schedule

The College World Series began on June 13 and will run through June 22 or 23, depending on whether the championship series requires two or three games. Here is a more detailed look at the latest college baseball schedule and NCAA Tournament bracket update.

College World Series: June 13-22/23
CWS finals: June 21-22/23