Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese recorded the first triple-double of her career in Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun.

Reese had 11 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists in a team-high 36 minutes in Chicago’s 78-66 victory over Connecticut. Reese set her milestone on an assist to Ariel Atkins, who hit a long two-point shot to put the Sky up by 14 with 2:45 left.

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark had the WNBA’s other triple-double this season with a 20-point, 10-rebound, and 10-assist performance in a win over the Sky on May 17.

Reese, in her second year, is averaging 10.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists for Chicago, which had five players in double figures against the Sun and broke a three-game losing streak.

The 23-year-old Reese has set numerous WNBA records in her short time in the league.

Earlier this season, she became the fastest player to reach 500 career points and 500 rebounds, setting the mark in just 38 career games.

Last season, she set league marks with the most rebounds per game (13.1), total rebounds in a season (446), and offensive rebounds in a season (172). Reese also had 26 double-doubles in 2024, including 15 straight at one point to set another record.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took exception Sunday to the criticism being levied at officiating during the NBA Finals, specifically the rebukes against Scott Foster.

“I think it’s awful some of the things I’ve seen about officiating, and Scott Foster in particular,” Carlisle said Sunday, June 15. “I’ve known Scott Foster for 30 years. He is a great official. He has done a great job in these playoffs. We’ve had him a lot of times. The ridiculous scrutiny that is being thrown out there is terrible and unfair and unjust and stupid.”

Many Pacers and NBA fans had taken to social media to criticize Foster for his performance Friday night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, an eventual 111-104 Oklahoma City Thunder victory that evened the series at 2-2.

Both teams combined to shoot 71 free throws, including 38 by the Thunder.

In particular, fans took exception to a play when Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pushed off against Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith on a drive toward the left baseline, before Gilgeous-Alexander drained a step-back jumper. Gilgeous-Alexander appeared to take an extra step on the play, though he stumbled as he gathered his feet; Foster was very near the play, observing the action from the baseline.

Foster officiated Game 4 with Josh Tiven (sixth Finals) and Sean Wright (second Finals). On the NBA’s Last Two-Minute Report, referee operations examined 17 plays at found they were all “correct calls” or “correct no-calls.”

Foster had reffed one previous Pacers playoff game this season.

Some fans have given Foster the nickname “The Extender,” claiming that he has a history of making dubious calls during the playoffs that have extended series.

Longtime NBA writer Tom Haberstroh, however, referenced a study that says there’s “not much evidence at all” of Foster’s ability to ‘extend’ the series.

Haberstroh said Foster called 23 fouls (11 on the Pacers, 12 on the Thunder), Tiven called 17 fouls (nine on the Pacers, eight on the Thunder) and Wright called 13 fouls (seven on the Pacers, six on the Thunder).

Bill Simmons, the former writer and now media executive and podcaster, said of the game: “It was just an abomination. It was a typical Scott Foster (game), all over the place, just involved like weird stoppages, missed calls, like calling touch fouls, then not calling somebody getting clubbed in the head. They had no control of this entire game.”

How are NBA Finals referees selected?

According to the NBA, playoff referees are selected, “based on their overall performance throughout the first three rounds of the NBA Playoffs 2025. Officials were evaluated by the NBA Referee Operations management team after each round to determine advancement in this year’s postseason.”

Who is NBA referee Scott Foster?

Foster is considered one of the best referees in the league.

An official in his 30th season with the NBA, Foster entered this season having officiated 1,675 regular season games and 241 postseason games. Friday night was Foster’s 25th time officiating an NBA Finals game. This is his 18th NBA Finals, overall.

Foster is also a noted pickleball player.

The San Francisco Giants stunned the baseball world on Sunday, June 15, by acquiring Rafael Devers as part of a blockbuster trade with the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox, in return, receive pitchers Kyle Harrison and Jordan Hicks, and prospects James Tibbs and Jose Bello. Harrison (1-1, 4.56 ERA), a former Giants top prospect, is the best player going to Boston. The Red Sox also freed up the remainder of Deevers’ 10-year, $313.5 million contract.

The Giants will pay the entirety of Devers’ deal, USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale reported, with the slugger still owed more than $250 million. The Red Sox will pay the rest of Hicks’ four-year, $44 million contract, with 2½ years remaining.

Devers became an All-Star for the third time last season and was previously an All-Star in both 2021 and 2022. Devers made his debut in 2017 and won the World Series in 2018 to conclude his first full season with the Red Sox. He was named to the All-MLB second team in 2021 and was named a Silver Slugger award winner in 2021 and 2023.

The Giants will host the Red Sox for a 3-game series that starts on Friday, June 20, at Oracle Park.

Until then, fans and pundits alike will be buzzing with their takes. Scroll below to see how the baseball world reacted to Devers’ trade after it was announced:

MLB world reacts to Rafael Devers trade

Giants shortstop Willy Adames was mic’d up during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and talked about the trade for Devers with ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball broadcast team.

Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was also interview during the broadcast of Sunday night’s game with the Dodgers, exclaiming: ‘How about that trade? That’s wild!’

Sports writer, critic and podcaster Bill Simmons, a Massachusetts native, also had strong thoughts, while another called it an ‘organizational failure.’

Devers hit a home run in the Red Sox’s 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on Sunday and then spoke with reporters in Boston after the game (and before the trade) about adapting to his role and the distractions from earlier in the season.

While Devers addressed the situation publicly regarding the distractions about his role with Boston this season, ESPN’s Jeff Passan explained that some of those distractions had still lingered on behind the scenes.

A magical six-run eighth inning kept Louisville alive at the 2025 College World Series.

The Cardinals defeated Arizona 8-3 to stave off elimination on June 15 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. With the loss, the Wildcats become the first team eliminated from the double-elimination tournament.

Arizona held a 3-2 lead entering the bottom of the eighth inning, but allowed Louisville to score six runs, including four runs that were unearned due to two fielding errors. The inning began with an error by shortstop Mason White to allow Jake Munroe to reach safely and snowballed from there.

Zion Rose gave the Cardinals their first lead of the game on a two-RBI single. After taking the lead, Louisville kept on adding runs. Kamau Neighbors, who went 4-for-4 with four singles, drove in a key insurance run to make it 5-3. Garret Pike scored when he stole home due to an error by pitcher Tony Pluta.

Louisville added two more runs to total six in the inning and sent 10 hitters to the plate. After Ethan Eberle lasted just 3 2/3 innings and allowed all three Arizona runs, Wyatt Danilowicz and Tucker Biven combined to pitch 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball to allow the Cardinals’ offense time to find its rhythm.

The Wildcats, which lost 7-4 to No. 13 seed Coastal Carolina on June 13, see their season end despite leading for much of the game.

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Final: Louisville 8, Arizona 3

Louisville completes comeback to stave off elimination

Louisville pulls off an improbable 8-3 win over Arizona to stave off elimination in the CWS after scoring six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Wildcats led 3-2 entering the final Cardinal batting inning, but committed two errors, which led to four unearned runs.

Arizona becomes the first team eliminated from the 2025 College World Series field.

End of eighth inning: Louisville 8, Arizona 3

Matt Klein drives in sixth run of Louisville eighth inning

Matt Klein singles to left field to score another Louisville run, the sixth of the eighth inning. Klein is thrown out attempting to get to second base, but the Cardinals now have a five-run lead and are three outs away from advancing.

Louisville adds two more runs

Louisville adds another run on a fielding error from pitcher Tony Pluta as Garret Pike scores on a dropped ball after being caught in a run-down.

Alex Alicea drops down a bunt to score Kamau Neighbors from third base for another run. It’s 7-3 Louisville.

Kamau Neighbors RBI single adds insurance run

Kamau Neighbors knocks his fourth hit of the game and drives in another run to give Louisville a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Cardinals have runners on the corners with one out for the top of the order.

Zion Rose gives Louisville 4-3 lead in eight inning

Zion Rose drops a blooper down the right field line and plates two runs to give Louisville its first lead of the game, 4-3, in the eighth inning.. The Cardinals still have runners on the corners and zero outs.

Arizona brings in ace reliever Tony Pluta with Louisville threatening in 8th inning

Louisville has its first two hitters on base following an error and a single. Arizona coach Chip Hale quickly calls in his relief ace, Tony Pluta, to try and diffuse the situation late in the game. Tague Davis is due up for the Cardinals with runners on first and second with zero outs.

End of seventh inning: Arizona 3, Louisville 2

Lucas Moore scores Garret Pike on sac fly

Louisville has made it a one-run game following a sac fly from Lucas Moore to score Garret Pike from third.

Garrett Hicks induces a groundball out from Matt Klein to strand a runner in scoring position to end the threat.

Arizona leads 3-2 heading into the eighth inning.

Louisville threatening in seventh inning; Smith Bailey pulled

The Cardinals have runners on first and third with zero outs in the bottom of the seventh inning following a double by Garrett Pike and a bunt single by Kamau Neighbors. Arizona challenged the safe call at first, but Neighbors beat it out.

Arizona is turning to reliever Garret Hicks on the mound to replace Smith Bailey. Hicks will face the top of the Louisville order.

End of sixth inning: Arizona 3, Louisville 1

Tucker Bivens works out of a sixth-inning jam

Tucker Bivens escapes a sixth-inning jam on just two pitches. He gets Andrew Cain to pop out on the infield and then induces a lineout from Jake Munroe. On the line drive, Maddox Mihalakis tries to advance to third but is thrown out by left fielder Zion Rose for an inning-ending double play.

Tucker Bivens relieves Wyatt Danilowicz in sixth inning

Wyatt Danilowicz has walked the first two Arizona hitters in the sixth inning. Louisville coach Dan McDonnell makes the call for Tucker Bivens to relieve Danilowicz with runners on first and second with zero outs.

End of fifth inning: Arizona 3, Louisville 1

Smith Bailey works out of fifth-inning jam

Louisville gets runners on first and second with zero outs to put some pressure on Bailey. He bunkers down by striking out two-hole hitter Lucas Moore and then records flyball outs from three-hole hitter Matt Kelin and cleanup hitter Jake Munroe to escape the jam.

Arizona still leads 3-1 heading into the sixth inning.

End of fourth inning: Arizona 3, Louisville 1

Wyatt Danilowicz strikes out Brendan Summerhill to end inning

Wyatt Danilowicz strikes out Brendan Summerhill after entering in relief to end the threat with runners on first and second. That’s a big out for the Cardinals to keep themselves within two runs.

Wyatt Danilowicz replaces Ethan Eberle in fourth inning

Wyatt Danilowicz replaces Ethan Eberle on the mound for Louisville in the top of the fourth inning. Danilowicz, a lefty, comes into face left-handed leadoff hitter Brendan Summerhill with two outs and runners on first and second.

End of third inning: Arizona 3, Louisville 1

Easton Breyfogle robs Matt Klein of extra base hit, RBI

Arizona left fielder Easton Breyfogle makes a diving grab for the final out of the third inning with a runner on second. Breyfogle’s web gem likely cost Matt Klein an extra base hit and an RBI to cut the lead to a run.

Adonys Guzman hits solo home run for Arizona

Adonys Guzman hits a solo home run to make it 3-1 in the top of the third inning. Guzman got a questionable ball call before hitting the home run, which had an exit velocity of 105 mph and traveled 400 feet.

Guzman also had an RBI single in the first inning. He has 44 RBIs on the season.

End of second inning: Arizona 2, Louisville 1

Zion Rose drives in Louisville’s first run on fielder’s choice

With runners on the corners and one out, Zion Rose hits into a fielder’s choice for the second out of the inning; however, the play allows Jake Munroe, who led off the inning with a single, to score from third.

It’s 2-1 Arizona heading into the third inning.

Ethan Eberle bounces back with scoreless second inning

Aided by a 4-6-3 double play, Ethan Eberle bounces back with a scoreless second inning to keep Louisville within two runs.

End of first inning: Arizona 2, Louisville 0

Smith Bailey records 1-2-3 inning

Smith Bailey records a 1-2-3 first inning after his offense gives him an early 2-0 lead. Bailey struck out two-hole hitter Lucas Moore and recorded a pair of flyouts.

Garen Caulfield single gives Arizona 2-0 lead

Garen Caulfield with an RBI single through the right side makes it 2-0 Arizona. The Wildcats are seeing Ethan Eberle well right now.

Adonys Guzman gives Arizona 1-0 lead on RBI single

Adonys Guzman gives Arizona an early 1-0 lead on an RBI single to left field. His hit scores Aaron Walton, but White is tagged out after he is caught in a rundown between second and third base.

Ethan Eberle in early jam

Ethan Eberle struck out Brendan Summerhill to begin the game, but he has hit Aaron Walton and Mason White in back-to-back at-bats. Arizona has runners on first and second.

Pregame

Louisville starting lineup vs Arizona

Here’s a look at the Louisville baseball starting lineup vs. Arizona for the CWS game today:

Alex Alicea, SS
Lucas Moore, CF
Matt Klein, C
Jake Munroe, 3B
Eddie King Jr., RF
Tague Davis, 1B
Zion Rose, LF
Garrett Pike, DH
Kamau Neighbors, 2B

Arizona starting lineup vs Louisville

Here’s a look at the Arizona baseball starting lineup vs. Louisville for the CWS game today:

Brenden Summerhill, RF
Aaron Walton, CF
Mason White, SS
Adonys Guzman, C
Maddox Mihalakis, 3B
Garen Caufield, 2B
Andrew Cain, DH
Tommy Splaine, 1B
Easton Breyfogle, LF

Smith Bailey earns start for Arizona vs Louisville

Arizona counters Louisville’s freshman with one of its own. Smith Bailey is starting for the Wildcats in the win-or-go-home matchup. The freshman righty has a 3-3 record with a 4.01 ERA in 83 innings. 

Bailey pitched against Louisville on Feb. 16 in his collegiate debut. He went four scoreless innings while allowing three walks and striking out five.

Ethan Eberle starting for Louisville vs Arizona

Freshman left-handed pitcher Ethan Eberle will earn the start for Louisville against Arizona in the CWS elimination game. Eberle has a 6-2 record with a 4.34 ERA in 58 innings. The 6-foot-5 pitcher has made 18 appearances, including nine starts.

Eberle went five innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits in a super regional win over Miami on June 8.

Louisville home team for elimination game vs Arizona

Louisville will be the designated home team for its CWS elimination game against Arizona. That means the Wildcats will bat first in the first inning.

What time does Arizona vs Louisville baseball start?

Date: Sunday, June 15
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Where: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)

Arizona and Louisville are scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET first pitch at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, in the first CWS elimination game.

What TV channel is Arizona vs Louisville baseball on today?

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

The CWS elimination game between Arizona and Louisville will air on ESPN. Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Ben McDonald (analyst), Eduardo Pérez (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.

Arizona vs Louisville baseball predictions, picks, odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Saturday, June 14

Spread: Arizona -1.5
Over/under: 9.5
Moneyline: Arizona (-125) | Louisville (-105)

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

ATLANTA – It was a simple slant route, against press coverage, during a 7-on-7 football camp. Happened in 2021. And Jerome Bettis Jr. is still catching grief for it.

Coming off the line of scrimmage, an eyewitness critic concluded, the young wide receiver wasn’t physical enough in fighting off the cornerback’s hands.

Sure, he otherwise sparkled at the FBU camp, early in his high school days. But that one play, which his dad has on videotape, is in the bucket as a “lost rep” that remains a case that can be used against him…or as an everlasting teaching moment.

It figures. The loquacious father, Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis, is not one to mince words when compelled to make a point.

“We went over it in the moment, we went over it when we got home,” Bettis Jr. recently reflected. “And we just went over it a couple of days ago.”

A couple of days ago?

Rome, as Bettis Jr. is called, is now a freshman receiver at Notre Dame, his dad’s alma mater. Yet as he and his famous father chatted with USA TODAY Sports in the basement of the family’s suburban mansion in late May, the day before the kid headed back to college, it was apparent that there is no expiration date when it comes to feedback from ‘The Bus.’

Call it one of the privileges – that’s how Rome sees it — of being groomed by a father enshrined in Canton as one of the greatest players in football history.

Then there was the dropped pass against Collins Hill High last fall. Rome, 18, a three-star recruit who starred at Woodward Academy, calls it his biggest regret from his high school career.

Let Papa Bus explain.

“You’ve got to make the big plays,” Bettis preached. “This could have turned the game around. You, being the guy, you have to think that way. Every opportunity, you have to seize. And this was an opportunity that he let slip away. You have to make the difficult catches! That’s what you’re going to be gauged on. Can you make that one play that’s going to change the game? You have to hold yourself to a higher standard.

“I need him to raise his level of what he expects from himself. If you want to be the player that you say you want to be, that’s the play you’ve got to make.”

Bettis, 53, who retired from a 13-year NFL career after winning Super Bowl 40 with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his hometown of Detroit in 2006, insists that he never demanded that Rome pursue football. He often told him that he played football so that he didn’t have to.

“Sometimes, you push a kid, he resents you for that,” Bettis said. “The last thing I wanted was to be that dad that my son resented. I just tried to encourage him. And then at an early age, I got him with other coaches, so he wasn’t listening to my voice all the time. He could hear someone telling him the same things I was telling him, but just in a different voice. I was hoping he wouldn’t be turned off to football because of me.”

Still, Bettis calls himself “a rollercoaster dad” with a distinct sense of pride. “I was going to ride with him on every play.”

That was surely passed down. Bettis’ parents, Gladys and his late father, Johnnie, never missed a single game during his entire football journey from high school through the NFL. A generation later, the son has added a layer to that tradition. The Bus swears that he has every snap that Rome played in high school (both ways, including cornerback) that he taped himself on his iPhone.

“Whenever he sees something that we need to touch on or something to clean up, he’ll bring it to my attention and we’ll go from there,” Rome said.

Father and son both emphasize the mind. While Rome points to his dad’s advice about intentional and maintaining a structure for his approach to the game, Bettis stresses the importance of a “psychological toolbox” to deal with adversity in the heat of competition.

“At this stage in these kids’ lives, there’s nobody really giving them the psychological side of it,” Bettis said. “Some kids develop it more than others, but it’s there. You just have to tap into it. I’ve tried to provide that type of resource and give him the why as to a lot of these things happening or not. And give him a better perspective of where he’s trying to go.”

It can be argued that Rome, a finance major, might have increased pressure by choosing Notre Dame. He also considered Duke and Texas A&M, yet insists that he doesn’t feel ay added weight because of his dad’s legacy in South Bend.

“Yes, my dad’s influence caused me to choose Notre Dame, but not in the way that everybody would think,” he said. “What made me make the decision was the way I was raised by him and my mother.”

The nod to his mother, Trameka, and to the academics she and Jerome stressed, represents only part of the equation. Another key hook is his sister, Jada, 20, a rising junior at Notre Dame majoring in strategic management.

Perhaps Jada doesn’t wind up at Notre Dame, though, if her father didn’t return for a semester in 2022 to complete the coursework needed to earn a business degree – only 28 years after he left for the NFL.

Bettis commuted to South Bend – he’d fly back for weekends – and became the full-time student whose adjustment included the heavy reliance on technology that didn’t exist three decades earlier.

“There was a huge learning curve for me,” he said.

Jada was a high school junior at the time. Bettis cleared it with his professors to allow her to accompany him to classes for a day and get a glimpse of college life.

“She got a chance to see the campus from a different perspective,” Bettis said. “She had always gone to games with me, but she saw it from a student’s perspective, which led to her to take a class in the summer. She was there for two weeks and fell in love with the campus.

“And she was a huge influence on his decision on where go to school. So, very bog domino effect. If I hadn’t gone back to school, I don’t know if he’d be there now.”

Bettis’ father used to tell him, “I gave you your good name. Don’t screw it up.”

Now Bettis, rolling with the same classic humor, tells Rome the same.

So far, so good. Bettis expects that he will get a hold of practice video and serve up feedback, but he has no plans of attending training camp or practice sessions. Never mind that he’s a Fighting Irish legend. He’s also a dad.

At the spring game, Bettis was invited to watch from the sideline or from a private suite. He politely declined. He wanted no VIP status.

“All I wanted to do was sit in the family section and see him come out of that tunnel with that gold helmet on,” Bettis said. “I wanted to cherish that. I got a chance to do it as a dad. That was super-important to do.”

Of course, Bettis videotaped that special occasion. After all, it’s a habit.

As Bettis figures, “Why stop now?”

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In the handful of days since details became public about how the new rules around college athlete pay will work, there are still many unanswered questions. 

But the one that seems most important to the coaching staffs that must build rosters is as old as time: Will the new College Sports Commission truly be able to police the money that will inevitably change hands under the table? 

The thing about the so-called ‘Wild West’ era of name, image and likeness, as unregulated and messy as it seemed at times, was that everyone knew the score. It might not seem logical for a booster collective to pay $750,000 for an unproven left tackle, but it was, in a strange way, all above board and out in the open.

The new world after the House vs. NCAA settlement is going to be different in several ways, at least on paper:

A $20.5 million “benefits cap” per school that will go up incrementally every year 
An online clearinghouse run by the prominent accounting firm Deloitte where athletes have to register outside NIL deals over $600 for approval, powered by an algorithm that measures market value. The idea is to sniff out booster-fueled deals that have created what some administrators like to call a fake market for players, while allowing athletes to pursue the so-called ‘real NIL’ like product endorsements.
A still somewhat opaque arbitration process an athlete can use if a deal gets rejected, where a supposedly independent person (or persons) will have the final say on whether a deal goes through.
 Some kind of subpoena power that would be used in such a process, though it’s unclear exactly how far-reaching that power will be (Are we talking about bank and tax records? Text messages?) and the impact of non-compliance. Would a court of law really intervene to enforce the subpoena?
And, perhaps most significantly to the fan experience that has been turned upside down by a completely unregulated transfer environment, schools will have the ability to offer multi-year contracts with buyouts and penalties. If, for instance, a player wants to transfer after the first year of a two-year deal, the buyout paid by the new school would count against its cap.

We know all this stuff will, at some point, be subject to further lawsuits and scrutiny unless there’s some kind of Congressional intervention. The entire idea of imposing certain earning limits on athletes without some type of collective bargaining process is probably a loser in the long-term.

Even in the halls of NCAA headquarters these days, there’s a hint of a Jerry Seinfeld attitude about whether some of these limits will hold up after years of getting their rear end handed to them in court: Good luck with all that. But ultimately, this is what the power conferences wanted. This is their show. They created the CSC, they agreed on these rules and they’re the ones who ultimately must figure out something else if this doesn’t work. 

Some of the people that put a lot of time and effort into creating this new setup are understandably annoyed by cynical commentary about whether it will work before it even gets off the ground.

However, many of the biggest cynics are inside their houses.

Based on the messages I’ve received from coaches who – let’s face it – understand how the real world works a whole lot better than the C-suite folks, there are legitimate concerns about whether the CSC and Deloitte will truly be able to follow the money.

What if, for instance, an athlete strikes a deal with a booster and just … doesn’t report it to the clearinghouse? Will there truly be a mechanism to find it and police it? That was always the NCAA’s problem with enforcement: It was difficult, if not impossible, to compel cooperation without subpoena power.

Though arbitration proceedings like the one outlined in the House settlement will provide some type of subpoena power, how far reaching will it be? Will its power vary by state? Will it truly be enforced? And if someone gets busted, will the school avoid penalties by claiming they didn’t know? If so, we’re kind of right back where we started. 

Additionally, as sports attorney Darren Heitner pointed out this weekend on X, the language in the rules makes it somewhat questionable whether Deloitte could reject a deal funded by a booster collective but presented by a corporate entity like a car dealership being used as a pass-through.

Don’t scoff: Lack of imagination is what got these guys into a bad situation in the first place. When NIL became legal in 2021, few saw the true impact of collectives coming.  

And the whole thing about buyouts limiting transfers? What if agents just simply don’t allow their players to sign a contract that would truly limit their ability to change schools without repercussions for themselves or their new school? It’s not like athletic departments have done a great job negotiating those things when it comes to their own coaching contracts. 

At this stage of the game, it’s not productive to say the new system is doomed. While it seems a longshot given the current political climate and governmental priorities, perhaps Congress will come in and codify this stuff to some extent. And maybe all of the guardrails built into the CSC will keep things orderly to some extent. 

But now that power point presentations and Q-and-A documents are being circulated in advance of the July 1 implementation, the people who deal with recruiting realities on a day-to-day basis are wondering whether they’re in for a fair fight or this is simply a new way for cheaters to perform a very old trick.

Better to poke those theoretical holes in it now, because in just a couple weeks, you can guarantee some people are going to try to find real ones. 

Coastal Carolina and Oregon State will face off Sunday, June 15, for a spot in the College World Series semifinals.

The No. 13 Chanticleers and No. 8 Beavers, both winners of national championships since 2016, look to earn their second win of the CWS this season, whereas the loser will move to the loser’s bracket and hope to battle its way back into the conversation.

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Coastal Carolina saved ace pitcher Jacob Morrison for the second round of the tournament, and it paid off, as Riley Eikhoff and Cameron Flukey combined for eight innings in its 7-4 win over Arizona in the opening round.

Oregon State narrowly got past Louisville in the first round, defeating the Cardinals 4-3 in walk-off fashion courtesy of Gavin Turley.

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Coastal Carolina vs Oregon State baseball live score

Coastal Carolina vs Oregon State baseball live updates

This section will be updated.

Oregon State starting Ethan Kleinschmit

Oregon State going with left-hander Ethan Kleinschmit, who put together quite the season for the Beavers. Kleinschmit has an 8-4 record and a 3.54 ERA this season with 106 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings.

Jacob Morrison stats

Morrison has a 2.15 ERA this season with 95 strikeouts in 96 1/3 innings.

What time does Coastal Carolina vs Oregon State baseball start?

Time: 7 p.m. ET
Date: Sunday, June 15
Location: Charles Schwab Field Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska)

What TV channel is Coastal Carolina vs Oregon State baseball on today?

TV channel: ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)

Coastal Carolina-Oregon State will air live on ESPN2. It can be streamed on the ESPN app with a cable login or ESPN+, which requires a subscription. Another option is Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

College World Series schedule

All times Eastern

Friday, June 13

Game 1: (13) Coastal Carolina 7, Arizona 4
Game 2: (8) Oregon State 4, Louisville 3

Saturday, June 14

Game 3: (15) UCLA 6, Murray State 4
Game 4: (6) LSU 4, (3) Arkansas 1

Sunday, June 15

Game 5: Arizona vs. Louisville | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 6: (13) Coastal Carolina vs. (8) Oregon State | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (ESPN+)

Monday, June 16

Game 7: Murray State vs. Arkansas | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 8: (15) UCLA vs. (6) LSU | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)

Tuesday, June 17

Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 8 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)

Wednesday, June 18

Game 11 (semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | 2 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 12 (semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)

Thursday, June 19

Game 13 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 14 (if-necessary semifinals): Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 12 | TBD | ESPN (ESPN+)

CWS finals

Game 1 (June 21): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)
Game 2 (June 22): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 2:30 p.m. | ABC
Game 3 (June 23) (if necessary): Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 7 p.m. | ESPN (ESPN+)

Dak Prescott has already cemented himself as one of the top quarterbacks in Dallas Cowboys history.

The numbers don’t lie. He’s on pace to surpass Tony Romo for some of the Cowboys franchise passing records. Prescott is 2,746 passing yards and 35 passing touchdowns shy of claiming the statistical passing records for ‘America’s Team.’

However, similar to Romo, playoff success has eluded the 31-year-old thus far in his nine NFL seasons.

He’s failed to lead Dallas beyond the divisional round in the postseason, as the Cowboys‘ Super Bowl drought reaches its 30th season in 2025.

Prescott hopes to change that in his tenth year.

‘I wanna win a championship,’ Prescott said via the Cowboys website. ‘The legacy and the things, and whatever comes after I finish playing, will take care of itself. I wanna win a championship. Be damned if it’s just for my legacy, for this team, for my personal being, for my sanity – the legacy will take care of itself. I have to stay where my feet are.’

Like his predecessor, Prescott gets ridiculed for his lack of postseason success. Dallas has just four playoff wins since 1996, and Prescott owns a 2-5 playoff record.

Prescott’s regular-season winning percentage is 62.2%, which puts him ahead of Troy Aikman (56.9%) and Romo (61.4%). However, a quarterback’s legacy is often formed in the playoffs.

Prescott played just eight games in 2024 after being placed on injured reserve with a season-ending hamstring injury that required surgery.

In his last healthy season in 2023, he led the NFL in passing touchdowns (36) and threw just nine interceptions, finishing as the MVP runner-up to Lamar Jackson.

This offseason, Dallas traded for wide receiver George Pickens, shoring up the room alongside All-Pro CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys hope the new addition will yield a return from Prescott like his 2023 output, and he’s excited about the offseason moves so far.

‘It starts with personnel,’ said Prescott. ‘The changes we’ve made and not just on offense, but on defense as well – bringing in people, obviously, George really opens up things for all those other receivers. I think it just gives them a safety net to go earn, and to play free, and to go make a huge jump. Guys like Mingo and Tolbert, and the way the backs have approached this thing, I’m super excited.’

Prescott will be 32 entering the 2025 season and will attempt to cement his legacy as one of the greatest quarterbacks if he can bring a Lombardi Trophy back to Dallas before he decides to hang it up.

Prescott and the Cowboys will kick off the start of the 2025 NFL regular season against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, Sept. 4.

The Kansas City Chiefs fell just one win short last season of becoming the first NFL team to secure three consecutive Super Bowl titles.

Despite losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59, Kansas City’s historic fifth appearance in the big game in the last six years marked an incredible feat by Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Kansas City finished the regular season with a 15-2 record, even though the offense struggled at times to score touchdowns, finishing 22nd in red zone efficiency.

A significant reason behind the offense’s floundering was perhaps the absence of wide receiver Rashee Rice, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week 4. He appeared to be quickly becoming the No. 1 receiver for Kansas City and the playmaker the offense had been searching for since trading Tyreek Hill during the 2022 offseason.

Rice appears to be rejuvenated and excited for what lies ahead in 2025.

‘Wide receiver group, we’re going to be explosive this year,’ Rice told KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson. ‘We’re just excited to put on a show to be honest. We know it’s gonna be a show. Only thing in the way right now is time, so we’re just waiting patiently.’

Rice had accumulated a team-high 288 receiving yards on 24 receptions and two touchdowns before his injury. His absence was a significant blow to the offense.

The Chiefs finished 16th in yards per game, marking the first time since Mahomes took over they finished outside of the top ten in that category.

Justin Watson (Texans), Mecole Hardman (Packers) and DeAndre Hopkins (Ravens) all departed in free agency.

Travis Kelce will lace them up for a 13th season, although he will turn 36 later this year. Alongside Rice in the wide receiver room is 2024 first-round pick Xavier Worthy. Additionally, the reigning AFC champs re-signed veterans JuJu Smith-Schuster and Hollywood Brown to one-year contracts.

Rice has been feverishly focused on his recovery as he looks to be a key cog in the offense.

‘It’s a hard process,’ Rice said. ‘If you love the game enough, it’s nothing that can really take you away or discourage you that you can’t get the job done.’

The Chiefs’ offense has the potential to bounce back, and their first opportunity to do so in 2025 will come against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, Sept. 5 in Brazil.