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2026 College Baseball Transfer Portal Winners & Losers: BA's Jacob Rudner takes a big-picture approach to evaluating the winners and losers from the 2026 ...
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2026 College Baseball Recruiting Rankings: Presenting Baseball America’s pre-draft rankings of the top 25 recruiting classes in college baseball for 2026.
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SEC, Big Ten add long-missing support to college sports bill: The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences have agreed to support a Senate bill that seeks to ...
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Dan Hurley sends blunt plea after court ruling creates more college basketball chaos
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Nolan Wells laid to rest in closed casket as mourners including Spike Lee and Terrell Owens pay respects -- and teen's mom vows to 'fight' for truth
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Key FactsPlatner Quits Senate Race Amid Middle East Tensions
Jul 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- Democrat Graham Platner ended his Senate campaign following rape allegations which he denies.
- Maine Democrats face a July 27 deadline to select a new candidate to challenge Republican Susan Collins.
- The U.S. launched strikes on roughly 90 military locations in southern Iran, prompting Iranian retaliations in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump was hired by Nolan Wells' family to investigate his July Fourth weekend death.
political system not built for normal people.— Graham Platner; in a video explaining that his decision to drop out of the Maine Senate race was not an admission of guilt but a critique of a political system not built for normal people.
Over 100 women's college basketball players team up in unionization effort: Over 100 women's college basketball players have formed the United College Athletes ...
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North Carolina touted the third-highest scoring offense and 12th ranked pitching staff in college baseball last season, but do the Tar Heels have enough gas ... Show more
2027 College World Series Predictions: ‘Way Too Early’ Eight For Omaha
2027 College World Series Predictions: ‘Way Too Early’ Eight For Omaha
Fernando Mendoza and Lauren Betts each won the ESPY for Best College Athlete, men's and women's respectively 🏆
Mendoza capped off a season where he ... Show more
Meet the LSU women's new point guard, a savvy vet fighting Congress' college sports bill
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Which College Baseball Teams Have The Most 5-Star & 4-Star Recruits For The 2026 Class?
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US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
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Key FactsSupreme Court Confirms Citizenship and Transgender Sports Bans
Jun 30, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- The Supreme Court struck down Trump's executive order, affirming that anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen regardless of parental immigration status.
- By a 6-3 vote, the Court permitted states to prohibit transgender female athletes from participating in girls' sports teams, marking a setback for LGBTQ rights.
- Justice Kavanaugh’s opinion introduced a standard that could enable future legal challenges against discrimination toward transgender individuals by governments.
- The Court also removed a decades-old limit on coordinated political spending by parties, potentially altering the landscape of campaign finance.
US Supreme Court to rule on birthright citizenship and trans athletes: The two highly anticipated rulings are core agenda items for President Donald Trump.
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Key FactsSupreme Court Reviews Controversial Birthright Citizenship Case
Apr 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newyorker.com
- The Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, which grants automatic citizenship to anyone born in the U.S.
- The Trump Administration claims the policy encourages illegal immigration and birth tourism, but faces strong judicial skepticism.
- Historical debates and legal precedents largely support a narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment with limited exceptions.
- A majority of the Justices currently appear inclined to uphold the established right and reject drastic changes.
Ask any American what our citizenship rule is and they’ll tell you everyone born here is a citizen alike. That rule was enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment to put it out of the reach of any government official to destroy.— Cecillia Wang, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, as quoted in The New Yorker
Dylan Seward is the projected No. 1 pick in our ‘Way Too Early’ 2027 MLB mock draft 👀
Seward is a dynamic switch-hitter with top-of-the-scale speed ... Show more
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Baseball America
Troy’s College World Series Run The Latest To Expose NCAA’s Biggest Selection Problem
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Sen. Ted Cruz has a Hail Mary plan to save college sports: Sen. Ted Cruz is on a mission to bring order to the college athletics chaos of big endorsement deals ...
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Oklahoma turned Omaha crimson as Boomer Sooner chants echoed and Barry Switzer watched. The Sooners dominated the College World Series atmosphere and action ... Show more
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“College sports is facing a five-alarm fire,” Tommy Tuberville said.
Tuberville has been vocal about changes to college sports and his desire to update the ... Show more
Tommy Tuberville bucks Nick Saban plan to save college sports, proposes own bill
Tommy Tuberville bucks Nick Saban plan to save college sports, proposes own bill
Philstar Life Jun 16
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS OFFICE NOT INVOLVED IN TEAM-BUILDING APPROVAL
The Office of College Athletics said it had no role in approving the Ateneo basketball ... Show more
University Athletics was not involved in approving the team-building activity: Ateneo official
University Athletics was not involved in approving the team-building activity: Ateneo official
Coastal Carolina Hires Chris Lemonis As Head Baseball Coach: Dismissed from Mississippi State in April 2025 Chris Lemonis is headed back to the college baseball ...
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An estimated $35,000 in camera equipment was stolen from the Troy University baseball team’s bus over the weekend in downtown Omaha ... Show more
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Texas Tech Quarterback’s College Career Over After Getting Caught Betting on His Own Games
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Key FactsBrendan Sorsby Enters NFL Supplemental Draft
Jun 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft after a court ruled on his eligibility to play.
- The Big 12 has sought federal court approval to sanction Texas Tech if Sorsby participates this season.
- Texas Tech will rely on Will Hammond as starting quarterback while he recovers from an ACL injury.
- Hammond is expected to be ready early in the season, with Tulsa transfer Kirk Francis as his backup.
"He's in a good spot," McGuire said of Hammond. "We're fortunate to have Will Hammond. He's one of the most competitive, most dedicated guys. His team loves him. If you watch when he came in against Utah, just to see how the offensive line reacted whenever he entered that game. He'll be ready to go, (but) I do not see pushing him in Week 1 to be ready to go."— Joey McGuire, Texas Tech head coach, on Will Hammond's readiness ahead of Week 1; cited in the NYTimes article
Tony Vitello is a coaching anomaly.
That's why BA's Jacob Rudner isn't counting out a college reunion for the current San Francisco Giants ... Show more
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
Brendan Sorsby Ruling Shows NCAA Has Lost Control of College Sports: The NCAA is under fire after Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby won an injunction ...
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Chris Lemonis is a year removed from coaching college baseball. Could a re-entry be in the works for the former national champion?
More on Lemonis and 29 ... Show more
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
Texas associate head coach Nolan Cain is one of the most distinguished recruiters in college baseball. The Omaha-bound assistant could find himself recruited ... Show more
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
30 College Baseball Coaches Who Could Be Targeted For Bigger Jobs
Has a CBA become unavoidable in college sports? 🧐
(via College Football Enquirer)
Nick Saban sounded the alarm on the direction of college athletics during Wednesday’s Senate hearing for “The Protect College Sports Act.”
17-year-old killed in SF ramp crash had just graduated: A 17-year-old killed after a car flew off a San Francisco freeway ramp had just graduated from Hillsdale ...
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OpinionWill Sutton: The NAACP wants Black athletes to boycott schools like LSU. Should they?
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WATCH: College Baseball Player Ejected for Home Run Celebration in Chaotic Scene: A player from the University of Georgia baseball team was ejected Sunday for ...
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Mercer did exactly what college baseball keeps telling mid-majors to do, writes BA college baseball expert @jacobrudnerba
@mercer.baseball :
- Won 44 games
- Finished ... Show more
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Baseball America
SING THAT SONG, WEST VIRGINIA!
What a moment in Morgantown. This is why we love college sports ❤️
UCLA Stunned: No. 1 National Seed Eliminated From NCAA Tournament: UCLA went 52-8 and earned the No. 1 overall national seed, authoring one of the greatest ...
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Ted Cruz looks to break college sports logjam with bipartisan bill: The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break ...
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Shatel: If SEC is serious about blowing up college sports, what would that look like?
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NCAA Selection Committee Makes Mockery Of Mid-Major Success With 2026 Baseball Tournament Field
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NAACP pushes boycott of SEC, ACC schools. How feasible is the movement?: The NAACP has called for a boycott of some prominent college athletics programs in ...
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NEW COLLEGE BASEBALL TOP 25 RANKINGS.
@olemissbsb, @vol_baseball and @ucsb_baseball
New Top 100 MLB Prospects update today 👀
Leo De Vries, Kade Anderson and Seth Hernandez all made significant jumps.
BA subscribers can see the full list at ... Show more
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Baseball America
President Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed At College Sports: The order threatens to review federal grants and contracts for schools that don’t comply.
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Jeff Landry defends LSU’s controversial hiring of Lane Kiffin: ‘The only way was to do what we did’
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Trump again orders changes to ‘save’ college sports: The order would create new regulations around athlete compensation, transfers and other hot-button issues ...
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OpinionThe chance of a lifetime - | money in college sports: A lot of money is now being made in college sports. A few Luxembourgers are also benefiting from this ...
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Gavin Kelly’s Barrel Show Rolls On At West Virginia | College Baseball Data Leaders
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed At College Sports
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Key FactsTrump Foresees Swift Conclusion to Iran Conflict
Mar 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Trump stated the military campaign against Iran is nearing completion with major objectives achieved.
- He highlighted the elimination of more than 50 Iranian naval vessels and the crippling of air defenses.
- The president asserted that Iran’s leadership has been dismantled and global oil supplies will stabilize.
- A recent call with Putin reportedly involved discussions supporting a rapid end and praising U.S. military actions.
We will hit them so hard that it will not be possible for them or anybody else helping them to ever recover that section of the world.— President Donald Trump, at a press conference at his Trump National Doral club near Miami.
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New episode of The Program: @BeaverBaseball coach Mitch Canham on his program’s dominance in college baseball despite no conference affiliation and a remote location.
Tommy Tuberville Introduces Bill to Curb Chaos in College Sports: ‘I’m Sick of That!’
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Baseball America 2026 Midseason College Player Of The Year Watch List: Baseball America presents an updated in-season look at who could contend for our 2026 ...
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Crossing the line: Emotional abuse in college sports: Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm ...
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The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender women from competing in Olympic events.
The ban will begin with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los ... Show more
How Will Gasparino Reshaped His Career, MLB Draft Profile At UCLA: After struggling at Texas, Will Gasparino has been one of college baseball's breakout ...
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'A major challenge': Trump urges Congress to act fast to save college sports
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Key FactsTrump Pushes Swift Reform to Rescue College Athletics
Mar 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: turnto10.com
- President Trump highlighted the urgent need for federal legislation to unify Name, Image, and Likeness policies and transfer regulations.
- The current NIL framework creates disparities that favor wealthy programs and disrupt competitive balance.
- Roundtable attendees expressed concern that the transfer portal causes roster instability and undermines team cohesion.
- Trump intends to issue an executive order within one week to support colleges and student-athletes amid ongoing challenges.
If Congress does not take action fast, it could destroy college sports, and destroy the colleges that play these sports.— Donald Trump, remarks to kick off the White House roundtable on Saving College Sports (March 6, 2026)
Key FactsTrump Calls for Overhaul of College Sports Finances
Mar 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnbc.com
- President Trump described the financial situation in college sports as unsustainable due to the new NIL payment system.
- He pointed out excessive spending where young athletes, such as 17-year-old quarterbacks, receive up to $14 million.
- Trump criticized the lack of clear eligibility regulations, noting decisions are often left to judges instead of standardized rules.
- He called on Congress to address the growing challenge with simpler and more consistent legislation.
The amount of money being spent and lost by otherwise very successful schools is astounding, just in a short period of time. It's only going to get worse.— Trump said at a White House roundtable on college sports in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026.
UGA president Jere Morehead to attend Trump college sports roundtable: UGA president Jere Morehead is among more than three dozen sports leaders ...
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Man pleads guilty in NCAA basketball point-shaving scheme: One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA ...
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NIL chief: Third-party deals for college athletes not what leaders expected: The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football ...
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US President Donald Trump scolded Fox News reporter Peter Doocy after he asked about reports that Russia may be helping Iran target Americans at a White House ... Show more
Report: NU President Jeffrey Gold invited to Trump's college sports roundtable: According to a report, NU President Jeffrey Gold will join Tiger Woods ...
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College Baseball Top 25 Rankings: After winning the 2026 national title, the Oklahoma Sooners take the top spot in Baseball America's final College Baseball ...
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Casagrande: Saban should be above Trump’s college sports savior sham: There's something huge missing from the names listed as invites to President Donald ...
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Eight Southern Methodist University megadonors have raised $50 million for the school’s athletes, signaling a dramatic escalation in college sports’ ... Show more
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On The Program: legendary @StanfordWBB coach Tara VanDerveer has strong solutions and thoughts on the state of college athletics
Former Eastern Michigan track athlete wins bronze at Winter Olympics: One of the most successful bobsledders in Olympic history teamed with a rookie to add ...
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Clemson coach Erik Bakich’s patriotism is understood in college baseball, but his Army counterpart came away from a weekend series wowed by just how far the ... Show more
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College Baseball Top 25 Rankings: After winning the 2026 national title, the Oklahoma Sooners take the top spot in Baseball America's final College Baseball ...
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Top Division I College Baseball Player In Every State For 2026: Baseball America presents the best Division I college baseball player in all 50 states ahead of ...
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Baseball America 2026 Preseason College Pitcher Of The Year Award Watch List: Examining 20 players who could contend for Baseball America's 2026 College Baseball ...
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Our 2026 College Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings!
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NCAA Baseball Coaches Predict The 2026 National Champion | Coaches Confidential: Jacob Rudner polled 54 college baseball coaches to predict who will win the 2026 ...
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