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Texas and Oklahoma to SEC? Live news updates as Big 12 powers may kick start conference realignment

July 22, 2021Articles, College Football, FYI, News, PressedBarrett Sallee, CBSSports, Oklahoma Sooners, Realignment, SEC, Texas Longhorns

Baseball season is over, football hasn't started, and college sports is going crazy. Tap below to read the article about possible conference realignment coming soon!! https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/texas-and-oklahoma-to-sec-live-news-updates-as-big-12-powers-may-kick-start-conference-realignment/live/

Winners and losers if Texas and Oklahoma leave the Big 12 for SEC

July 22, 2021Articles, College Football, NewsBig 12, college football, Conference Realignment, Erick SMith, NCAA Football, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, SEC Expansion, Texas Longhorns, USAToday

After Oklahoma and Texas decided to upstage the SEC Media Days this week, I ran across this article by Erick Smith of the USAToday. Tap below to read the full…

Cape Cod Baseball League Umpires Appreciate Thrills, Camaraderie

July 21, 2021Articles, College Baseball, Odds and Ends, PressedBrad Joyal, Brandon Johnson, Cape Cod Baseball League, Cape Cod Chronicle, Collegiate Baseball Umpires Assigning Organization, John DeGirolamo, Lena Blackburne's rubbing mud, Pat Sparky Burns, umpires

Nice article about the umpires in the Cape Cod Baseball League by Brad Joyal of the Cape Cod Chronicle. Tap below to read the article. https://capecodchronicle.com/en/5630/sports/7544/Beyond-The-Calls-Cape-Cod-Baseball-League-Umpires-Appreciate-Thrills-Camaraderie-Cape-Cod-Baseball-League-Orleans-Firebirds-Chatham-Anglers-Harwich-Mariners.htm

FSU’s Bobby Bowden diagnosed with a terminal medical condition

July 21, 2021Articles, News, PressedBobby Bowden, Florida State Football, Florida State Seminoles, Florida State University

Hate to see this about a great former college football coach. Tap below to read the full article. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2021/07/21/bobby-bowden-florida-state-university-college-football-coach-age-91-terminal-condition/8019584002/

Mississippi State pitcher Houston Harding signs free-agent deal with Los Angeles Angels

July 21, 2021Articles, MLB, MLB Draft, PressedHouston Harding, Los Angeles Angels, Mississippi State Baseball, MLB

Houston Harding signed with the Los Angeles Angels this week. Tap below to read the article. https://cdispatch.com/sports/2021-07-21/mississippi-state-pitcher-houston-harding-signs-free-agent-deal-with-los-angeles-angels/

The SEC, NCAA and a Fight to Change College Sports

July 19, 2021Articles, News, PressedCollege Sports, Greg Sankey, Mark Emmert, NCAA, Ross Dellenger, SEC

Interesting article by Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated on the struggle between the SEC and the NCAA on how college athletics should be managed. Tap below to read the article.…

SEC would be wise to follow Greg Sankey’s ‘vaccination motivation’

July 19, 2021Articles, PressedGreg Sankey, SEC, SEC Football, Sporting News

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey reinforced a matter-of-fact-message for 2021. He even dropped an F-bomb — "forfeit" — to drive home that point. Tap below to read the article from the…

With the NCAA’s authority quickly eroding, significant change is ahead for major college sports

July 18, 2021Articles, FYI, Pressedcollege athletics, NIL

The NCAA taking a step back will open a door for others to claim authority over the industry. Tap below to read the article. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/with-the-ncaas-authority-quickly-eroding-significant-change-is-ahead-for-major-college-sports/

MISSISSIPPI’S PITCHING PROWESS SHOWS IN MLB DRAFT

July 15, 2021Articles, College Baseball, Odds and Ends, PressedChristian MacLeod, Eric Cerantola, Mike Christensen, Mississippi Scoreboard, MLB Draft, Pitching, Will Bednar

Here's an article from Mississippi Scoreboard breaking down the pitchers from the state who were drafted in the 2021 MLB Draft. Tap below to read the article. https://mississippiscoreboard.com/states-pitching-prowess-shows-in-mlb-draft-by-mike-christensen/

Resolution congratulates NCAA baseball champs

July 14, 2021Articles, FYI, News, Pressed

U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., along with U.S. Representative Michael Guest, R-Miss., Tuesday, July 13, introduced a resolution in recognition of the Mississippi State University baseball…