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[Hayes Fawcett @Hayesfawcett3]

BREAKING: Four-Star QB Colton Nussmeier has Committed to Georgia, he tells me for @Rivals

He’s the younger brother of former LSU and current NFL QB Garrett Nussmeier, and the son of NFL OC Doug Nussmeier

https://t.co/1x6YPFdWgp

[D1Baseball @d1baseball]

.@GoNUbaseball feels WAY too dangerous to be a four-seed.

37-14 since March 1
An All-American in Harrison Feinberg
A big-time bullpen star in Andrew Rogovic

🔗 https://t.co/3ht3SVu2Y3

[Kretz Files @CoachRonKretz]

Your gear matters more than you think.

• Matching gear builds identity
• Players feel connected to the program
• Community notices professionalism
• Pride increases accountability

Caps and shirts aren’t extras. They help build your brand.

[CoachF @CoachEF10]

Buck Showalter= Thibs ....Mike Brown = Joe Torre ... Derek Jeter=Brunson ... lots of parallels in my opinion

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

You wanna be a coach?

⚾️ You will feel unappreciated
⚾️ You will have people talk bad about you
⚾️ You will be consumed by the “job”
⚾️ You will have people question your every move
⚾️ You will be taken advantage of

Is it worth it?
Every coach who actually cares about his players and the team culture loves the process and the development. So yeah, it’s worth it in the long run and it’s incredibly rewarding helping young men develop into the people God created them to be… but man, it is really hard sometimes to keep going!

*Coaches: You are needed, you are appreciated, you are important. Keep giving your all!

#BaseballTruth

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Rick Pitino is right.

Every player’s hourglass runs out faster than they think.

The practices. The games. The grind.

One day… it’s all gone.

Cherish every rep. Every moment. Every opportunity.

Don’t waste your sand. ⏳

[CoachF @CoachEF10]

@GalliganiMarcel @AlexaGalligani Love this my brother! Congratulations again

[Aidan Gallagher @AidanG2024]

UNCOMMITTED JUCO OF

Playoff stats:

9/18 (.500)
1 HR
3 2B
4 BB
2 SB
3 RBIs

Playing in D2 JUCO World Series in Enid, Oklahoma

[CoachF @CoachEF10]

Season ends for us in Regionals! 25-17-1 .. a great group of players .. proud to have won the conference and conference tournament! Still have uncommitted players for a 4 year school! Feel free to DM

[New York Post Sports @nypostsports]

We'll never forget the moments.

Read more: https://t.co/cGGc6Wph5X

[Jon Karcich @JonKarcich]

JUCO isn’t a backup plan. It’s a launchpad.

Most players get this wrong.

JUCO eliminates wannabes. You either grow or you get passed up.

Here’s the reality:
• Coaches recruit: Portal → JUCO → High School
• You get real reps (400+ ABs, 100+ innings)
• You become tougher, more accountable, more reliable
• Your value goes UP after being tested

I’ve coached D1 and played pro… JUCO is where separation happens...on and off the field.

Play the Long Game. PTLG.

#Juco

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

Madden Orlovsky had a heartfelt message for his family and friends in honor of World Autism Awareness Day 🥹

This was a special moment for all of us at ESPN. Thanks, Madden and @danorlovsky7 ❤️

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

It's not what you say… It's what you do.

Behind the NY | Episode 2: "The Standard" 👉 https://t.co/mXWw9TFocO

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

The juco freshmen getting to play are happier than the D1 freshmen sitting on the bench.
Go where you're wanted and needed the most.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

OH MY GOODNESS 😱

UCONN LEADSSSS UNBELIEVABLE

#MarchMadness

[Thomas Nunziata @Thomas_Nunziata]

Atta boy Avellino!!!

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“I don’t want you to like me today…..I want you to love me in a couple years.”
Coaches would rather push you today than apologize for not preparing you for tomorrow. 
Great leaders don’t lower the standard; they raise the person.

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

https://t.co/hIiomj0V7L

[CoachF @CoachEF10]

Incredibles story and commentary-Kevin is always you nailed it

[Kevin Devaney Jr. @KDJmedia1]

In all my years of broadcasting, I'd never gotten emotional on air until tonight. It was impossible to hold back the tears.

Jack Piccione of Tappan Zee lost his father suddenly last Sept. 1. Matthew Piccione died of a heart attack minutes after playing pickleball with friends. He was 51.

Over the last three years, I got to know Matthew Piccione fairly well. One day back in 2023, he asked coach George Gaine for my number so he could call me just to say thank you for calling out Jack's contributions during Tappan Zee's championship run.

Jack was a role player who averaged maybe 5 points a game as a freshman. But he started and never came off the court.

"I know he doesn't score a lot of points," Matthew Piccione said. "But you are one of the only people who appreciates what he does for the team."

Matthew Piccione kept a very low profile at games and reinforced in his son to be the emodiment of all the things that make Tappan Zee basketball different than any other program in the state.

Play unselfish. Defend. Be coachable. Defend. Draw charges. Pass. Sacrifice for your teammates. And, of course, defend some more.

Nobody in the history of Tappan Zee basketball since I have been covering has ever played that role better than Jack Piccione. He's the best best defensive player in the program and is on an elite level of players I've been around in Section 1.

When Matthew died in September, I worried about Jack. I wondered what his senior season might be like. The person most responsible for instilling and reinforcing the values that made Jack great was now tragically gone.

Tonight, Jack Piccione scored 5 points in the Section 1 Championship game. FIVE. Yet not only did his team because of his performance, I had the honor of handing him the MVP Trophy to prove it.

In the final 90 seconds of the game, I shared the story of Matthew Piccione and his passing. You will hear the emotion in my voice. It's genuine, not because of any relationship I had with him. You just can't be a sports parent and not relate to loving your child and always wanting what's best for them.

Because here's what I am going to tell you. And I really want all parents to read this and remember it:

Your kids' youth - not just athletics, but all of it - is short and it's precious. You don't get this time back when it's over. It goes way too quick. And some don't even get to see it to the end.

You have a choice: You can spend this period of their lives stressing about how many points they score, what awards or accolades they receive, begging people to vote in the online poll for Player of the Week, emailing the coach and complaining about playing time or lamenting the number of shots they get in a game. Go ahead. You can make all of that important for yourself and your child. Trust me, you won't be alone in doing so.

Or you can do what Matthew Piccione did. Sit in the stands and enjoy watching your children compete. Teach them that it's team above all else, stress what it means to sacrifice and ensure them that, when you do those things and have success, the feeling of hanging a banner will far exceed any of the personal accolades think are important.

And, sadly, God might choose that you won't be around to see it all anyway.

Matthew didn't get to give his son a hug after he won tonight. And Jack didn't get to see the pride in his father's face. Think about that. If you are a parent, try to put your child in Jack's shoes. If God forbid your child was confronted with the same tragedy, you'd want them looking back on this sacred period of their lives the way Jack will forever recall them with his dad.

Tonight was complete validation for Jack Piccione and all of the things his father always told him.

Jack scored 5 points and won the MVP on his way to becoming the most decorated basketball player in Tappan Zee history.

Nobody has ever won more in a TZ uniform than the most unselfish player they've ever had. He wouldn't trade his career with anyone, either.

Take a moment to listen to myself and Pleasantville coach Nick Bonura from tonight's @SportsEngine broadcast of @TZeeAthletics @TZhoops

[Georgia Football @GeorgiaFootball]

Zachariah Branch improves to a 4.36u on his second attempt 💨

#NFLCombine on @nflnetwork

#GoDawgs