Today I hang up the Navy uniform after 8.5 years. From San Diego to Somalia to the Middle East to Florida, it’s been an incredible journey and a privilege to serve.
The military gave me the best friends a guy could ask for.
Next up-starting my MBA at the University of Tennessee
Respectfully, the trailblazers already blazed the trail.
Danielle Lawrie, Monica Abbott, Cat Osterman, Kelly Kretschman, and others carried professional softball through years of unstable leagues, limited television exposure, modest pay, and even the loss of Olympic softball. They kept playing, kept promoting the game, and kept themselves elite long enough to bridge the sport into this new era.
Then came the next generation with the likes of Rachel Garcia, Montana Fouts, Megan Faraimo, Hannah Flippen, Sis Bates, Maya Brady, and many more. They helped drive the explosion in visibility, attendance, ratings, sponsorships, and fan engagement that made today's opportunities possible.
Nija Canady is an extraordinary talent. She may very well become one of the defining players of her generation.
But AUSL is two years old. The league is offering $25,000-$75,000 salaries for a 25-game season, backed by MLB, ESPN, ABC, and major sponsors. The #2 pick in a draft of 17 holding out while established veterans and proven stars have already signed and taken the field feels less like pioneering and more like posturing.
Tennessee Basketball is named as the best transfer portal class in college basketball by ESPN’s @jeffborzello 🍊
The #Vols were placed ahead of No. 2 Louisville, No. 3 Texas, and No. 4 Kentucky in Borzello’s rankings.
“Rick Barnes clearly emphasized offense in the portal,” wrote Borzello.
The Big Orange signed six Top 100 players in the 2026 cycle, per 247Sports including highly-coveted Wake Forest transfer wing Juke Harris.
Barnes and company scored the No. 3 transfer portal class and No. 4 overall class according to 247Sports rankings.
SHOUTOUT THE BIG BOYS🗣️
@rocboysfootball recently ranked Tennessee’s offensive line as the second best unit in the country👀
What do you think about this ranking⁉️