“Swept yall”
“At least we made it”
“Lost your super at home”
Say those all you want. Alabama just had one of the most pathetic College World Series performances in history. Tied for fewest runs scored in an entire CWS since 1983. Outscored 23-2 in two games. Embarrassing.
THE TIGERS ARE BACK ON TOP
Auburn men's golf are the National Champions for the second time in three years
They were No. 1 almost all season, and Nick Clinard's squad finish the year officially as the best team in the country
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NC State coach Elliott Avent's career came to an end on Saturday in Auburn, but he leaves with a great memory of his time this week
"It's one of the class places in all of college sports. The people are just, they're great fans and great sports fans. But it's different than most places you go."
https://t.co/wAGiSePRiL
A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
Sandlot it ain't.
Youth sports now $40 B industry:
"Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024."
https://t.co/YssaxYkMfw
The funniest thing about the Virginia ruling, is that if it had gone the other way, all the people currently tearing the court apart would be reminding you that we're a nation of laws and that the ruling must be respected.
Darryn Peterson said a new round of bloodwork and other tests after the season led his doctors to conclude that his use of high doses of creatine led to mysterious and sometimes debilitating cramping.
This is the biggest story in America since covid. Wealth is fleeing blue states and moving to red states. The future of the country is in zero state income tax states like Tennessee, Texas and Florida.
NCAA men’s tennis Sweet 16 snapshot — by my count:
20 American starters in 96 singles spots.
12 from just two teams: Stanford and Ohio State.
That leaves 8 American starters across the other 14 teams.
The issue is the overall numbers — and what they mean for American players below the elite level.
♦️🇺🇸♦️🇺🇸OOPS THERE IT IS🇺🇸♦️🇺🇸♦️
Mayor “MUMBO JUMBO” Mamdani of NYC
is in a “budget crisis of an historic magnitude”
SO SOON…
Imagine that! A SOCIALIST who spends all YOUR MONEY now needs LOTS MORE!
Where are all those “FREEBIES”?
WE TOLD YA!
Breaking news….and it’s not good for tennis
And I’m not talking about the Alcaraz injury !!! (not good for tennis either)
No more college tennis at the University of Arkansas