ORLANDO, Fla. — Now, there are no excuses left. None. Not for Florida. Not for Florida State. And not even for UCF, which still enjoys a little grace as the youngest member of the big-boy table — but only a little. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In the modern era of college football, the words rebuild, timeline […]
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Jan. 14—GRAND FORKS — The transfer portal window for men’s hockey college is changing. It will be shorter and it won’t open until the season is over. Here is what to know: The portal will now open on the Monday after the NCAA championship game. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement This is 15 days later than last […]
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Jan. 14—GRAND FORKS — If Jon Gruden didn’t know much about UND hockey before this week, he does now. The former Super Bowl-winning coach, now a media personality, opened a box of UND hockey gear sent by the school this week. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Gruden has an ongoing segment where he opens packages on his […]
Read MoreNo. 6 seed Ole Miss plays No. 10 seed Miami in the CFP semifinals at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Here are three keys to a Rebels win at State Farm Stadium. Protect the passer Miami has one of the best pass-rush duos in the country in Rueben Bain Jr. and Ahkeem […]
Read MoreJan. 2—PULLMAN — On the first day of the transfer portal window, Washington State got more good news. Tight end Trey Leckner has re-signed with the Cougars, the program announced Friday morning, agreeing to a new revenue-sharing NIL deal. The 14th Cougar to do so this offseason, Leckner will have two more years of eligibility. […]
Read MorePenn State football coach Matt Campbell faces a plethora of questions as he begins to reconstruct the roster when the NCAA transfer portal opens Friday. At least 20 players from the 2025 team are planning to put their names in the portal. At least 23 others have exhausted their eligibility. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement With only […]
Read MoreJan. 1—ST. PAUL — Steve Miller nearly became a wrestler. Before his 39 seasons of coaching in college hockey and before his nine stints with Team USA in the IIHF World Junior Championships, the Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, native was given a heck of a recruiting pitch to compete in the wrestling room. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
Read MoreJan. 1—JAMESTOWN — Bernadette Belzer had two loves in high school. When she got to college, she had to choose just one. Hockey was not the one she decided to pursue. Belzer, now a junior at the University of Mary, is in the throes of her third season with the U Mary track and field […]
Read MoreThis is as good as it gets, when you break through, when you change your world — when the night and the dream are coming to you at the same time on a big stage like Miami had Wednesday night in the Cotton Bowl. All Miami had to do was hold on to their lead […]
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Illinois kicker David Olano watched the football sail through the uprights Tuesday night at Nissan Stadium and raced back toward midfield with his hand raised. The Illini sideline stormed the field to meet him. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Olano’s 29-yard field goal as time expired lifted Illinois to a 30-28 victory over Tennessee […]
Read MoreARLINGTON, Texas — Chaminade-Madonna star Jeremiah Smith had a massive decision in front of him. Would he stick with his long-time commitment to Ohio State or flip to Miami at the last second? The Buckeyes produced NFL receiver after NFL receiver, and they were constantly in the national title hunt. Miami was coming off a […]
Read MoreFor the third offseason in a row, the University of Hawaii football team is in search of a starting punter. Billy Gowers’ departure means the Rainbow Warriors need to replace a 29-year-old punter who set the program’s single-season record with a 46.24-yard average. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “I had such a great time in Hawaii, ” […]
Read MoreDec. 27—The West Coast Conference, same as it ever was? Two months into the 2025-26 season, a familiar scenario is unfolding at the top of the league standings. Entering its 37th and final season in the WCC, No. 7 Gonzaga is in the driver’s seat once again, fresh off completing one of the toughest nonconference […]
Read MoreDec. 27—As Jadon Bowton thrust the NCAA Division I trophy into the nighttime sky in Cary, North Carolina, at WakeMed Soccer Park, he shed the dark memories from 2021 when they were runners-up. Four years ago, when the Washington Huskies ascended to their first College Cup soccer final, they fell just short, dropping the championship […]
Read MoreDec. 27—JAMESTOWN — If you know anything about Annie Nabwe, you know she is never satisfied. Last May, Nabwe completed the University of Minnesota’s hammer throw sweep at the BIG 10 Championships. Nabwe, a Jamestown High School Class of 2022 grad, set a BIG 10 Championships meet record with a lifetime best throw of 69.85 […]
Read MoreDec. 26—The Beavers were at a fork in the road. Questions loomed around the Bemidji State women’s soccer team following the 2022 Elite Eight — the most successful campaign in program history. A monumentally impactful graduating class departed, including prominent goal-scorers Allyson Smith, Sara Wendt and Erin Becker. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Gigantic shoes needed filling […]
Read MoreMINNESOTA vs. NEW MEXICO What: Rate BowlWhen: 3:30 p.m. CDT FridayWhere: Chase Stadium, PhoenixTV: ESPNRadio: KFAN-FM 100.3Betting spread: Minnesota minus-2.5 Records: Minnesota (7-5) is bowl eligible for the sixth time in eight non-pandemic seasons under P.J. Fleck. New Mexico (9-3) is bowling for the first time since 2016. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement History: This is the […]
Read MoreDec. 25—HAYS, Kan. — Tabor native Peyton Hellmann has started her collegiate wrestling career strong at Fort Hays State University, with a 12-3 individual record to her name. She won a title in her first collegiate tournament at the Maverick Open at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado, going 4-0 on Nov. 2. At […]
Read MoreJAMM AQUINO / APRIL 26 Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade guided the Rainbow Warriors to 27 wins and a Big West Conference championship last season. JAMM AQUINO / APRIL 26 Hawaii men’s volleyball coach Charlie Wade guided the Rainbow Warriors to 27 wins and a Big West Conference championship last season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid the spectacle of the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend — and the nagging sense that we’re watching a sport we no longer love — here’s the uncomfortable question no one in power seems eager to answer: Is college football slowly turning off the very fans who built it? Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement […]
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Dec. 19—CHAMPAIGN — Last time Barry Lunney Jr. called plays in a game was Nov. 29. Next time will be Dec. 30. That’s a month and a day between gigs, Plenty of time for the four-year Illinois offensive coordinator to get his creative juices flowing. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “You always try to not be too […]
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The mood seemed a little bleak for the Western Kentucky basketball program heading into Monday night’s game against Campbellsvile in E.A. Diddle Arena. After all, the Hilltoppers were coming off their worst performance of the season, a disjointed 77-61 Wednesday loss at Marshall — a performance that kept second-year coach Hank Plona in the locker […]
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Dec. 17—Perhaps it’s her grit. Maybe even her unwillingness to let mistakes derail her. Or, maybe, it’s the fact it’s her final collegiate basketball season. Whatever it is, Ines Bettencourt, Gonzaga’s lone senior, has taken on a much-needed leadership role this season. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement What Gonzaga needs most isn’t her production. It’s more about […]
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CHICAGO — Pat Spencer still sticks out on the basketball court. That was true six years ago when he put on a Northwestern jersey for the first time as a graduate transfer. And it was true again Sunday night, when the former Wildcat stepped onto the United Center court for the Golden State Warriors and […]
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State Athletic Director Patrick Kraft announced the selection of Rob Dow as men’s soccer head coach. Dow, who owns the nation’s ninth-best win percentage among active men’s soccer coaches with five or more seasons leading a team, comes to Happy Valley after serving as the head coach at Vermont for […]
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ROCKWOOD, Pa. – Rockwood Area High School senior goalkeeper Taylor Demchak burst onto the scene as a freshman on the pitch. Demchak posted 10 shutouts as the Rockets finished as District 5 Class 1A runners-up in 2022 and advanced to the PIAA tournament. She became a mainstay in front of the net as the totaled […]
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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Pitt-Johnstown junior outside hitter Ellie Zuro Cirino was named a 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable mention selection when this year’s honorees were announced. Zuro Cirino previously earned first-team all-PSAC West, D2CCA and AVAC all-Atlantic Region honors in 2025 to lead Pitt-Johnstown to its seventh overall and third straight appearance in the […]
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Caroline “KK” Harvey compared the balancing act to alternating between hats. The New Hampshire native is a star defenseman for both the defending NCAA Division I champion University of Wisconsin women’s hockey team and the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The No. 1 ranked Badgers are in the middle of a two-game […]
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Nov. 30—PULLMAN — In a season in which so much had gone wrong for the Washington State football team, almost everything went right in the Cougars’ season finale Saturday at Gesa Field. The stout Cougar defense contained its lone Pac-12 rival to one touchdown, the offense left its second-half sorrows in the past with 13 […]
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After two rough seasons, Jessica Vormelker has watched her team make progress. The third-year Thiel College women’s basketball coach has guided the Tomcats to a 3-3 record in the early going. Thiel has recorded recent wins over Penn State Shenango 82-67, Alfred State 79-71 and Buffalo State 71-51. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “Having three wins under […]
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Cal State Bakersfield Athletics held its inaugural Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony for five of its athletic pioneers and standouts on Oct. 25 in the on-campus Icardo Center. The Class of 2025 consisted of: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement • Three-time NCAA Division II swimmer of the year and 12-time individual national champion Loni (Burton) […]
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