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MCWS 2024 in review: Tennessee's legacy, best moments and early 2025 predictions
The biggest moments from Omaha and predictions for 2025.
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
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At last, Tennessee is on Rocky Top after winning its first MCWS title
Tennessee a baseball school? After years of almost-dids, the Vols have finally sealed the deal.
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MCWS 2024: Tennessee tops Texas A&M for first baseball title
No. 1 Tennessee earns its first title in any sport since 2009 by beating A&M in a winner-take-all Game 3 at the Men's College World Series.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
The 'Dale Earnhardt of Knoxville': How a big arm, a bigger personality (and sweet mustache) are making a legend
Kirby Connell -- along with running mate Zander Sechrist -- power top-ranked Tennessee on and off the field.
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MCWS 2024
'50% off eliminated teams': Bargain-bin hunting at the MCWS comes with a steep price
These T-shirts might just be the deal of a century, but there's still a price to pay.
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'There's a lot less mopping': How is the Jell-O Shot Challenge doing after LSU's record performance last year?
LSU was the toast of Omaha in 2023, buying a record 68,888 Jell-O shots, but Rocco's is still keeping busy, even without the Tigers.
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN BASEBALL
Inside Birmingham-Southern's almost Hollywood ending
Birmingham-Southern might not have won it all, but the Panthers won over all of college baseball.
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
NCAA SOFTBALL
College softball final 2024 top-25 rankings, plus WCWS key plays and top players
The college softball postseason has come to an end. Here's how the top 25 shakes out after the Women's College World Series.
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2024 WCWS: No. 2 Oklahoma clinches fourth consecutive national title
Oklahoma are the 2024 Women's College World Series champions. The Sooners clinched a four-peat over No. 1 Texas in Game 2.
A storybook ending for the five seniors who powered Oklahoma's unprecedented softball dynasty
Oklahoma's senior class, led by its "Core Five," knows only winning. Inside the veteran Sooners' legendary careers and how they cemented OU in college softball history.
NCAA Softball
Walton looks back on Florida's success over the last decade
Tim Walton looks back on the Gators' softball titles and commends SEC Network for its wide softball coverage.
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NCAA Softball
Deifel grateful for SEC Network growing alongside Arkansas softball
Courtney Deifel joins the Paul Finebaum Show to discuss her eight year tenure and how the SEC has impacted Arkansas softball.
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NCAA Softball
Lee reflects on Ole Miss days: 'Favorite time of my life'
Kaitlin Lee talks about how her perspective has changed since pitching at Ole Miss and how the SEC continues to dominate.
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CBASE
Vols' Vitello reflects on postseason success with Finebaum
Tennessee's Tony Vitello joins the Paul Finebaum Show to discuss the impact of winning the College World Series and how that has helped elevate the program.
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NCAA - Other
Sertich, former UMN Duluth hockey coach, dies
Mike Sertich, the longtime University of Minnesota Duluth hockey coach who led the Bulldogs to the 1984 NCAA title game, died Thursday after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 77.
Olympic Sports
'Golden Girls' Chiles, Carey returning to college
Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to their college programs at UCLA and Oregon State, respectively.
CBASE
'Pete's Legacy' and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Reflecting on the 10-year legacy of Pete Frates' ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the viral phenomenon that transformed ALS fundraising.
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Kentucky
NCAAF
UK given 2 years probation in infractions case
Kentucky and the NCAA reached a settlement over infractions that included 11 football players getting paid for work they did not perform in 2021 and '22.
NCAA - Other
Gambler linked to SEC baseball scandal sentenced
Bert Neff, accused of using insider information to bet on an Alabama-LSU college baseball game last year, was sentenced to eight months in prison.
Little League World Series
Arizona shuts out Northern California to head to the Softball World Series
Arizona gets a strikeout for the final out to beat Northern California and advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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Little League World Series
Pennsylvania knocks off New York to advance to Softball World Series
Pennsylvania gets the putout in the sixth inning to beat New York 5-1 and advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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Little League World Series
Idaho celebrates after advancing to Little League Softball World Series
Idaho defeats Montana on a sac fly to advance to the Little League Softball World Series.
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