A recap of the final score from Omaha for the opening round of the College World Series between Tennessee and FSU.
The opening round of the College World Series began on Friday and Tennessee vs Florida State started at 7 PM. The two programs are part of the eight remaining programs left in the mix competing for a spot in the World Series Championship three-game series.
The game got off to a hot start on offense for both teams as both pitching staffs struggled to get outs tp start off. It was a bit of a back-and-forth affair before the Seminoles finally gained control and started to gain momentum. However, Tennessee's Christian Moore would go on to hit for the cycle after a home run to dead center in the game. It's the first player to hit for the cycle since 1956 in the College World Series.
The Volunteers would go on to fight their way back into the game to put the game within two at the end of the sixth inning, but a big seventh inning from Florida State would extend their lead to 11-7 to put them back into a comfortable position. Marco Williams had the big day for the Seminoles as he reached base four total times by the seventh inning.
However, Tennessee would go onto tie the game into the bottom of the ninth thanks to an 2 RBI single with two outs. The Volunteers would go onto walk it off in the bottom of the ninth to win 12-11 to face North Carolina in the next game. It's the first time where the first two games of the colleg world series end in a walk-off.
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The Wisconsin Badgers basketball staff quietly added an unranked 2026 in-state forward to the recruiting board recently who could be a name to watch. Andrew Jensen, a 2026 power forward, is a 6-foot-9-inch, 205-pound athlete with a handful of early scholarship offers. Jensen holds offers from Milwaukee, Marquette, Loyola, Illinois, Northwestern, and Toledo among others. The recruit has also been speaking with Wisconsin and DePaul heavily as of late, but the Badgers currently do not have the upper hand. Jensen visited DePaul twice and had nothing but positive things to say about each visit, citing the familiarity of the offensive system as a main reason for the visit. The forward announced his commitment to DePaul, but with an early commitment under his belt, the Wisconsin Badgers will continue to monitor the recruit. The forward is a versatile play-maker who has put immense work into developing himself into a floor-spacing stretch big. The development of an outside shot has been a major point for the forward recently, which was on display in Madison during a skills camp with the Badgers staff. Wisconsin did not offer a scholarship at the time, but could consider doing so if Jensen proves to be a top option within the 2026 class. Wisconsin Badgers Keeping an Eye on Andrew Jensen Despite DePaul Commitment Jensen might be a newly committed recruit but that does not exactly mean that Wisconsin will completely write the recruit off. The forward has a versatile and elite skill set for his position when paired with the Wisconsin Badgers offensive scheme. Wisconsin previously hosted Jensen for a skills camp and enjoyed what the forward displayed on the court. The Badgers did not pull the trigger on a scholarship offer, but the development of the relationship has been there for the staff. Given time and potential changes involving other targets, Jensen could become a serious player for the Badgers moving forward. Jensen represents a great fit within the Wisconsin Badgers offense and could potentially be someone who makes an impact early on given his skill set. The forward has put in plenty of work to develop his outside game in an effort to spread the floor more. The improved three-point offense of Jensen is a dangerous one and combined with the already strong play-making game, the forward would be an ideal match for the staff. The surprise commitment of Jensen should not change things for the staff as the recruit has announced his commitment relatively early on in the process. Many other programs will extend offers in the near future and other visits with notable programs could be booked as well which will likely change the process for young in-state forward.
It seems like it might be a little longer before Deion Sanders can join the rest of his Colorado coaching staff. In a video recently posted by his son, Deion Sanders Jr, the NFL legend admitted that he's not yet fully recovered from his undisclosed health issue. “You know I’m still going through something,” the head coach said. “I ain’t all the way recovered.” Almost two weeks ago, Sanders took the stage at Big 12 media day, but he didn't want to address his health issues. “I’m not here to talk about my health,” Sanders said. “I’m here to talk about my team.” According to the Athletic, Sanders, who's recovering in his home in Texas, has been in close contact with his coaching staff. Colorado athletic director Rick George also said that Sanders would "probably" report to campus within the next two weeks, per the Athletic. The former Super Bowl winner has a long history of health concerns. He had two toes amputated in 2021 because of blood clots, and he went under the knife again in 2023 after reportedly dealing with some excruciating pain. The Buffaloes are transitioning into the post-Shedeur Sanders/Travis Hunter era and looking to build from last year's 9-4 record and big win at the Alamo Bowl.
Caitlin Clark might be the most popular figure in women's basketball right now, but she continues to draw shots left and right, both on and off the court. The Iowa product has stayed even keeled and mostly unrattled, but that doesn't mean she won't fight back. That's why, in the light of Kelsey Plum's recent comments, she decided to take matters into her own hands and clapped back at her with a simple, six-word message. Plum shared a picture of her during the WNBA's All-Star Weekend, which showed half of a Nike logo in the background. Clark was quick to spot it and just wrote "Thank u for the Nike ad." This happened just hours after Plum seemingly took a shot at Clark and her Team Clark teammates for reportedly not getting involved in their pre-game protest. “The T-shirt was determined this morning. Not to tattletale, but zero members of Team Clark were very present for that,” Plum revealed. “That really needed to be mentioned,” Sabrina Ionescu added while both laughed. WNBA All-Stars warmed up with a T-Shirt that read 'Pay us what you owe us,' ahead of their new CBA agreement, which is expected to be signed in the offseason. WNBA players get around 9 percent of the league's revenue, and they're asking for a bigger share since most of them also have to play overseas during the offseason because of the salary disparity. Plum is the vice president of the WNBPA, so it's not surprising to see her so involved in the protest and the demands. Then again, it's hard to understand the reasoning behind the tattle telling, as not only does it show that there might not be a united front ahead of these negotiations, but it also drives attention away from where it should be.
The New York Giants were routinely linked with quarterback Shedeur Sanders leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Giants ultimately traded back into the first round to select Ole Miss signal-caller Jaxson Dart at pick No. 25. For a piece published on Monday, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News revisited how Giants general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll ended up with Dart instead of Sanders earlier this year. "Members of the Giants’ staff had fawned over Shedeur Sanders," Leonard wrote. "Giants brass had spent a lot more time with Sanders during the fall. Then, Daboll’s increased participation after the NFL season steered the process in a different direction." Sanders allegedly had a rough visit with Daboll ahead of the draft, and a report from early May revealed that "Sanders openly acknowledged during the predraft process that he didn't hit it off with Giants coaches." A different story claimed that Schoen "shifted his preference to Dart this spring as head coach Brian Daboll warmed to Dart as a player and person and Schoen rounded out his own evaluation" before the draft got underway. That said, Schoen raised some eyebrows when he said during a May interview that he knew the club would select Dart over Sanders as of "the week of the draft." Schoen also said the decision was the result of a "collaborative process." According to Leonard, those comments were seen by some as "not exactly a firm endorsement of a player standing out above the rest" as it pertains to the quarterbacks. "...Schoen’s lukewarm rhetoric and reluctance to stick his neck out about Dart caught the attention of some people around the league," Leonard added. "And it has put the rookie in a strange position: trying to validate support that almost sounds conditional." Meanwhile, Sanders fell to the draft's fifth round before the Cleveland Browns traded up to grab him at selection No. 144. As of Monday afternoon, FanDuel Sportsbook had Sanders (+870 odds) and Dart (+1060 odds) as significant betting underdogs to serve as Week 1 starters in September. Cleveland is expected to go with Joe Flacco or Kenny Pickett for its regular-season opener, while Russell Wilson is on track to start for the Giants against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 7. In short, fans may have to wait a long time to learn if Schoen has any buyer's remorse about possibly being talked into drafting Dart when Sanders was on the board.
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