TAMPA — When Mike Norvell arrived at Florida State a year and a half ago, he already understood one of his most important challenges: He was a relative stranger to this state and its fertile recruiting grounds. He isn’t a Florida native,…
May 25—It was a game the Penguins couldn't lose. —A game where the Penguins had leads of 1-0 and 2-1. —A game that saw them outshoot the Islanders 50-28 (20-4 in the second period). —A game that featured a 36-17 Penguins' edge…
<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Photograph: Orlando Ramirez/USA Today Sports " src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/strikeouts-fests-to-old-fans-how-existential-are-the-existential-threats-to-mlb.jpg" data-src="https://fanstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/strikeouts-fests-to-old-fans-how-existential-are-the-existential-threats-to-mlb.jpg">Photograph: Orlando Ramirez/USA Today Sports The problems with Major League Baseball can perhaps best be summed up by an anecdote from the NBA. When the news broke that famous (and infamous)…
In a lot of ways, May 6 didn’t bring much out of the ordinary for Eli Drinkwitz. The second-year Missouri football coach is used to entering someone else’s domain, flashing his charm, selling his vision for the Tiger football program. But…
Alabama will look to repeat as national champions this year as it aims to add a 19th title to its trophy case. The Crimson Tide opens its season on Sept. 4 against Miami inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. To help pass the time…
May 25—High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday's schedule North Allegheny (18-3) vs. Butler (14-6) at Shaler, 2 p.m.; Norwin (14-3) vs. Hempfield (14-7) at Latrobe, 6:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday's schedule Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. Peters Township (10-10)…
May 25—Wet weather, maybe more accurately, the threat of wet weather forced the WPIAL to shuffle the deck on the lineup for Monday. All of the district changes have created Semifinals Tuesday around the WPIAL with a dozen baseball games to decide…
When Haylen Green entered the regular-season finale on Saturday night, most felt it was just a matter of time before TCU baseball celebrated an outright Big 12 championship. Green is a first-team All-Big 12 closer and the Frogs had a four-run lead…
May 25—Elizabeth Forward, the top seed in the WPIAL Class 4A softball playoffs, hit 15 home runs in 17 regular season games. The Warriors added three to that total Monday in a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over No. 8 Knoch in a quarterfinal…
The Guardian From Pirlo to no-go: what happened to New York’s era of foreign MLS megastars? The Big Apple was once a natural stop for players like Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry. But Red Bulls and NYC FC have changed tactics…