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Quest for #109: Women's Tennis Elite Eight Open Thread

Bruins Nation — It was only yesterday that the #1-seeded men's tennis team continued their perfect run through the NCAA tournament by dropping #9-seeded Duke in the Elite Eight, 4-0. So far, the Bruins have yet to drop a point in their full-on assault on the NCAA field. And, just like the men, the #7-seeded Lady Bruins have yet to drop a point during their NCAA tournament run, and now find themselves in an Elite Eight match against #2-seeded North Carolina following a 4-0 victory over #10-seeded Michigan. Of course, the question is whether the ladies can follow in the men's footsteps and put down t...

UCLA Bruins 7 hours ago

Open Game Thread: K-State vs. Oklahoma, Game 3

Bring On The Cats — Who: K-State (39-15/16-7) vs. Oklahoma (35-19/12-11) What: Big 12 Baseball When: May 19, 2013 | 11:00 a.m. CDT Where: Manhattan | Tointon Family Stadium (2,331) Media: 1350 KMAN | Fox College Sports Central Everything's going swimmingly. The BatCats are handlin' bidness, taking the first two games of the series against the Sooners' top two starters. K-State now has a full three-game lead over now-second-place Oklahoma State, and the only remaining Big 12 Conference game is today's finale between the Cats and Sooners, so KSU will win the conference by either 2.5 or 3.5 games, and sudde...

Kansas State Wildcats 8 hours ago

2013 NCAA softball live thread: Columbia Regional (Day 3)

Rock M Nation — The Tigers' 1-0 win over Hofstra, in what I yesterday called the biggest game of the season, created a new biggest game (or two) of the season. Win one of two today, and you reach the Super Regionals, likely against No. 11 Washington, which is 2-0 in its region. The benefits to beating Hofstra were immediately evident yesterday evening. Hofstra's ace Olivia Galati was forced to not only pitch another game against Oregon State, but she was also forced to go to extra innings. Hofstra eventually beat the Beavers in 10, but Galati had to throw 197 pitches on Saturday and now must beat Miss...

Missouri Tigers 9 hours ago

There Are 103 Days to Michigan Football

Maize n Brew — Team 103 has a distinct pleasure among their brethren. Not because of any one star player or classic game on the field. Though they did beat top-ranked Notre Dame the second week of the season. 1981 was play-by-play man Bob Ufer's last year at the mic for WPAG-AM, the tiny Ann Arbor-based station. It would seem insignificant to distinguish a radio announcer, but it's not if Ufer's poetic musings and hysterical homerism have been heard.

Michigan Wolverines 9 hours ago

CGB HoF: (6)Oski v. (11)Steve Rivera

California Golden Blogs — (6) Oski Cal Mascot Oski (via PAC12GO) NorCalNick shares some thoughts: Why do I like Oski? Because he's different. Here's the thing: Most mascots are one of two things: Boring, or trying too hard*. Mostly boring. Just within the Pac-12 alone, here is a list of generic mascots: ArizonaArizona StateOregon StateWashington StateWashingtonUCLAUtah *By trying too hard, I mean in terms of absurdity and irreverence (hellooooooo Stanford) or pomp and circumstance (hellooooooo USC). I don't mean generic in the sense that the mascots themselves are generic, although Arizona and Washingto...

California Golden Bears 9 hours ago

GIF Alert! Roy Hibbert Crushes Carmelo Anthony's Soul

Casual Hoya — via a.espncdn.com "I'm a rim protector. I'm a Georgetown Hoya. You know the lineage." Roy Hibbert is America.

Georgetown Hoyas 10 hours ago

Hot Cougar Action: Logan Mayes arrested

CougCenter — If you weren't checking CougCenter late Friday night, you may have missed the news that linebacker Logan Mayes was arrested on Thursday for a hit and run. As Brian noted, Mayes' arrest is the third incident involving a WSU football player in the last month. Teondray Caldwell is facing assault and burglary charges while Toni Pole was cited for giving police false information. WSU is yet to comment on the situation with Mayes, but I would expect they would say the same thing they did on the other two -- they are aware of the situation and will handle it internally. These incidents come ...

Washington State Cougars 10 hours ago

2012 Dawg Sports Football Season In Review: Vanderbilt

Dawg Sports — In short, Georgia's absolute dominance of Vanderbilt was the most complete game I've seen the Dawgs play in a long time. While Vanderbilt came in talking about a "culture change," what they got was a lesson in the traditional culture of the SEC. What ostensibly began with a kerfuffle following the 2011 game resulted in a Georgia team that came out attacking in all phases of the game. Long passes, long runs, and a relentless pass rush resulted in an absolutely beautiful dismantling of the Commodores. Should you feel moved to do so, you should treat yourself to this display again and a...

Georgia Bulldogs 10 hours ago

MSU Takes Series vs. South Carolina (and a lot more)

For Whom the Cowbell Tolls — Other than some questionable decisions made in Game 2, it was a great weekend at Dudy Noble Field as MSU took 2 of 3 from South Carolina. The Dawgs won Game 3 by a final score of 7-2. Jacob Lindgren bounced back from some pretty rocky starts recently and got into the 5th inning before giving way to Ross Mitchell who went the rest of the way. Both pitchers gave up one run a piece. DeMarcus Henderson had another big game in this series. The junior left fielder has come on strong of late. He went 3 for 4 in Game 1 and 3 for 3 in this one. Those did sandwich a 0 for 5 in Game 2 but still...

Mississippi State Bulldogs 10 hours ago

Kentucky Wildcats: Sunday Morning Open Thread, Oxbow Edition

A Sea Of Blue — Oxbow won the Preakness yesterday, bumming me out. I really wanted a Triple Crown this year. Some links of interest: Alford settles dispute with New Mexico Former Wildcats in the NBA Playoffs A historical look at Kentucky's basketball 2013 recruiting class McLemore talking to NCAA? Could be trouble for Kansas Oxbow denies Orb Triple Crown shot

Kentucky Wildcats 10 hours ago

Nebraska Huskers: Sunday's Corn Flakes

Corn Nation — (* denotes a possible subscription needed) Your balanced breakfast of Huskerdom: ICYMI: A gallery featuring all the best from Nebraska softball's win over Stanford. Gymnast Emily Wong , wrestler Josh Inhen and golfer Jordan Reinertson earned Academic All-District honors. [Official Site] Big Red baseball was crushed by the Wolverines 19-9 allowing Michigan entry into the B1G tournament...to face Nebraska. [Official Site] [B1G Baseball Tourney Bracket] With Husker softball's win over Stanford, they advance to the regional final where the Cardinal get a second chance. First pitch is ...

Nebraska Cornhuskers 11 hours ago

CGB Hall of Fame: (8)Mychal Kendricks v. (9)Tony Renda

California Golden Blogs — (8) Mychal Kendricks Cal Football: Mychal Kendricks Highlights - LB #30 (via calathletics) Kendricks was a mainstay in the Golden Bears defense for many years and I think that everyone reading this has to say that they appreciated the intensity and skill with which he played the game. I am sure he'll make his mark while playing on Sundays next year and he should be just as fun to watch in Eagles green as he was in Blue and Gold. Via Official Cal Bears Profile: Earned several All-American honors as a senior, including second-team selectionsby Phil Steele and College Spor...

California Golden Bears 13 hours ago

Pack Batter Blue Devils but Settle for Second

Backing The Pack — As Akula noted earlier, N.C. State did its part, sweeping a three-game set at Duke to close the regular season, but Clemson did not cooperate. The Pack pounded Duke 9-1 on the strength of a 15-hit attack but had to settle for second place in the Atlantic Division after the Tigers fell to Florida State. The Noles took the division by the slimmest of margins, finishing ½ a game ahead of the Pack. Über-hot Bryan Adametz had three more hits and set his career high in RBI by the third inning with a pair of two-run singles. The Pack left fielder has hit in 12 straight, raising his average t...

North Carolina State Wolfpack 16 hours ago

Workhorse Weiman, N.C. State Fall to Tennessee in Regional

Backing The Pack — When Tennessee came to bat in the bottom of the 11th inning of a 0-0 game, N.C. State starter Emily Weiman was not only still on the hill, she was working on an overall stretch of 38 innings that saw her allow just one run. Unfortunately, the Lady Vols finally got to the sophomore righty with two outs in the frame, pushing the Pack to the loser's bracket of the Knoxville regional and giving Weiman plenty more work to do if the Pack is to advance. Weiman did go right back to work, toeing the rubber for the elimination game with James Madison and throwing four more frames before the g...

North Carolina State Wolfpack 16 hours ago

Moore Mows Down Ducks

Building The Dam — Final Score: Oregon State 9, Oregon 0 Oregon State freshmen Andrew Moore baffled and confused Oregon on Saturday afternoon, limiting the tenth ranked Ducks to just two hits. The 9-0 shutout win that resulted in front of a crowd of 3,892 put the Beavers ahead of the Ducks by a game in the Pac-12 standings, and barring an awful collapse down the stretch, locked up a National Seed as well. Moore Had A No-Hitter Going At This Point In The Third Inning. The Freshman Ended Up Conceding Two Hits On The Day. After both pitchers cruised through the opening five innings with ease, Oregon State ...

Oregon State Beavers 16 hours ago