Texas is the first team to be eliminated from the College World Series after the Longhorns fell to Texas A-and-M 10-2 on Sunday. The Aggies will face Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon following the Sooners 6-2 win over Notre Dame. Today in Omaha, Stanford takes on Auburn followed by Arkansas and Ole Miss.
Over the past week LSU baseball lost a pair of assistants as top recruiter Dan Fitzgerald and pitching coach Jason Kelly accepted head coaching jobs at Kansas and Washington respectively. Coach Jay Johnson says they’ll be tough to replace but doesn’t expect the Tigers to miss a beat.
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Newman tight end Will Randle has turned down offers from LSU and Tulane among others, announcing his commitment to Texas this past weekend. Randle made his visit to Austin with Greenies star quarterback Arch Manning, the top recruit in the 2023 class.
The Ragin Cajuns picked up a commitment from E.D. White offensive lineman Matthew Broussard, who made his announcement on Twitter Saturday. He also had offers from UL-Monroe, Nicholls, Southeastern, and Northwestern State.
The New Orleans Breakers lost to the Houston Gamblers 20-3 on Sunday night and will go into the USFL playoffs after finishing the regular season with a 6-4 record. The Breakers will face Birmingham this Saturday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio with a spot in the inaugural USFL championship game on the line.
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open by one stroke; his first PGA Tour major championship. Fitzpatrick, who also won the US Amateur at Brookline in 2013, becomes the 13th player to win both, and just the second to do so on the same course.