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Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
No. 3 overall seed Arkansas beats Creighton 8-3 to capture Fayetteville Regional
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Logan Maxwell drove in three with a pair of home runs and Justin Thomas Jr. delivered a three-run shot to back a 13-strikeout performance from starter Gage Wood as No. 3 overall seed Arkansas beat Creighton 8-3 on Sunday to win the Fayetteville Regional and earn a berth in the super regionals. Wood (3-1) allowed three hits in six innings and two of them came in the fourth inning after he struck out the first two batters. Teddy Deters singled before Wood hit Will MacLean with a pitch. Ben North homered on the next pitch to get Creighton within 6-3. Advertisement Maxwell homered to left field off starter Garrett Langrell (7-2) for a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Thomas homered to center in the second for a 5-0 lead and Ryder Helfrick added a solo shot in the third. Maxwell homered leading off the fifth and Charles Davalan added an RBI triple in the sixth to cap the scoring. Gabe Gaeckle allowed two hits in three shutout innings for his first save. The Razorbacks (46-13) — making their 36th appearance in the NCAA Tournament — have advanced to the College World Series 11 times but never won it. They were runners-up in 1979 and 2018. Creighton (43-16) eliminated North Dakota State 11-10 earlier Sunday. The Bluejays have played in 12 tournaments and made their only CWS appearance in 1991. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Seven-run sixth inning boost Creighton to 11-4 win against Kansas in NCAA Tournament Regional opener
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KCAU) – The Creighton Bluejays put together a seven-run six inning to break a 3-3 tie on its way to an 11-4 win against Kansas to open NCAA Tournament play. Nolan Sailors finished a single short of the cycle while Tate Gillen and Will MacLean each contributed 2 RBI. MacLean also added a home run. Creighton will face Arkansas in the winner's bracket game tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Why The San Antonio Spurs Should Not Trade The 14th Pick
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Thomas Sorber #35 of the Georgetown Hoyas attempts a pass past Ryan ... More Kalkbrenner #11 of the Creighton Bluejays during the first half at Capital One Arena on December 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by) Many NBA teams prefer to not overload their roster with rookies, as to avoid some of them being overlooked in regards to development. That said, there have been exceptions such as the 1997-1998 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2004-2005 Chicago Bulls. The Cavs rolled out four players (Derek Anderson, Brevin Knight, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Cedric Henderson) who all played over 27 minutes per game in their debut season. The 2005 Bulls decided to gamble big, and handed out major minutes to Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Chris Duhon, and Andrés Nocioni, none of whom had ever taken an NBA court before. This is all a long-winded way of saying the San Antonio Spurs should not be in the market of trading the 14th pick, despite having the second overall pick also at their disposal. Not only are there several intriguing options at #14, but the player they choose at that spot will be cost-controlled for four years, which is going to matter considering Victor Wembanyama will be extension eligible after the conclusion of his third season, which is next year. For a Spurs team that still is in need of depth, and in need of putting the right players around Wembanyama, adding a player who will be comparably cheap until 2029, and who should make year-to-year improvements during that frame of time, is a slam dunk. As it stands, the Spurs have some deals on the books currently, which might be utilized better as trade chips, further opening up opportunities for their two incoming first-round picks. While Keldon Johnson is viewed as a tremendous locker room guy, the fit alongside Wembanyama is not particularly great, and that's an issue when you consider how important it is to streamline the roster around him. Johnson, who's earning $17.5 million next season, is by no means a big contract, nor is he remotely overpaid. Yet, his contract is big enough in scale to act as a salary-matching component, should the Spurs attempt to make a consolidation trade, which would be in their best interest. As such, the logic is fairly simple: Trade away two or three players for one better talent, and replace the lost depth via selections in the current draft class. With their first selection, it appears obvious that Dylan Harper will get a strong look. But that's pretty much expected to be the selection - assuming they keep the pick - which leaves us with the unearthing of final lottery selection. Here, it gets trickier. Carter Bryant out of Arizona projects as a consistent 3&D wing, but his physical profile, and the player archetype he projects as, could bump him up higher in the draft, potentially keeping him away from the Spurs. Thomas Sorber, out of Georgetown, is a behemoth who can help strengthen San Antonio's big man rotation. He scores near the rim, defends, passes, and ultimately does a lot of big man things on the court, which in today's NBA climate is beginning to become attractive again. Should he unexpectedly drop - which he likely won't - Collin Murray-Boyles would be an obvious selection, as the 6'7 do-it-all power forward could act as the team's primary two-way big man off the bench. The overarching point here is that there's talent to be found at #14, and the Spurs should grab it. Even if they find someone they like for the future, and stash the player in Europe for a year, that would still help them financially as the rookie scale won't get triggered until the player comes over, as long as it's within three years. It'll be interesting to see how the Spurs play it this summer. Unless noted otherwise, all stats via PBPStats, Cleaning the Glass or Basketball-Reference. All salary information via Spotrac. All odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball point guard Brock Harding transfers to power conference destination
Iowa basketball point guard Brock Harding transfers to power conference destination The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program began last season with both Owen Freeman and Brock Harding on their roster, but has lost both of the Moline, Illinois natives in as many days. Owen Freeman, after missing roughly half of the season due to a finger injury that required surgery, committed to the Creighton Bluejays yesterday, and Brock Harding, who entered the transfer portal, has also announced that he has found a new home. Brock Harding has committed to the TCU Horned Frogs and will be taking his talents from the Big Ten to the Big 12 next season, as reported by Joe Tipton of On3. Over the last two years with Iowa, Brock Harding appeared in 68 total games for the Hawkeyes. His shooting percentage jumped from 36.2% during his freshman year to 45.4% this past season, as well as shooting 39.8% from three-point range. Harding averaged 8.8 points in 2024-25 to go with 5.3 assists per game. Brock Harding, the product of Moline High School, was a three-star recruit rated as the No. 21 point guard and No. 5 prospect in Illinois in the class of 2023 per 247Sports. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Riley on X: @rileydonald7
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
What Sets Johni Broome & Auburn Stars From Other NCAA Tournament Players
Many college basketball stars are hoping to get their one shining moment during March Madness. Obviously, only a handful of them are ever going to get that glory. However, the Auburn Tigers led by Coach Bruce Pearl and Johni Broome are doing everything in their power to capture lightning in a bottle. What are they doing very differently? Well, it is immediately setting their egos aside and trusting the Auburn basketball system despite their doubts. This is because, whenever Johni Broome, Chad Baker-Mazara, or anyone else in Coach Bruce Pearl's system acts out of line, they immediately get called out. Baker-Mazara knew that he had a bad game against the Creighton Bluejays and the Auburn star immediately took his coach's criticism to heart, via Peter Rauterkus of Auburn Tigers forward Johni Broome (4) during the second half against the Alabama State Hornets in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Rupp Doster-Imagn Images 'You just have to sit down and listen to what your coach has to say. When he calls you out like, something's not going right," the Auburn star said. Advertisement What were the words said exactly? Well, it was Coach Steven Pearl who expressed his frustration with Baker-Mazara and Broome. 'Johni and Chad have to be better. They have to be better in all aspects of the game. If they are not, we will not win. They didn't bring it tonight and I have no idea why. No idea," he declared. Broome only scored eight points against Creighton while Mazara had a fairly inefficient outing despite his 17 points. Will they be able to bounce back as Auburn faces the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16? Related: Johni Broome Makes History Before NCAA Tournament
