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USA Today
04-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch or stream college baseball on Friday, April 4
How to watch or stream college baseball on Friday, April 4 If you're a die-hard fan of NCAA baseball, you know that every game is a must-see event. On Friday, April 4, Fubo, ESPN+ and Big Ten Plus are airing 17 college baseball games, and we're betting you don't want to miss a single at-bat. Read the article below to find out how to watch or live stream all of the action. Fubo, ESPN+ and Big Ten Plus are your places to watch college baseball this season. How to watch college baseball today Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State Game time: 11 a.m. ET 11 a.m. ET TV channel: ESPN+ ESPN+ Live stream: Watch on ESPN+ St. Bonaventure vs. Saint Joseph's Game time: 2:30 p.m. ET 2:30 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN+ ESPN+ Live stream: Watch on ESPN+ Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State Game time: 2:30 p.m. ET 2:30 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN+ ESPN+ Live stream: Watch on ESPN+ Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Game time: 4 p.m. ET 4 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Indiana Hoosiers vs. Michigan State Spartans Game time: 6 p.m. ET 6 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Maryland Terrapins Game time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Game time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Game time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Texas A&M vs. Tennessee Game time: 7 p.m. ET 7 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPN ESPN Live stream: Watch on Fubo Missouri vs. Arkansas Game time: 8 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET TV channel: SECN SECN Live stream: Watch on Fubo Wake Forest vs. Florida State Game time: 8 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET TV channel: ACCN ACCN Live stream: Watch on Fubo Oregon Ducks vs. Michigan Wolverines Game time: 8 p.m. ET 8 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus UC Irvine vs. Oregon State Game time: 8:30 p.m. ET 8:30 p.m. ET TV channel: CW CW Live stream: Watch on Fubo Nevada vs. UNLV Game time: 9 p.m. ET 9 p.m. ET TV channel: Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN) Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network (SSSEN) Live stream: Watch on Fubo UCLA Bruins vs. San Diego Toreros Game time: 9 p.m. ET 9 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus USC Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Game time: 9:30 p.m. ET 9:30 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Washington Huskies vs. Purdue Boilermakers Game time: 10 p.m. ET 10 p.m. ET TV channel: Big Ten Plus Big Ten Plus Live stream: Watch on Big Ten Plus Key 2025 college baseball dates NCAA Tournament selection show: Monday, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPNU (Watch on Fubo) Monday, May 26 at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPNU (Watch on Fubo) NCAA Tournament Regionals: Friday, May 30-Sunday, June 2 Friday, May 30-Sunday, June 2 NCAA Tournament Super Regionals: Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 9 Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 9 Men's College World Series: Friday, June 13-Monday, June 23 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha Follow NCAA baseball all season long on Fubo, ESPN+ and Big Ten Plus.
New York Times
17-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
South Carolina's path to the Final Four: Could Duke's momentum upturn the Gamecocks?
In the hunt to repeat as national champions, South Carolina is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight season and ninth time under coach Dawn Staley. While UCLA holds the top seed overall in the bracket, the Gamecocks are second, checking in as the No. 1 seed in the Birmingham 2 Region. Advertisement The path to the Gamecocks winning a second-straight championship must go through a region chock full of potent offenses, star talent and a couple of familiar regional rivals. South Carolina opens against No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech, helmed by Kim Rosamond who is making her second straight appearance in the tournament. In the next round, the Gamecocks could face one of the most potent 3-point shooting teams in the country regardless of who wins the No. 8 versus No. 9 game. Eighth-seeded Utah and ninth-seeded Indiana represent two tough programs that South Carolina has already gotten a taste of. Staley's program dispatched the Utes at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia last season in a tightly contested game. The Gamecocks also took on the then-No. 4 Hoosiers in the Sweet 16 of last season's tournament. Though both teams are still strong opposition, losing star frontcourt players after last season in Mackenzie Holmes (Indiana) and Alissa Pili (Utah) make this a more straightforward game for the Gamecocks. If the Gamecocks get to the second weekend, the competition in the Sweet 16 grows significantly. No. 4 seed Maryland earned a host seed and owns the nation's 15th-best offense, led by versatile senior guard Shyanne Sellers. The biggest question surrounding the Terrapins is Sellers' health, as she was hampered by a knee injury for much of the last month of the season. However, when coach Brenda Frese's team is firing on all cylinders, it is among the country's most. The Gamecocks could also face a familiar SEC foe in No. 5 seed in Birmingham, which would be playing in proximity to its campus. The Crimson Tide earned their highest seed under coach Kristy Curry and the highest seed for the Tide since 1999. Alabama lost to South Carolina 76-58 in the regular season in Columbia, the programs' lone matchup this season. It's worth noting that star guard Sara Ashlee Barker missed that game due to injury but she finished the season healthy. The moment 😍 — South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 17, 2025 Don't sleep on the potential of two midmajors in Birmingham 2: Green Bay and Norfolk State. Norfolk State's Diamond Johnson, the MEAC Player of the Year, is a pro-level guard, and Maryland can struggle with dribble penetration, which could help the Spartans stage an upset. Kayla Karius' Green Bay squad spreads the floor at a high level and controls the pace of play, making teams regret giving the Phoenix an early lead. Advertisement South Carolina has a potent regional rivalry matchup in the Elite Eight. No. 2 seed Duke, which the Gamecocks defeated in Columbia 81-70 this season, enters the NCAA Tournament after winning its first ACC tournament title under Kara Lawson and its first as a program since 2013. No. 3 seed North Carolina — another potential Elite Eight opponent — lost in the second round of last season's tournament to the Gamecocks, who won the national championship. The Tar Heels have their highest seeding since 2013, and their highest in Courtney Banghart's tenure. The health of North Carolina point guard Reniya Kelly will be a key storyline to follow, as she was significant to the Tar Heels' success throughout the year and was limited during the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils, on the other hand, are one of the hottest teams in the country, winners of six straight, including five games by double digits. No. 6 West Virginia has a duo of star guards in JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrsion, as well as one of the staunchest defenses in the country, the fifth most efficient defense, per CBB Analytics. With some seasoning earned in last year's tournament run, they could be gearing up for a run. No. 7 Vanderbilt has its own star duo in Mikayla Blakes and Khamil Pierre, who combined to average nearly 44 points per game. With a top-notch scoring guard in Blakes, and an elite offensive rebounding team (24th in the country in offensive rebound rate, per CBB Analytics), the Commodores could be feisty opponent if they go on a run. South Carolina has a navigable path to another Final Four appearance. With familiar faces and foes from this season and seasons in the past, the Gamecocks are in store for many entertaining games — but ones they can ultimately win. Download your printable bracket here. (Photo of Tessa Johnson and Te-Hina Paopao: Eakin Howard / Getty Images)
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Big Ten women's Bracketology: UCLA gets its revenge
All season, UCLA and USC were the clear cream of the crop in the Big Ten. When USC swept the regular season series – and with it, the Big Ten regular season title – it seemed that the Trojans might even be a tier ahead of their rival. Then, though, the Bruins won the third matchup between the teams on Sunday in the Big Ten tournament final, splitting the season's conference championships and evening the scales between the two. Both teams are likely to be 1-seeds in the NCAA Tournament, and we could very well see a rematch in the Final Four or even the national title game. All the games have been played. Here is a look at what could be coming on Selection Sunday when it comes to the Big Ten: We will give the nod to the Bruins here even though USC has the overall edge in the season series. After all, UCLA has only lost to one team the entire season and now has a win over that same team to go along with a conference tournament title. The Bruins showed a lot of mental toughness to overcome an early deficit against a team that seemed to have their number. USC was a little underwhelming in the Big Ten tournament, struggling to separate from Indiana and Michigan before going completely cold in the second half against UCLA. Still, the Trojans were one bad quarter from a season sweep of both UCLA and the Big Ten titles. They looked a little spent in that fourth quarter, so a week of rest should do them some good. The Buckeyes barely squeaked by Iowa in their Big Ten tournament opener and then got rocked by 29 against UCLA. Kevin McGuff has a lot of work to do, because this streak of poor play extends to over a month ago. The NCAA Tournament draw might be particularly important for this team which relies so much on its ball pressure. I am going to bite the bullet and drop Maryland back behind Michigan based on two factors. The first is the Wolverines' 98-71 dismantling of the Terrapins in the Big Ten tournament. The second is that Michigan currently holds a higher spot in the NET Rankings than Maryland. Overall, the Wolverines are simply playing better basketball than the Terps right now. Hanging with USC after beating Washington and Maryland consecutively is an encouraging sign that Michigan is still building. Maryland, meanwhile, feels like it might be falling flat. Michigan State continued its struggles by going one-and-done in Indianapolis, falling to an underseeded Iowa team by 13. Iowa was by no means your average 11-seed in a conference tournament, so the loss was not quite as bad as it looked. That being said, the Spartans are another team that appears to be trending down rather than up heading into the tournament. Iowa's strong performance in Indianapolis was hardly surprising given the way it surged in the final six weeks of the season. The Hawkeyes' run could have extended even further if not for a couple of possessions not going their way in the final moments against Ohio State. This team will probably be underseeded again in the NCAA Tournament and could be a popular Cinderella pick. A close loss to Nebraska in Indianapolis is not the worst defeat in the world, but it has now been almost a month since the Fighting Illini won a game. The four losses in that time all came against good teams so it has not affected their seeding projection too much. It is just tough to enter the Big Dance without having that muscle memory for winning. A strong win over Oregon and a close loss to USC should be enough to alleviate any concerns the Hoosiers may have had about sliding out of the field. The Hoosiers are a top-20 team in 3-point percentage but only shoot them at the 75th highest rate in the country. Leaning into that strength a bit more could pay dividends when March Madness tips off. Oregon was not particularly close to contending with Indiana in a way that belies the one-spot difference in seeding. The Ducks do not seem capable of beating good teams anymore, so this is where they end up: They are in the field, but winning their first-round game will be a struggle. Nebraska and Washington have incredibly similar profiles, so we have a choice to make here. Do we give the edge to the team that beat the other by 21 a few weeks ago (as Washington did at Nebraska on Feb. 23) or the team that went one extra round in the Big Ten tournament?It is best to avoid making NCAA Tournament decisions based on head-to-head results because you cannot compare every team that way. Nebraska is slightly ahead in the NET and has a better overall record, so this feels like a reasonable conclusion. The Golden Gophers probably needed to win a game in Indianapolis to make the field. Instead, Washington beat them handily, simultaneously hurting Minnesota's resume and bolstering that of another bubble team. The season's close has been tough on the Gophers, and they will likely be on the outside looking in on Selection Sunday.
