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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M athletic director shocks with announcement about future of baseball program
Texas A&M athletic director shocks with announcement about future of baseball program After days of anticipation, Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts has seemingly made his decision regarding the future of the baseball program moving forward. According to The Eagle reporter Alex Miller, Alberts announced on Friday afternoon that head coach Michael Earley will remain with the team after missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. The Aggies were also the first program in college baseball since 1991 to be ranked as the unanimous No. 1 team and not make postseason play. Here is the statement from Alberts on the state of the position and his discussions with Earley: Earley's first season at the helm was one that most Aggie fans hope to forget. Texas A&M went 30-26 (11-19 SEC) after being ranked as the best team in baseball before the season began. The only hope of the program reaching postseason play diminished after the Aggies fell to the LSU Tigers in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Following the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, and the inevitability of the Aggies missing the tournament was confirmed, the discussions of the program's direction were sparked immediately. Potential head coaches were tossed around on social media, as the fanbase felt that Alberts would move forward following what was a disappointing season, to say the least. However, it seems that Alberts and the Texas A&M baseball program are moving forward with Earley at the helm for the foreseeable future. The former hitting coach and assistant turned head coach looks to be getting an opportunity to rewrite the wrongs that occurred in 2025 and get Texas A&M back to the apex of college baseball. Will Earley turn things around in College Station? Only time will tell. If retaining Earley is truly the final decision, the surprising announcement from Alberts will certainly raise eyebrows if the program is not able to have success in 2026. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Dylan on X: @dylanmflippo.
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USC starting pitcher Caden Aoki talks on TV about Trojans' NCAA Tournament position
USC starting pitcher Caden Aoki talks on TV about Trojans' NCAA Tournament position Caden Aoki, USC baseball hope the Trojans don't get snubbed this time on the NCAA Tournament Selection Show Following Friday's walk-off victory over Washington at the Big Ten Tournament, USC baseball's 2025 regular season is now complete. The Trojans' postseason fate now rests in the hands of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Some people think USC solidified its place in the postseason with this victory, and that avoiding one more loss could prove to be decisive. Yet, after remembering how USC was shockingly snubbed in 2023, it's hard to feel completely confident that the Trojans will be in. We need to see that name in a bracket on Monday before thinking this is a done deal. During Friday's game, USC starting pitcher Caden Aoki was interviewed by Big Ten Network. During his interview, Aoki made a case for the Trojans' postseason inclusion. 'If you look at our scope of work, it's really undeniable that we belong in this tournament," Aoki said. "If you look at it without recency bias, I think we're in," a reference to USC losing six of its last nine games. Aoki mentioned USC having 17 Quad 1 or 2 wins plus 17 road wins. Aoki also mentioned that USC wasn't even playing home games at its regular home stadium, Dedeaux Field, this season. Aoki added that USC lost only three series the whole season. He certainly came prepared with facts and numbers and made a strong case for the Trojans. However, this is not about what Caden Aoki thinks. It's about what the selection committee thinks. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will take place on Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific time. USC is looking to make its first appearance in the tournament since 2015.
Boston Globe
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
SEC gets record-smashing 14 teams as Auburn leads the NCAA men's basketball tournament field into March Madness
It's Florida, which captured the SEC tournament by winning three games with an average margin of 15 points, that opens as a slight favorite to win it all at the Final Four in San Antonio on April 5 and 7, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Advertisement In something of a surprise, both North Carolina and Texas slid in off the bubble, while Indiana, West Virginia, and Boise State did not. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The 68-team bracket starts whittling down on Tuesday with preliminary games, and the main draw kicks off on Thursday and Friday, with 32 games at eight sites around the country. CBS begins the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with a tribute to Greg Gumbel. 🏀🎙️❤️ — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) A tribute, then bracket with plenty to talk about The selection show began with a heartfelt tribute to the late Greg Gumbel, the CBS stalwart who oversaw the bracket unveiling for decades. Then, just as Gumbel would have preferred, it was about the basketball — and this time there was plenty to talk about. North Carolina looked all but out, a victim of a 1-12 record against so-called Quad 1 opponents and part of a conference (ACC) teetering on the verge of a historically bad season. But the Tar Heels made it, thanks maybe to a strong nonconference slate, while Texas was also in — its seven wins against Quad 1 teams outweighing its overall 15 losses. The SEC's 14 teams were followed by the Big Ten with eight and Big 12 with seven. The ACC ended up with four, barely avoiding its worst showing since 2000, back when the conference was half the size it is now. Even in a down cycle, the ACC has Duke, and Duke has arguably the best player in the country in freshman Advertisement Bracket gives Pitino and St. John's long and interesting road Elsewhere in the bracket, coach Rick Pitino leads his unprecedented sixth program into the tournament, and what a road he would have to take to get to the Final Four. First, he will travel to Providence, the same building where the coach led the Friars to a surprise Final Four trip back in 1987, to lead St. John's in a first-round game against Omaha. Pitino's second game could come against Arkansas and John Calipari in what would be a titanic matchup between two of the game's biggest coaching names. Related : Another coaching icon, Tom Izzo, leads Michigan State to its 27th straight tournament. The Spartans are seeded second and will face America East champion Bryant in its opener. And Gonzaga is in for the 26th time, though extending its streak of making the second weekend to 10 years will be tough. The Bulldogs, after an 'off' year in which they still won the West Coast Conference, are seeded eighth and could face Houston in the second round.
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NCAA tournament: CBS honors longtime broadcaster Greg Gumbel with perfect tribute to open Selection Sunday
CBS found the perfect way to honor Greg Gumbel on Sunday to kick off the NCAA tournament. The network kicked off its annual Selection Sunday show with a Gumbel tribute, which featured him speaking into the camera explaining why he felt the the NCAA tournament was so special. Gumbel, who spent decades as the voice of CBS's college basketball coverage, died in December. He was 78. CBS begins the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with a tribute to Greg Gumbel. 🏀🎙️❤️ #MarchMadness — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 16, 2025 [Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem is back: Enter for a shot to win up to $50K] After that tribute, CBS opened the show with a Rolling Stones song playing in the background. The entire production crew wore Rolling Stones shirts, too, as a way to represent Gumbel's favorite band. Start us up! Our CBS studio crew are all wearing Rolling Stones shirts today in honor of Greg Gumbel who loved the Stones. Very much feeling his presence today! — Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 16, 2025 Gumbel got his start as a broadcaster at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, and he then joined ESPN in 1981 and worked as an early "SportsCenter" anchor. He later spent time at MSG Network, CBS and NBC before returning to CBS to close out his career. He was the first Black person to call play-by-play in a major American sports championship when he called Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, and he covered just about every sport possible. Gumbel retired from NFL coverage in 2022, but he remained working college basketball games with CBS until he stepped away from the 2024 tournament due to 'family health issues.' His family revealed after his death that he had been diagnosed with cancer. While Gumbel wasn't in the studio with his colleagues to open the NCAA tournament this spring, his presence was absolutely felt.
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where Texas basketball stands: Current forecast on Longhorns' NCAA Tournament chances
Where Texas basketball stands: Current forecast on Longhorns' NCAA Tournament chances Will the Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball team get into March Madness? That's the big question that will be answered this evening during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. While Texas had been trending the right way on Friday, Saturday's forecasts have turned darker. Last week, USA TODAY Sports Bracketology said Texas needed to make a run in the SEC Tournament to have a chance. "The Longhorns need to beat Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament first round, beat rival Texas A&M again and possibly take down Tennessee in the quarterfinals. A verry difficult path for Rodney Terry's team." - Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY Sports UT was able to beat Vandy and the Aggies, but fell to Tennessee, The latest Bracketology has UT as one of the last four teams into the tournament. "The Longhorns leaped back into the bracket by beating rival Texas A&M 94-89 in double overtime in second round of the SEC tournament. That gives the SEC 14 teams in our projected field, which would shatter the previous record for any conference in one tournament. The record is 11 set by the Big East in 2011." - USA TODAY Sports ESPN's version of Bracketology paints a darker future. Writer Joe Lunardi updated his bracket forecast late Saturday evening has Texas as one of the first four out of the Big Dance. ESPN's Neil Paine has a slightly different take, Texas has a 63% to get into the field. "Texas' run through the SEC tournament ended Friday with an 83-72 quarterfinal loss to Tennessee, a defeat that dropped the Longhorns' odds of making the NCAA tournament from to the low 60s% in the ESPN Analytics model. In truth, that might be overstating their case somewhat if we compare with other forecasts. On the plus side, Texas' NET ranking is around the top 40, and it has six wins against top-50 BPI teams (11 against the top 100), the foundation for a good tourney résumé. But its SOR and WAB still rank just outside the top 50, giving the Longhorns a tougher case to make than some other bubble squads. ... Texas ranks 11th both in NET and ESPN Analytics' tourney odds, so the Longhorns might have done enough -- but they'll have to wait until Sunday to find out." - Neil Paine, ESPN CBS Sports forecasts a similar end to the Texas season. Writer Jerry Palm thinks the Longhorns miss out on March Madness because of the team's struggles during the SEC season.
