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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fresno State notifies Mountain West it is departing the league, will join Pac-12
Fresno State has informed the Mountain West Conference that it will leave the league at the end of 2025-26, according to a university source, a next step in joining a rebuilding Pac-12. Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Utah State also notified the Mountain West they would be departing the conference, according to reports. Oregon State and Washington State are holdovers in the Pac-12, which was decimated by conference realignment that started when UCLA and USC bolted for the Big Ten. Gonzaga, which does not have a football team, will also join the Pac-12 in 2026 in the sports that it sponsors. Fresno State and the other universities departing the Mountain West notified the conference just ahead of a June 1 deadline to avoid an exit fee doubling from $18 million to around $36 million. It also was something of a financially-driven formality. According to the term sheet Fresno State signed in September 2024, it could revoke its election to join the Pac-12 only if receiving an invitation to join a Power Four conference, then paying liquidated damages of $30 million. If Fresno State were not to become a member of the Pac-12 on July 1, 2026, for any other reason, it would have to pay the conference liquidated damages of $40 million. The Pac-12 must still add one more full member to get to eight schools, the number required to be recognized by the NCAA. The exit fee Fresno State and the other four Mountain West schools will pay remains unresolved. The Pac-12 and Mountain West are in mediation over exit fees and a poaching penalty that was part of a scheduling agreement between the conferences for the 2024 football season.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clements hits a walk-off homer to lead UCLA past Oregon 4-2 in Women's College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jessica Clements hit a two-run walk-off home run with two outs to lead UCLA past Oregon 4-2 on Thursday night in the Women's College World Series opener for both teams. Clements' sixth homer of the season was the second walk-off homer of the day — Oklahoma's Ella Parker hit a three-run blast against Tennessee during the early session. Advertisement Clements' blast lifted ninth-seeded UCLA (55-11) into a matchup with No. 12 Texas Tech on Saturday for a spot in the semifinals. Oregon (53-9), seeded 16th, will play unseeded Mississippi on Friday in an elimination game. Oregon and UCLA both left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten this season, but the game's late start gave it a Pac-12 feel. The game started 75 minutes late because storms in the area delayed the previous game. It was fitting that the game between the only West Coast teams at the World Series didn't start until nearly 10 p.m. local time. For two brief moments, right at 10 p.m. and a few minutes later, the lights went out for several seconds and many fans turned on the flashlights on their cellphones to illuminate Devon Park. Once the lights came on for good, there was plenty of action. Advertisement Oregon's Kedre Luschar hit a single that scored Kaylynn Jones in the third inning to put the Ducks up 1-0. UCLA's Alexis Ramirez cranked a two-run home run in the fourth — just her fifth homer of the season — to put the Bruins up 2-1. In the seventh, with UCLA still leading 2-1, the Bruins appeared to have the second out when Oregon's Paige Sinicki was called out on a play at the plate. The call was overturned because of obstruction by Ramirez, and the run tied the score at 2. ___ AP college sports:
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Clements hits a walk-off homer to lead UCLA past Oregon 4-2 in Women's College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jessica Clements hit a two-run walk-off home run with two outs to lead UCLA past Oregon 4-2 on Thursday night in the Women's College World Series opener for both teams. Clements' sixth homer of the season was the second walk-off homer of the day — Oklahoma's Ella Parker hit a three-run blast against Tennessee during the early session. Clements' blast lifted ninth-seeded UCLA (55-11) into a matchup with No. 12 Texas Tech on Saturday for a spot in the semifinals. Oregon (53-9), seeded 16th, will play unseeded Mississippi on Friday in an elimination game. Oregon and UCLA both left the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten this season, but the game's late start gave it a Pac-12 feel. The game started 75 minutes late because storms in the area delayed the previous game. It was fitting that the game between the only West Coast teams at the World Series didn't start until nearly 10 p.m. local time. For two brief moments, right at 10 p.m. and a few minutes later, the lights went out for several seconds and many fans turned on the flashlights on their cellphones to illuminate Devon Park. Once the lights came on for good, there was plenty of action. Oregon's Kedre Luschar hit a single that scored Kaylynn Jones in the third inning to put the Ducks up 1-0. UCLA's Alexis Ramirez cranked a two-run home run in the fourth — just her fifth homer of the season — to put the Bruins up 2-1. In the seventh, with UCLA still leading 2-1, the Bruins appeared to have the second out when Oregon's Paige Sinicki was called out on a play at the plate. The call was overturned because of obstruction by Ramirez, and the run tied the score at 2. ___ AP college sports:
CBS News
25-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
UCLA and Arizona to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome. The game between the men's teams will be Nov. 14 and will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Besides starring for the Bruins in college, his son Luke played for the Wildcats and the elder Walton broadcast games involving both schools. The teams most recently met in December, when UCLA won 57-54 in Phoenix. Last season, UCLA played in the first college basketball game at Intuit Dome, beating Gonzaga 65-62. Walton is one of basketball's most eccentric all-time personalities, known just as well for his playing days as he was for his quirky game calling.
Associated Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Arizona and UCLA to play at Intuit Dome in game honoring late Hall of Famer Bill Walton
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Pac-12 basketball rivals Arizona and UCLA will play each other in the Hall of Fame Series at Intuit Dome. The game between the men's teams will be Nov. 14 and will honor late Hall of Famer Bill Walton. Besides starring for the Bruins in college, his son Luke played for the Wildcats and the elder Walton broadcast games involving both schools. The teams most recently met in December, when UCLA won 57-54 in Phoenix. Last season, UCLA played in the first college basketball game at Intuit Dome, beating Gonzaga 65-62. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
