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June 26, 2024
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The ‘Dale Earnhardt of Knoxville’: How a big arm, a bigger personality (and sweet mustache) are making a legend

Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterJun 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. OMAHA, Nebraska — Jesse James Pulley started his first round of chemotherapy the day the ballplayers visited. The 9-year-old had just been diagnosed with […]

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June 25, 2024
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MCWS 2024: Tennessee tops Texas A&M for first baseball title

Jun 24, 2024, 10:33 PM ET Top-ranked Tennessee has reached the Rocky Top. The Volunteers earned their first baseball national championship, defeating the Texas A&M Aggies 6-5 in Game 3 of their best-of-three finals series on Monday at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Dylan Dreiling hit his third home run of the […]

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June 25, 2024
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At last, Tennessee is on Rocky Top after winning its first MCWS title

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 25, 2024, 12:52 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year OMAHA, Neb. — Tennessee. Baseball school. On Friday, three days before his Volunteers won their first Men’s College World Series championship via a hot-as-Hades, suddenly […]

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June 23, 2024
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2024 WCWS: No. 2 Oklahoma clinches fourth consecutive national title

For the fourth straight season, the Oklahoma Sooners are the Women’s College World Series champions. The No. 2 Sooners are the first Division I school to win four consecutive softball national titles thanks to their sweep over No. 1 Texas. Oklahoma came out of the gate swinging, beating the Longhorns 8-3 in Game 1. In […]

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June 23, 2024
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College softball final 2024 top-25 rankings, plus WCWS key plays and top players

Jun 11, 2024, 12:45 PM ET The 2024 Women’s College World Series concluded in historic fashion. The Oklahoma Sooners swept the Texas Longhorns to win their fourth straight national championship. The Sooners become the first Division I softball program to accomplish a four-peat and match Arizona for the second-most titles in Division I softball history […]

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June 21, 2024
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‘There’s a lot less mopping’: How is the Jell-O Shot Challenge doing after LSU’s record performance last year?

Elizabeth Merrill, ESPN Senior WriterJun 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. OMAHA, Nebraska — Things are just fine without LSU. The residents of north downtown Omaha are getting more sleep during this year’s Men’s College […]