COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Baseball is headed to the College World Series final. The Aggies took down Florida 6-0 on June 19 to earn their spot in the championship series for the first time in program history. While Aggie Baseball is no stranger to the College World Series, making their 8th appearance in … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — A photo of former NBA guard Jamal Crawford and San Antonio Spurs‘ Victor Wembanyama went viral recently, showing the pair working out together in San Antonio. The photo was a hit, and Spurs fans were eager to see Wemby improve his game thanks to Crawford, who was quite the spectacular scorer during … Read more
Katie Archibald won gold medals at the last two Summer Olympics, but a freak accident means she won’t get a shot this year at making it three in a row. LONDON, UK — British two-time Olympic champion track cyclist Katie Archibald will miss the Paris Games after breaking two leg bones in a freak accident. … Read more
Rickwood Field hosted Alabama’s first integrated sports team, the minor league Birmingham Barons, in 1964. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about … Read more
After becoming the first swimmer from Alaska to make the powerhouse American team, Jacoby won a stunning gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in Japan. INDIANAPOLIS — Lydia Jacoby is still a bit shell-shocked. The Alaskan darling of the Tokyo Games will be watching the Paris Olympics from home. If she watches at all. “You … Read more
Mays’ family and the San Francisco Giants jointly announced he “passed away peacefully” Tuesday afternoon surrounded by loved ones. NEW YORK — Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93. Mays’ family and … Read more
Both players also spent time in the NFL prior to their stints in the new United Football League. DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly signed Gareon Conley and Willie Harvey Jr. from the United Football League, according to multiple reports. Conley, who was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2017 … Read more