Odds and Ends – Page 4 – Tournament Time

Baseball slang 101: A guide to talking like you’re in an MLB clubhouse

By curator September 7, 2024Articles, MLB, NCAA Baseball, Odds and Ends, Pressed

So you want to talk like a baseball person? Then you’ll have to curse a lot. Tap below to read the article by Tyler Kepner for The Athletic. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5734020/2024/09/03/mlb-baseball-slang-guide-dictionary/?campaign=10994615&source=targeted_email&userId=13361407

NCAA ‘blocking’ Oklahoma State from putting QR codes on helmets to solicit NIL donations

By curator August 31, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

The NCAA is "blocking" Oklahoma State's initiative to place QR codes on its helmets for the purpose of soliciting NIL donations, the Cowboys announced Saturday before their season opener against…

MANHATTAN UNIVERSITY BASEBALL ANNOUNCES NEW HITTING FACILITY

By curator August 28, 2024Articles, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed

Riverdale, N.Y. — The Manhattan University Baseball program announced a hitting facility for Jaspers Baseball in nearby Yonkers with the generous support of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. Tap…

Helmet comms is a start, but critics say more steps needed to stop sign-stealing in college football

By curator August 13, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed

The average fan probably won't notice the biggest rule change to college football in years, but helmet comms won't solve all of college football's sign-stealing woes. Tap below to read…

College Baseball ‘Way Too Early’ Top 25 Rankings For 2025

By curator July 24, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Baseball, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Tap below to see Baseball America's early Top 25 for 2025. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/college-baseball-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-for-2025/

Seven Things You Didn’t Know About The 2024 MLB Draft

By curator July 19, 2024Articles, FYI, MLB, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed

These insights were provided through Baseball America’s partnership with PramanaLabs, which produces the Shift tool, which allows Baseball America to produce insights from our databases through natural language without the…

Expanded use of one-way communication proposed in baseball

By curator July 12, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Expanding the use of one-way communication devices, beginning with the 2025 season, was recommended by the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee during its meeting this week in Indianapolis. Tap below to…

Utah State set to fire Blake Anderson: Coach placed on administrative leave amid noncompliance with Title IX

By curator July 2, 2024Articles, Coaching Change, NCAA Football, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Reports

Utah State has informed coach Blake Anderson that it intends to terminate his employment agreement after an investigation turned up noncompliance with university policies concerning Title IX. Tap below to…

Recruiting violations occurred in Northwestern baseball program

By curator July 2, 2024Articles, FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Recruiting Violations, Reports

Northwestern and former baseball assistant coach Brian Anderson have reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff on recruiting violations and the appropriate penalties for those violations. Tap below to read…

13 Bold Predictions for College Football Conference Realignment, Expansion

By curator July 1, 2024Articles, NCAA, NCAA Football, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment

What could the future of college football hold for conferences, teams, and potential realignment and expansion? Let's make some predictions (perhaps some crazy) about what could happen in the next…