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MCWS final highlights SEC's baseball success

Closing Bell / Monday, June 26, 2023
LSU and Florida will face off in Game 3 of the men's College World Series final tonight to determine who will take home the championship. It is the "third time in six years" that two SEC schools will play for the MCWS championship, and for the "eighth time...

The American Athletic Conference turns 10

Weekly / Monday, June 26, 2023
M ike Aresco is 73 years old, and he’s just as fiery as ever. If you don’t have any plans for the next few hours, ask the effervescent American Athletic Conference commissioner about any of the hot-button issues that dominate his job these days, whether it’s revenue...

New La Salle AD enters role amid push for arena renovation

Daily / Monday, June 26, 2023
New La Salle Univ. AD Ashwin Puri enters the role just as a "major renovation to Tom Gola Arena" is about to "get off the ground after years of hopes and attempts," according to Mike Jensen of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. Puri said, “That’s where I can lend a helping hand, I...

EA Sports says CFB game won't be delayed

Closing Bell / Friday, June 23, 2023
EA Sports said that "a recent lawsuit from The Brandr Group will not impact the game’s planned release date" in summer 2024 and that the company "has not yet made any monetary offers to players for their likenesses to be included in the game." Separately, a source close to...

Speculation of SDSU joining the Pac-12 continues to pick up traction

Daily / Friday, June 23, 2023
“College GameDay” podcast co-host Rece Davis noted the issue of whether San Diego State Univ. will leave the Mountain West and join the Pac-12 “gains a little more traction and attention because of the way their basketball team performed and because of the void in Southern California left by...

Pac-12 taps USOPC's Morane Kerek as new CFO

Closing Bell / Thursday, June 22, 2023
The Pac-12 named USOPC CFO Morane Kerek  to the same position, with her being responsible for driving the overall strategic financial vision for the conference. Kerek will report directly to Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff and start her new role on August 9. Her role will include...

Univ. of Illinois football seeing rise in ticket revenue after years of losing

Daily / Thursday, June 22, 2023
During the Univ. of Illinois' years of losing football, “attendance suffered,” but they are now “starting to see some of the bounce,” according to Bob Asmussen of the Champaign NEWS-GAZETTE. Illinois AD Josh Whitman said that the school has “8,000 new season tickets sold for 2023.” Whitman said, "A...