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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Sport
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Mautz shuts out Tulsa, gets first AA win
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals continue their mastery of the Tulsa Drillers. In our Cardinals Nation update. Springfield shutout Tulsa 3-0 Wednesday, Leonardo Bernal provided the offense with a two run homer. And lefty Brycen Mautz shut down the Tulsa offense. The 23-year old from San Diego, California finally got his first Double AA victory. Mautz's win comes in his tenth start for Springfield. In the game, Mautz struck out nine Drillers in six innings of work. He gave up two hits and no runs, his earned run average is 3.18. The win was long in coming for the southpaw. Mautz went on the injured list in late May, but is back and healthy. And that showed Wednesday night against Tulsa. Springfield has four more games left in this series against Tulsa. And the Cards are 7-1 against the Drillers this season. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
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No June swoon for Springfield Cards
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals are loving the month of June. In our Cardinals Nation update. The baby birds have played eight games in the month of June. And Springfield has won seven of them. That includes Tuesday night's 8-3 victory over Tulsa. In that game, Springfield's right fielder Joshua Baez hit two home runs. The first came in the first inning and gave Springfield a 3-0 lead. The second came in the fifth inning. Springfield would beat the Drillers by five. The Cardinals still own a three game lead on the Texas League North with 11 games left in the first half of the season. If Springfield can stay in first, it'll earn a playoff ticket. The Double AA franchise won the first half last year. And the team has never won back to back playoff tickets in franchise history. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
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Springfield home for its playoff run
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals will have the home field advantage for their first half playoff run. In our Cardinals Nation update. Springfield will open a two week home stand Tuesday night against the Tulsa Drillers. It's the only time this season that the Cardinals will be at Hammons Field for back to back series. And it couldn't come at a better time. Springfield will open the series with a three game lead on the Texas League North. If the Cardinals are still in first place on June 22nd they would win the North's first half championship. And with that comes a ticket to the Texas League playoffs in September. Tulsa is in for six games, then Corpus Christi is in from June 17th through the 22nd. Springfield took five of the six games played at Tulsa in May. And they have not faced the Hooks yet. Both Tulsa and Corpus Christi are in last place in their respective divisions. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Business
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College athletics is about to change forever
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. Friday night a federal judge approved a $2.8 billion dollar settlement that paves the way for colleges to pay their student-athletes. Starting July first, the old college formula of amateur athletes getting scholarships and meal money is gone. This is all the result of grant house. Grant was a swimmer at Arizona State University who said athletes invest a lot of their time and bring a lot money to the university, and they ought to get a cut of that. He sued the NCAA. And after nearly five years of bickering, both sides agreed to a settlement. And Friday a federal judge approved the deal. Out of that $2.8 billion dollars, colleges and universities will be allowed to pay out as much as $20 million dollars a year to their student athletes. That means about 50 percent of the school's sports revenue will pay athletic salaries. A cut of that money will also pay former athletes who missed out on name, image and likeness money. Where will they get all of that money? They'll try to solicit donations from alumni. And some sports economists say they'll have to make some cuts to things like coaches' pay, facilities and maybe even non-revenue-bearing sports. Richard Paulsen/Michigan Sports Management Professor: 'Another place you might see cuts is Olympic sports…. And now if more money is going to the athletes and football, let's say, that's less money that can be used to cover, you know, scholarships and some of these other sports.' Because of this settlement, teams will have roster limits instead of scholarship limits. That means there may not be any room for walk-ons. Another concern, the big power conference schools will just get richer and bigger. And who decides how much the athletes will get paid? The plan is for the conferences and universities to set the pay scale. One of the biggest and powerful conferences is the Southeastern Conference. Mizzou and Arkansas are a part of that super conference. And SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey reacted to the decision. And he says ultimately it'll be a good thing for college athletics. Greg Sankey/SEC commissioner (it's a good thing…but there will be growing pains) This settlement, and all the money involved was one of the driving forces that moved Missouri State from the Valley to Conference USA. We'll have to wait and see how this all pans out. One things for sure. The old days of college sports in the 50's and 60's is long gone. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
First place Springfield to open 12-game home stand
Hello everyone, I'm Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The Springfield Cardinals return home on Tuesday to open up a giant 12-game home stand against Tulsa and Corpus Christi. The Cardinals took five of the six games played last week in Frisco. In our Cardinals Nation update. Springfield finished up its series in Texas Sunday night with a 9-2 win over Frisco. The game was tied at two going into the tenth inning, when Springfield exploded for seven runs and the victory. That was the only regular season series between the Springfield and Frisco this season. Springfield will start Tuesday's home stand in first place in the Texas League North with two weeks left in the first half of the season. The Cardinals have 32 wins, and a three game lead on the Texas League North. If Springfield can stay in first place over the next two weeks, it'll win the Texas League first half North title and earn a playoff ticket for the end of the season. For more sports watch Ozarks First news at nine and ten. And I'll see you then. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
