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The Ville's Montrezl Harrell on Louisville basketball's principle of being a family
The Ville's Montrezl Harrell discusses the Louisville Cardinals TBT team's principle of family after winning the opening round of the tournament.
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11-07-2025
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Louisville basketball shares first look at Pat Kelsey's 2025-26 roster. Watch it here
Louisville basketball fans have been clamoring for a first look at Pat Kelsey's 2025-26 team since the Cardinals arrived on campus for the start of summer workouts. On Thursday evening, they got it in the form of a practice highlight video posted to X, formerly Twitter. Advertisement The video is only 59 seconds long but has made quite the impression on the fan base, which is dreaming big after Kelsey pulled off one of the largest turnarounds in Division I history during his first season at the helm and assembled a talented Year 2 roster. The featured players: Mouhamed Camara, Ryan Conwell, J'Vonne Hadley, Isaac McKneely, Kobe Rodgers, Khani Rooths Adrian Wooley and Evangelos "Vangelis" Zougris. You can watch the video below: Louisville's 2025-26 roster boasts five scholarship returners and seven newcomers — three NCAA transfer portal additions and four newcomers to the DI ranks. Advertisement The Cards as of Friday ranked No. 7 in ESPN's way-too-early top 25 for the upcoming season. U of L will be tested early and often in 2025-26, with an exhibition vs. Kansas at the KFC Yum! Center on tap in addition to nonconference matchups against Arkansas, Baylor, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kentucky, Memphis and Tennessee. Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@ and follow him on X at @brooksHolton. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball shares first look at Pat Kelsey's 2025-26 roster
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30-06-2025
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NFL Analyst Predicts Big Season for Ravens' Jaire Alexander
NFL Analyst Predicts Big Season for Ravens' Jaire Alexander originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Baltimore Ravens are in full "win now" mode after signing veteran free agent defensive back Jaire Alexander this offseason. Advertisement The deal is for one year and $4 million, all guaranteed. Alexander, who signed a four-year, $84 million contract with the Green Bay Packers in 2022, is just 28 and still has a lot of football left in him. His departure from the Packers wasn't performance-related, but due to a hefty $25 million cap hit for 2025. That might be part of the reason why analyst Bucky Brooks predicted that Alexander could be a candidate for next year's NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. "A two-time Pro Bowler in seven seasons with the Packers before being released this offseason, perhaps a change of scenery will help Alexander shake the injury bug and rediscover what once made him the highest-paid corner in the league," Brooks wrote. Advertisement The former Louisville Cardinals defender was dealing with injuries recently. Over the past two years, Alexander has played in just 14 total regular-season games due to numerous injuries, including groin, back, shoulder and knee issues. He missed the Packers' final eight games of 2024, including their wild-card round loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. When he's been healthy, Alexander has been one of the best at his position. Across seven playoff games, he has posted 28 tackles, three interceptions and five pass breakups. That's the Jaire Alexander the Ravens are looking forward to having. Related: Ravens Gain Offensive Help in Way-Too-Early 2026 3-Round NFL Mock Draft Related: Ravens TE Entering 'Make-Or-Break Season' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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22-06-2025
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College World Series winners and losers: The best and worst from Day 5 in Omaha
Day 5 of the 2024 College World Series saw two more teams go home as the semifinal matchups were set. Louisville defeated Oregon State, 7-6, in a nailbiter as the Beavers came back from a three-run deficit in the top of the ninth only to give up the lead in the bottom of the inning. In the nightcap, Arkansas defeated UCLA, 7-3. The Bruins had previously resumed a suspended game against LSU in the morning, losing, 9-5. Advertisement In the semifinals beginning June 18, Arkansas will face LSU and Coastal Carolina will face Louisville. The Tigers and Chanticleers need only a single win, while the Razorbacks and Cardinals must win twice to advance to the championship series. Here are the winners and losers: WINNERS Home runs (finally) After the early games in Omaha saw very few home runs hit, the long ball made more of an impact on Day 5. LSU's Jared Jones hit a three-run homer that ultimately proved the game-winner in its game against UCLA (although the home run technically took place the night before, prior to the game being suspended due to rain). In the elimination game between Louisville and Oregon State, the Cardinals and Beavers hit two home runs apiece. Then, in the nightcap between Arkansas and UCLA, the Razorbacks got on the board with a two-run homer from Wehiwa Aloy. Advertisement After six total home runs in the first eight games, Day 5 featured five home runs. The SEC The SEC has had at least one team in every Men's College World Series final since 2016, and four of the last seven championship series have featured two SEC teams (not including 2022, when now-SEC member Oklahoma participated as a member of the Big 12). But the league has had a rough postseason. Despite qualifying 13 teams to the tournament, just four of those teams made a super regional, and two of those teams (Arkansas and Tennessee) played each other. Two SEC teams made it to Omaha, but because they were on the same side of the bracket, it was guaranteed that at least one non-SEC team would get a shot at a championship. Advertisement But now, the SEC is guaranteed to have a team opposite Louisville or Coastal Carolina with LSU and Arkansas in the semifinal. The league has a good shot of having its sixth straight champion. Wehiwa Aloy The SEC Player of the Year had a quiet Omaha so far. But facing a fellow star shortstop in Roch Cholowsky, Aloy had a strong outing in the elimination game, going 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs. He hit a two-run home run to the opposite field in the first inning, showing off the power that has him ranked as a top MLB draft prospect. LOSERS Defense (again) Of 15 errors committed in the College World Series so far, eight of them were by Oregon State. That cost the Beavers dearly, as it was an error on a sacrifice bunt that set up the eventual walk-off sacrifice fly that eliminated them. Advertisement But Oregon State was only in the game at that point because of an error. In the top of the ninth inning, the Beavers were down two runs with the bases loaded and one out when Louisville shortstop Alex Alicea booted a routine double-play ball. The error allowed two runs to score. In the ninth inning of the Arkansas-UCLA game, the Razorbacks committed two errors, both of which led to runs scoring. The West Coast When the Pac-12 still existed, it had been over three decades since three of the league's teams had all made it to Omaha. In the first season after the league's dissolution, three former Pac-12 teams made it in Arizona, Oregon State and UCLA. Advertisement But none of those three teams will make it to the semifinals. Arizona was the first team eliminated, failing to win a game in Omaha. Oregon State and UCLA were both eliminated on Day 5. "A lot of good players in the West, a lot of good coaches on the West. I think it has a bright future," UCLA coach John Savage said. "Bright future is maybe not the right word, because you look at the national championships and you look at the history of Omaha and West Coast teams. But things have changed. Everybody knows things have changed in terms of the facilities and the power. And the SEC clearly had a huge day, right, with Arkansas and LSU. But at the same time, you know, I think we can certainly build off this." Gage Wood: How Arkansas baseball, Murray State reacted to Gage Wood's College World Series no-hitter Gage Wood Gage Wood was the biggest winner from Day 4 as his 19-strikeout no-hitter against Murray State made headlines. But just a day later, Wood forgot his jersey at the hotel, forcing him to wear Zach Root's windbreaker. Advertisement "We teach our kids to be honest around here," Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn quipped when Root admitted the reason for the windbreaker. Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Winners and losers from Day 5 of College World Series in Omaha
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20-06-2025
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Alabama Commit Continues Strong Elite 11 Performance on Thursday
Alabama Commit Continues Strong Elite 11 Performance on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Recent Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback commit Jett Thomalla could be the steal of the 2026 recruiting class. Advertisement Thomalla joined many of the top prep arms in the country at this week's Elite 11 Finals, and the early results have been promising. Millard South quarterback Jett Thomalla (4)Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK During the mid-week portion of the activities, Thomalla tossed 18 of his 20 passes in a catchable radius while earning high praise from onlookers. On3 Recruits deemed Thomalla a top ten performer, while others had him slip into the top five. Any doubters of Thomalla are likely to change their tune about his continued performance on Thursday. Thomalla shined during 7on7 drills, going 14-of-21 with four touchdowns and an interception. For reference, Washington Huskies commit Derek Zammit also tossed four touchdowns, but it came on 24 pass attempts, with two resulting in interceptions. Worth noting, Briggs Cherry (Louisville Cardinals), Jonas Williams (USC Trojans), Travis Burgess (North Carolina Tar Heels), Helaman Casuga (Texas A&M Aggies), and Troy Huhn (Penn State Nittany Lions) all tossed five or more touchdowns. Advertisement Thomalla's performance at the Elite 11 competition has become a topic of discussion among Alabama fans following his recent commitment to the SEC powerhouse. The four-star passer in the class of 2026 made headlines this week after decommitting from the Iowa State Cyclones and pivoting to Alabama. The hard commitment from Thomalla comes with superstar five-star Keelon Russell joining Alabama this fall. He will compete with former blue-chip prospect Ty Simpson. Meanwhile, Thomalla dominated at Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, last season, accumulating 3,664 passing yards, 47 touchdowns, and three interceptions. Related: Alabama to Host 4-Star QB That Recently Decommited From CFP Program This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
