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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NAIA national title football game to be played this season in Texas
Another college football national championship game will be played in the state of Texas. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently announced that it will play its national championship game this December in Fort Worth. It will take place on Dec. 20 at the Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium, which opened in 2022. Among the stadium's tenants is the Texas Wesleyan University football program, which competes in the NAIA. Another team that calls the Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium home is North Crowley High School, which won the UIL 6A Division I state championship last season, going a perfect 16-0. Advertisement 'We couldn't be more excited to bring the NAIA Football National Championship to the Dallas-Fort Worth 'Metroplex,'' said Austin Bennett, NAIA Vice President of Championships, in a news release. 'Crowley ISD Stadium is a premier venue, allowing us to deliver a first-class championship experience to our incredible student-athletes. 'Football fans in Texas are engaged and really know the game, and we can't wait to showcase the very best of NAIA football in this vibrant community.' This season's NAIA title game will be the 70th edition. The NAIA will play postseason games on Nov. 22 and 29, as well as Dec. 6 and 13, all at campus sites, before the championship game on Dec. 20. The selection of Fort Worth is the latest college football championship game to be played in the 'Metroplex.' Since 2010, the NCAA Division I Football Championship, also known as the Football Championship Subdivision title game, has been played at Toyota Stadium in the northern suburb of Frisco, though starting in 2026, the game will be moved to Nashville, Tenn. Advertisement Also, the NCAA Division II championship game is played in another northern 'Metroplex' suburb, McKinney, with the game at McKinney ISD Stadium, which has been the title location since 2018. Last season's NCAA Division III title game took place in Houston at Shell Energy Stadium, but this season's championship contest takes place in Canton, Ohio. MORE SPORTS NEWS Former SEC head coach and offensive guru finds new role with Louisiana college program Nation's longest actively tenured athletic director at one school to announce his retirement Successful Oklahoma high school football coach receives honor from his college alma mater Advertisement Bixby (Oklahoma) standout continues family tradition with commitment to Oklahoma State Former Baylor, BYU quarterback lands coaching position at Arkansas high school Instant replay approved for Missouri high school football championship games Former Oklahoma QB commit now commits to Florida State Oklahoma high school football defensive standout commits to New Mexico Top Texas '26 tight end prospect decides to stay close to home, commits to TCU Texas Tech football lands commitment from East Texas 4-star 2026 cornerback Standout tailback from East Texas decides to stay in-state after making college commitment Advertisement ESPN's "SportsCenter" program to be on location at Texas high school football scrimmage Who made the covers of popular Texas football preseason magazine? Texas UIL football championship games to be broadcast for free via a new broadcast agreement
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brewers rookie Durbin, a Chicago-area native, hits home run in 'homecoming' at Wrigley Field
Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin is greeted in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers infielder Caleb Durbin was able to thrill — and upset — a group of family and friends at Wrigley Field with one swing of the bat on Thursday. The 25-year-old rookie from the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois, hit a two-run homer in the second inning that put Milwaukee ahead en route to an 8-7 win over the Cubs. He connected in his second game at the North Side ballpark and fifth in Chicago, following three against the White Sox earlier this season. Advertisement While Durbin's relatives and old high school pals were rooting for him, many also were pulling for the Cubs. 'They joke around, like 'Hey come on now,' " Durbin said. 'But yeah, it's a lot of fun knowing that I have family and friends that are, you know, pretty diehard Cubs fans who are here.' Durbin's drive off Jameson Taillon reached the left-center bleachers and gave the Brewers a 4-2 lead. Durbin has played in 54 games this season, 50 at third base. He's hitting .216 with three homers and 24 RBIs after taking a backdoor route to the major leagues. Durbin was on the baseball, football and wrestling teams at Lake Forest High School, then went on to play NCAA Division III baseball at Washington University in St. Louis. At 5-foot-7 and 183 pounds, he has a wrestler's build — and tenacity. Advertisement 'He's sure as hell low enough to the ground," manager Pat Murphy said. "Makes sense. I didn't think he was a long jumper.' Over his last 23 games Durbin his batting .269, boosting his average from .169 on May 20. "He's getting comfortable and he's getting confident," Murphy said. "He knows what he has to do and he's just a tenacious competitor, and no situation is going to be too big for him. He's resilient. He's relentless.' Durbin said Washington University's baseball program is underrated, but made it to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament in 2021 when he was a junior. Advertisement 'The top D3 programs are good baseball, maybe not the same as top D1 programs, but we were a competitive team,' Durbin said. 'Then I was able to get a chance post-college to keep playing.' Durbin worked his way up from the bottom of the minor leagues, eventually reaching Triple-A in 2024. Drafted by Atlanta in 2021, he was traded to the Yankees in 2022. Durbin came to the Brewers along with left-hander Nestor Cortes in a December 2024 deal that sent closer Devin Williams to New York. 'I was just trying to chip away to get a shot at the bigs,' Durbin said. 'And then you get to the big leagues and it's the same thing, you're chipping away to win.' ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Brewers rookie Durbin, a Chicago-area native, hits home run in 'homecoming' at Wrigley Field
CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers infielder Caleb Durbin was able to thrill — and upset — a group of family and friends at Wrigley Field with one swing of the bat on Thursday. The 25-year-old rookie from the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, Illinois, hit a two-run homer in the second inning that put Milwaukee ahead en route to an 8-7 win over the Cubs. He connected in his second game at the North Side ballpark and fifth in Chicago, following three against the White Sox earlier this season. While Durbin's relatives and old high school pals were rooting for him, many also were pulling for the Cubs. 'They joke around, like 'Hey come on now,' ' Durbin said. 'But yeah, it's a lot of fun knowing that I have family and friends that are, you know, pretty diehard Cubs fans who are here.' Durbin's drive off Jameson Taillon reached the left-center bleachers and gave the Brewers a 4-2 lead. Durbin has played in 54 games this season, 50 at third base. He's hitting .216 with three homers and 24 RBIs after taking a backdoor route to the major leagues. Durbin was on the baseball, football and wrestling teams at Lake Forest High School, then went on to play NCAA Division III baseball at Washington University in St. Louis. At 5-foot-7 and 183 pounds, he has a wrestler's build — and tenacity. 'He's sure as hell low enough to the ground,' manager Pat Murphy said. 'Makes sense. I didn't think he was a long jumper.' Over his last 23 games Durbin his batting .269, boosting his average from .169 on May 20. 'He's getting comfortable and he's getting confident,' Murphy said. 'He knows what he has to do and he's just a tenacious competitor, and no situation is going to be too big for him. He's resilient. He's relentless.' Durbin said Washington University's baseball program is underrated, but made it to the NCAA Division III baseball tournament in 2021 when he was a junior. 'The top D3 programs are good baseball, maybe not the same as top D1 programs, but we were a competitive team,' Durbin said. 'Then I was able to get a chance post-college to keep playing.' Durbin worked his way up from the bottom of the minor leagues, eventually reaching Triple-A in 2024. Drafted by Atlanta in 2021, he was traded to the Yankees in 2022. Durbin came to the Brewers along with left-hander Nestor Cortes in a December 2024 deal that sent closer Devin Williams to New York. 'I was just trying to chip away to get a shot at the bigs,' Durbin said. 'And then you get to the big leagues and it's the same thing, you're chipping away to win.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Local umpire Brian Fuller to work NCAA Division III College World Series in FNL part II
Jet 24 Sport's Mike Fenner sits down with Brian Fuller, who will umpire the NCAA Division III College World Series. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NAIA forced to apologize after brutal hole location wreaks havoc on national championship
NAIA forced to apologize after brutal hole location wreaks havoc on national championship The scene at the fifth hole of the NAIA Women's Championship on Tuesday was so bad it reduced some to tears. The number of 9s, 10s and 12s posted on the menacing par 5 at Eagle Crest Golf Club was nothing short of shocking. In the field 156, 90 players made a score of double or worse. Only three players made birdie. 'At the end, I was basically calling it a par 7,' said Southeastern coach David Joyner, whose team posted scores of 9, 8, 7, 7, 6. 'If you got lucky and putted it a foot past the hole, a perfect putt, it had a chance to stay,' said Joyner. 'If it wasn't in that perfect spot, it rolled back down to your feet.' Some of the best players in the field six- and seven-putted. The field's scoring average on the hole was 6.97. Joyner's team went through the hole in the morning, but as things warmed up in the afternoon, players spent over an hour waiting on the tee box to hit as entire teams – players 1-5 – were backed up. The wait was so long, in fact, coaches were worried about the lack of bathrooms. Cumberland's head coach Aaron Watkins posted a video on X that showed a player's ball catching the right edge of the cup on the fifth, circling the hole and then coming back to her feet. She hit another putt just shy of the cup and it rolled back down. 'This was happening all day,' Watkins wrote. As the debacle went viral, even Phil Mickelson weighed in on social media, responding to a tweet with 'I have a suggestion,' alluding to that memorable time he hit a moving ball at the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock. The NAIA released a statement Tuesday evening to address the situation: "We regret to confirm that an unfortunate situation occurred at the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship. The hole on No. 5 was incorrectly placed in a challenging position. We take this matter seriously and have taken immediate steps to ensure this type of situation will not happen again. The NAIA is committed to the student-athlete experience." The fifth hole caused such a delay in play that the six teams didn't finish the first round before play was suspended due to darkness. Officials didn't dot the greens ahead of time, so coaches weren't aware of the hole locations in advance. But that really wouldn't have mattered, Joyner noted, as they were told that the hole location on the fifth green was placed in the incorrect position, and no one from the tournament committee went out to check hole locations Tuesday morning before play. 'I just hate that it was embarrassing for some of the players,' said Joyner, 'and it shouldn't have been.' Unfortunately, a similar situation took place two years ago at the NCAA Division III women's golf championship, only in that case the third round was canceled because of an unplayable hole. The situation occurred on the 308-yard par-4 sixth hole at Mission Inn & Resort's El Campeon Golf Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Numerous videos posted to social media showed the pin placement on a severe slope with putts coming up just short of the hole rolling back 10 to 15 feet, if not more. On Tuesday in Ypsilanti, Michigan, some players putted the ball past the hole and got lucky when it rolled back in the cup. Goofy golf. Joyner said he would've wiped out the hole to speed up play and save embarrassment. British Columbia held the first-round lead at 9 over, four shots clear of Marian (Indiana) and nine in front of Keiser (Florida), Milligan (Tennenssee) and SCAD Savannah (Georgia). Keiser had two quadruple-bogey nines on the fifth hole, along with a triple, a double and one par.
