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As Lipscomb University junior Logan Van Treeck sat in class on Tuesday morning, his professor had to stop teaching. She has children in school in Nashville and found herself overcome with emotion after the tragic events that occurred on Monday morning at The Covenant School, when a shooter opened fire and left three children and three adults deceased.
In that moment, Logan Van Treeck felt the Lord call upon him.

Lipscomb University junior Logan Van Treeck

Van Treeck pitches for the Bisons baseball team, which was scheduled to play at No. 4 Vanderbilt later that afternoon.

PHOENIX — The decisions by multiple NFL teams to commit themselves to unproven or, in some cases, unremarkable quarterbacks while believing Lamar Jackson is not a fit is something of a head scratcher.
We’re talking about the Washington Commanders, Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans here. You can call them the anti-Jets. They’re teams that see a top quarterback on the free agent and now trade market and are deciding to stick with their unproven or unremarkable quarterbacks.

The rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is legitimate, but some players who have made the jump to the Saudi-backed circuit are claiming the rivalry only really exists on paper.
The biggest storyline heading into the Masters next week will undoubtedly be about the 18 LIV golfers in the field, how they play, and any drama that may or may not develop between them and PGA Tour players at Augusta National.
Those stories that come from the situation will only become a thing if the media decides to run with it.

Carolina traded up for the top pick in the 2023 draft earlier this month.
With less than a month until the start of the NFL draft, the Panthers are reportedly almost settled on what they’ll do with the top pick.
Carolina—which acquired the No. 1 pick in a trade with the Bears earlier this month—has narrowed its selections down to a pair of big-name quarterbacks, according to ESPN’s David Newton: Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ohio State’s CJ Stroud.
The biggest knock against Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, is his diminutive stature.

The new pitch clock and other rule changes promise to bring substantial change to MLB this season.
The new pitch clock promises to bring substantial change to MLB this season, speeding up the game—which critics say can be a slog at times—by a significant amount. With Opening Day coming on Thursday, the league has shared some eye-opening numbers that reveal the impact of the clock, as well as some of the league’s other rule changes on 2023 spring training contests.
According to data provided to Sports Illustrated by MLB, spring training games through Tuesday took an average of 2:35.

An absolutely hilarious exchange took place during NFL Network’s coverage of the owner’s meetings in Arizona.
An absolutely hilarious exchange took place during NFL Network’s coverage of the owners meetings in Arizona.
During the segment, which featured colleagues Tom Pelissero, Ian Rapoport and Steve Wyche, Pelissero absolutely obliterated Rapport with a jab regarding his height. In their discussion of free agent wideout Odell Beckham Jr.

Yahoo Sports’ MLB team predicts everything from the World Series matchup to the biggest name traded … and plenty in between.

The names you need to know on UConn, Miami, San Diego State and Florida Atlantic heading into the NCAA tournament’s final stretch.
With no top-three seeds still alive, just one program that has ever made it this far in the tournament (UConn) and a pair of mid-major Cinderellas, this men’s Final Four field is arguably the most surprising ever. Who has powered these four teams to their historic runs? Here’s a look at each team’s unsung heroes, the names you’ll want to know when you tune in Saturday night.

The Bruins will need to be nearly flawless down the stretch to set the NHL record for wins and points in a season.

The debate between Kobe’s class from 2020 and MJ’s group from 2007 gets some added weight with this year’s reported inductees. Discuss.
Former NBA superstars Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Pau Gasol and Tony Parker, along with current Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and former WNBA star and current Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon lead the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees list, according to a report from ESPN.