Author: Michael

At this point—a few years after the rule changes allowing for seismic player movement in college sports—it feels hard to be too surprised by anything that happens in the transfer portal. Yet the news out of college softball this week still managed to feel genuinely shocking.
Sophomore pitcher Jordy Bahl is leaving Oklahoma.
The announcement was stunning both in that it came from this specific player and from this specific program. Bahl won back-to-back championships in her two seasons at Oklahoma—the second of which came just last week and saw her named Most Outstanding Player.

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Bills coach Sean McDermott played down the drama between Stefon Diggs and the team on Wednesday after he said he was “very concerned” that the star wide receiver wasn’t there for practice during Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp. 
“There’s a lot things out there that aren’t accurate,” McDermott told reporters Wednesday. “Let me be clear—Stef did everything he was asked to do. He was here Monday and executed his physical on time.

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With the proliferation of the Air Raid offense and its principles throughout college football, there’s an argument that Mike Leach made the greatest impact on the sport of the 21st century.
The innovative coach got his biggest career break at Texas Tech, and in the wake of Leach’s untimely passing in December, the school is now set to honor him with a fitting tribute.
Texas Tech will induct Leach into its Hall of Honors in September, according to The Athletic‘s Bruce Feldman.

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Being a catcher on a Major League Baseball team is not an easy job. 
It can be a very painful, gig, too, with foul balls being rocketed back at you from such a short distance, leaving you no chance of getting out of the way in time. 
Twins veteran catcher Christian Vazquez knows all about that experience. During Wednesday’s game against the Brewers, he was hit by a foul ball in a very painful place and did his best to walk it off.

Right in the Twins. 😣 pic.twitter.

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Editors’ note: If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or is in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is opening up again about the mental health issues he dealt with during the 2019 season, saying he contemplated suicide during a time of personal struggles.
Kyrgios harmed himself that year, specifically on his arms, to the point that he had to wear sleeves to cover up his scars, he said in upcoming episodes of Netflix’s tennis docuseries Break Point.

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