Author: Michael

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish made a big step forward in the 2024-2025 college football season. A decisive win over the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff semifinal sent them to the National Championship Game, though they fell 34-23 to a juggernaut Ohio State Buckeyes team. 
Still, head coach Marcus Freeman turned in one of the country’s most impressive coaching jobs, rebounding from an embarrassing early-season loss to Northern Illinois to reach the playoff and be a few quarters away from a title.

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MIAMI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies moved right-hander Aaron Nola to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, a week after he injured his ribcage while trying to work himself back from a sprained right ankle.
Nola had been out since early May with the ankle injury. He experienced stiffness in his right side last week in Toronto that wiped out a planned session against live batters, and an MRI showed a stress reaction in his right ribcage.
Nola, who is in the second season of a seven-year, $172 million contract, is 105-86 with a 3.

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CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Spieth was forced to withdraw from the Travelers Championship after 13 holes Thursday when tightness in his shoulder blade reached a point he couldn’t swing without pain.
Spieth said the injury appeared out of nowhere, perhaps from sleeping on it in a bad position. He noticed it on the range, had his physical trainer work on him before teeing off and it never got any better.
He was 5 over for his round, with no birdies, when he informed playing partner Luke Clanton he could not continue and was taken off in a cart.

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Former Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles (5) and returning Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) are teammates once again, this time for USA Basketball this ummer.Michael Clubb, USA TODAY Sports Network

They’re back — and ready to unite for a common goal, representing their country and winning gold in Santiago, Chile, this summer.
Former Notre Dame women’s basketball teammates Hannah Hidalgo and Olivia Miles both made the cut Thursday from 21 hopefuls to the final roster of 12 for the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team that starts pool play in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup on June 28.

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has hired Corey Muscara as its baseball coach.
The school announced the move Thursday, a little more than a week after Chris Pollard left following 13 seasons to take over at Virginia. The Blue Devils reached four NCAA super regionals and won two Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament titles under Pollard.
Muscara had spent the past four seasons as an assistant at Wake Forest, which included the Demon Deacons’ trip to the College World Series in 2023. He worked with the pitching staff.
His previous coaching stops included Maryland and St. John’s.

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Analyst Thinks T.J. Watt Contract Issues Aren’t Financial for Steelers originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Pittsburgh Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt has made news this offseason, but for the wrong reason.
Watt will enter the final season of his four-year, $112.011 million deal in 2025, and extension talks have reportedly not gone well when they’ve happened at all.
Since joining the league in 2017, he’s averaging 15.2 sacks per season, 65 tackles with 32 tackles for loss and 32 QB hits. Again, those are all averages. Per season.

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We all get a little bit worried about AI taking our jobs, but I had never really considered the idea of AI standing between you and getting a job, but a new report claims that’s what applicants for a baseball operations job with the Boston Red Sox had to deal with. 
According to NBC Sports Boston, Yahoo Sports reporter Joon Lee appeared on the network’s Arbella Early Edition and claimed that the Red Sox had taken what sure seems like a hands-off approach to hiring.

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