Strasburg Honored at First Ever College Baseball Awards

Stephen Strasburg’s moment in the national spotlight isn’t over yet by any means. If anything, the Nationals’ No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft added even more anticipation to his professional career by racking up honors at the inaugural College Baseball Foundation Awards Show at United Spirit Arena here Thursday night.

College Baseball Programs Become Casualties in Hard Times

It was about the worst day Rick Heller, Northern Iowa’s baseball coach, could have imagined. He had to tell his team that the university was cutting the program at the end of the year to cover a budget shortfall.
Life has not become any less miserable for Heller since he received the bad news in l…

Diamonds In The Rough: Famous College Baseball Walk-Ons

Eric Karros remembers being among the 60 or 70 prospects for one or two walk-on spots on the U.C.L.A. baseball team. Karros, a talented high school player, took batting practice alongside a few wannabes who decided blue jeans were their best choice as uniform pants that day.

Lance Stephenson Narrows Choice to 3 Colleges

 

High School B-Ball Phenom Lance Stephenson’s Choice Down to Three Schools
Lance Stephenson, the only junior on USA TODAY’s All-USA Boys Basketball Team, has narrowed his college choices to three schools, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via Zag’s Blog.
A 6-foot 5-inc…

The Ultimate “Whopper Freakout”

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That Sums Up Super Bowl XLII [Barstool Sports]
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