The MU men's basketball coach said he's pleased to see Michael Porter Jr. land in Denver after sliding at the NBA Draft, Jordan Barnett headed to Summer League and that Jontay Porter has refined his skills after being a part of the draft process.
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Below are a few questions and answers about the New Orleans Saints submitted to beat writer Nick Underhill.
Tigers coach impressed with Porter's composure during NBA draft freefall, believes Jordan Barnett can play 10 years in the NBA.
At some point, won’t people get tired of teachers marching on the state capital for better pay while Oklahoma’s two largest universities pay their football coaches close to $5 million per year (even if those salaries come from outside sources)?
Probably not.
Nuggets take 6-10 freshman forward with the final pick in the draft lottery; MU's Jordan Barnett joins Bucks for NBA Summer League.
BYU football's annual media day is a prime time to make announcements but the closest Cougar director of athletics Tom Holmoe got to that on during Friday's State of the Program portion was a tantalizing reference to the schedule with Notre Dame.
As we have seen over the last few years, quarterbacks have a way of going high in the NFL draft if they have strong traits. Because of the way the college game is played, especially at the quarterback position, many NFL clubs look at the player’s raw…
Matthew Anderson made a silent commitment to Nebraska earlier this month. He waited until Friday to announce it. Why? June 22 is his first birthday without his mom, Denise, who died in February after a long battle against cancer.
Suddenly, quarterbacks are flocking to LSU.
Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle, Twitter and an NFL offseason that rarely sleeps, the term “fantasy sleeper” is a bit dated.
Four teams will look to punch an elusive ticket to the CWS championship series.
Over the past three months, thousands of fans voted in our "Team For the Ages" contest to construct the best imaginable 50-man roster from the NFL’s modern era, which began in 1967. The votes have been counted, and we’re unveiling one player each wee…
The Chicago Bears are going back to school for one day in August. High school, that is.The Bears and…
As we have for nearly seven decades, The World-Herald will be providing complete coverage of college baseball's biggest event. Our team of reporters and photographers will be at the ballpark to share in-game updates, videos and photos.
Earlier this month the NCAA Division I Council passed a pair of rules in regards to football players and their eligibility, and in a rare case both seem to be good for the players and schools — at least to an extent.
Alvin Kamara, Leonard Fournette, Kareem Hunt, Evan Engram and Deshaun Watson.All five rookies made h…
Assistant coaches will make a salary pool of $971,000 this year after raises of $115,000 to various individuals.
Thursday’s University of Wyoming pep rally at David Street Station served as a reminder: Football season is coming soon.
After seeing how Jason Spriggs struggled during early he was held out of the next two weeks of practices. He returned to action for the final two OTAs and for the minicamp, where he looked considerably quicker and more decisive in his movements.
The former Oklahoma quarterback appeared on Cowherd's FS1 show on Thursday morning.
Add those miniature souvenir baseball bats to the growing list of items you have better stow in your checked baggage.
Nebraska’s second Friday Night Lights camp marks the end of NU's spring recruiting sprint. A month-long dead period starts Sunday and runs through the Huskers’ appearance at Big Ten Media Days.
Mike Riley — who returned to Oregon State as an assistant — still wanted to be a head coach. An opportunity in a new spring football league, the Alliance of American Football, intrigued him. Riley was announced Thursday as the first head coach of San Antonio's AAF team.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
For the second time this week, Florida found itself scuffling through the first few innings of a College World Series game Thursday night against Texas Tech.
Growing up in the Omaha area, Hallie Stueckrath and Lauren Lund loved going to the College World Series. And, as dancers at Nebraska Dance from an early age, the friends shared dreams of cheerleading for a Division I college.
Thursday night’s game between Florida and Texas Tech was a rematch from the opening round Sunday.
Isaiah Campbell recorded two outs for Arkansas last season. He made 26 pitches against Bryant University, then shut it down. He took a medical redshirt because of bone spurs in his right elbow.
MU releases video promoting senior quarterback, plans more elements this summer.
MU releases video promoting senior quarterback, plans more elements this summer.
Current Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona and former MLB star Nomar Garciaparra will be inducted into the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.
Jacobs threw 197 feet, 4 inches to break the school record.
With the No. 14 pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, the Denver Nuggets selected former Missouri basketball standout Michael Porter Jr.
When Rob Manfred took over as Major League Baseball’s commissioner in 2015, he outlined two major initiatives: to grow the game, in general, and to take it to places that didn’t have MLB games every day.
You can’t blame Hunter Stovall for the never-quit attitude he shows on the baseball diamond. What happened at birth has a lot to do with it.
Prior to news breaking that quarterback Jameis Winston is potentially facing a three-game suspension to start the 2018 NFL season, you might have said that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were one of the offseason's winners.
News of an impending suspension for Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston could make the New Orleans' Saints 2018 season opener a little easier to manage, according to an ESPN report.
New Orleans officially signed running back Terrance West on Thursday.
As we have for nearly seven decades, The World-Herald will be providing complete coverage of college baseball's biggest event. Our team of reporters and photographers will be at the ballpark to share in-game updates, videos and photos.
The camp run by the Manning family annually draws a who's-who of top college QBs.
ESPN anchor Peter Burns had some things to cross off his Omaha bucket list. One was a trip to Stadium View, an unassuming sports memorabilia shop that still sits across 13th Street from the old site of Rosenblatt. There he had an experience that perfectly embodies what the College World Series means to this city.
The uncertainty surrounding the BYU quarterback position is probably the most pressing question to most Cougar supporters -- and the health of the most experienced QB on the roster could have a big impact.
In June, the NCAA announced that it had removed a national rule that effectively required players to get permission from their current schools in order to transfer, although conferences still have discretion on how they handle those decisions.
The New Orleans Saints will report for training camp at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center on July 25, the NFL announced on Thursday.
2018 win total (via bovada): 72017 ATS record: 7-9Optimist view: Forgetting for a moment that it mea…
It’s official: A Major League Baseball game is coming to Omaha. The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers will play a regular season game at TD Ameritrade Park on June 13, a day before the 2019 College World Series opening ceremonies.
Tune in for a live stream of the Major League Baseball press conference at TD Ameritrade Park beginning at 2 p.m.
Draft prospect's father clarifies last week's canceled workout as NBA draft looms Thursday night.
OVERLAND PARK — Sean Snyder is optimistic. He is confident.
Often overlooked in the offseason NFL discussion is the difference young players can make improving from one season to the next. Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are two great examples of big-name breakout players who helped their teams to success last se…
The ball is back in President Donald Trump’s court, if he chooses to respond to NFL players who have been at the forefront of the league’s protest debate.
Mayfield, on the FS1 show "Undisputed" added, "If you are in that mentality, everyone in the sports world knows that something is going to go wrong.”
