Vanderbilt assistant baseball coach Erik Bakich has been hired as the University of Maryland's new head baseball coach.
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Senior guard George Drake has decided to transfer to another Division I institution in an attempt to gain a fifth year of eligibility after graduating with a Vanderbilt degree in Sociology this past May. Full story »

With John Calipari at the helm of the SEC's flagship basketball program, coaches say the conference is heading in the right direction.
In addition to the buzz swirling around Calipari and UK, several of the better players in the SEC last year are returning to school. Full story »

New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl 42 MVP Eli Manning was at Briarcrest Christian School on Tuesday afternoon to film three TV commercials promoting Reebok’s Speedwick athletic sportswear. The commercial features Manning and Giants’ wide receiver Domenik Hixon, who last season led the team in receiving yards, pulling pranks on second-year safety Kenny Phillips. Full story »

If it were up to Matt Pilgrim, he'd be preparing to play his first season at the University of Kentucky. But apparently it's not up to Matt Pilgrim, which is why the 6-foot-8 power forward is now considering a transfer to the University of Memphis and hoping the NCAA will allow him to play somewhere immediately next season.

"It was out of my control," Pilgrim said. Full story »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a frantic day that had Kansas fans fretting they might lose a prized recruit, Xavier Henry texted a local radio station late Tuesday night saying he decided to stay with the Jayhawks.

Earlier, the father of Xavier and his brother, C.J. Henry, said there would be a family meeting on Tuesday and that the two might not play at Kansas, after all. Full story »

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Athletics Association says former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie has sued the wrong people and in the wrong place.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas linebacker Khiry Battle has been dismissed from the team after being arrested during the weekend on a charge of driving under the influence.
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AUBURN, Ala. — Three Auburn football players will not return for their second season.
Linebacker/safety Marcus Jemison, defensive lineman JoMarcus Savage and safety Christian Thompson have left the team. Full story »

OMAHA, Neb. - The LSU baseball team hadn't even left town Thursday before people started telling the Tigers that they expect to see them back in Omaha playing for another national championship next year.
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The University of Alabama has taken the first step toward appealing a ruling by the NCAA that forced the Crimson Tide football program to vacate 21 wins. The university said Thursday it has sent a notice of appeal to the NCAA, but won’t contest other sanctions, including three years of probation. Full story »

OMAHA, Neb. — LSU, which two years ago wasn’t good enough to qualify for its conference tournament, is the best team in college baseball again.
The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game 3 of the College World Series finals with a five-run sixth inning that carried them to an 11-4 victory over Texas. Full story »

OMAHA, Neb. — One night after his shortest outing of the season, Taylor Jungmann turned in his longest and best.
Now Texas and LSU have a showdown for the national title.
The Longhorns’ freshman All-American limited LSU to five hits in his first complete game, and Russell Moldenhauer hit his record-tying fourth home run of the College World Series as Texas evened the best-of-three finals, 5-1 over LSU on Tuesday night. Full story »

Bert Bank, a World War II veteran who became a state legislator and founded the Alabama Football Network, has died. Relatives said Bank died Monday night in Tuscaloosa at age 94. He had been admitted to a hospital over the weekend.
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OMAHA, Neb. - Mikie Mahtook singled in the winning run in the top of the 11th inning after DJ LeMahieu tied the game in the ninth, and LSU survived Texas' five home runs to beat the Longhorns 7-6 in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Monday night.
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