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Luke Weaver injury could force Yankees' hand with Devin Williams

Jasson Domínguez did not sound too concerned about his contused left thumb Sunday night before the Yankees flew home.  That Luke Weaver was unavailable to speak about his hamstring because he was still getting treatment on it was more concerning.  The Yankees arrived back in New York early Monday morning for a day off after […]

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Luke Weaver injury could force Yankees' hand with Devin Williams

Jasson Domínguez did not sound too concerned about his contused left thumb Sunday night before the Yankees flew home. 

That Luke Weaver was unavailable to speak about his hamstring because he was still getting treatment on it was more concerning. 

The Yankees arrived back in New York early Monday morning for a day off after their 6-3 West Coast trip, but were left holding their breath to see how Domínguez and Weaver felt and what potential tests revealed a day after each was injured in Sunday’s win over the Dodgers


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Luke Weaver throws a pitch during the Yankees’ game against the Dodgers on May 31. Getty Images

Weaver had already finished warming up to pitch the bottom of the ninth when he was stretching and “felt something in the middle of his hammy,” said manager Aaron Boone, who was “hoping it’s not too serious.”

The reliever is off to a dominant start this season, posting a 1.05 ERA with eight saves and 24 strikeouts in 25 ²/₃ innings. 

If Weaver does require a stint on the injured list, it could thrust Devin Williams back into the closer’s role after Boone removed him from it in late April.

Williams has mostly been better since then, not giving up a run in 13 of his past 15 appearances.

His only save opportunity in that stretch came last week against the Angels, when Weaver was unavailable after pitching on back-to-back days, and Williams gave up a pair of runs before finishing off the 3-2 win. 


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Devin Williams throws a pitch during the Yankees’ game against the Rockies on May 25. AP

Williams pitched the eighth inning Sunday in what was then a 6-3 game and was sharp, striking out Hyesong Kim and Teoscar Hernández around Shohei Ohtani’s groundout. 

After his swing-and-miss ability went missing in the first month of the season, Williams rediscovered it in May — he now has a 34.8 percent whiff rate, good for the 95th percentile in the majors — which should help if he goes back to closing games on a regular basis. 

“[Williams] pitches with an edge out there,” Boone said last week. “But I would say that even early on when he had some struggles. It felt like a similar edge, I just think he’s commanding the ball and now into the rhythm and flow of the season and has gotten into a good groove.” 

The Yankees are also expected to get Fernando Cruz back in the bullpen on Tuesday, when he is first eligible to come back from the injured list for shoulder inflammation, which will give them another late-inning weapon that they missed over the past two weeks. 

Mark Leiter Jr. has been throwing the ball well, too, which along with Jonathan Loáisiga gives Boone multiple options to navigate the late innings based on matchups. 


Monday’s off-day should help the Yankees bullpen reset, which should mean they no longer need Carlos Carrasco after he was called up Sunday for length.

Yerry De Los Santos was optioned to Triple-A to make room, but he could return to the active roster Tuesday rather than waiting the requisite 15 days if he is replacing an injured player like Weaver.

Cruz could then take Carrasco’s spot in that scenario.

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Leverette and Li Named to AVCA Player of the Year Watch List

LOS ANGELES – Junior outside hitters Cheridyn Leverette and Maggie Li have been named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List, presented by Nike Volleyball, announced on Tuesday morning.   Leverette and Li are two of 30 standout athletes selected from 20 institutions to appear on the watch list. UCLA […]

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LOS ANGELES – Junior outside hitters Cheridyn Leverette and Maggie Li have been named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Award Watch List, presented by Nike Volleyball, announced on Tuesday morning.
 
Leverette and Li are two of 30 standout athletes selected from 20 institutions to appear on the watch list. UCLA is one of just nine programs to boast multiple honorees.
 
Leverette’s quickly emerged as one of top player players in the nation to stardom following her breakout 2024 season where she earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention and First Team All-Big Ten honors. After limited appearances in 2022, she emerged as a reliable starter in 2023, ranking third on the team with 288 kills and leading in service aces. By 2024, Leverette led the Bruins in five statistical categories, totaled 435 kills with 20+ kills in three matches, and posted a remarkable 29-kill outing at Purdue—the highest kill tally by a Bruin in the last three years. Her consistency was unmatched, recording double-digit kills in 27 of 28 matches and becoming just the fifth Bruin in the rally scoring era with 20 straight matches in double figures.
 
Li will join UCLA after two fantastic seasons as a standout outside hitter at Cal. As a freshman in 2023, she led all Division I newcomers in multiple categories and became the first in program history to earn AVCA Pacific West Region Freshman of the Year and VolleyballMag All-America Honorable Mention. She continued her dominance in 2024, starting every match and ranking among the ACC’s top three in kills, kills per set, and total points. She went on to register a total of 463 kills and seven double-doubles. Li earned Pac-12 and ACC weekly honors at record-setting rates and posted seven 20+ kill performances, including a season-high 28 against Saint Mary’s.
 



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Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors

Story Links NEW ORLEANS, La. – Austin Peay State University’s track and field team earned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor, the organization announced. The Governors posted at least a 3.37 grade-point average across both the fall and spring semesters during the 2024-25 academic […]

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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Austin Peay State University’s track and field team earned the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor, the organization announced.

The Governors posted at least a 3.37 grade-point average across both the fall and spring semesters during the 2024-25 academic year, with a 3.5 GPA in the fall and a 3.37 in the spring. Additionally, the APSU had 23 student-athletes named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and 26 tabbed to the dean’s list last season. The program also has posted at least a 3.0 GPA for 14-straight semesters.   

The USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor marks the second-straight for the Governors and the eighth time the program has received the academic distinction since 2010.

In order to be eligible for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Award, institutions must post at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.

Austin Peay was one of two Atlantic Sun Conference programs to earn the honor, joined by Eastern Kentucky.

For news and updates, follow the Austin Peay track and field team on X or Instagram (@GovsXCTF) or check back at LetsGoPeay.com for the latest news and stories.



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Jacob Carrico – Graduate Assistant Coach (1st Season) – Women’s Volleyball Coaches

Jacob Carrico was hired as a graduate assistant coach for the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team prior to the 2025 season. Carrico spent four years played collegiate volleyball at Indiana Tech, playing in 83 matches as a Warrior. He won back-to-back WHAC regular season and conference tournament titles in 2022 and 2023. He had 396 digs […]

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Jacob Carrico was hired as a graduate assistant coach for the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team prior to the 2025 season.

Carrico spent four years played collegiate volleyball at Indiana Tech, playing in 83 matches as a Warrior. He won back-to-back WHAC regular season and conference tournament titles in 2022 and 2023. He had 396 digs in his career.



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Giants send Hayden Birdsong to Triple

ATLANTA (AP) — The San Francisco Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento after the right-hander failed to record an out in Monday night’s 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Birdsong (4-4) issued four walks, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch while allowing five runs against the Braves. He threw just six of […]

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Giants send Hayden Birdsong to Triple

ATLANTA (AP) — The San Francisco Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento after the right-hander failed to record an out in Monday night’s 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Birdsong (4-4) issued four walks, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch while allowing five runs against the Braves. He threw just six of his 25 pitches for strikes in the Giants’ sixth straight loss.

It was the first time in 37 career appearances Birdsong did not record an out. He has 17 walks in his last 13 innings.

The loss left Birdsong’s ERA at 4.80, including an 8.13 mark in his last seven starts.

San Francisco also optioned right-hander Tristan Beck to Sacramento and recalled right-handers Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle from the Triple-A team in moves announced by the team on Tuesday. Beck threw 1 1/3 perfect innings on Monday night, leaving his ERA at 5.68.

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Pro Volleyball Star Bails On Promising Career To Chase Olympics

© Kyle Terada-Imagn Images // USC Athletics Audio By Carbonatix Sara Hughes made a surprising decision to pick Ally Batenhorst as her new beach volleyball partner. The soon-to-be 23-year-old is bailing on a promising indoor career in an attempt to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Although this kind of switch is not […]

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Sara Hughes made a surprising decision to pick Ally Batenhorst as her new beach volleyball partner. The soon-to-be 23-year-old is bailing on a promising indoor career in an attempt to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Although this kind of switch is not uncommon, it is still an earth-shattering move in the world of volleyball.

One of the best indoor players in the world will kick off her shoes to join the former world champion on the sand. Nobody saw it coming!

Sara Hughes is already established as one of the top players in beach volleyball.

Sara Hughes is no stranger to the beach. The former top-ranked recruit in both disciplines of the sport chose to play beach volleyball for USC in college and at one point won 103 matches in a row. The Trojans won multiple national titles while she was on the team.

At 5-foot-10, Hughes is considered one of the best defenders in the world. The 30-year-old seems to get a touch on every single ball. It’s insane!

Hughes played with multiple different partners as a professional over the last eight years. She and Kelly Cheng ultimately chose to go their separate ways after a shocking upset loss to Switzerland at the Olympics last summer and an injury.

With the sour taste of Paris now in her rearview mirror, these next four years will focus on Los Angeles.

Enter Ally Batenhorst.

Batenhorst began her college volleyball career at Nebraska and later transferred to USC. She only played indoor for the Trojans but she played both indoor and outdoor for the Huskers, with a 39-28 career record on the sand.

However, Ally Batenhorst has not played on the beach since early 2024. The 6-foot-5 outside hitter signed a professional contract with the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball Federation after college.

She recorded 128 kills on 348 swings (36.8%) as a rookie.

Batenhorst’s first year with Omaha was also her last.

She is making the move from indoor to outdoor.

Although Ally Batenhorst loved her time with the Supernovas, she moved back to California during the offseason and fell back in love with the beach. Hughes eventually asked her to be her partner for at least the next three years, which was an easy yes.

They officially announced their partnership earlier this week. It is very big news!

This is a little bit of a risk for Hughes. Batenhorst is not new to the sand but she is still learning the game on a professional level after a 18-month(ish) focus on indoor volleyball.

By partnering now, Hughes and Batenhorst will have enough time to get acclimated before the Los Angeles Olympics cycle gets going. Their partnership, while surprising, could be a really dominant force on the international level if everything comes together as smoothly as they hope!





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Johansson Wins Shot Put at World University Games – University of Nebraska

Nebraska track and field senior Axelina Johansson won the shot put gold medal at the FISU Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany on Tuesday.  Johansson, representing Sweden, threw 60-6 1/2 (18.45m) to earn the top spot on the podium. Johansson is a two-time NCAA champion in the shot put and six-time All-American, as well […]

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Nebraska track and field senior Axelina Johansson won the shot put gold medal at the FISU Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany on Tuesday. 

Johansson, representing Sweden, threw 60-6 1/2 (18.45m) to earn the top spot on the podium. Johansson is a two-time NCAA champion in the shot put and six-time All-American, as well as the Nebraska school record holder in the event. She placed 10th at the Olympics last summer. 

Husker junior Miné De Klerk, representing South Africa, finished in fourth place with a mark of 56-10 1/4 (17.33m). De Klerk is a two-time All-American in the shot put and also competed at the Olympics last year. 

 



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