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Men's Golf Opens CAA Championships
18-Hole Results Live Results SWAINTON, New Jersey – The UNCW men’s golf team opened Sunday’s first round of the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Championships tied for fifth place with Drexel at the Union League Golf Club. The Seahawks and Dragons each carded a 301 team score after 18 holes, nine strokes behind leaders Delaware and […]
18-Hole Results
SWAINTON, New Jersey – The UNCW men’s golf team opened Sunday’s first round of the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Championships tied for fifth place with Drexel at the Union League Golf Club.
The Seahawks and Dragons each carded a 301 team score after 18 holes, nine strokes behind leaders Delaware and Campbell.
UNCW’s James Rico (T-12th) and Luis de Minon (T-17th) authored top 20 performances in the first round with two-over-par 74 and three-over-par 75 scores, respectively.
The Seahawks tallied 12 birdies, including a team-high four of the clubs of de Minon, who birdied on Holes No. 1, 5, 17 and 18.
UNCW will begin round two on Monday at 10:10 a.m. on Hole No. 1.
UNCW 18-Hole Results | CAA Championships
T-12. James Rico (74)
T-17. Luis de Minon (75)
T-21. Preston Worch (76)
T-21. Gray Mitchum (76)
T-21. John Logan (76)
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Who is Tyler Buchner? Meet college football QB and Notre Dame lacrosse player
As Notre Dame lacrosse takes on Penn State in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday, it’s a reminder of the unorthodox journey Tyler Buchner has had as a college athlete. And what an interesting, yet fun, career the San Diego native has had. After three games as Notre Dame football’s starting quarterback in his sophomore […]
As Notre Dame lacrosse takes on Penn State in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday, it’s a reminder of the unorthodox journey Tyler Buchner has had as a college athlete.
And what an interesting, yet fun, career the San Diego native has had.
After three games as Notre Dame football’s starting quarterback in his sophomore year, Buchner then left for Alabama to play for one of the greatest college football coaches of all time in Nick Saban. This was only to return to South Bend one year later for the headliner of his interesting college resume: to become a national champion lacrosse player.
Now, in his second season as a Division I lacrosse player, Buchner has continued to serve in a reserve role, where he has recorded a career-high eight ground balls and six caused turnovers. He is also one of two multi-sport athletes on Notre Dame’s roster, with the other one being fellow football teammate Jordan Faison.
Notre Dame is set to take on No. 5 national seed Penn State at noon ET on Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. A win Sunday would send the Irish to their third straight Final Four.
Here’s what to know about Buchner ahead of Sunday’s NCAA lacrosse tournament quarterfinal game:
Who is Tyler Buchner?
Tyler Buchner is a two-sport athlete at Notre Dame who plays football and lacrosse.
The San Diego native was a quarterback turned wide receiver for football and is part of the midfield unit for the Irish’s lacrosse team. He enters Sunday’s NCAA quarterfinal matchup vs. Penn State having seen playing time in each of Notre Dame’s 11 games this season as a reserve player.
In Notre Dame’s first-round game vs. No. 4 national seed Ohio State on May 11, Buchner impacted the game on the defensive end as he recorded two ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Ranked as one of the top lacrosse prospects coming out of high school by Inside Lacrosse, Buchner, in fact, was committed to play lacrosse in the Big Ten at Michigan before he made the shift over to the gridiron. He spent the first two years of his college career at Notre Dame before transferring to Alabama.
Buchner re-entered his name into the transfer portal after the 2023 season with the Crimson Tide, but did so as a lacrosse player. In his first season back at playing lacrosse, Buchner was part of Notre Dame’s second consecutive national championship, which they secured with a 15-5 win over Maryland.
“Pretty good feeling, this team’s incredible,” Buchner said after Notre Dame won the 2023 NCAA lacrosse tournament. “These players are unbelievable. It’s so fun to be a part of.”
Did Tyler Buchner play football?
Yes, Buchner played football at both Notre Dame and Alabama in his collegiate career.
Originally ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 11 quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class according to 247Sports Composite rankings, Buchner made the shift over to wide receiver this past season at Notre Dame. In Notre Dame’s 49-35 win over USC in November, Buchner completed a 23-yard pass on fourth down to extend a drive as a member of the Irish’s special teams unit.
Tyler Buchner transfer history
Buchner has a deep history with the NCAA transfer portal, as he bounced around back-and-forth between Notre Dame and Alabama.
He first entered the transfer portal following the 2022 season after Notre Dame landed Wake Forest transfer Sam Hartman. Buchner looked to be the starting quarterback heading into 2023 for Notre Dame, as he was the Irish starter in 2022 before sustaining an injury that kept him out from Week 2 through ND’s bowl game. However, the addition of Hartman sent Buchner into the portal, where he eventually transferred to the SEC to play for then-Alabama coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.
“Sometimes life brings opportunities that are beyond anything you can imagine, and that is what happened today,” Buchner wrote in a 2023 post, per CBS Sports. “I have committed to play football at the University of Alabama and head coach Nick Saban. I know that this is the best decision for my future, and I can’t wait to get to Tuscaloosa and begin the next step of my football journey.”
At Alabama, Buchner reunited with former Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and had an opportunity to win the Crimson Tide’s starting job. However, Jalen Milroe would end up winning the job, making Buchner one of the Tide’s backup quarterbacks.
He earned the starting job for Alabama in its non-conference game against USF in 2023, as Milroe struggled in the first two games of the season. However, Buchner’s starting stint was short-lived as he was replaced by Ty Simpson after starting the game 5 of 14 passing for just 34 yards.
Buchner would return to Notre Dame by way of the portal that offseason, but to play lacrosse in South Bend. It wasn’t until May 2024 that Buchner announced his return to football at Notre Dame, doing so by announcing he’d be a walk-on wide receiver in a lengthy letter addressed to Irish fans.
“You see, I had been lured to Alabama by opportunities that glistened like gold in the Southern sun. When I transferred, it was with a heavy heart and a mind clouded by uncertainty. There were whispers in my ear, persuasive voices, and the glittering prospect of opportunity,” Buchner wrote in the letter. “As a 20-year-old, the ache of leaving behind the Fighting Irish was overshadowed by the pull of the transfer portal and the promise of playing one season for Coach Saban as the next logical step towards playing in the NFL. But I had forgotten why I chose Notre Dame in the first place, and it took a season away to realize what I had and why I loved Notre Dame.”
Tyler Buchner lacrosse stats
Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of Buchner’s career lacrosse stats at Notre Dame:
- 2024: 11 games played, three shots (one on goal), three ground balls and an assist
- 2025: 11 games played, eight ground balls, six caused turnovers and two shots
Tyler Buchner football stats
Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of Buchner’s career football stats at Notre Dame and Alabama:
- 2021 (Notre Dame): 21 of 35 (60%) passing for 298 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions; 46 carries for 336 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns
- 2022 (Notre Dame): 46 of 83 (55.4%) passing for 651 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions; 36 carries for 123 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns
- 2023 (Alabama): 8 of 19 (42.1%) passing for 61 yards; 3 carries for 20 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown
- 2024 (Notre Dame): 1 of 1 (100%) passing for 23 yards
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Texas Tech Red Raiders – Official Athletics Website
LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 12-seeded Red Raiders (46-12) won their opening game of the Lubbock NCAA Softball Regional on Friday evening, taking down Brown (33-16) 6-0 in Texas Tech’s 24th shutout victory of the season and 46th total win, a new program record. Freshman Samantha Lincoln got the start and threw 3.0 great innings, allowing […]
Freshman Samantha Lincoln got the start and threw 3.0 great innings, allowing just one hit while striking out two batters. Chloe Riassetto came in for the final 4.0 innings and picked up her eighth win of the season, allowing just one hit through the 12 batters she faced. Both pitchers combined to throw just 70 in the Tech’s fourth-straight shutout.
On offense, Alana Johnson produced four RBI thanks to a triple and three-run homer as she finished the day 2-for-3 at the plate. NiJaree Canady took over the team lead for homers crushing her ninth long ball of the season 295 feet over the center field fence.
Mihyia Davis didn’t have a hit but reached base twice via walk. Davis stole two bases as well and eclipsed 100 stolen bases for her career. Lauren Allred, Raegan Jennings and Alexa Langeliers each picked up a hit and Hailey Toney recorded an RBI on her fifth sacrifice fly of the season.
How it happened:
Lincoln shook off any nerves she might’ve had as she struck out the first batter she faced in her first career postseason start. Lincoln allowed one hit in the first inning, but it was erased after a 6-4-3 double play. The lefty proceeded to put down the Brown bats in order in the second and third innings.
Davis led off the game with a walk and stole second and third during the next two pitches. Toney waited patiently at the plate after taking pitches and delivered the first run of the game, driving a ball to left field allowing Davis to tag and score.
Allred and Langeliers reached in back-to-back at-bats via hit and walk. Allred was caught stealing trying to go to third, but Tech was still able to capitalize as Johnson tripled to right center field making it 2-0 in favor of the Red Raiders.
Tech made its next offensive push in the third inning. Johnson drove in Allred and Langeliers courtesy of the long ball, her eighth of the season. Canady followed that up just one at-bat later with a home run of her own.
Ticketing
Texas Tech Athletics will be opening up a limited amount of infield tickets online for tomorrow and Sunday.
UP NEXT: Tech will play the winner of No. 2 Mississippi State v. No. 3 Washington at 1 p.m. tomorrow.
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Stanford, Cal win, Santa Clara facing elimination at NCAA softball
The Cal Bears and Stanford Cardinal softball teams took different paths to first-round NCAA Tournament victories, but both Bay Area teams moved closer to a College World Series berth on Friday. Santa Clara’s Hope Alley homered three batters into the Broncos‘ first-ever NCAA tournament game and the Broncos didn’t fold after yielding a four-run second […]
The Cal Bears and Stanford Cardinal softball teams took different paths to first-round NCAA Tournament victories, but both Bay Area teams moved closer to a College World Series berth on Friday.
Santa Clara’s Hope Alley homered three batters into the Broncos‘ first-ever NCAA tournament game and the Broncos didn’t fold after yielding a four-run second inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback against 13th-ranked Arizona and are one loss from elimination in the 64-team tournament.
No. 16 ranked Stanford rolled past Binghamton of New York 9-2 in Eugene, Oregon, scoring in each of the first four innings of the rout. In Norman, Oklahoma, Annabel Teperson allowed two hits in Cal’s 1-0 win over Omaha, and in Tucson, Arizona, SCU fought back to cut a five-run deficit to one in the fourth inning, but was doomed by two more big innings in a 13-5, five-inning loss to the 13th-ranked Wildcats.
Stanford (41-11) entered the tournament with the second-highest team batting average in the nation (.357) and averaged 8.1 runs during the regular season and came out swinging against the Bearcats (36-13) quickly building a seven-run lead. Caelen Koch had four of the Cardinal’s ten hits and drove in two runs. Emily Jones also drove in two runs, and eight different Stanford players scored at least once against the Bearcats, who are in the tournament for the second time in school history.
The Cardinal, which is looking to reach the CWS for the third straight year, faces an old Pac-12 rival, No. 16 Oregon, on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Late game heroics from sophomore Kiley Shelton gave the No. 2-seeded Florida Atlantic softball team its first NCAA Regional win since 2016, a 5-4 victory over No. 3-seed Georgia Tech, in an eight-inning thriller on Friday afternoon. The Owls (45-10) and the Yellow Jackets (27-23) went back-and-forth in the opening game of […]
The Owls (45-10) and the Yellow Jackets (27-23) went back-and-forth in the opening game of the Gainesville Regional with four lead changes in the final three innings. Facing two outs on the board and two runners on base in the bottom of the eighth, Shelton hit the game winning RBI single to right field for the walk-off win.
Junior pitcher Autumn Courtney made the start and received the win to improve to 24-3 on the season, pitching 5.1 innings before re-entering in the top of the eighth.
THE BEGINNING
Courtney picked up right where she left off from her previous stellar postseason outing, with three swing-and-miss strikeouts in the top of the first inning to retire the side.
A fourth strikeout from the First Team All-Region selection Courtney stranded Yellow Jacket runners on second and third base in the top of the second. Leading off the bottom frame, sophomore first baseman Bella Cimino launched a shot to left field, her sixth home run of the year, for the first score of the game.
In the bottom of the fifth, sophomore Ciara Gibson blasted the ball to right center field for the Owls’ second leadoff home run of the game. The Yellow Jackets responded in the top of the sixth with three runs to take a 3-2 lead.
THE TURNING POINT
A two-out walk from freshman second baseman Destiny Johns put an Owl runner on base in the bottom of the sixth. Back-to-back doubles then ensued, first from Gibson then from Shelton in her first clutch hit of the game, to put FAU up 4-3.
Down to their last strike in the top of the seventh, a solo home run from the Yellow Jackets tied the score. Florida Atlantic was retired in the bottom half to send the game into extra innings, its first such game since the season opener.
THE FINISH
Courtney returned to the circle to finish the job, stranding two runners on base to get out of the top of the eighth.
Johns reaching on a fielder’s choice set up the winning run. Gibson and Shelton remained the heroes of the game, with the former drawing the walk to advance Johns to second before the latter brought her home from second for a walk-off victory.
NOTES/NOTABLE
- The Owls now have 17 comeback wins on the season, tied for fourth most in the nation.
- Shelton is batting .444 in her last five games with six RBI.
- Cimino’s home run is the first by an Owl batter in an NCAA Regional game since May 21, 2016. It is the first multi-home run game by the team during an NCAA Regional in program history.
- With a base hit on the day, redshirt sophomore outfielder Kylie Hammonds has reached base in 24 consecutive games and 51 out of 55 appearances in 2025.
- Courtney has struck out 14 batters in two postseason appearances.
UP NEXT
The Owls continue NCAA Regional play with a matchup against No. 1-seed Florida (44-14) on Saturday. First pitch is at 12 p.m. With a win on Saturday and Sunday, Florida Atlantic can advance to the Super Regionals for the first time in program history.
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State vs. Settlement
A new law in Tennessee empowers schools to directly facilitate NIL deals—potentially defying the NCAA and proposed House settlement. The State of Tennessee just made a bold move in the ongoing battle over NIL—and it could shake up how schools across the country approach athlete compensation. After recently signing a new law (Senate Bill No. […]
A new law in Tennessee empowers schools to directly facilitate NIL deals—potentially defying the NCAA and proposed House settlement.
The State of Tennessee just made a bold move in the ongoing battle over NIL—and it could shake up how schools across the country approach athlete compensation.
After recently signing a new law (Senate Bill No. 536) into effect, which was approved on May 1, 2025, the Volunteer State has put its universities back in the driver’s seat when it comes to NIL deals.
The state law says schools can now directly facilitate and support NIL compensation for their athletes—even through third-party collectives or affiliated foundations. That’s a significant shift from the NCAA’s current gray area, where schools are expected to keep some distance.
So what’s the catch? Basically, this law dares the NCAA to try to stop them.
Here are the key takeaways:
- Tennessee schools can directly arrange and provide NIL deals to athletes unless they’re explicitly blocked by federal law or a binding court order.
- The NCAA can’t punish schools in Tennessee (i.e., Tennessee, Vanderbilt, or Memphis) for participating in NIL activities that are legal under state law.
- Athletes can’t lose eligibility over NIL income, and their scholarships won’t be impacted by it either.
- The law protects schools from lawsuits for their involvement in NIL deals and shields internal NIL records from open records requests—meaning it’ll be harder for the public to see where the money’s going.
- Private colleges (like Vanderbilt) can opt out of parts of the law if they agree with the NCAA to follow its rules instead.
As Tennessee pushes the envelope, it directly challenges the pending House v. NCAA settlement—a landmark agreement designed to fundamentally reshape college sports.
Unless Congress acts quickly, the NCAA’s already shaky landscape will continue to deteriorate, leaving states to create their own rules and further fuel an NIL arms race.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart issued a stark warning this week: Without uniform national guidelines, universities could soon find themselves forced into painful decisions, including cutting non-revenue sports. Traditionally, Olympic and smaller sports programs rely heavily on revenue from football and basketball to survive. But if schools must increasingly funnel resources into ever-escalating NIL payouts to compete for talent, sports like wrestling, swimming, and track and field will be first on the chopping block.
It isn’t just finances at stake, either. The very integrity of college athletics hangs precariously in the balance. NIL, while empowering athletes, has opened doors to bidding wars and questionable recruiting tactics. Without Congress stepping in, these pressures threaten the fairness, transparency, and legitimacy that have defined collegiate athletics for generations.
In short, Tennessee’s new law isn’t just a local policy shift—it’s an alarm bell signaling a potentially chaotic future. The future of college athletics—and the many student-athletes whose sports may hang in the balance—depends on swift and decisive action from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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Cowgirl Softball drops Indiana in NCAA Regional opener
Fayetteville, Ark. — Seven runs in the sixth inning lifted the No. 24 Oklahoma State softball team to an 11-6 victory over Indiana at Bogle Park Friday. This is OSU’s 16th consecutive win in NCAA Regional play going back to 2019. The Cowgirls never led until the sixth and trailed by as many as […]
This is OSU’s 16th consecutive win in NCAA Regional play going back to 2019.
The Cowgirls never led until the sixth and trailed by as many as four runs in the fourth inning.
Karli Godwin homered twice for OSU on nearly identical two-run blasts to center field. She finished 3-for-3 with a career-high five runs batted in.
Perhaps the most critical at-bat of the game came in the sixth, when pinch hitter Audrey Schneidmiller singled through the right side to score Macy Graf from second and tie the game at six. A hard grounder from Rachael Hathoot two batters later drove in Schneidmiller and Tia Warsop to give the Cowgirls an 8-6 advantage before the game was blown open thanks to a run-scoring sacrifice bunt by Megan Delgadillo followed by an RBI single from Amanda Hasler. The Cowgirl scoring was capped when Schneidmiller walked with the bases loaded.
The seven-run sixth inning marked OSU’s most runs in an inning this season.
This marks the most runs scored by OSU in an NCAA Tournament game since 2022. With the win, the Cowgirls improved to 34-18, while the Hoosiers dropped to 33-19.
Rylee Crandall picked up the win and improved to 6-4. She entered the game in the fourth inning and kept the high-powered Indiana offense scoreless in the fifth, sixth and seventh. IU’s Brianna Copeland fell to 17-9 with the loss.
Offensive standouts for Oklahoma State included Godwin (3-for-3 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs), Davis (2-for-3 with three runs scored) and Schneidmiller (1-for-1 with 2 RBIs).
The Cowgirls will face the winner of the Arkansas-Saint Louis matchup at noon tomorrow in the second round of the Fayetteville regional.
For season-long coverage of Oklahoma State Softball, visit okstate.com and follow @CowgirlSB on X and @osusoftball on Instagram. For tickets, visit okstate.com/tickets or call 877-ALL-4-OSU.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | X | 11 | 8 | 0 |
WP: R. Crandall (6-4) LP: B. Copeland (17-9); SV: None
HR: OSU – Godwin 2 (6,7)
HR: UT – Minnick 2 (18), Wilkison (7)
Duration: 2:28; Attendance: 2928
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