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Cubs seeing Matt Shaw's encouraging minor league results after demotion
CHICAGO — Matt Shaw, the Cubs’ top prospect, has put up some eyebrow-raising performances since his April 15 demotion back to Triple-A Iowa. One day after he bookended the second game of Thursday’s I-Cubs doubleheader with both a leadoff and a walk-off home run, Shaw wasted no time getting back to it. He crushed another two […]


CHICAGO — Matt Shaw, the Cubs’ top prospect, has put up some eyebrow-raising performances since his April 15 demotion back to Triple-A Iowa.
One day after he bookended the second game of Thursday’s I-Cubs doubleheader with both a leadoff and a walk-off home run, Shaw wasted no time getting back to it. He crushed another two homers Friday.
[MORE: Cubs’ Matt Shaw makes case for call-up with two-homer day in minors]
Prior to Shaw’s big game Friday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged the adjustments the young third baseman has made to get back to The Show.
“I think he’s working on things, and I think he’s starting to get some results,” Counsell said. “He had a nice night [Thursday] night, so it’s good. We’re trying to win games, and we’re trying to put the player in a good position to succeed.”
Counsell again spoke of Shaw on Saturday after the latter’s second big game, responding to whether the 23-year-old has simplified his approach at the plate since his demotion.
“I think that’s along the lines of what he’s working on,” Counsell said. “All hitters are trying to simplify everything they do to be on time with as many pitches as they can.”
Shaw is 12-for-30 (.400) with eight extra-base hits, including five homers, in his last eight games with Iowa. He’s also walked four times and struck out just three times during that span.
Shaw’s hot streak has bumped his Triple-A season slash line to .302/.423/.593 with a 1.016 OPS in 86 at-bats.
[MORE: What Cubs want to see from top prospect Matt Shaw before MLB call-up]
Shaw saw some success at the plate in his first big-league stint, including a pinch-hit solo shot for his first MLB homer March 29. However, he struggled to settle into a groove, and ultimately hit .172 with three RBI and a .545 OPS in the majors before the Cubs optioned him.
With their current third basemen struggling to produce at the plate, the Cubs soon might have a decision to make with Shaw. In the Cubs’ 13-3 win over the White Sox on Friday, the third base platoon of Jon Berti and Nicky Lopez were a combined 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Berti, Lopez and Vidal Bruján are hitting a combined .188 (19-for-101) with three RBI this season.
Counsell didn’t want to give a definite answer Friday about what Shaw needs to do to return to the Cubs, but he wants to see him make it back soon.
“Hopefully, we’ll be able to say, ‘It’s time to give this a shot again,’ ” Counsell said. “But for us to say, ‘Yeah, this is it. He’s ready for sure,’ … he’s going to be challenged in the big leagues again, like every young player is.”
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Aztec football to host Fan Fest on Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium | News
The San Diego State football team will host its annual Fan Fest on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium. This will be the first chance for the public to watch the Aztecs prior to their season opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 28. Admission to the Aug. 14 Fan Fest is free, but all fans […]

The San Diego State football team will host its annual Fan Fest on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Snapdragon Stadium. This will be the first chance for the public to watch the Aztecs prior to their season opener against Stony Brook on Aug. 28.
Admission to the Aug. 14 Fan Fest is free, but all fans will need to claim their ticket in advance at https://am.ticketmaster.com/sdsu/buy/AztecFanFest. Fans may claim up to four tickets. If you need additional tickets, please call the Aztec Ticket Office at (619) 283-SDSU (7378).
Parking is $10 and can also be purchased at the same link.
The parking lot opens at 5 p.m. PT with the gates opening at 6 p.m. Kickoff is set for 7:05 p.m. PT.
The team store and select concessions will also be open.
SDSU kicks off its season on Thursday, Aug. 28 at Snapdragon Stadium against Stony Brook at a time still to be determined. San Diego State also has home games vs. California (Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Colorado State (Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT), Wyoming (Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. PT), Boise State (Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. PT) and San Jose State (Nov. 22, time TBA).
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World Athletics mandates gene tests for female category eligibility | Athletics
Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test. The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. […]

Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world-ranking competitions such as the world championships only if they clear a one-time gene test.
The test for the SRY gene, which needs to be taken only once and helps in determining biological sex, can be conducted via a cheek swab or blood test. World Athletics’ testing protocol will be overseen by member federations and the new regulations come into effect on 1 September, in time for that month’s world championships in Tokyo.
“It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling,” the World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, said. “The test to confirm biological sex is a very important step in ensuring this is the case. We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female.
“It was always very clear to me and the World Athletics Council that gender cannot trump biology. We particularly want to thank our member federations for their support and commitment in the implementation of these new regulations.”
Athletics has spent years debating eligibility criteria to compete in women’s events, amid questions over biological advantages for transgender athletes and those with differences of sex development (DSD). World Athletics currently bans transgender women who have gone through male puberty from competing in women’s events, while it requires female DSD athletes whose bodies produce high testosterone levels to lower them in order to be eligible.
This year, a working group found that those rules were not tight enough, with a pre-clearance test for the SRY gene being one of several recommendations the group made for revised rules. The SRY gene reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, which is an indicator of biological sex. The test was also approved by World Boxing in May when they introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers.
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This month, the European Court upheld a 2023 ruling that double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s appeal to a Swiss Federal Tribunal against regulations that barred her from competing had not been properly heard. Semenya was appealing against World Athletics regulations that female athletes with DSDs medically reduce their testosterone levels.
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Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic
Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic 7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Track & Field, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Track & Field, Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Golf Link 0

Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic
7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Track & Field, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Cross Country, Women’s Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Track & Field, Women’s Volleyball, Women’s Golf
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Cardinal Gibbons, D.H. Conley lead NC preseason rankings
The teams that faced off in last year’s 4A East volleyball regional final are on top of HighSchoolOT’s 2025 preseason statewide Top 25 rankings. Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons is slotted at No. 1 overall and D.H. Conley, the team the Crusaders beat to get to the championship game, is No. 2. With the N.C. […]

The teams that faced off in last year’s 4A East volleyball regional final are on top of HighSchoolOT’s 2025 preseason statewide Top 25 rankings.
Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons is slotted at No. 1 overall and D.H. Conley, the team the Crusaders beat to get to the championship game, is No. 2. With the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s realignment into eight classes, the Crusaders and Vikings are positioned to dominate the 7A class.
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A contender in the new 8A classirfication, Green Level, is the third-ranked team in the state.
3A state runner-up J.H. Rose is ranked as the No. 4 team in the state. Rose is now in the 6A classification.
The top five is rounded out by Seaforth, a favorite in the 5A classification.
All five of the top-ranked teams in North Carolina are set to compete in the 2025 HighSchoolOT Garner Volleyball Showcase, which was announced on Tuesday.
HighSchoolOT Volleyball Statewide Top 25
Preseason Rankings (Last year’s record in parentheses)
- Cardinal Gibbons (22-0)
- D.H. Conley (27-2)
- Green Level (23-3)
- J.H. Rose (23-5)
- Seaforth (25-5)
- Green Hope (20-4)
- Ayden-Grifton (29-2)
- Kings Mountain (27-3)
- Wesleyan Christian (20-3)
- McMichael (30-2)
- Marvin Ridge (34-3)
- Grimsley (25-6)
- Cleveland (26-5)
- Chapel Hill (27-2)
- Gray’s Creek (21-5)
- Weddington (17-10)
- Brevard (18-5)
- Northern Guilford (21-6)
- North Iredell (28-3)
- Reagan (33-6)
- Cherokee (25-2)
- Cox Mill (21-4)
- Cornerstone Charter (26-3)
- Hickory (21-4)
- Orange (18-9)
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Six women’s track and field athletes earn 2025 all-academic honors
Story Links 2025 Women’s Track & Field All-Academic Athletes 2025 Women’s Track & Field All-Academic Teams Six Hamilton College student-athletes earned 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athletes recognition for the […]

Six Hamilton College student-athletes earned 2025 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Athletes recognition for the NCAA Division III women’s track and field seasons on Monday, July 21 when the organization released its list.
All honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or better through the 2025 spring semester and meet certain athletic criteria during either the indoor or outdoor seasons. Hamilton’s list can be found below.
Sylvie Najarian ’25 (Woodcliff Lake, N.J./Pascack Hills HS)
Emily Pogozelski ’26 (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City HS)
Keira Rogan ’28 (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Schuylerville Central School)
Dana Schwartz ’26 (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth HS)
Kate Scibelli ’26 (Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua Academy)
Claire Tratnyek ’26 (Short Hills, N.J./Kent Place School)
Najarian finished in the top 50 of the 3,000-meter steeplechase on the NCAA outdoor championship qualifying list with a time of 11:03.76 at the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) championships on May 14.
Schwartz had the 27th-best distance in Division III for the javelin throw with a mark of 40.73 meters (133 feet, 7 inches) at the AARTFC championships on May 14.
Rogan had the third-fastest time in the nation for the steeplechase (10:27.88, Hamilton Outdoor Invitational on April 4), was 29th in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (16:48.61, NESCAC championships on April 26), was eighth in the indoor 5,000 meters (16:47.68, Cornell’s Kane Invite on Feb. 15), was ninth in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:42.20, Utica’s Blue & Orange Invite on Feb. 7) and was 17th in the mile (4:56.62, AARTFC indoor championships on March 7).
The distance medley relay of Pogozelski, Tratnyek, Scibelli and Rogan finished No. 22 in Division III with a time of 12:03.73 at the AARTFC indoor meet on March 7.
The Continentals were also honored as a 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for having a cumulative team grade point average of 3.10 or better through the spring semester. Hamilton boasted a team GPA of 3.60 and collected the award for the 14th consecutive track and field season under Head Coach Ellen Hull.
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CUI Women’s Volleyball Announces Leja-Martin’s First Recruiting Class
Story Links Irvine, Calif. – With the 2025 season fast approaching, the Concordia University Irvine women’s volleyball team is excited to announce the first recruiting class under head coach Eryn Leja-Martin. The Green and Gold are welcoming 11 new student-athletes to the CUI Golden Eagles family. Seven are true freshmen while […]

Irvine, Calif. – With the 2025 season fast approaching, the Concordia University Irvine women’s volleyball team is excited to announce the first recruiting class under head coach Eryn Leja-Martin.
The Green and Gold are welcoming 11 new student-athletes to the CUI Golden Eagles family. Seven are true freshmen while four transfers have previous college experience.
Along with assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Alex Leja, the entire coaching staff helped bring in this versatile group of new Golden Eagles – who hail from five different states.
Six of these 11 additions hail from California, but there are also newcomers who claim Arizona, Utah, Hawai’i or Texas as their home state.
This includes a pair of middle blockers, two setters, multiple liberos and at least five who can play as outside hitters.
Let’s meet our new Golden Eagles:
Sofia Ajmal – 6’0″ Pin Hitter
A freshman from Temecula, Ajmal comes to CUI from Chaparral High School and 951 Elite Volleyball club. She is an outside hitter/opposite who can help the team in various ways.
“Sofia is a great addition to our team in numerous ways,” said CUI head coach Eryn Leja-Martin. “She is so dynamic and can play any position in the front row. I am so excited to watch Sofia grow as a Golden Eagle, and see what position she will play and contribute at the collegiate level.”
Avery Banaag – 5’4″ DS/Libero
A junior transfer from Grossmont College, Banaag is an Eastlake High School alum and hails from Chula Vista, Calif. She is a libero/defensive specialist and an Eastlake High School alum.
“I’ve watched Avery play since high school and followed her JC career closely,” explained Leja-Martin. “She is so fun on defense and she is one of the best ‘coverage’ players I’ve ever coached. She brings a high level of competitive drive and heart on the court, and her teammates were instantly drawn to her. Having her compete with us in the spring was a wonderful way to integrate her early, and we cannot wait to see how Avery contributes this fall.”
Grace Carollo – 5’8″ Setter
Carollo is a freshman setter from Sacramento. She played at Christian Brothers High School and Synergy Force Volleyball club.
“Grace is a phenomenal young setter and has a natural tempo and feel for running an offense,” said Leja-Martin. “She was coached by excellent coaches in her previous programs, and I know she will be ready to face any challenge as a young, collegiate setter. Grace plays with intensity and passion, and I know she will be a wonderful addition to our setting position at CUI.”
Nevada Knowles – 6’0″ Setter
A Ventura High School alum, Knowles played previously at UC San Diego as a setter and before that was also a two-time All-American at Ventura College. Knowles set a school record for the Tritons as a junior in 2023 with seven aces in a three-set match against CSUN.
“Nevada is an exceptional athlete and human being, and we are so lucky to have her at CUI,” added Leja-Martin. “She has already brought so much fire and competitiveness to our gym after transferring in during the spring semester. She is a multi-faceted player who can do it all. Her high volleyball IQ and creativity as a setter is so fun to watch, and we cannot wait to see what she brings to her PacWest opponents this fall.”
Gabby Johnson – 6’0″ Middle Blocker
One of two new middle blockers joining the squad, Johnson continues the program’s tradition of having at least one student-athlete from Arizona. Johnson is a Perry High School alum from nearby Gilbert and played for Club One Volleyball club.
“Gabby comes from a powerhouse high school program where she will bring experience and knowledge from high level play and competition. She is a natural and gifted blocker in the middle and has a super quick arm on offense. She is fast off the ground, and is incredibly coachable. We can’t wait to see how Gabby develops on the court as a Golden Eagle over her next four years.”
Clara John – 6’1″ Middle Blocker
John comes to Concordia from Farmington High School and Utah Hive Volleyball club as a middle blocker. She is one of four Golden Eagles from the state of Utah.
“Clara is such an exciting player to watch with loads of untapped potential,” said Leja-Martin. “She is a wonderful blocker already, and has a natural feel for shutting opposing hitters down. She is explosive and quick, and always has a smile on her face while she plays her hardest. I cannot wait to get Clara in the gym in her CUI uniform this fall.”
Isabella Loftin – 6’0″ Pin Hitter
Along with John and the Prior twins, Bella Loftin also is a Utah native. The outside hitter/opposite hails from Lehi High School and Club 801.
“Bella brings so much depth to our roster immediately upon entering our gym,” said Leja-Martin. “We just knew CUI was the place for her, and she is so determined to be the best she can be to kick off her collegiate career. She has a heavy arm and is a natural and gifted athlete who I think will surprise a lot of people. We are so excited to train and have Bell a part of this program.”
Halen Kiefer – 5’8″ DS/Libero/OH
Kiefer is a redshirt-sophomore transferring in from San Jose State and most recently San Diego Mesa College. She is from nearby Placentia and a proud graduate of El Dorado High School.
“Halen is the real deal when it comes to the type of athlete you want on your team,” said Leja-Martin. “She is a top-tier athlete, and has a huge competitive drive in everything she does. She brings Division I experience as well as the ability to play multiple positions. I know Halen will immediately elevate everyone who surrounds her, and her desire to compete for the Green & Gold is already so fun to see.”
Mya Pinkert – 6’0″ Outside Hitter
A Waimea, Hawai’i native, Pinkert is an outside hitter from Hawai’i Preparatory Academy and Kamuela Volleyball club.
“Mya is such a gifted athlete who has so much upside and natural ability on the volleyball court,” explained Leja-Martin. “Her instincts on passing and defense are so fun to watch, and her offense is heavy and aggressive out of both the front and back row. We are so thrilled to have Mya be a part of this program, and she will only get better and better as she competes as a Golden Eagle in this competitive conference.”
Emma Wegleitner – 5’11” Outside Hitter
Redshirt sophomore Emma Wegleitner is originally from Boerne, Texas which is near San Antonio. She transferred from Grand Canyon University and is a graduate of Champion High School.
“Emma has been such a blessing to this program immediately upon arrival in the spring,” said Leja-Martin. “She blended in seamlessly with our current team and has brought in high-level experience. Emma is so fun and joyful to be around, but on the volleyball court she will definitely be one of the most competitive you’ll see across the net. Her heavy arm, dynamic blocking and killer serve will be a few of the exciting things people can expect to watch her do this Fall.”
Kendyll Winn – 5’5″ DS/Libero
Kendyll joins Concordia as a freshman libero/defensive specialist from Mountain View, Calif. She is also a Mountain View High School alum and played for Mountain View Volleyball club.
“Kendyll immediately impressed us with her natural talents as a phenomenal defender and confident serve receive passer,” explained Leja-Martin. “She is so steady and smooth as a defensive player, and knows how to compete hard for every single point. Kendyll will bring a wonderful steadiness to our backrow position group, and I am so excited to see how she contributes over the next 4 years as a Golden Eagle.”
The women’s volleyball team and all its new members will be first introduced when CUI hosts the Golden Eagle Classic from Thursday, Sept. 4 to Saturday, Sept. 6. The first two regular season games for the new Golden Eagles will be on Friday, Sept 5 when CUI hosts Western Oregon in a lunch-time matinee at 12:30 p.m. PT and then plays Cal State Dominguez Hills that evening at 7 p.m.
CLICK HERE for the full CUI women’s volleyball schedule
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