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Arizona women's basketball shakes up starting lineup, dominates UCF

The Wildcats started both the first and second quarters on 10-0 runs. They did it by getting the ball inside to Breya Cunningham and turning the Knights over. The Wildcats scored 18 points on 13 UCF turnovers in the first half. They ended the game with 28 points off 23 Knights turnovers. Jones came off […]

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Arizona women's basketball shakes up starting lineup, dominates UCF

The Wildcats started both the first and second quarters on 10-0 runs. They did it by getting the ball inside to Breya Cunningham and turning the Knights over. The Wildcats scored 18 points on 13 UCF turnovers in the first half. They ended the game with 28 points off 23 Knights turnovers.
Jones came off the bench and scored 12 points on 3-for-3 shooting in the first half. She ended the game with a team-high 17 points on 5-for-5 shooting, one rebound, three assists, and one steal. She also had four fouls and three turnovers.
“I thought they did a good job taking care of the ball, played solid defense, and then Sky was great off the bench,” Barnes said. “You know, sometimes when you make a change in lineup, people are really motivated. I thought she did a good job of responding. Paulina wasn’t 100 percent today, so I knew I was playing her limited minutes, but I thought everybody did a really good job. But then the second half was like two different games, and we gave seven offensive rebounds the first half, then gave up seven in the first five minutes of the third quarter.”
Barnes was especially pleased with her young guards in the first half, although she thought the entire team let down in the second half.
“Starting today with Mailien and Lauryn, it spread the floor a little bit because people had to guard them, and that left Breya to go one-on-one,” Barnes said.
Things weren’t as strong for the Wildcats in the second half. Arizona scored the first four points of the third quarter then went cold. Fortunately for the visitors, the Knights were still struggling, too. They also had just four points until the 4:56 mark, but UCF rebounded and outscored UA 16-11 in the quarter.
Swann didn’t have a lot of points in the first start of her career, but her all-around contributions helped the Wildcats to a hot start. She ended with six points, three rebounds, two assists, and three steals.
Jones also started the second half on the bench. Despite not being on the floor to start either half, Jones still ran into foul trouble. She picked up her fourth with just under two minutes to go in the third quarter after just 14 minutes of play.
“Breya got to the free throw line a lot, didn’t convert, and that’s been kind of something we’ve been working on all year, and we’re continuing to work on that because she’s capable of making free throws, but getting there is the main thing,” Barnes said. “We gave up too many in the second half. Second half, we can’t give up offensive rebounds and then fouls and just not disciplined…UCF, give them credit, because they were down, and they were so scrappy. They never gave up, and they were super aggressive and a lot tougher the second half. It’s just they had built themselves a deficit, but they did a really good job outplaying us in the second half.”
Rolf did a strong job of helping run the team in her second career start. She corraled a team-high seven rebounds while scoring three points, dishing out three assists, and grabbing three steals.
It was the second time this year that Jones has come off the bench. The previous was in an exhibition game against Cal State LA.
Cunningham ended the game with 15 points, five rebounds, and four blocks. The Wildcats’ dominant post was able to keep out of foul trouble in the second half. She ended with the same two fouls she had in the first half. She only turned the ball over once.
“The ball moved really good,” Barnes said. “And that showed with we had seven assists on 11 field goals in the first half, and so almost every basket was assisted on. So that’s the positive thing. That means our offense is going well and doing a good job. And that was against man or zone.”
Williams had her 500th career point on a free throw in the fourth quarter. She reached the milestone in 48 games.
She held to that by removing sophomore Skylar Jones and junior Paulina Paris from the starting lineup in favor of freshmen Lauryn Swann and Mailien Rolf. While Paris was out for health reasons, the ongoing body language issues were the primary reason for Jones’ starting the game on the bench.
Despite the big win, Barnes still sees things her young team needs to do.
It paid off in more ways than one. Not only did the Wildcats (11-5, 2-1) get off to a dominant start in a 75-53 win over UCF (7-6, 0-3) in Orlando, Fla., but Jones responded by having one of her biggest games of the season off the bench.
As a team, Arizona shot over 50 percent from the floor—both from inside and outside the arc—in the first half. They held UCF to 27.6 percent overall and 33.3 percent from 3-point distance over the first 20 minutes.
Cunningham had nine points, two rebounds, and a block in eight minutes in the first half, but she also had two fouls and had to go to the bench. In the past, that has meant the opponent is able to cut into the lead. That has happened even against “lesser” opponents that Arizona should dominate. It didn’t happen this time.
“Yeah, you will.”
As a team, the Wildcats tied their season high with 19 assists, a number they matched against Seattle and Weber State earlier in the year.
“What I really liked about today was, with the guards we had on the floor a lot, they did a good job of creating shots for each other,” Barnes said. “And I thought this was the first time (Williams) actually got some one, two-step 3-point shots that were created for her. And I just wanted her to have the confidence to take them. I mean, she did that. So I thought she did a really good job.”
With Rolf taking some of the ballhandling load, Jada Williams had her most efficient game since Dec. 16 against Weber State. Arizona’s sophomore point guard had 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting. She hit three of six 3-point shots. She tied Montaya Dew for the team high with four assists. She added three rebounds and one steal while only turning the ball over once.
When Arizona Wildcats head coach Adia Barnes was asked if fans would see more minutes for the younger players who did well in the second half of the blowout loss to Utah, her answer was quick and to the point.
“The main reason is the way we want to play, the mentality we want, body language and attitude and cohesiveness we want, and that’s the standard,” Barnes said. “And I think Sky did a really good job of responding in a positive way. I thought she was so much more coachable today. I thought her body language was so much better. But those are things that affect your team. These are always teaching moments. And I think I always look at the bigger picture. It’s not just about basketball. It’s about life. So it’s our job as coaches to teach these things that are going to help our players for their lives and long term. I’m proud of the way that she responded. I’m proud of the way that the team responded because it’s not easy. And she could have hung her head, not played hard, and she actually played awesome offense and defense. I thought in every way she was great. She was great on the bench. So that’s the expectation I have for her, that she’s capable of doing.”

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Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To ‘Save College Sports’

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A new executive order introduced by President Donald Trump on Thursday introduces rules to rein in NIL and preserve non-revenue college sports. Trump and several other government officials had worked in recent months to try to put guardrails on a seemingly lawless college sports landscape.

The executive order is meant to “preserve” the future of college athletics, particularly non-revenue sports, while still allowing athletes to benefit from “legitimate” name, image, and likeness deals.

What Does The ‘Save College Sports’ Executive Order Actually Include?

The new executive order appears to address two major issues. The first is “pay to play” for college athletes beyond the scope of genuine NIL deals. The second is an attempt to ensure that non-revenue sports (every sport other than football and basketball) are not eliminated and that scholarships aren’t cut in service of revenue-generating sports.

Specifically, the order reads as follows (in part):

– The Order requires the preservation and, where possible, expansion of opportunities for scholarships and collegiate athletic competition in women’s and non-revenue sports.

– The Order prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes. This does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement

-The Order provides that any revenue-sharing permitted between universities and collegiate athletes should be implemented in a manner that protects women’s and non-revenue sports.

-The Order directs the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of student-athletes in order to preserve non-revenue sports and the irreplaceable educational and developmental opportunities that college sports provide.

-The Order directs the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to take appropriate actions to protect student-athletes’ rights and safeguard the long-term stability of college athletics from endless, debilitating antitrust and other legal challenges.

– The Order directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and the Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison to consult with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and other organizations to protect the role of college athletics in developing world-class American athletes.

The text of the full executive order also addresses why Trump felt it was necessary. It states that college sports are responsible for $4B in annual scholarships. It also notes that college sports “produced 75% of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team and have yielded countless business and civic leaders.”

Ultimately, only time will tell if the executive order holds up in court. But at least for now, it’s a significant win for athletes in non-revenue sports as well as schools with limited financial resources.





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Six Named To NIRA All-Academic Team

HANOVER, N.H.—The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) announced its All-Academic Team for the 2024-25 season. Six members of the Big Green were named to the team. Abbey Savin, Allie Amerson, Asialeata Meni, Josie Harrison, Kyla Widodo, and Katelyn Walker each earned the honor. A student-athlete must be at least a sophomore and have a cumulative […]

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HANOVER, N.H.—The National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) announced its All-Academic Team for the 2024-25 season. Six members of the Big Green were named to the team.

Abbey Savin, Allie Amerson, Asialeata Meni, Josie Harrison, Kyla Widodo, and Katelyn Walker each earned the honor.

A student-athlete must be at least a sophomore and have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better to be named a member of the NIRA All-Academic Team.

The Big Green enter the fall 15s season following a perfect 13-0 7s season in which Dartmouth captured its first CRAA National Championship. Dartmouth finished with an 8-1 15s record and advanced to the NIRA Championship in the fall.



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President Trump issues college sports executive order addressing NIL, pay-for-play

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on July 24 that attempts to create a national standard for NCAA name, image and likeness programs. The order is Trump’s latest entry into a debate that has embroiled the NCAA since NIL rules went into effect in 2021, ushering in a wild-west era of college sports that […]

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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on July 24 that attempts to create a national standard for NCAA name, image and likeness programs.

The order is Trump’s latest entry into a debate that has embroiled the NCAA since NIL rules went into effect in 2021, ushering in a wild-west era of college sports that has come under increasing scrutiny by local and national legislators.

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Broadly focused on efforts to “save college athletics,” the order also seeks to preserve and support “expansion of opportunities for scholarships and collegiate athletic competition in women’s and non-revenue sports.” Most of the NIL money is given to athletes in football and men’s and women’s basketball.

The settlement in the long-running House v. NCAA case went into effect July 1 and allowed schools to directly pay college athletes through a revenue-sharing model.

In May, Trump appeared poised to create a commission co-chaired by former Alabama coach Nick Saban and influential Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell with a directive to explore and address major issues facing college sports. But there have been no announcements regarding that directive.

This week, a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at restructuring rules around the administration of college athletics passed two committees and is expected to move to the House floor when the summer recess is over in September.

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Speaking at a National Press Club event in Washington earlier in the day, before the order was signed, NCAA President Charlie Baker was asked about possible executive order on college sports. He said he was open to ideas, but “our focus needs to be on the legislative process.”

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who along with many in college sports has been advocating for federal intervention, told USA TODAY Sports last week, “The President is going to do what he wants to do.”

“I’ve read things on social media, but I also read that there would be a presidential commission,” Sankey added. “So the question with an executive order is if (Trump) does, and then what it is, and then we’ll go from there.”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Donald Trump issues college sports executive order for NIL



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Howe Tabbed for U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team Staff

Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Yale men’s hockey assistant coach Joe Howe has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team. The team will hold training camp from July 28-August 3 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Following camp, 23 players will […]

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Yale men’s hockey assistant coach Joe Howe has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-18 Men’s Select Team.

The team will hold training camp from July 28-August 3 at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. Following camp, 23 players will be chosen to compete in the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, held August 11–16 in Brno, Czechia and Trencín, Slovakia.

This marks Howe’s second consecutive summer with USA Hockey. In 2024, he served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-17 team at the Five Nations Tournament in Pieštany, Slovakia.

Howe joined the Yale staff in July 2021 after three seasons at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He previously spent three years at the University of Denver as a volunteer assistant coach and director of hockey operations. During his tenure, the Pioneers captured the 2017 NCAA Division I National Championship and an NCHC regular-season title, while making two Frozen Four appearances and qualifying for three NCAA Tournaments.

A native of Plymouth, Mass., Howe was a four-year standout at Colorado College, where he appeared in 119 games and posted a 54-50-10 record, a 2.97 goals-against average, and a .905 save percentage. He ranked third all-time in career saves. After college, Howe played professionally in the ECHL, CHL, and AHL.

Read the full announcement from USA Hockey here.



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N.J. boys ice hockey final rankings, All-State & top honors, 1990-2000: HS historical project

Hudson Catholic’s Benett Shelly (#57) goes down after being hit by Bayonne’s Dave Bodson (#13 left) in the NJSIAA/New Jersey Devils Tournament of Champions final hockey game at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford.SL NJ Advance Media’s HS sports department is using some of its time over the summer to republish semi-recent postseason honors […]

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Hudson Catholic’s Benett Shelly (#57) goes down after being hit by Bayonne’s Dave Bodson (#13 left) in the NJSIAA/New Jersey Devils Tournament of Champions final hockey game at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford.SL

NJ Advance Media’s HS sports department is using some of its time over the summer to republish semi-recent postseason honors that, for a variety of reasons, had become largely inaccessible, even to us.

Please enjoy a look back at all the Star-Ledger’s boys ice hockey postseason honors as well as final rankings from 1990-2000.

Brian Bobal may be reached at bbobal@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on X at @BrianBobal.

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Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli reportedly in medically-induced coma after fall on rings at World University Games

Photo courtesy of the Italian Gymnastics Federation. Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli was seriously injured after a fall on his rings dismount while competing at the 2025 FISU World University Games on Wednesday. As of publishing, he is reportedly in a medically-induced coma and the rest of the Italian team withdrew from the competition. The Italian Gymnastics […]

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Lorenzo Bonicelli on rings via the Italian Gymnastics Federation.Lorenzo Bonicelli on rings via the Italian Gymnastics Federation.

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Italy’s Lorenzo Bonicelli was seriously injured after a fall on his rings dismount while competing at the 2025 FISU World University Games on Wednesday. As of publishing, he is reportedly in a medically-induced coma and the rest of the Italian team withdrew from the competition.

The Italian Gymnastics Federation published a statement Wednesday. The translated version reads, “During the men’s artistic gymnastics team competition at the 32nd Summer Universiadiade in Essen, the blue Lorenzo Bonicelli came out badly from his exercise at the rings, in the third rotation, incurring an injury on the extent of which investigations are still underway. Immediately rescued by the medical team of the German organization and by the health managers of FISU and CUSI, the twenty-three-year-old from Lecco of the Ghislanzoni GAL was transported to the nearby university polyclinic. The technical staff following the GAM mission in Germany, given the understandable emotional involvement of the rest of the team, preferred to withdraw the team from the competition. While waiting for the official medical bulletins, the FGI is all tight to Lorenzo, wishing him a speedy recovery. Come on Bonni!”

Steve Butcher, a member of the International Gymnastics Federation’s Men’s Technical Committee, shared an additional update on Facebook on Thursday, stating, “Please keep Italian gymnast Lorenzo Bonicelli (age 23) in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from a significant neck injury suffered on his Rings dismount at the World University Games. Several of you have asked me about his condition after seeing me judging as the Apparatus Supervisor on the Rings. Sorry I could not respond sooner without confirmation. Lorenzo is in a medically induced coma after surgery last night. It will take 10 or more days to know his condition. The entire gymnastics family is pulling for Lorenzo’s full recovery!” (via Kensley Behel/Neutral Deductions)

Bonicelli reportedly fell on his neck when attempting his triple back dismount off rings. He was carried off the field of play on a stretcher and transported to a nearby hospital.

Please join us in sending Lorenzo, his family, and the Italian Gymnastics Federation our thoughts and prayers during this time. We will update this story with any further details as they are released.



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