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Boise State Runs Past Runnin’ Rebels

BOISE, Idaho — Sparked by Tyson Degenhart’s ninth career double-double, Boise State downed UNLV, 81-59, on Tuesday night inside ExtraMile Arena. Boise State (12-4, 4-1 MW) handed UNLV (9-6, 3-1 MW) its first conference loss of the season and improved to 7-1 at home. Four Broncos scored in double figures led by Degenhart who posted 21 points […]

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Boise State Runs Past Runnin' Rebels

BOISE, Idaho — Sparked by Tyson Degenhart’s ninth career double-double, Boise State downed UNLV, 81-59, on Tuesday night inside ExtraMile Arena.
 
Boise State (12-4, 4-1 MW) handed UNLV (9-6, 3-1 MW) its first conference loss of the season and improved to 7-1 at home.
 
Four Broncos scored in double figures led by Degenhart who posted 21 points (8-11 FGs) and 11 rebounds. Alvaro Cardenas nearly notched a double-double of his own and registered 13 points and nine assists in 37 minutes of action.
 
O’Mar Stanley stuffed the stat sheet and had 12 points, four rebounds and two blocks. Javan Buchanan also had 12 points to go with five rebounds.
 
For the Runnin’ Rebels, Jailen Bedford scored 11 points, while Jaden Henley and Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 10 points apiece.
 
At the outset of the contest, Boise State made three of its first five shots from the floor and began the game on an 8-2 run. Meadow and Dylan Anderson combined to score all eight points, with each player knocking down a three-point shot.
 
The Broncos had the long ball working early in the contest, pouring in three three-pointers in the first five minutes of the game. Stanley and Degenhart added a fourth and fifth three-point play—the old-fashioned way—on two layups plus the foul.
 
Spreading the wealth, five different Broncos accounted for the team’s first 17 points. Meadow tallied five of the 17 with the other four totaling three points apiece.
 
In the opening half, the Broncos forced nine UNLV turnovers. The Runnin’ Rebels’ nine giveaways turned into 16 points for Boise State.
 
With 8:19 remaining in the frame, Boise State captured its first double-digit lead of the night on a three-pointer by Pearson Carmichael and a layup by Degenhart. The deep ball by Carmichael was the first points of his collegiate career.
 
Aided by a 14-2 run over the final 4:39 of the half, Boise State’s lead reached 19, its largest of the period. Cardenas capped the first-half scoring and knocked down a jumper with three seconds on the clock.
 
For the half, the Broncos shot 50 percent from the field (17-34 FGs) and hit five threes. Boise State totaled 43 points and led by 19 at the intermission.

Within first 90 seconds of the second half, the Broncos’ lead reached 26. Boise State began the period with a 9-2 spurt which made it 52-26 game.
 
Boise State, who jumped ahead by as many as 29 points in the second half, led wire-to-wire. For the game, the Broncos shot 49 percent (30-61 FGs) as a team, en route to their fifth 20-point victory of the 2024-25 campaign.
 
Splitting consecutive home games, Boise State will have Wednesday off before returning to practice on Thursday. The Broncos next game will take place in Logan, Utah, where the team will play Utah State at 7 p.m. MT on Saturday.
 
NOTABLE:
 
Boise State improved to 19-11 in 30 all-time head-to-head meetings with UNLV.
 
Dating back nearly five years (March 5, 2020), the Broncos have won nine of the previous 10 games against the Runnin’ Rebels.
 
The Broncos have won eight games by double figures this season, including five by 20 or more points.
 
Alvaro Cardenas tallied nine assists in the game, marking the 13th time—and sixth consecutive game—he’s notched five or more assists in a single contest.
 
Surpassing 100 assists, Cardenas now has 108 helpers this season. He is 108 dimes are 57 behind La’Shard Anderson (165, 2010-11) for the most in a single season in program history.
 
Tyson Degenhart recorded his ninth career double-double (third this season), totaling 21 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Degenhart upped his career point total to 1,644, placing him just 16 points behind Abe Jackson for sixth on the all-time scoring list in program history.
 
Pearson Carmichael made his collegiate debut, scoring eight points off the bench in 18 minutes.
 
QUOTABLE (HEAD COACH LEON RICE):
 
“Perfect response. We had a tough one the other day with a quick turnaround. I’m really proud of our guys. We played with energy, effort and passion. We came at them in waves.”
 
“We talked to (Pearson Carmichael’s) parents and we talked to him, and it just felt like the right time.”
 
“In this day and age with the changing landscape of college and what could happen, it seemed like the prudent move to get him out there and help this team. For his first game—and it be a conference game—that was pretty impressive. I was pretty happy.”
 
“I thought we played 37 really, really powerful minutes. Those games can be hard to play perfectly for 40, but 37 is a pretty darn good complete game.”

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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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Sharks Volleyball recognized with AVCA Team Academic Award

Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced the 2025 Team Academic Award. To receive the honor, volleyball programs must maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. The Nova Southeastern Sharks, under the direction of Head Coach Kacie Ehinger, […]

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced the 2025 Team Academic Award. To receive the honor, volleyball programs must maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. The Nova Southeastern Sharks, under the direction of Head Coach Kacie Ehinger, received the honor for the third consecutive year in her tenure.  

Additionally, NSU Volleyball was recognized among the elite academic programs in NCAA Division II and was one of few programs to earn the distinction of being in the top 20% of Division II institutions.  

The Sharks Volleyball program continued to elevate its lofty academic standards, setting program records in both the fall and winter semesters. During the fall semester, NSU achieved the highest fall semester GPA (3.74) in program history, while placing 15 student-athletes on the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. During the winter semester, NSU Volleyball earned the program’s highest semester GPA (3.85) on record.  

Nova Southeastern Volleyball will return to action in September 2025. To stay up-to-date on Sharks Volleyball, be sure to follow on Instagram at NSU_VBall and X at NSU_VB.



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Women’s Volleyball Announces 2025 Schedule

Story Links LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women’s volleyball has released the full 2025 schedule, as announced by head coach Melanie Greene.   The 2025 season is set to begin at home in LionTree Arena on Aug. 29 when the Tritons play host to Eastern Washington in the first match […]

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LA JOLLA, Calif.—UC San Diego women’s volleyball has released the full 2025 schedule, as announced by head coach Melanie Greene.
 
The 2025 season is set to begin at home in LionTree Arena on Aug. 29 when the Tritons play host to Eastern Washington in the first match of the UC San Diego Invitational. UC San Diego will play 12 non-conference matches spread across four different tournaments before Big West play begins Sept. 26.

“We’re thrilled to get the 2025 fall season underway,” said Greene. “Our staff has onboarded many new faces to the Triton volleyball program that will bring international & power conference experience, as we face several top 50-100 opponents this preseason. We will be tested early on in our season to recognize our ability to adapt and unify our group as we prepare for a tough conference. We look forward to the experience.”

UC San Diego will continue the opening-weekend tournament, taking on New Mexico State (Aug. 30) and Northwestern (Aug. 31), as well as host three neutral matches between the participating teams during the weekend.

 

The next three weeks will see the Tritons on the road for three invitational tournaments. First, UC San Diego will travel to Idaho for the Boise State Classic, taking on the host Boise State (Sept. 4), Oregon State (Sept. 5) and Arizona (Sept. 6). 

 

Next up, the Tritons will head to Flagstaff, Ariz. for the Lumberjack Classic hosted by Northern Arizona (Sept. 11-13). UC San Diego will face the host on Thursday and take on Southern Utah and Texas Tech in a pair of neutral matches on Friday and Saturday respectively. 

 

In the final week of the non-conference schedule, UC San Diego will play a trio of matches locally around San Diego. The Tritons will take on crosstown foe San Diego State on Sept. 18 in Peterson Gym. UC San Diego will face off with Yale in a neutral match at SDSU on Sept. 19 and wrap up the weekend at the University of San Diego on Sept. 20.

 

The Tritons will open their conference schedule on the road at Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 26) and UC Irvine (Sept. 27). Additional road matches include UC Davis (Oct. 9), UC Riverside (Oct. 11), Long Beach State (Oct. 16), Cal State Bakersfield (Oct. 23), UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 7), Cal Poly (Nov. 8) and the regular season finale at Hawai’i (Nov. 21).

 

UC San Diego will begin the Big West home schedule by hosting Cal Poly on Oct. 3 and host UC Santa Barbara the following evening. Remaining home matches include Hawai’i (Oct. 18), CSUN (Oct. 25), UC Irvine (Oct. 31), Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 1), UC Riverside (Nov. 14), UC Davis (Nov. 15) and Long Beach State (Nov. 18).

 

The Big West Championship is set for Nov. 26-29, hosted by Long Beach State at Walter Pyramid. 

Season tickets will go on sale July 29 and single game tickets will be available at a later date through the Triton Box Office.

 



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Spain turn Greek fairy tale into tragedy in World Aquatics C’ships men’s water polo s-final

SINGAPORE – They rallied from 2-6 down to lead 7-6, and a berth in the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) men’s water polo final was within sight. But the Greek fairy tale turned into tragedy when they conceded an equaliser in the final second of their semi-final before world No. 2 Spain went on to win […]

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SINGAPORE – They rallied from 2-6 down to lead 7-6, and a berth in the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) men’s water polo final was within sight. But the Greek fairy tale turned into tragedy when they conceded an equaliser in the final second of their semi-final before world No. 2 Spain went on to win the penalty shoot-out 4-2 on July 22.

While the vocal Greek fans were left in shock and tears, the Spaniards will go into the July 24 final against Hungary hoping to win a World Cup and WCH double in the same year, and give stalwart Felipe Perrone the perfect send-off.

The Brazil-born 39-year-old Perrone, who has six WCH medals with Spain, including gold in 2022, told The Straits Times: “It was a really emotional game. We really struggled… we scored six goals and we couldn’t score one more.

“Then we scored in the last second to draw and won on penalties. This is the beauty of the game, and people who watched this game saw how all the players, not just us but also the Greeks, gave our hearts and souls.

“Never in my best dreams did I think I would be in the world championships final in my last tournament. I’m 39 and it is not easy.

“These guys have a lot of energy, and I worked a lot and gave everything to be here. Before the tournament, I wasn’t even sure if I would come, but my kids told me to enjoy it, and I’m really enjoying it now.”

Spain led from the start as they did well to elicit exclusion fouls on the fourth-ranked Greece and score the first two goals.

While Greece bounced back to reduce the deficit to 3-2, Aristeidis Chalyvopoulos incurred a four-minute exclusion after he punched an opponent underwater just two minutes into the second quarter.

Spain took advantage of their extra number to score three without reply for the 6-2 lead.

Then came the astonishing Greek fightback, after Alvaro Granados was red-carded in the third quarter.

While the attendance at the 3,000-seater OCBC Aquatic Centre remained in the hundreds, the decibel was raised with every Greek goal and save, with their staunch supporters singing, whistling, cheering and jeering relentlessly.

Amid the ruckus, Nikolaos Gkillas put Greece in the lead for the first time at 7-6 with less than two minutes remaining.

A desperate Spain saw two shots saved and Perrone hit the post, and had just three seconds in the last possession which Alberto Munarriz made the most of by piercing the defence at the death to silence the crowd.

In the shoot-out, Spain’s Perrone, Bernat Sanahuja, Munarriz and Marc Larumbe converted all their penalties, whereas Dimitrios Skoumpakis and Konstantinos Kakaris saw their shots saved by Unai Aguirre.

A crestfallen Greece captain Konstantinos Genidounias said: “We had the ball and we had only one job to throw it as far as we can and come back to defence. Unfortunately, the ball didn’t go far away, we gave them an opportunity to shoot and that’s the worst part.

“I’m feeling empty, really. That’s water polo, that’s sports, that’s life. One second you have something, the other second you don’t. I think it’s one of the worst ways to lose a game.”

The other semi-final was a goal fest, but similarly tight as the third-ranked Hungary edged out Olympic champions and world No. 5 Serbia 19-18 in the chase for their own historic double, as they are also in the women’s final where they take on World Cup winners Greece on July 23.

Hungary coach Zsolt Varga said the win served as a motivation for the team after their poor results at major tournaments.

“This win is so, so important because last year, we had a few issues. We were fourth in the European championship, seventh in the world championships and then fourth in the Olympics,” he said.

“It’s important for us that we can prove that there is a Hungarian team who can fight till the end. No matter what happens, we will fight to the end.”

Serbian star Dusan Mandic rued their poor defending against the Hungarians.

“We’re very disappointed. We didn’t play like we wanted to play. We (conceded) 19 goals. This is too much.”

In front of hundreds of flag-waving fans, Hungary burst out of the blocks and raced to a 6-3 lead, only for Serbia to show their resilience by leading 8-7 before going into half-time at 8-8.

Pumping themselves up by celebrating every goal with a roar and clenched fists, the Hungarians were persistent and precise in their attacks as they opened up an 18-13 gap.

Still, Serbia, who were led by Mandic, the best male water polo player of 2024, got back to within a goal, but another later equaliser did not materialise.

The men’s water polo drama had started earlier in the day. Following Canada’s 16-11 win over Brazil in the 11th-12th play-off, Romania bounced back from a 4-12 half-time deficit to draw 16-16 before Japan won 4-3 in the shoot-out of the 9th-10th play-off.

In the fifth-eighth semi-finals, Montenegro beat Italy 12-8 before the top-ranked Croatia beat United States 14-9.



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Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award for 15th Straight Season

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown volleyball earned the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, the AVCA announced on Monday (July 21).   The Bears continued their strong success in the classroom, earning the Team Academic Award for the 15th-straight season. Brown is just one of 17 programs in women’s Division I volleyball to have a […]

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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown volleyball earned the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, the AVCA announced on Monday (July 21).
 
The Bears continued their strong success in the classroom, earning the Team Academic Award for the 15th-straight season. Brown is just one of 17 programs in women’s Division I volleyball to have a streak of 15 years earning the honor.
 
To earn the award, a team must post a year-long GPA of 3.3 or higher. This year, the AVCA honored 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams.
 
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Weather turns mud volleyball into beach volleyball at county 4-H fair | Gcdailyworld

Mud volleyball is always a big hit at the Greene County Fair. The scene changed a bit Thursday night, as storms rolled in and lightning delayed the fun. Organizers made the tough decision not to postpone the fun to another date, but instead moved the event into the indoor horse arena where the teams played […]

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Mud volleyball is always a big hit at the Greene County Fair. The scene changed a bit Thursday night, as storms rolled in and lightning delayed the fun. Organizers made the tough decision not to postpone the fun to another date, but instead moved the event into the indoor horse arena where the teams played in the sand.

A total of 19 teams competed in three different age brackets. The youth bracket included ages 10 through 13, intermediate included ages 14 through 18 and the young adult bracket included ages 19 through 24.

The youth division had four teams vying for the win. The teams included American Hitters, Big Dogs, Setsy and We Know It and Classic Aces. The Classic Aces played three games, including the championship game against the Big Dogs in the youth division.

The intermediate division had the most entries, with a total of eight teams competing for the winning spot. Teams consisted of Net Ninjas, Dirty Divas, Gold Diggers, USA, Mud Dawgs, Muddy Buddies, Muddy Mayhem and The Goon Balls. The Dirty Divas played four games before picking up the win in the intermediate division.

The young adult division had seven teams battling it out. The teams were The Piggers, Smack That Ace, Matsch Monster, Indiana Farm Bureau, Dirty Sets, Hits and Giggles and Swamp Spikers. In the end, Indiana Farm Bureau earned bragging rights after playing four games.

Winning teams earned t-shirts and a cash prize to split.



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