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Heidrick actually opens the show by taking a moment to talk about the WNBA. “First and foremost, Caitlin Clark missed five games for the Fever, and it has been a struggle for them,” Heidrick says. “But she was back … [with] 32 points in her big return. … She got hot, she found a rhythm.” Per Heidrick, the Fever needed that.

Later on, Heidrick discusses the implications of the House settlement and how it will affect current and former college athletes. “The NCAA is going to pay almost $3 billion in back damages over the next 10 years to athletes who competed in college at any time from 2016 to the present day,” Heidrick informs listeners. She goes onto provide more context for this massive update, including how the funding will be allocated and which programs will benefit the most from this settlement.

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Heidrick closes out the show by discussing how roster limits, another aspect of the House settlement, will affect some women’s sports. Per Heidrick, unless some teams and programs find other ways to generate revenue, “someone is going to get left behind.” As Heidrick warns, “there are going to be cuts, people are going to feel this, because that money just does not grow on trees.”

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The 2025 College Baseball World Series rolled along on Monday with a pair of Bracket 2 games in Omaha.

In the opening matchup, Arkansas defeated Murray State 3-0 in an elimination game behind a no-hitter by Gage Wood to keep its title hopes intact.

No. 6 LSU and No. 15 UCLA will follow with a showdown in the winner’s bracket in hopes of staying unbeaten.

Here are the results and highlights from Monday.

Monday, June 16 – Bracket 2

No. 3 Arkansas def. Murray State, 3-0 (Murray State eliminated)

No. 15 UCLA vs. No. 6 LSU, 7 p.m. ET

Updated bracket can be found here.

Arkansas 3, Murray State 0

Arkansas staved off elimination from the College World Series in historic fashion, as starting pitcher Gage Wood threw the third no-hitter in CWS history to help the Razorbacks stay alive.

Wood threw a program-record 19 strikeouts, the most by a single pitcher in a nine-inning CWS game. Out of his 119 pitches, 83 of them were thrown for strikes.

Wood pitched a perfect game through seven innings before Murray State’s first baserunner came in the bottom of the eighth inning on a hit-by-pitch. Still, he remained composed with two more strikeouts in the inning to preserve the no-hitter.

After taking an early 1-0 lead in the third inning, the Razorbacks created more separation with two more runs in the seventh inning.

However, the day belonged to Wood, as he etched his name in the history books with his incredible outing on Monday.

It’s a Monday and Mid-June, over two months before actual football games start, and you’re starving for new deep-diving local college and prep football content.

We have the freshest insight from the ultimate “insider” ready for you!

Enjoy a smorgasbord of meaty information and educated opinions on the hottest topics from Kurtiss Riggs, our Happy Hour with John Gaskins lead football analyst, the Sanford Sports Academy football director, veteran high school and college TV game commentator, and 11-time league champion former head coach of the Sioux Falls Storm.

Topics covered:

• What chances will SDSU fans see the top two local true freshmen — receiver Landon Dulaney (Brandon Valley) and offensive lineman Lincoln Semchenko (SF Christian) — on the field and making plays right away?
• For SDSU and USD, what are the advantages and disadvantages of “opting in” to sharing revenue with athletes (and therefore having NIL money regulated) for the first time, a result of the recently-approved NCAA-House Settlement? 
• What are some things about NIL most people don’t know — the effects it has already had on coaches and locker rooms at all levels, where most of the NIL money at schools like SDSU and USD is going, and how some local players left a lot of money on the table?
• Who are the top three 2026 prospects in this region right now? We’re talking Power Four offers and commitments and possible different makers at the highest level of college football.
• What would it take for the Sioux Falls Storm to return to the field in 2026, and what do we make of last week’s resignation of head coach and long-time Storm staple Andre Fields? 

John Gaskins hosts “Happy Hour with John Gaskins,” a sports talk show for Sioux Falls and beyond that blends entertaining commentary and conversations.