The South Carolina Gamecocks are on the verge of repeating as College World Series Champions. They are one game away from eliminating the Florida Gators from contention, after a thrilling extra innings 2-1 victory.A couple of costly base-running errors and over throws all but handed South Carolina Game 1 of the best-of-three series. South Carolina was outplayed, but showcased their resiliency by rebounding for a spectacular victory.South Carolina may not win tonight, but they are ...

The Miami Heat introduced first-round pick Norris Cole at a press conference on Monday.Cole was drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 28th pick overall last Thursday, then traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Heat for the rights to guard Bojan Bogdanovic, a second-round pick in 2014 and cash.The former CSU standout sported a new look as he shaved off his flat top hair style that he wore during his senior ...

There were rumors linking Andre Drummond to UConn this fall which Andy Katz has reported won't be happening. Drummond attends school in Connecticut and is ESPN's top recruit for 2012. The 6'11" center will instead be attending graduate school at St. Thomas Moore. “I'm not going to sit around and play games with the coaches,” Drummond said. “I'm not going to tell them I'm interested when I'm not. It's just what I want to do. I don't want to make ...

As of this moment, Kentucky has only one commitment for its 2012 class: point guard Ryan Harrow, a transfer from NC State. Given the mass influx of top recruits over the past two years, UK fans are starting to get a bit perturbed by the lack of commitments thus far.The main source of concern, of course, is that Kentucky will likely be losing a lot of players after next season. First, Darius Miller and Eloy ...

It's never too early to look ahead to the future, right?Sure, the 2011-12 season is still quite far away, and teams have pretty much locked up the new players for it and their roster.However, a few organizations have gotten a jump start at 2012-13.And a few surprising names have found themselves into the Top 15 for the recruiting class of 2012. Let's take a look, shall we?Begin Slideshow

Now that the NBA draft has passed and recruiting for the 2011-12 season is beginning to wrap up, it's about that time to make a college basketball preseason poll.To go along with the rankings, I've included key losses, key returnees, newcomers and projected starting lineups for each of the 30 teams listed.While the season is still over five months away, it's never too early to start speculating how things will play out.Begin Slideshow

Right after solid pitching from both teams, one defense shined and another made two costly mistakes in extra innings.South Carolina made the plays it needed to win the game, 2-1. Florida had all the opportunities to win the game. They left eight men on base and recorded three errors in the game. The bulk of the batting order—center fielder Bryson Smith, first baseman Preston Tucker, catcher Mike Zunino and designated hitter Brian Johnson—recorded seven hits ...

The South Carolina baseball team is one win away from its second straight national championship.Back-to-back throwing errors by Florida allowed Christian Walker to score in the top of the 11th to break a 1-1 tie and give defending national champion South Carolina the go-ahead run in a 2-1 win over the Gators Monday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three College World Series Finals.Game 2 between the Southeastern Conference rivals is Tuesday night.The ...

Last Thursday, Kyrie Irving was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Irving joined Elton Brand and Art Heyman as the only Duke Blue Devils to be selected with the first overall pick. Duke University has yielded many quality basketball players who played an entire four years with the university. Players such as: Grant Hill, J.J. Redick, Shane Battier, Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner all played four ...

Kyrie Irving has now moved on from Duke University after he was picked No. 1 in the 2011 NBA draft. Although Irving is now in Cleveland, Ohio, there are lessons he learned all the way back in Durham, North Carolina that will never leave him. Irving is a player that was clearly going to be a one and done. He has the kind of skills that only come with much dedication and practice. He has ...