In college baseball, all roads lead to Omaha, Nebraska.With only eight teams remaining, the road for many of the nation’s best teams proved impassable. But for LSU, NC State, Indiana, UCLA, Oregon State, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Louisville, the dream is still very much alive.Each of those eight teams is inching ever closer to a national championship, beginning with Games 5 and 6 of the College World Series on Monday.For many of those teams ...

The transition period for Indiana basketball can be ably summed up in the above picture. Graduated veteran Jordan Hulls (No. 1), who experienced some of the darkest seasons in IU history, has passed custody of the program on to youngsters like Yogi Ferrell (No. 11) and Jeremy Hollowell (No. 33).These offseason months between April and October are a time when IU fans, along with coach Tom Crean, need to learn a lot about the team ...

After some surprises during the opening weekend, there are a couple of teams with a legitimate shot at making a run at the 2013 College World Series national title. North Carolina, LSU and Oregon State—the top national-seed favorites in Omaha, Neb.—all suffered early setbacks, putting them on the brink of elimination early on in the action. While none of the eight teams competing in Omaha qualify as a true Cinderella candidate, some of the early ...

When the College World Series began just two days ago, three of the eight teams participating were national seeds. Now, all three find themselves in the loser's bracket fighting for their lives.How did this happen? How did four underdogs all win first round games in Omaha?Believe it or not, once you look back at what actually went down, it all makes sense.Starting with Game 1, both Oregon State and Mississippi State scored less than their ...

Several top picks from the 2013 MLB draft are failing to close out their collegiate careers in style, as they aren't performing at a high level at the NCAA tournament.Organizations send out their scouts to watch top prospects throughout the college baseball season, when teams are sometimes playing inferior competition. The problem is that teams make their draft choices before the college season is truly over. While front offices are narrowing down their draft boards, ...

Three top teams are already on the brink of elimination after the opening weekend of the 2013 College World Series in Omaha. Oregon State, North Carolina and LSU all surprisingly dropped their tournament openers, putting themselves in must-win situations on Monday and Tuesday.Monday’s action will feature Games 5 and 6 of the tourney, with No. 3 seed Oregon State battling Louisville in the loser’s bracket, and Mississippi State and Indiana squaring off to advance to ...

The college baseball world has already seen a few upsets during the 2013 College World Series, as Mississippi St. beat Oregon St. and UCLA pulled off an upset over LSU.Indiana continued its hot streak while Carlos Rodon and N.C. State dismantled North Carolina on Sunday.After seeing each team play once in the World Series, I've made my predictions for the two teams that I think will be competing for a national championship as the tournament dwindles down to ...

After the first four games at the 2013 College World Series, there’s absolutely no way that you can afford to miss one of the remaining matchups.The opening round in Omaha had it all. It had a ton of fantastic pitching performances, tightly knit games, near blown saves and upsets on upsets. Two days of college baseball provided four of the best games all year long. Luckily for you, there’s still plenty more to come. There ...

The issues that will determine whether Ohio State has a successful 2013-14 season are fairly well-established at this point. The Buckeyes will have to replace the scoring of Deshaun Thomas, continue to play excellent half-court defense and hope Amir Williams develops into the player he is supposed to be.However, we have learned some things about Thad Matta’s program during this offseason outside of those critical focus points. Read on to see five of them.Begin Slideshow

The second wave of games in the 2013 College World Series will take place on Monday, with some of the best players in the nation competing for a national championship.We're seeing plenty of MLB talent in the College World Series. That trend will continue on Monday, as Louisville and Oregon State square off at 3 p.m. ET, with Mississippi State and Indiana facing off later at 8 p.m. ET.What players am I most excited to ...