Mike Morrison has been Coastal Carolina's closer for the past four years. On Tuesday night, he went boldly where he's never gone before, pitching 6.2 innings while striking out 10 in the Chanticleers' 5-4 win over Arizona in Game 2 of the College World Series from Omaha, Nebraska.  He was unable to get the win, though, as he was entrenched in a pitcher's duel with Arizona's Kevin Ginkel for much of the game's first seven innings. Coastal ...

Ohio State fans could be looking at the future of the Buckeyes' passing attack when The Opening Finals kick off on July 8. The event—which is Nike's signature high school football camp—annually draws the nation's top high school talent to Beaverton, Oregon, for a series of physical tests to determine the top overall athlete in the country. But the camp also holds a competitive seven-on-seven competition, and that's where Ohio State's future could be on display. Four teams ...

One of the greatest aspects of college basketball is how certain players emerge during the NCAA tournament, going from relative anonymity to stardom in seemingly the blink of an eye. These are usually from the small schools who get very little national attention during the regular season but make the most of their time in the spotlight during March Madness. It's a lot easier to get noticed when playing for more high-profile programs, but even those ...

Thanks to some key players returning to school, there will be plenty of continuity heading into the 2016-17 season for North Carolina. However, that doesn't mean we know everything there is to know about this team. The Tar Heels players will spend the offseason working on their game and preparing to step into different roles. Who will fill what roles and how successful they will be are some of the bigger questions left to be answered ...

While the rest of the college football world starts to gear up for the upcoming season, recruiting will first take center stage by holding one of its premier events on the other side of the country from the University of Alabama. This year’s finals of The Opening, Nike's three-day signature high school football camp in Beaverton, Oregon, will be July 8-10. It’ll feature 166 of the nation’s best prospects, who first participated in 14 regionals held throughout ...

Arizona is now one game away from a national championship, but Coastal Carolina is not giving up on its magical season just yet.  The Wildcats took a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three series on the back of pitcher JC Cloney, who threw a complete game shutout in a 3-0 win Monday. After an outstanding run to get to the finals of the College World Series, they just have to win one of their next two games ...

Notre Dame football enjoyed a recent surge of commitments, and the program has a chance to keep that recruiting momentum alive during The Opening on Nike's campus in Oregon. Oddly enough, the Irish don't hold any verbal commitments from prospects attending the showcase. Knowing the world of recruiting, however, that could change quickly. The Opening is filled with Notre Dame targets on both sides of the football. Although no pledges are official, a few Irish leans could ...

In case you haven't noticed, Georgia is simply on fire in recruiting new head coach Kirby Smart's first full class of future Bulldogs. And now it's time to keep that blaze spreading to Nike's campus in Beaverton, Oregon, next week at The Opening. Georgia is currently ranked No. 6 nationally by 247Sports for the class of 2017, and the Bulldogs have the fewest commitments—11—in the top eight. That speaks to the overall high quality of the ...

Southern California's 2017 recruiting is off to a relatively slow start, with only 10 players committed as we near the end of June. But the Trojans are in hot pursuit of some of the nation's top prospects, many of whom will be on display at Nike's The Opening competition next week in Oregon. A pair of committed players are among those USC will be keeping close tabs on in Beaverton, along with a handful of unattached ...

While Jim Harbaugh and his coaching staff work to reload the Michigan football roster, some of the program's biggest recruiting targets will be on display at The Opening. And there are certainly more than a few. Five current verbal commits will represent—and assuredly actively recruit for—the Wolverines during the showcase, which will be held at the Nike World Headquarters from July 5-10. Although The Opening isn't a major event for the staff itself, there won't be as vast a ...