William Kirwan, co-chairman of the Knight Commission, likened the conference shuffle to a “financial race” in which universities are scrambling to generate more revenue for athletics while expenses continue growing.
A busy few days, complete with private meetings, ultimatums and pleading, has assured one thing âÄî the slow-moving, speculative threat of a minor athletic conference re-shuffling is over. Replacing...
Mike Kvasnicka was taken in the first supplemental round by the Astros, while Seth Rosin went to the Giants in the fourth round, Kyle Knudson to the Twins in the ninth and Scott Matyas to the Brewsers in the 40th.
The Gophers needed just one win in two tries against Cal State Fullerton to move on to the NCAA super regionals against UCLA, but fell two nights in a row to the Titans as their season came to an abrupt end.
After clinching the Big Ten regular-season title last week, the Minnesota baseball team won its ninth Big Ten tournament with a 15-5 win over Iowa Saturday night.
