Kyle Sprague News Today

As the NCAA baseball tournament begins, Alabama is set to host a Tuscaloosa Regional that seemed quite improbable just a few weeks ago.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati baseball coach Scott Googins resigned Wednesday, two weeks after two members of his staff were dismissed following an investigation into possible NCAA violations. Googins was 143-156 in six seasons with the Bearcats, including one American Athletic Conference title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019.

An Indiana man whose son is a member of the Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of two investigations, according to AP sources.

An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of separate investigations that led to firings of Alabama coach Brad Bohannon and two members of Bearcats baseball staff this month, two people familiar with the inquiries told The Associated Press on Friday.

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An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of separate college sports gambling investigations, according to two people familiar with the inquiries

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Byrd senior offensive lineman Kyle Sprague is still figuring out where he wants to attend college, but thanks to an important family member, higher education has always been valued.

Dominick Strickland played several positions in his time at Jonesboro-Hodge, but his senior season was cut short due to injury.

As a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, Loyola quarterback Cooper DeFatta is our Griffins Player of the Week.