Baseball

6/4/2025 |  Gators Baseball Coach Apologizes for Expletive-Filled Rant Aimed at Officials Over Game Start Time (Athletic Business) Florida head baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan and athletic director Scott Stricklin apologized Monday for O'Sullivan's expletive-filled tirade directed at NCAA Tournament site officials because he was unhappy that the start of the Gators’ Regional game against East Carolina was moved back an hour.

6/3/2025 |  Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. received death threats from intoxicated gambler, police say (CBS Sports) The Houston Police Department has identified the man behind recent death threats made to Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and his family. Police say a man located outside the United States who was intoxicated and had gambled on a game in May was the one who made threats to McCullers, per ESPN. 

6/3/2025 |  MLB TV Ratings Jump: Fox Up 10%, ESPN Hits Eight-Year High (Front Office Sports) While MLB continues to enjoy another increase at the turnstiles, fans are also tuning in to game broadcasts in greater numbers this year.
The league said Tuesday that each of its national TV partners is posting audience increases so far this season. Among the individual tallies:

6/2/2025 |  NBA Finals guide: When the games are, how to watch, what the odds are (Associated Press (AP)) The NBA Finals are set: It’s the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Indiana Pacers.
The Pacers clinched their trip with a win over the New York Knicks on Saturday night in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Thunder swept the two head-to-head meetings between the clubs this season. Game 1 of the finals is Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

6/2/2025 |  NCAA Baseball Tournament: Vanderbilt becomes first No. 1 seed to miss regional final since 1999 (CBS Sports) With a 5-4 loss to Wright State on Sunday, Vanderbilt became the first No. 1 seed to fail to reach the regional final of the NCAA Baseball Tournament since the current format was adopted in 1999. The Commodores dropped two straight games on their home field after winning their opener on Friday.