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Wolfpack loses 2-1 to UCLA at College World Series

UCLA pitcher Nick Vander Tuig steps over North Carolina State's Jake Armstrong after tagging him out at home plate on a single by Trea Turner in the third inning of an NCAA College World Series game in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Just when it looked like North Carolina State got off its best shot against UCLA pitching, Trea Turner's deep fly died a few feet short of the left-field fence. 3 hours ago

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COLLEGE

UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series

Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position.
COLLEGE

North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 win

Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for North Carolina.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mark Bradley: Johnny Manziel on the verge of turning his great story into a nightmare

It was a great story: Redshirt freshman wins quarterback job for Texas A&M, a team facing its first season in the high-falutin' SEC; he engineers a famous upset of Alabama; he wins the Heisman Trophy; he becomes a brand unto himself - Johnny Football.
SPORTS

North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 win

An LSU team that came to the College World Series as one of the top offensive clubs in the nation left town wondering how it could have scored only three runs in two losses.
MENS BASKETBALL

Georgetown's Whittington has torn ACL

Georgetown announced Tuesday that forward Greg Whittington recently tore the ACL in his left knee, an injury that could potentially sideline him for the entire 2013-14 season.
COLLEGE

CWS newcomer Indiana loses 5-4 to Mississippi St

Indiana coach Tracy Smith says he won't waste any time lamenting how close Sam Travis' ninth-inning fly ball came to leaving the ballpark. Or how close Mississippi State closer Jonathan Holder came to throwing the ball away and allowing the tying run to score.
COLLEGE

Porter sends Miss. St. to 5-4 CWS win over Indiana

Trey Porter drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, and Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the College World Series with a 5-4 victory over Indiana on Monday night.
MENS BASKETBALL

O'Bannon awaits case that could have major impact on college sports

SEATTLE - They demolished the Kingdome years ago, but the likeness of the 1995 NCAA Final Four most outstanding player has lived on in video games.
COLLEGE

Cards' CWS stay ends with 11-4 loss to Oregon St.

This wasn't the ending Louisville imagined for the best sports year in university history.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt joining Illinois

Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little consideration out of high school.