Roundup: Mark Marquess to retire after next season
Legendary Stanford baseball coach Mark Marquess will retire after the 2017 season, which will be his 41st. Good ole 9 has led the Cardinal to two College World Series titles and has won more than 1,500 games in his four decades at the helm.
‘Twas a championship Sunday for Cal – Cal men’s crew won the IRA national championship, while Cal rugby won the national 15s and 7s titles. It's the first time a school has won both the 15s and the 7s.
The last Pac-12 team alive in the 2016 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, Arizona will face Louisiana in the Lafayette Regional final. The Wildcats need to win two games to move on to the super regionals.
Yeah, the Pac-12 baseball champion Utah Utes were eliminated after a 4-1 loss to Tulane on Sunday, but freshman reliever Riley Ottesen showed promise in the NCAAs, making two productive multi-inning relief appearances. Perhaps a starting role for Ottesen next year?
UCLA softball was eliminated by Florida State in the Women’s College World Series Saturday in Oklahoma City despite Mysha Sataraka’s grand slam.
Washington women’s golf coach Mary Lou Mulflur was named WGCA National Coach of the Year after leading the Dawgs to their first ever national title.
Oregon baseball closer Stephen Nogosek was named a 2016 Louisville Slugger All-American. He earned third-team honors after posting 16 saves with a 1.11 ERA.
Ted Miller tells us about the advice outgoing Arizona State football players have for incoming freshmen Sun Devils, as first curated by Doug Haller. Patience is a major theme.
Brian Howell tells us that Colorado linebacker Addison Gillam is on track to return to the field in 2016. He suffered a season-ending knee injury last year in Week 2.
Check out this slideshow of a 2016 Oregon State baseball season review by OregonLive/The Oregonian. Learn about the superlatives associated with this season.
Mark Sandritter of CougCenter has an idea on how Washington State football should schedule its non-conference games.
So just how will USC replace Cody Kessler? Kyle Bonagura has an idea.