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Oregon St. knocks Indiana out of CWS with 1-0 win

Oregon State's Kavin Keyes, right, scores at home plate as the ball gets away from Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber, on a sacrifice fly by Jake Rodriguez in the fourth inning of an NCAA College World Series elimination baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

Aaron Slegers was really good. Unfortunately for Indiana, Matt Boyd was great. 44 minutes ago

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COLLEGES

Oregon St. knocks Indiana out of CWS with 1-0 win

In the kind of pitchers' duel the College World Series hadn't seen in three decades, Matt Boyd was just a bit superior to Aaron Slegers.

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COLLEGES

Oregon St. knocks Indiana out of CWS with 1-0 win

Matt Boyd pitched a four-hitter and struck out 11 and Oregon State made a fourth-inning sacrifice fly stand for a 1-0 victory over Indiana in the College World Series on Wednesday night.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Sam Mellinger: In a packed gym on a sticky June day, one can sense Wiggins' future

The moment came and left in less than the time it took you to read this sentence. Here, then gone. All in one second, maybe two, captured and posted on YouTube within minutes Wednesday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Judge weighing class-action certification in O'Bannon vs. NCAA

For the last few years, the powers that be in college sports have watched nervously as an antitrust lawsuit wends its way through federal court.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mac Engel: For TCU to be great, it has to lower its knucklehead factor

In his first comments since his best defensive player was suspended two games and he kicked out a reserve cornerback, TCU coach Gary Patterson was blunt in the assessment of his team:
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS

Woman convicted of Pitino extortion is in a new prison

The Kentucky woman convicted of trying to extort millions in cash, cars and a house from University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino has a new federal home.
COLLEGES

Wolfpack loses 2-1 to UCLA at College World Series

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.
COLLEGES

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.
COLLEGES

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.
COLLEGES

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.