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All the plot twists of the last three weeks of softball just brought us all the way back to Texas vs. Texas Tech. Alabama was the most well-rounded team. Tennessee had the wicked pitching.

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Texas Tech’s Brendan Sorsby won Round 2, but the NCAA is coming back swinging in landmark case

After a judge granted a preliminary injunction that will allow Brendan Sorsby to play this upcoming season for Texas Tech, the NCAA has already filed a notice of appeal in the Seventh District of Texas that signals this fight is only entering round three. The ruling from Judge Ken Curry sent shockwaves through college athletics, with multiple Big 12 athletic directors expressing frustration over the decision. Brendan Sorsby wins court injunction against the NCAA despite betting on his own...

Brendan Sorsby broke NCAA gambling rules. Now, his Texas Tech fate is in the hands of a Lubbock judge

Brendan Sorsby was not present in a Lubbock courtroom Monday morning as his attorneys made what the NCAA described as a "Hail Mary" attempt to overturn his ineligibility stemming from sports gambling violations. In one of the most consequential NCAA eligibility cases in recent memory, given its potential ramifications, attorney Jeffrey Kessler argued that the Texas Tech quarterback's gambling addiction and mental health struggles should have been considered in determining his eligibility. He...

Wetzel: Judge should slam the door on Texas Tech QB Sorsby

All due respect and concern should be granted to Brendan Sorsby and his gambling addiction -- a medical condition diagnosed by professionals. That said, the argument that the Texas Tech quarterback should be granted an injunction to maintain his NCAA eligibility after getting busted for prolific sports wagering stands up about as well as an igloo on a West Texas oil patch in June. The NCAA deemed Sorsby permanently ineligible earlier this spring after discovering he made thousands of bets on...

Terry's RBI lifts Texas Tech over UCLA at WCWS

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kaitlyn Terry drove in the go-ahead run against her former team, and Texas Tech eliminated UCLA 8-7 in nine innings Sunday night in the Women's College World Series. The No. 11 Red Raiders will have to defeat top-seeded Alabama twice Monday to advance back to the championship series. Terry, who transferred from UCLA after last season, also allowed just two runs and struck out seven in five innings after replacing ace Nijaree Canady.

Texas court sets Sorbsy-NCAA trial for February

A Texas court scheduled Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby's trial against the NCAA for Feb. 8, 2027, two weeks after the College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled to be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The 99th District Court in Lubbock County, Texas, where Texas Tech is located, scheduled the trial Monday, the same day a judge granted Sorsby a temporary injunction that might clear him to play for the Red Raiders in 2026 even after the NCAA declared him...

'Sad day': Coaches, ADs stunned by Sorsby ruling

A judge's decision to rule Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby eligible on Monday morning roiled college sports, with reactions ranging from doomsday predictions to informal chatter about Big 12 schools attempting to not play Texas Tech this season. The reaction around college sports was nearly unanimous, with the idea of Sorsby playing in 2026 after admitting to thousands of bets on sports -- including 40 on his own team -- representing the latest crossroads for an industry that has faced...

Brendan Sorsby admits wagering nearly $90,000 during college career as NCAA fight heats up

A district court judge in Lubbock, Texas, will take center stage Monday afternoon as attorneys for Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby seek a landmark injunction against the NCAA that could allow him to play this season after admitting to placing thousands of bets over the past four years, including on his own team.The gambling saga involving the Red Raiders' currently ineligible star quarterback has caught the attention of the college athletics world, with his time at Texas Tech...