Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw takes on old foe Giants with NL West lead on lineNew Foto - Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw takes on old foe Giants with NL West lead on line

There is not a team Clayton Kershaw has faced more than the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' legend will get his next shot against his club's fiercest rival at home on Saturday. Kershaw (1-0, 4.35 ERA) will make the 61st appearance and 59th start against the Giants over his 18-year career and will have some lofty numbers to live up to. Not only does Kershaw have a career 2.04 ERA against the Giants, to go along with a 26-16 record, he has 408 strikeouts in 397 1/3 innings. He has six complete games against San Francisco, and five of those are shutouts. "It's going to be great having Clayton pitch against those guys here at Dodger Stadium," Roberts said. "He's thrown some really good ballgames against those guys. He always gets up for playing the Giants, and I think on the heels of him throwing the baseball the way he did the last time, I think he's really encouraged." In his fifth start since returning from offseason knee and toe procedures, Kershaw gave up one run in five innings on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. It was his first win since Aug. 18, 2024. Los Angeles at least will have a fresh bullpen behind Kershaw following an off day Thursday and left-hander Justin Wrobleski absorbing 4 1/3 innings in relief of starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who gave up the first five runs Friday in a 6-2 loss. The Dodgers received a pair of hits from Teoscar Hernandez in Friday's series opener, including a home run, but they were the only two hits Los Angeles had in the game. The hit total was a season low. The Giants took control in the third inning on a grand slam from Casey Schmitt, and Logan Webb gave up two runs over seven strong innings. Willy Adames hit a home run for San Francisco, his third in four games after the free-agent addition hit five in his first 65 games. The win moved the Giants into a tie for first place in the National League West with the Dodgers. Landen Roupp (4-4, 3.29), who is 2-1 with a 1.27 ERA over his past five starts, has the starting assignment for San Francisco. In his most recent outing, June 8 at home against the Atlanta Braves, he picked up the win after allowing three runs on five hits over six innings. It will be Roupp's first career start against Los Angeles after two relief outings against the club last season, recording a 5.79 ERA over 4 2/3 innings. After Schmitt made a ninth-inning error Thursday that was costly in an 8-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies, he made amends with his first career grand slam. Schmitt is getting a chance to play every day with Matt Chapman (hand) on the injured list. "Just play. He knows what's going on here. He knows he's going to get to play third base every day," Giants manager Bob Melvin said. "He's done a nice job preparing for other positions. ... That's probably the hard part for him. Getting the opportunity to play third base, that's kind of the easy part for him." --Field Level Media --Field Level Media

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Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw takes on old foe Giants with NL West lead on line

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2025 US Open Round 3 tee times for Saturday: Groups, TV schedule, streamingNew Foto - 2025 US Open Round 3 tee times for Saturday: Groups, TV schedule, streaming

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Just three golfers remain under par atthe U.S. Openafter the second round did not finish on Friday due to weather. Play was suspended due to lightning with 13 golfers still on the course in a driving rain, including Thriston Lawrence, who was looking at a three-foot par putt on his final hole to stay at one over on the week when the horn sounded. The second round will resume play at 7:30 a.m. ET. The third round will tee off at 9:12 a.m. ET, with the final pairing of  J.J. Spaun and Sam Burns at 3:35 p.m. ET. Tee times for the third round have been set. Here's the complete schedule, pairings, with all players teeing off from the No. 1 tee: All times Eastern; (a) amateur 9:12 a.m. –Philip Barbaree, Jr. 9:23 a.m. –Cam Davis, Brian Harman 9:34 a.m. –Matt Fitzpatrick, Andrew Novak 9:45 a.m. –Harris English, Hideki Matsuyama 9:56 a.m. –James Nicholas, Laurie Canter 10:07 a.m. –Ryan McCormick, Patrick Reed 10:18 a.m. –Ryan Gerard, Niklas Norgaard 10:34 a.m. –Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele 10:45 a.m. –Jordan Smith, Justin Hastings (a) 10:56 a.m. –Tony Finau, Marc Leishman 11:07 a.m. –Michael Kim, Corey Conners 11:18 a.m. –J.T. Poston, Matt Wallace 11:29 a.m. –Chris Gotterup, Johnny Keefer 11:40 a.m. –Maverick McNealy, Tom Kim 11:56 a.m. –Mackenzie Hughes, Matthieu Pavon 12:07 p.m. –Sungjae Im, Jordan Spieth 12:18 p.m. –Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre 12:29 p.m. –Taylor Pendrith, Trevor Cone 12:40 p.m. –Rasmus Højgaard, Aaron Rai 12:51 p.m. –Daniel Berger, Jhonattan Vegas 1:02 p.m. –Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler 1:18 p.m. –Collin Morikawa, Denny McCarthy 1:29 p.m. –Jon Rahm, Nick Taylor 1:40 p.m. –Sam Stevens, Keegan Bradley 1:51 p.m. –Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Carlos Ortiz 2:02 p.m. –Chris Kirk, Jason Day 2:13 p.m. –Tyrrell Hatton, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 2:24 p.m. –Adam Schenk, Max Greyserman 2:40 p.m. –Emiliano Grillo, Thomas Detry 2:51 p.m. –Si Woo Kim, Brooks Koepka 3:02 p.m. –Russell Henley, Thriston Lawrence 3:13 p.m. –Victor Perez, Ben Griffin 3:24 p.m. –Adam Scott, Viktor Hovland 3:35 p.m. –J.J. Spaun, Sam Burns Watch the U.S. Open with Fubo The 2025 U.S. Open will be broadcast by NBC and USA Network throughout all four rounds, with NBC and USA Network splitting coverage for the third and final rounds. The final two rounds of the U.S. Open will be live streamed on Peacock, usopen.com, the USGA app andFubo. Peacock will also broadcast U.S. Open All-Access, its whiparound-style offering, on all four days. All times Eastern. 10 a.m.-Noon ET on USA Network,Fubo Noon-8 p.m. ET on NBC,Fubo 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on USA Network,Fubo 12-7 p.m. on NBC, Peacock,Fubo This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:US Open third round tee times, pairings for Saturday at Oakmont

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2025 US Open Round 3 tee times for Saturday: Groups, TV schedule, streaming

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Protests live updates: Marines on duty in Los Angeles 1 week into city's protestsNew Foto - Protests live updates: Marines on duty in Los Angeles 1 week into city's protests

Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S., including New York City, San Francisco, Boston, and Austin, Texas. President Donald Trump deployed about 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA this week, against the wishes of LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. A federal appeals court Thursday delayed an order requiring the Trump administration to return control of the National Guard to Newsom, dealing the administration a temporary reprieve to what would have been a major reversal of its policy on the protests. The curfew in a part of downtown Los Angeles will remain in effect Saturday night as multiple protests are expected in the city, LA Mayor Bass said."Hundreds of additional personnel are mobilized and proactively positioned to keep people safe and to protect property," she said.She said Friday's protests were peaceful with very few arrests."We have zero tolerance for anyone who damages property or puts officers or people at risk," Bass stressed, pleading, "Please, please do not give the administration an excuse to intervene. Let's make sure we show the world the best of Los Angeles, and our country."LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell added, "If you're here in Los Angeles today to make your voice heard through peaceful demonstrations, we are here to protect you. But if you come with the intent to commit crime, damage property or harm others, including our officers, you will be arrested. ... We're asking everyone who plans to participate in today's events to do so peacefully and respectfully."Since June 7, the LAPD said it's made 523 arrests related to protest activity. -ABC News' Amanda Morris National Guardsmen have carried out 26 missions since they were deployed to Los Angeles, Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman of the National Guard said. A handful of those assignments have been to guard facilities and the remaining have been missions protecting ICE on raids, he said. Sherman had told ABC News and The Associated Press in a joint interview on Wednesday that 500 of the 4,000 National Guardsmen assigned to LA had been specifically trained to work with these ICE teams. Now that the Guardsmen who had been protecting the federal buildings are being replaced by 200 Marines, those Guardsmen will be trained to working on ICE raids."I would like to emphasize that the soldiers will not participate in law enforcement activities," Sherman said. "Rather, they'll be focused on protecting federal law enforcement personnel."-ABC News' Luis Martinez Sixty demonstrators, part of a veterans protest against militarism, were arrested at the Supreme Court on Friday night and will be charged with unlawful demonstration and crossing a police line, Capitol police said. Some will also be charged with assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, police said."A few people pushed the bike rack down and illegally crossed the police line while running towards the Rotunda Steps," Capitol police said in a statement.Brittany Ramos DeBarros, a former Army captain who was one of the organizers of the event, told ABC News that although they planned this before the protests in Los Angeles, they now also plan on calling attention to the Trump administration's deployment of the military to the LA protests."We need to see more courage, more resistance, to the terrifying consolidation of authoritarianism that we're seeing right now, particularly as we're seeing the Marines be mobilized in our own cities," Ramos DeBarros said."It's not an accident that Trump is about to have tanks rolling down our streets here in D.C. [at Saturday's Army anniversary parade] while he has the military also terrorizing immigrants in LA," she said.-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to ABC News that it issued new guidance to pause most raids on farms, restaurants, and hotels, after Trump earlier this week shifted his stance on targeting undocumented workers in those industries."Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels," senior ICE official Tatum King wrote in an email to leaders of the ICE department that generally carries out criminal investigations.The email says that investigations involving "human trafficking, money laundering, drug smuggling into these industries are OK."The new guidance was first reported bythe New York Times."We will follow the president's direction and continue to work to get the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens off of America's streets," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on ABC News.This comes after Trump publicly acknowledged that those industries have been hurt by his deportation agenda.-ABC News' Selina Wang The Marines stationed at the Wilshire federal building in Los Angeles on Friday made the first temporary detention among the troops sent to the city, U.S. Army North confirmed."Any temporary detention ends immediately when the individual(s) can be safely transferred to the custody of appropriate civilian law enforcement personnel," the Army said.-ABC News' Luis Martinez President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of Los Angeles since protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids broke out over the weekend.He has repeatedly said that the city was going to burn without the intervention of the military and that there were paid "insurrectionists" and "criminal invaders" seizing the city, which had devolved into "anarchy."Local leaders, however, present a more complex picture of the scene on the ground.Click hereto read more. Marines began their deployment in Los Angeles on Friday, with some spotted guarding the Wilshire Federal Building. Thousands of"No Kings Day" protestsare set to be held throughout the U.S. and abroad on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump's administration and to counterprogramthe military parade.Ezra Levin, the co-executive director of progressive organizing group Indivisible, told ABC News on Thursday there are now more than 2,000 events planned "just about everywhere, everywhere but downtown D.C. -- intentionally so."According to Levin, the organizers did not want to give Trump a rationale to retaliate against peaceful protests in D.C. or to say that the protesters were protesting the military.Click hereto read more.

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Protests live updates: Marines on duty in Los Angeles 1 week into city's protests

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Tens of thousands of Americans join protest rallies ahead of Trump's military paradeNew Foto - Tens of thousands of Americans join protest rallies ahead of Trump's military parade

By Idrees Ali, Brad Brooks and Alyssa Pointer WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES/ATLANTA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of Americans attended rallies on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump's aggressive approach in major cities from New York to Atlanta to Los Angeles, on a day marred by the assassination of a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota. The protests marked the largest outpouring of opposition to Trump's presidency since he returned to power in January, and came the same day that thousands of military personnel, vehicles and aircraft will march through and fly over Washington, D.C., in a parade celebrating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. Saturday is also Trump's 79th birthday. The Republican president has ordered National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles, a heavily Democratic city - a deployment that California Governor Gavin Newsom has challenged in court. Anti-Trump groups planned nearly 2,000 demonstrations of varying sizes across the country to coincide with the parade. Many are taking place under the theme "No Kings," asserting that no individual is above the law. All planned "No Kings" protests in Minnesota were canceled following that Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said was the "politically motivated assassination" of one Democratic lawmaker and wounding of a second. "The ghastly targeted shootings of Sen. Hoffman and Rep. Hortman are not just horrific—they're acts of political extremism and an assault on our democracy itself," said Democratic U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. "This is where hate and violent rhetoric lead." Trump also condemned the shooting, saying, "Such horrific violence will not be tolerated in the United States of America." People heading into Washington for the parade encountered a massive security presence, with some 18.5 miles (30 km) of 8-foot (2.4 m)-high black fencing, much of it reinforced with concrete traffic barriers, cordoning off streets and surrounding landmarks including the Washington Monument. The celebrations will cost the U.S. Army between $25 million and $45 million, U.S. officials have told Reuters. That includes the parade itself as well as the cost of moving equipment and housing and feeding the troops. Critics have called the parade an authoritarian display of power that is wasteful, especially given Trump has said he wants to slash costs throughout the federal government. FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE A festive atmosphere had taken hold in front of City Hall in Los Angeles where hundreds of people had gathered an hour before the main No Kings protest was set to begin. A drum circle featuring Native American dancers was animating the crowd, where scores were waving American and Mexican flags, amid a heavy law enforcement presence. Sergio Lopez, 44, a gay man and Navy veteran who served in Iraq from 2002 until 2004 and was brought to the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 1, said he was at the demonstration because he felt under attack on several fronts. "I didn't fight for my country to be stripped of my rights and to be targeted by my own government," Lopez said. "We're supposed to be the best country in the world. How can we be that if we are targeting the immigrants who helped build this country?" In a sign of the widespread nature of the protests, small groups of mostly middle-aged and elderly people holding signs and protesting Trump were scattered at intersections across affluent northwest Washington and its Maryland suburbs - urging motorists to honk their horns in support and holding signs saying things including "Honor Troops (not Trump)" and "No Kings" and "No Kings since 1776." At least one organization, RefuseFascism.org, has a permit to hold a march in central Washington that will culminate in a rally opposite the White House. Trump has warned people against protesting at the parade itself, saying that "they're going to be met with very big force." Members of the far-right Proud Boys appeared at an Atlanta "No Kings" protest, wearing the group's distinctive black and yellow colors. The protests, and any response by law enforcement agencies, will form a contrasting backdrop to the day-long celebration of the U.S. Army's history, which will seek to honor different eras of military history with uniforms and military weaponry from those periods. While the Army has said the parade will take place come rain or shine, weather forecasts for Saturday evening show the potential for heavy thunderstorms in the Washington area. Defenders of the plans say the Army's 250th anniversary is a unique event that deserves an outsized celebration. The display of U.S. military hardware will take place shortly after one of the nation's closest allies, Israel, launched a barrage of strikes across Iran, which has threatened a harsh response. RARE SPECTACLE Military parades in the United States are rare. Other countries usually stage them to celebrate victories in battle or showcase military might. In 1991, tanks and thousands of troops paraded through Washington to celebrate the ousting of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait in the Gulf War. Thousands of agents, officers and specialists will be deployed from law enforcement agencies from across the country and drones operated by the Secret Service will keep watch overhead. The Federal Aviation Administration will close down arrivals and departures at Washington's Reagan National Airport during the peak of the celebration. The U.S. Army has brought nearly 7,000 troops into Washington, along with 150 vehicles, including more than 25 M1 Abrams tanks, 28 Stryker armored vehicles, four Paladin self-propelled artillery vehicles, and artillery pieces including the M777 and M119. The flyover will include Apache and Black Hawk helicopters along with Chinooks. Older aircraft like the World War Two-era B-25 bomber and P-51 Mustang will also take part. (Reporting by Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Jeff Mason, bRAD uLERY and Tim Reid in Washington and Brad Brooks in Los Angeles, additional reporting by Aarthy Somasekhar in Houston and Alyssa Pointer in Atlanta, editing by Ross Colvin, Scott Malone, Howard Goller and Nick Zieminski)

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June 14, 2025

Tens of thousands of Americans join protest rallies ahead of Trump's military parade

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FIFA Club World Cup: What to know as the most revolutionary soccer tournament of this century kicks offNew Foto - FIFA Club World Cup: What to know as the most revolutionary soccer tournament of this century kicks off

When the ball gets kicked off the center circle of Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, the United States will go down in history as the first host of the most importantsoccertournament created this century. The2025 FIFA Club World Cup, taking place from June 14 to July 13, is undoubtedly FIFA's boldest bet in a long time. For the first time, 32 teams will face off every four years in a format like the one used by national teams from 1998 to 2022: eight groups of four teams, with the top two from each group advancing to the round of 16, followed by single-elimination playoffs. On the sporting side, the event is highly promising. It will feature 12 European giants: Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid from Spain, Inter Milan and Juventus from Italy, Manchester City and Chelsea from England, recent Champions League winnerParis Saint-Germainfrom France, and Germany's Bayern Munich. There will be 10 teams from the Americas, such as Boca Juniors, Flamengo, River Plate, Palmeiras, Botafogo, Pachuca, and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami. The tournament is rounded out by four teams from Asia, four from Africa, and one from Oceania –which happens to be an amateur side. However, this ambitious project faces several questions worth taking a deeper look at. World soccer governing body FIFA claims the tournament is on track for great financial success, as projected in its most recent financial report released in April. According to the report, the tournament could generate up to $21.1 billion for the global GDP, with $9.6 billion in the United States alone. The tournament will also distribute an attractive $1 billion in total prize money, with thechampion taking home up to $125 million. For many participating clubs without the financial strength of those in the developed world, this competition is a chance to significantly boost their coffers. FIFA awarded broadcasting rights to sports network DAZN, which plans to offer all 63 games for free. According to information published by AFP in December 2024, FIFA received about $1.05 billion in return. FIFA estimates total stadium attendance will approach 3.7 million people from around the world. However, just days before the opening, Ticketmaster – the tournament's ticket sales platform – showed availability for all matches. In fact, some initial ticket prices have dropped significantly. For example, ahead of publication, the cheapest tickets for the opening match between Inter Miami and Egypt's Al Ahly were around $69, much lower than the original listing price. For Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain's match against Atlético Madrid in Los Angeles, the lowest price was $61, while Real Madrid's debut in Miami against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal started at $265 and a ticket to see Boca Juniors' first match in Miami against Benfica was as low as $41. Given the number of tickets available just days before the tournament and the dynamic pricing system in the US, which adjusts based on demand, it's likely that those who wait until the last minute to buy tickets could pay even less. It appears on a glance that the high initial prices could have scared off some fans. Additionally, unlike a traditional World Cup where each team represents an entire country, the teams in this competition only represent a specific segment of the population. Many in that group may not have the money or free time to attend the tournament. The tournament's qualification format allowed some of the world's best teams to participate. The Club World Cup offers a unique chance for many of the world's top players to face each other again. For example, we'll see Messi once again competing against a top European team like Porto, Edinson Cavani facing a club like Bayern Munich, or Venezuelan Salomón Rondón trying to settle an old score from his time in Spain by finally scoring against Real Madrid. The old Intercontinental Cup, which pitted the Champions League winner against the Copa Libertadores champion, always excited South Americans more than Europeans. For fans south of the Equator, it was a do-or-die match where David had a chance to beat Goliath. The new format makes that feat even harder. To become world champions, Latin American teams will likely have to defeat not just one, but several Goliaths. Moreover, the difference in squad values between European clubs and the rest suggests the tournament will be dominated by teams from the old continent. For example, according to Transfermarkt.com, PSG's squad is valued at just over $1 billion, while Brazil's Botafogo, the latest Copa Libertadores champion, is valued at only $183 million. The most valuable squad in the tournament is Real Madrid at $1.5 billion, while Palmeiras is the top-valued Latin American team at $288 million. While soccer isn't won in the boardroom or with money, European clubs have a clear competitive advantage, especially since top Latin American players often leave their home clubs after just a few years or, in some cases, a handful of matches. The most recent example is River Plate's young star Franco Mastantuono,bought byLos Merenguesafter only 49 games for the Buenos Aires club. This tournament will be his last before moving to Spain. "This is the first cup played this way. I think it will help level the playing field, and surely all the clubs will be happy," said former fullback and now Inter Milan executive Javier Zanetti after the tournament draw in December. Another challenge is the packed match schedule, which in some ways punishes players from the most successful clubs. For example, Bradley Barcola played the most minutes for PSG, logging 3,643 minutes across 58 matches. On average, European clubs that played in the Champions League, like Real Madrid and Manchester City, played 50 matches in the year across league, domestic cup and European competition, not counting the 10–12 additional matches many stars played for their national teams. "I would have loved to play in a tournament like this … though I'm sure it would have taken a few days off my vacation," joked the legendary Brazil striker Ronaldo Nazário during the tournament draw in December 2024. "I think we all need to talk and find a solution for the calendar. Many players are complaining, there are many injuries, and the demands are very high. We need to respect and listen to the players," the former Los Blancos star added. In this regard, the only measure FIFA seems to have taken to reduce the number of games is not having the third-place match.During an interview with CNN Sports in April, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: "But we're very careful about the calendar and about the health of the players. I mean, we want to do everything for the players to be in the best conditions to perform in the best way … and that's what many players tell me as well, what you want is to play rather than to train, right?" Another area for improvement in this debut tournament is that its qualification system leaves out some of the world's current best teams. For example, Chelsea qualified as the 2021 Champions League winner, but the latest domestic champions of two of the world's top leagues – the Premier League's Liverpool and La Liga's FC Barcelona – did not. Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League in 2022/2023, sixth in 2023/2024, and fourth in the most recent season. Its current squad is very different from the one that was crowned European champion four years ago. Despite the issues and doubts this new tournament may raise, FIFA's gamble is undeniably big and attractive. Perhaps, in a few years, clubs will start sewing stars onto their jerseys to represent how many world championships they have, and it will become an important factor in debates among fans about which club is the "biggest" on the planet. Though for now, it's time to kick back, put your feet up and watch the show. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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FIFA Club World Cup: What to know as the most revolutionary soccer tournament of this century kicks off

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2025 College World Series schedule, bracket: Previewing Day 2 matchupsNew Foto - 2025 College World Series schedule, bracket: Previewing Day 2 matchups

If the goal was to save the best for last then the schedule-makers at the College World Series did their job with the lineup on Day 2 of the event. Friday's action saw two of the five national remaining seeds take the field. Saturday's nightcap that wraps up the initial matchup in the opening round will feature the top two teams, which also to be SEC rivals. No. 2 Arkansas is the highest seed remaining. The Razorbacks will face perennial power LSU, the No. 7 seed in the field. It's a dream matchup that should be full of drama. But before those teams meet, there's also another chapter to add to the story of Murray State. The Racers are the fourth No. 4 seed to make the CWS. They'll get a matchup with UCLA in the afternoon, and we'll see if the slipper still fits Cinderella. How will the games play out? We break down the matchups. Time/TV:Saturday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN After quieting Texas-San Antonio's hot bats in the superregionals, the Bruins' first challenge in Omaha is another high-scoring squad. Michael Barnett (12-1, 4. 09 ERA) will likely draw the assignment, but whoever climbs the hill can count on a solid defense behind him. UCLA leads the nation with 63 double plays turned, exactly one a game. The Racers figure to get traffic on the bases, as they lead the Omaha field in total hits with 641 and sport a .309 team batting average. Much of the power is supplied by Jonathan Hogart with 22 homers, while Dom Decker and Dustin Mercer set the table. Time/TV:Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN This pairing might be viewed as an argument for reseeding the field, as pitting the highest-ranked survivors against each other in their first action in Omaha seems somewhat unbalanced. The Razorbacks, on paper at least, are the most complete squad here with the most home runs (124) as well as the nation's best strikeout-to-walk ratio. Wehiwa Aloy leads the onslaught from the plate with 20 round-trippers, while Zach Root enters with 119 punchouts in 92.2 innings pitched. It is worth noting, however, that LSU took a regular-season series from the Hogs in Baton Rouge in early May. The Tigers' one-two punch of Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson also rack up their fair share of strikeouts, and Jared Jones paces a typically scary LSU batting order. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College World Series schedule: LSU-Arkansas showdown leads Day 2

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June 14, 2025

2025 College World Series schedule, bracket: Previewing Day 2 matchups

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Minnesota lawmaker killed and another injured in 'politically motivated' shootingsNew Foto - Minnesota lawmaker killed and another injured in 'politically motivated' shootings

A Minnesota state lawmaker was killed and another lawmaker was injured in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called "targeted political violence." Officials say a manhunt is underway for the suspect in the shooting of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, who were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman of Champlin and his wife, who were injured.

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Minnesota lawmaker killed and another injured in 'politically motivated' shootings

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