Author: David May

Chicago Sun-Times: Bears release offensive lineman Tayo Fabuluje Adam L. Jahns @adamjahns | email With organized team activities going on at Halas Hall, the Bears waived second-year offensive lineman Tayo Fabuluje on Wednesday. It was the first time general manager Ryan Pace cut one of his own draft selections. Fabuluje’s ability to deal with adversity also appealed…

West Virginia Metro News: Big 12 expansion: Data in hand—also in eye of beholder By Allan Taylor in Sports, WVU Sports COMMENTARY Referencing “a couple hundred pages of fairly dense data,” Bob Bowlsby says conference expansion will sit atop the summer reading list of Big 12 decision-makers. Those analytics are the product of an 18-month deep dive into the…

FWST: TCU-Texas gets 2:30 p.m. kickoff on Black Friday BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com TCU and Texas will kick off in the afternoon when they play on Black Friday in Austin, the Big 12 announced. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., with the game televised on Fox or FS1. Three other kickoff times were also announced. The…

FWST: TCU baseball, usually powered by pitching, finds offensive identity BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com It took until last week, but TCU appears finally comfortable with the way it plays. “A club that’s going to grind — we just do it in a different way,” coach Jim Schlossnagle said Monday at a watch party for the NCAA…

FWST: TCU’s Schlossnagle, speculated to Texas: ‘No plans’ to leave TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle, speculated to be a candidate for the open baseball position at Texas, said he has “no plans” to leave Fort Worth. “TCU and Fort Worth have been very good to me and my family,” he said in a statement to the Star-Telegram on Wednesday as…

http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article78324542.html FWST: TCU’s leading scorer Chauncey Collins leaving team BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com Leading scorer Chauncey Collins and reserve Lyrik Shreiner are leaving TCU, the school announced Tuesday. New coach Jamie Dixon indicated that Collins is going to play professionally and that Shreiner is transfering. The moves likely stem from the arrivals of two new guards,…

FWST: Horned Frogs and Aggies again? It might be destiny (or just the NCAA) BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com It came as no surprise to TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle to see the Fort Worth Regional paired across the College Station Regional. “No surprise at all,” he said. First, it’s how the NCAA does things in baseball —…

FWST: TCU hasn’t seen Oral Roberts since 2011 season-ending loss BY CARLOS MENDEZ cmendez@star-telegram.com Of course, TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle remembers Oral Roberts’ last visit to Lupton Stadium for an NCAA regional. He’d just rather not. “Not very fond memories,” he said. Five years ago, Oral Roberts ended TCU’s season with an 8-4 victory in an…

Chicago Tribune: Jake Arrieta’s dominant stretch: How he got here By Mark Gonzales and Chad YoderChicago Tribune Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta hasn’t just been great. He has been historically great. The right-hander the Cubs got in a trade with the Orioles three years ago is having one of the most dominant pitching runs of all time. A historically dominant…

ESPN: Leading scorer Chauncey Collins mulling options after leaving TCU Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Chauncey Collins, TCU‘s leading scorer and starting point guard last season, is considering his options after leaving the program on Tuesday. A release from the school said Collins would pursue a pro career, but the Oklahoma City native said he might…