Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to allow an additional year of eligibility for student-athletes competing in spring sports who had their season cut short amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decision only applies to spring sports, such as baseball and softball, and does not apply to winter […]
In The Oracle Sports team’s first ever remote video podcast, Brian and Nolan discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, why it was necessary to shut down sports and have a conversation with Bulls Unlimited program director Darek Sharp.
A radio veteran who spent two decades at Tampa Bay’s biggest sports station, WDAE-AM 620, Darek Sharp is in his third season as program director of Bulls Unlimited, USF Athletics’ in-house iHeartRadio station. Sharp was also in his third season doing USF baseball and women’s basketball play-by-play for the channel. […]
So, here we are, roughly two weeks after pretty much everything in sports was postponed, suspended or outright canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been a weird experience, to say the least, not being able to turn the TV on and watch a live game, even just mindlessly to […]
The AAC has canceled all spring competition and championships as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference announced Monday afternoon, officially ending the seasons for USF baseball; softball; men’s golf; women’s golf; track and field; sailing; men’s tennis; and women’s tennis. Additionally, the conference announced that all members […]
The AAC, and in turn USF Athletics, is suspending all spring sports indefinitely due to the novel coronavirus global pandemic, conference commissioner Mike Aresco announced Thursday afternoon. The move is effectively immediately and affects baseball, softball, tennis and golf events scheduled for this weekend. The last event before the suspension […]
Earlier this week, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the four active major professional sports leagues (Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the NBA and the NHL) issued a joint statement saying that only “players and essential employees of teams and team facilities” would be allowed in locker rooms for […]
The novel coronavirus continues to affect the U.S. in unprecedented ways, and Wednesday might have been the most unprecedented — so far. Especially when it comes to the sports world. The biggest news of the day by far regarded basketball: The men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, as well as the […]
“An awful performance all across the board.” That’s how head coach Billy Mohl described USF’s (6-11) performance in a 10-inning 5-4 loss to Florida A&M at the USF Baseball Stadium on Wednesday night after the Bulls gave away a 3-1 lead. With the loss, the Bulls were swept by the […]
It might be exactly the result the Bulls needed. After being swept and outscored 26-7 over the weekend by No. 1 Florida, USF baseball (6-10), thanks in part to freshman Dillon Besnier’s first career grand slam, defeated Pittsburgh 12-8 on Tuesday night at the USF Baseball Stadium. “It honestly felt […]
