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• USC picked up a commitment from four-star linebacker Talanoa Ili, who played high school football in Southern California before moving to Hawaii recently. The Trojans beat out crosstown rival UCLA for Ili, who is the No. 79 overall prospect in the country. Ili is the eighth top-100 prospect in USC’s class, which ranks No. 1 in the country.

For once, things in a College World Series are breaking in favor of the Arkansas Razorbacks. After sitting around Charles Schwab Field

The last time the Bruins and Tigers met on the field was in the opening round of the 2013 College World Series.

The Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan High School star ended his recruitment with the news delivered to the UCLA staff during his official visit in memorable fashion. “I announced it on the yacht at dinner (Saturday) night,” Carlos told Rivals. “They were super excited. (Head) Coach (DeShaun) Foster danced the whole night (laughing).

UCLA's four-star offensive lineman commit Micha Smith pushed his Vero Beach, Florida teammate Xavier Stinson to join him in Westwood.

As many teams have relied more on the transfer portal, UCLA baseball is reliant on star sophomores like Roch Cholowsky.