SMEDLEY: I didn't need much convincing, but the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) Home Run Derby made me 100% certain that MLB All-Star Week is the best of all major professional sports. The MLB All-Star Game is scheduled for July 19, 2022 at 8 p.m. ET.
July 18, 2022, Ball State Baseball outfielder Zach Cole has been selected in the 10th round (313th pick) of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft by the Houston Astros.
July 18, 2022, in the fifth round (161st pick) of the 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, Ball State Baseball left-handed pitcher Tyler Schweitzer has been selected by the Chicago White Sox.
The 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft is scheduled for Sunday, July 17- Tuesday, July 19. Schweitzer, Ball State Baseball head coach Rich Maloney, Ball State Baseball pitching coach Larry Scully and anyone who followed Ball State Baseball during the 2022 season, knows the left-handed pitcher is almost certainly going to be drafted.
JOSLIN: With the recent announcements of Power Five college programs leaving their respective conference in favor of another, the ongoing creation of these “super-conferences” is not furthering tradition or pride in college sports.
SMEDLEY: With MLB All-Star starters and reserves announced July 10, it's time to take a stab at analyzing each team and picking snubs for each team as well.
Indiana District 6 is set to play host to both the 2022 Little League Baseball Indiana State Tournament and the Junior League Softball Central Regional. These two tournaments are scheduled to overlap, as the Little League Baseball Tournament is scheduled for July 22-27 and the Junior League Softball Tournament is scheduled for July 20-25.
SMEDLEY: Due to the fact that my family has never been interested and media coverage is lacking, ice hockey has always been the only one of the four major American sports that has never grasped my attention. In the aftermath of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, the 2022-23 season will ensure that changes.
SMEDLEY: Although the toxic nature of the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) and the multitude of injuries both World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) currently face, the state of professional wrestling is still good.
SMEDLEY: With the No. 6 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, the Indiana Pacers selected Bennedict Mathurin, who is an explosive athlete that showcases tremendous athletic ability that also shows a fiery passion for the game of basketball and should provide the Pacers with yet another scoring option and a player who has room to improve defensively, while not being a liability on that end either.
June 23, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a federal civil rights law passed in the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or educational program that is given funding by the government. In the world of athletics, Title IX helped give female athletes equal opportunity in all educational-based athletics.
The 2022 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft is scheduled for Thursday, June 23 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The Indiana Pacers are in a favorable spot heading into said draft and have multiple options as to what they can do on the night.
June 21, Ball State Baseball and the Cardinals' head coach Rich Maloney announced assistant coach Blake Beemer has accepted the head baseball coach position at Butler University. Beemer spent the last four seasons at Ball State as an assistant coach after spending four years as a Ball State Baseball player.
Indiana native and basketball star Caleb Swanigan died at the age of 25, as reported June 21, 2022. The Allen County (Indiana) Coroner’s Office said he died of natural causes.
JOSLIN: Despite stepping down as the CEO and chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon still has creative control that needs to be discharged.
12 items were up for approval at June 17’s Ball State University Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting, and all 12 were approved by each BOT member. Most notably, many key items surrounding the 2022-23 fiscal year were announced and approved.
SMEDLEY: After their fourth NBA Championship victory in eight years, Golden State Warriors Point Guard Steph Curry won Finals MVP, further cementing his legacy as one of the greatest players in NBA history.
On day two of the Indiana High School Boys Golf State Finals, Delta High School Boys Golf junior Riley Bratton shot an 85, three points better than his score from day one. Bratton finished his trip to the State Finals with a total score of 173, meaning he was 29 over par.
Tuesday, June 14, Delta High School Boys Golf junior Riley Bratton competed in day one of the Indiana Boys’ Golf State Finals at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. Bratton shot a 88, with seven pars, eight bogeys, one double bogey and two triple bogeys or worse.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Ball State Women's Golf head coach Katherine Mowat announced she is stepping down from her position after 18 seasons. A search for the next head coach of the program is already reportedly underway.
