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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/warchant-tv-florida-state-coordinators-talk-final-scrimmage-takeaways-from-spring-camp/ar-AA20ML8l?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida State coordinators talk final scrimmage, takeaways from spring camp

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-football-has-one-position-group-turning-heads-this-spring/ar-AA20Nqi1?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU Football Has One Position Group Turning Heads This Spring

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/did-fsu-footballs-qbs-perform-182356897.html
How did FSU football's QBs perform in final scrimmage of spring

https://chopchat.com/3-true-freshmen-that-will-become-household-names-for-fsu-in-the-fall
3 true freshmen that will become household names for FSU in the fall

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/freshman-dl-standing-out-at-spring-practice/ar-AA20Ne0U?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Freshman DL standing out at spring practice

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-and-mike-norvell-need-production-from-this-talented-juco-pass-rusher
Florida State and Mike Norvell need production from this talented JUCO pass rusher
Florida State needs all the help that it can get on the defensive line.

https://chopchat.com/senior-defensive-back-seems-to-be-finding-his-groove-during-florida-state-s-practices
Senior defensive back seems to be finding his groove during Florida State's practices

https://chopchat.com/fans-shouldn-t-be-surprised-if-true-freshman-devin-carter-is-named-as-a-starting-wr
Fans shouldn't be surprised if true freshman Devin Carter is named as a starting WR

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-football/fsu-football-freshman-makes-multiple-big-plays-spring-scrimmage-devin-carter
FSU Football Freshman Makes Multiple Big Plays During Last Spring Scrimmage

https://chopchat.com/landing-this-4-star-edge-target-would-be-a-game-changer-for-mike-norvell-and-fsu
Landing this 4-star EDGE target would be a game changer for Mike Norvell and FSU

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-football-secures-official-visit-from-offensive-tackle-target/ar-AA20OUfA?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU Football Secures Official Visit From Offensive Tackle Target

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fsu-sets-official-visit-tight-220039689.html
FSU sets official visit with tight end target

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/offensive-lineman-locks-official-visit-213036728.html
Offensive lineman locks in official visit with FSU

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-state-offers-offensive-lineman-210116970.html
Florida State offers offensive lineman from Alabama

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/landing-this-4-star-edge-target-would-be-a-game-changer-for-mike-norvell-and-fsu/ar-AA20N2Od?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Landing this 4-star EDGE target would be a game changer for Mike Norvell and FSU

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/recruiting/2026/04/13/fsu-basketball-shon-abaev-transfer-portal-commit/89594756007/
Luke Loucks strikes first as FSU lands elite portal wing
Cincinnati wing Shon Abaev has committed to the Seminoles

https://chopchat.com/luke-loucks-secures-a-former-mcdonald-s-all-american-guard-in-the-transfer-portal
Luke Loucks secures a former McDonald's All-American guard in the transfer portal

https://247sports.com/college/florida-state/article/fsu-mens-basketball-shon-abaev-commitment-transfer-portal-281489132/
FSU men's basketball secures first transfer portal commitment of this cycle in landing big wing Shon Abaev

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-college-basketball/fsu-basketball-lands-talented-first-commitment-2026-transfer-cycle-shon-abaev-
FSU Basketball Lands Talented First Commitment of 2026 Transfer Cycle
Florida State is on the board with a former top 25 prospect.

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mens-basketball/2026/04/13/fsu-basketball-schedules-visits-sebastian-rancik-anthony-robinson/89594093007/
FSU schedules official visits with two transfer portal standouts

https://roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/fsu/players/florida-state-hosting-ex-colorado-forward-rancik
Florida State Hosting Ex-Colorado Forward Rancik

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FSU BASEBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/13/baseball-no-8-florida-state-returns-home-to-host-stetson-tuesday
No. 8 Florida State Returns Home to Host Stetson Tuesday

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/baseball-america-drops-florida-state-211528010.html
Baseball America drops Florida State eight spots in new poll

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-states-rpi-takes-a-big-hit-after-three-game-skid-and-fans-will-truly-hate-it/ar-AA20MF7h?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida State's RPI takes a big hit after three-game skid and fans will truly hate it

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/13/softball-inside-seminole-athletics-set-for-wednesday
Inside Seminole Athletics Set For Wednesday

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/13/mens-golf-edero-sets-tournament-record-in-opening-round-of-lewis-chitengwa
Edero Sets Tournament Record in Opening Round of Lewis Chitengwa

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-state-esports-advances-national-153904725.html
Florida State Esports advances to National Championship

https://www.aol.com/news/fsu-hall-fame-coach-terry-012746202.html
FSU Hall of Fame coach Terry Long recovering from health scare

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/buffalo-bills-news/132098/buffalo-bills-wr-keon-coleman-being-mentored-by-stevie-johnson
Buffalo Bills WR Keon Coleman being mentored by Stevie Johnson

https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/04/12/giants-release-kicker-graham-gano-whats-next/
Giants Release Kicker Graham Gano: What's Next?

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https://lynx.wnba.com/news/lynx-sign-forward-natasha-howard
Lynx Sign Forward Natasha Howard

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https://awaybackgone.com/parker-messick-continues-to-make-statement-after-statement-for-the-guardians
Parker Messick continues to make statement after statement for Cleveland

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2026/04/13/taylor-walls-small-ball-game-played-big-rays-weekend-sweep-yanks/
Taylor Walls’ small-ball game played big in Rays’ weekend sweep of Yanks

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https://www.thesportsleader.com/2026/04/13/masters-t12-vaults-brooks-koepka-40-spots-in-world-rankings/
Masters T12 vaults Brooks Koepka 40 spots in world rankings

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OTHER FSU NEWS:
https://www.wtxl.com/college-town/florida-state-university-plans-374-million-expansion-to-add-student-housing-dining-and-parking-spaces
Florida State University plans $374 million expansion to add student housing, dining, and parking spaces

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC BASKETBALL:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48468162/sources-louisville-lands-top-portal-entries-bidunga-shelstad
L'ville lands transfers Bidunga, Shelstad

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48476205/sources-neoklis-avdalas-commits-join-unc-michael-malone
Malone's UNC lands transfer Avdalas

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48478951/five-star-guard-dylan-mingo-decommits-north-carolina
Five-star guard Mingo decommits from UNC

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ACC BASEBALL:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/acc-baseball-standings-week-6-164955556.html
ACC baseball standings after Week 6

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/five-thoughts-on-miami-hurricanes-baseball-halfway-through-its-acc-schedule/ar-AA20MZ4X?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Five thoughts on Miami Hurricanes baseball halfway through its ACC schedule

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-jimbo-fisher-former-texas-013641087.html
Why Jimbo Fisher, former Texas A&M coach, was at Memphis football practice

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OTHER BASKETBALL:
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48414443/mens-ncaa-basketball-2026-27-way-too-early-top-25-rankings
Men's NCAA basketball 2026-27 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48477904/hall-famer-dick-vitale-announces-melanoma-diagnosis
ESPN's Vitale announces melanoma diagnosis

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-fsu-guard-taniya-latson-005802222.html
Ex-FSU guard Ta'Niya Latson gets selected by LA Sparks in WNBA Draft

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lone-season-gamecocks-helped-ta-110000151.html
Lone season with Gamecocks helped Ta’Niya Latson’s draft stock, ESPN pundit says

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OTHER BASEBALL:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7192682/2026/04/13/college-baseball-georgia-tech-texas-am-tennessee/
College baseball week in review: Georgia Tech sweeps FSU, Texas A&M’s surge continues

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-baseball-gets-boost-coaches-170951015.html
Florida baseball gets boost in Coaches Poll after wins at FSU, Georgia
Florida leaps back into D1Baseball top 25 with wins over FSU, Georgia

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-enters-rpi-top-5-224057931.html
Florida re-enters RPI top 5 after 3-1 week vs. FSU, Georgia

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MISC COLLEGE NEWS:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2026-04-13/grand-slam-walk-no-hitters-headline-5-moments-you-mightve-missed-weekend-softball
5 moments you might've missed from this weekend in softball
1. Addyson Sheppard goes grand for the walk-off win

The Daily Chop, Apr 14, 2026

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