The Daily Chop, Apr 13, 2026

[Bill Swartzbaugh]

The Daily Chop, Apr 13, 2026, read worldwide

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Seminole football, basketball, baseball database

http://www.nolefan.org/barnes/index.html
Florida State Times Articles
Charlie Barnes, Executive Director - Seminole Boosters

http://www.nolefan.org/garnet/index.html
Garnet and Old by Jim Joanos

http://fsu.edu/
Florida State University website

https://nil-ncaa.com/
Estimated NCAA Athlete Revenue Sharing 2025-26:

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FSU FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/noles-news-two-spring-practices-left-for-fsu-football/ar-AA20LcxO?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Two spring practices left for FSU football

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/warchant-tv-mike-norvell-assesses-play-from-final-fsu-scrimmage-of-spring/ar-AA20FmcE
Mike Norvell assesses play from final FSU scrimmage of spring

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/mike-norvell-delivers-direct-message-to-team-as-fsu-wraps-up-spring/ar-AA20FkHh
Mike Norvell delivers direct message to team as FSU wraps up spring

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/mike-norvell-sends-strong-message-on-fsu-football-qb-kevin-sperry/ar-AA20ELim?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Mike Norvell sends strong message on FSU football QB Kevin Sperry

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-state-freshman-rb-turning-213019658.html
Florida State freshman RB turning heads at spring practice

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-s-coaching-staff-makes-a-wise-choice-with-its-stud-receiver-in-practice
Florida State's coaching staff makes a wise choice with its stud receiver in practice

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2026/04/12/fsu-football-linebacker-karon-maycock-turning-heads-spring-practice/89581924007/
Florida State freshman linebacker shining at spring practice

https://www.si.com/college/fsu/florida-state-seminoles-recruiting/florida-state-seminoles-football-qb-recruiting-another-big-hit-jake-nawrot-
Florida State Seminoles Football's QB Recruiting Takes Another Big Hit

https://chopchat.com/florida-state-swings-and-misses-on-touted-dl-before-he-could-even-visit
Florida State swings and misses on touted DL before he could even visit

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/college-sports/fsu-football-loses-defensive-line-target-to-sec-program/ar-AA20IpfO?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU football loses defensive line target to SEC program

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/florida-state-makes-top-eight-for-lone-star-state-defender-official-visit-set/ar-AA20IC4D?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Florida State Makes Top Eight for Lone Star State Defender, Official Visit Set

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UP NEXT:
https://chopchat.com/alabama-s-qb-battle-takes-a-turn-mike-norvell-and-florida-state-can-t-ignore
Alabama's QB battle takes a turn Mike Norvell and Florida State can't ignore

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FSU BASKETBALL:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/12/womens-basketball-egbuna-signs-with-florida-state
Egbuna Signs With Florida State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/fsu-set-to-host-unc-asheville-transfer-for-first-official-visit/ar-AA20Io59?ocid=BingNewsVerp
FSU set to host UNC Asheville transfer for first official visit

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OTHER FSU SPORTS:
https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/12/no-9-softball-falls-short-in-extra-innings-at-no-23-stanford
No. 9 Softball Falls Short in Extra Innings at No. 23 Stanford

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/no-9-fsu-softball-swept-022005227.html
No. 9 FSU softball swept by No. 23 Stanford on walk-off hit in extras

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/stanford-softball-sweeping-florida-state-reveals-sobering-reality-for-fans-about-2026/ar-AA20JjkB?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Stanford softball sweeping Florida State reveals sobering reality for fans about 2026

https://seminoles.com/sports/softball/stats/2026/-23-stanford-university/boxscore/16550
Box Score

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/12/womens-tennis-seminoles-fall-to-no-5-tar-heels-in-regular-season-finale
Seminoles Fall to No. 5 Tar Heels in Regular Season Finale

https://seminoles.com/news/2026/4/12/mens-golf-no-25-noles-to-close-out-regular-season-at-lewis-chitengwa
No. 25 Noles to Close Out Regular Season at Lewis Chitengwa

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/charlie-woods-defend-junior-golf-090550581.html
Charlie Woods to defend junior golf title in Florida

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'NOLES IN THE PROS:
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2026/04/chargers-s-derwin-james-seeking-new-deal
Chargers S Derwin James Seeking New Deal?

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https://abc7ny.com/post/barnes-has-third-triple-double-season-raptors-rout-nets-136-101-clinch-playoff-berth/18877003/
Barnes has third triple-double of season as Raptors rout Nets 136-101 to clinch playoff berth

https://basketballsphere.com/en/baskonia-beats-gran-canaria-in-final-seconds/
Trent Forrest hits game winner for Baskonia against Gran Canaria

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https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2026/04/guardians-parker-messick-shows-no-signs-of-letting-up-after-pitching-through-gauntlet-of-playoff-contenders-in-first-3-starts.html
Cleveland's Parker Messick shows no signs of letting up after pitching through a gauntlet of playoff contenders in first 3 starts

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/former-florida-state-ace-crushing-it-in-mlb-picking-up-where-he-left-off-in-2025/ar-AA20JeMA?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Former Florida State ace Parker Messick crushing it in MLB, picking up where he left off in 2025

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckmurr/2026/04/12/los-angeles-dodgers-prospect-james-tibbs-iii-is-tearing-up-triple-a/
Los Angeles Dodgers Prospect James Tibbs III Is Tearing Up Triple-A

https://bolavip.com/en/mlb/luke-weaver-ny-mets-point-to-key-mistake-as-late-collapse-vs-diamondbacks-shifts-momentum
Luke Weaver, NY Mets point to key mistake as late collapse vs Diamondbacks shifts momentum

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https://nationaltoday.com/us/fl/orlando/news/2026/04/12/young-lottie-woad-challenges-golf-legend-lydia-ko-at-tournament-of-champions/
Young Lottie Woad Challenges Golf Legend Lydia Ko at Tournament of Champions

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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE NEWS
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ACC FOOTBALL:
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/26-2026-26-key-questions-080220799.html
26 for 2026: 26 Key Questions for the ACC Football Season

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-cal-stanford-come-home-204606319.html
It’s Time For Cal and Stanford to Come Home
On Saturday, an email to members of the Cal Berkeley athletic department revealed that up to 25 employees could be laid off .

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/gradual-improvement-is-the-right-expectation-for-unc-football/ar-AA20IT0f?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Gradual Improvement Is the Right Expectation for UNC Football

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/syracuse-football-spring-football-takeaways-150000555.html
Syracuse Football: Spring Football takeaways, the good and the bad before training camp

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ACC BASKETBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/acc-transfer-guard-commits-to-tennessee-basketball/ar-AA20EPOE?ocid=BingNewsVerp
ACC transfer guard Dai Dai Ames commits to Tennessee basketball

https://www.aol.com/news/high-scoring-acc-guard-becomes-200111258.html
High-scoring ACC guard becomes first transfer commit for Clemson basketball
Clemson basketball again mines the ACC for a transfer guard

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/clemson-lands-notre-dame-star-194459741.html
Clemson lands Notre Dame star guard from the transfer portal

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/acc-foe-potentially-running-duke-100004616.html
ACC Foe Potentially Out-Running Duke for Flory Bidunga

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.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/miami-hurricanes-land-6-11-georgia-center-somto-cyril-from-transfer-portal/ar-AA20KjpY?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Miami Hurricanes land 6-11 Georgia center Somto Cyril from transfer portal

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/acc-basketball-transfer-names-tennessee-180059642.html
ACC basketball transfer names Tennessee in top three schools
Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2026 basketball transfer portal class former Notre Dame guard Jalen Haralson.

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/sec/2026/04/12/alabama-basketball-transfer-guard-jalil-bethea-commits-pitt/89582331007/
Alabama basketball transfer guard will return to Pitt

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ACC BASEBALL:
https://d1baseball.com/scores/?date=20260412&c=13
ACC Scores

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/updated-acc-baseball-standings-where-is-georgia-tech-after-sweeping-florida-state/ar-AA20IWuk?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Updated ACC baseball standings: Where is Georgia Tech after sweeping Florida State?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/no-23-boston-college-baseball-tops-virginia-tech-to-take-series/ar-AA20J81o?ocid=BingNewsVerp
No. 23 Boston College Baseball Tops Virginia Tech to Take Series

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/general/clemson-falls-in-acc-series-to-no-5-north-carolina-after-big-loss/ar-AA20JavB?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Clemson falls in ACC series to No. 5 North Carolina after big loss

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/three-biggest-takeaways-from-georgia-techs-convincing-sweep-of-no-5-florida-state/ar-AA20HFqC?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Three Biggest Takeaways From Georgia Tech's Convincing Sweep of No. 5 Florida State

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/louisville-falls-to-stanford-in-series-rubber-match/ar-AA20Ix8g?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Louisville Falls to Stanford in Series Rubber Match

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/key-observations-stats-from-the-wolfpacks-narrow-loss-to-duke/ar-AA20Lcvv?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Key observations, stats from the Wolfpack's narrow loss to Duke

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/notre-dame-baseball-drops-another-031955110.html
Notre Dame Baseball drops another ACC series as struggles continue

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/reasons-why-smu-should-bring-back-baseball/ar-AA20I13V?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Reasons why SMU should bring back Baseball

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/virginia-powers-past-notre-dame-022433004.html
Virginia powers past Notre Dame 20-5 in run-rule win

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OTHER FOOTBALL/BASKETBALL/BASEBALL/MISC NEWS:
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OTHER FOOTBALL:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/deion-sanders-announces-health-update-amid-college-football-offseason/ar-AA20IaCl?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Deion Sanders Announces Health Update Amid College Football Offseason

https://chopchat.com/this-rocky-qb-situation-from-the-florida-gators-should-make-seminole-fans-very-happy
This rocky QB situation from the Florida Gators should make Seminole fans very happy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/04/13/billy-napier-florida-gators-james-madison-college-football-jmu/89526124007/
Billy Napier’s new edge at JMU? The culture he never had at Florida

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/football/ohio-stat-s-ryan-day-reveals-which-loss-still-haunts-him-buckeye-breakfast/ar-AA20L9FJ?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Ohio Stat’s Ryan Day reveals which loss still haunts him: Buckeye Breakfast

https://apnews.com/article/nfl-draft-top-pick-quarterbacks-mendoza-59876bf01f767e8422686077d053714e
QBs taken No. 1 overall in the NFL draft this century have rarely experienced Super Bowl success

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OTHER BASEBALL:
https://d1baseball.com/scores/?date=20260412
Box Score

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/hayden-yost-homers-twice-as-florida-baseball-wins-series-over-georgia/ar-AA20Bz2f?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Hayden Yost homers twice as Florida baseball wins series over Georgia

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SPORTS IN THE COURTS:
https://heavy.com/sports/college-football/miami-hurricanes/rueben-bain-fatal-car-crash/
Ex-Canes DE Bain drove in fatal car crash
Miami superstar defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. has been linked to a fatal 2024 car crash in which he was cited for ...