In Memoriam – Eliud Kipsang
Former Alabama track star Eliud Kipsang passsed away last night at the age of 28. Kipsang suffered a cardiac arrest on June 6, and had been hospitalized in intensive care at a hospital in Puyallup, Washington, and did not recover. A GoFundMe has been set up to defray the costs of transporting Kipsang’s body back to his native Kenya.
Kipsang competed at Alabama between 2020-2023, and won conference championships in Men’s Cross Country and Men’s 1500 Meter during the outdoor season. Kipsang was also national runner-up the Men’s Indoor Mile. He sat the NCAA record in the Men’s 1500 in 2022, a record that stood until earlier this year.
Kipsang turned professional in December 2023, and joined the Tinman Elite group in Boulder, Colorado, with an Adidas sponsorship. Injuries prevented Kipsang’s professional career from getting started, though he had been training professionally up until his death.
We go into the 2025 @NCAATrackField Championships with heavy hearts as we mourn the passing of former @UA_Athletics great, Eliud Kipsang.
— Alabama Track & Field (@AlabamaTrack) June 11, 2025
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Other News
Spencer Turnbull made his Toronto Blue Jays debut today with 2 innings of scoreless work in a 5-2 win in St. Louis. Turnbull was credited with the win.
Matt Foster is departing Algodoneros Unión Laguna of Liga Mexicana de Beisbol to sign a contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Foster had an ERA of 0.66 in 13.2 innings of work while in Mexico.
Jihaad Campbell signed his rookie contract with the Philadelphia Eagles today. Campbell’s deal is a fully-guaranteed 4-year, $14,903,574 contract with a 5th-year team option.
Former Alabama football player and current Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier is the incoming president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Ignacio Ortega has been called up to play for the Spanish National Team at the inaugural IWBF 3×3 Open World Championships in South Africa in August.
University of North Alabama officially announced the hiring of Andrew Steele as an assistant coach with the men’s baskeball program.
Former Alabama quarterback Lance Tucker has resigned as the head football coach at Demopolis High School, where he had served the last two seasons.
Community Outreach
DeMarcco Hellams will host his annual football camp on July 12 at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, DC.
Scenes and Highlights
GET THAN MAN SOME OXYGEN!!
— Florence Y’alls (@florence_yalls) June 12, 2025
INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN FOR T.J. REEVES 🤯 pic.twitter.com/k6sPYq23ki
Transactions
- Jihaad Campbell – signed to a 4-year rookie contract by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Game Results
TENNIS
WTA HSBC Championships
Doubles Quarterfinal:
1-seed Erin Routliffe / L Kichenok defeated Boulter / Raducanu 6-2, 7-5.
ITF Guimaraes 50K
Singles Rd of 32:
Maria Martinez Vaquero lost to Gabriella Da Silva Fick 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
ITF Guimaraes 50K
Doubles Rd of 16:
Maria Martinez Vaquero / A Rey Garcia defeated Mazzoni / Clarke 6-2, 6-3.
ITF Kiseljak 25K
Singles Rd of 32:
Matic Dimic lost to 3-seed Joris de Loore 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3.
ITF Värnamo 25K
Singles Rd of 32:
Patrick Kaukovalta lost to Oskar Jansson 6-3, 6-3.
ITF Värnamo 25K
Singles Rd of 32:
Filip Planinsek defeated Christopher Norlin 6-2, 6-3.
ITF Värnamo 25K
Doubles Rd of 16:
2-seed Patrick Kaukovalta / E Vasa defeated Bermejo / Munkhammar in a walkover.
ITF Nyiregyhaza 15K
Singles Rd of 32:
Jeremy Gschwendtner defeated Peter Sallay 7-5, 6-2.
ITF Madrid 15K
Singles Rd of 32:
Margaux Maquet defeated Maria Jimenez Perez 6-0, 6-1.
ITF Madrid 15K
Singles Rd of 32:
Maria Andrienko defeated Meritxell Teixido Garcia 6-0, 7-5.
ITF Madrid 15K
Doubles Quarterfinal
3-seed Maria Andrienko / Margaux Maquet defeated Alberto / Berges 6-4, 6-4.
BASEBALL
Toronto 5, St Louis 2.
Spencer Turnbull (W, 1-0) – 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K.
Omaha 6, Toledo 1.
Tyler Gentry (RF) – 2-2, 1 double, 1 single, 2 BB, 3 runs.
Peyton Wilson (2B) – 2-3, 1 double, 1 single, 1 SF, 1 RBI, 1 SB.
Erie 5, Altoona 2.
Jim Jarvis (SS) – 0-4.
Portland 4, Somerset 3 (Gm 1; F/7).
Caden Rose (LF) – 1-3, 1 single, 1 SB, 1 run.
Somerset 9, Portland 2 (Gm 2; F/7).
Caden Rose (RF) – 1-3, 1 single.
Cedar Rapids 6, Peoria 0.
Ian Petrutz (LF) – 0-4; 1 OF assist.
Greensboro 9, Rome 5 (F/10).
Mac Guscette (C) – 0-4.
Quad Cities 3, Beloit 2.
Gage Miller (2B) – 2-4, 1 double, 1 single, 1 SB.
Lake Elsinore 4, Visalia 3.
Grayson Hitt (L, 1-3) – 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K.
Charleston 5, Long Island 4 (F/10).
Ed Johnson (SS) – 3-5, 3 singles, 1 run.
Florence 19, Windy City 7.
TJ Reeves (RF) – 3-5, 1 double, 2 singles, 1 HBP, 1 RBI, 3 runs.
Grand Junction 11, Northern Colorado 6.
Evan Sleight (RF) – 0-4, 1 HBP.
Billings 15, Rocky Mountain 8.
Zane Denton (DH) – 1-5, 1 single, 1 BB, 1 SB, 2 runs.
BASKETBALL
Los Angeles Sparks 97, Las Vegas Aces 89.
Sarah Ashlee Barker – 20 minutes, 3 points (0-1 2pg, 1-1 3pg), 3 rebounds, 1 turnover, 2 fouls, +13.
Aaliyah Nye – 21 minutes, 0 points (0-4 3pg), 3 rebounds, 3 fouls, -7.
Mexico LNBPF Quarterfinals Gm 2
Panteras 117, Rojas 58 (leads series 2-0).
Jasmine Walker – 23 minutes, 14 points (4-7 2pg, 2-6 3pg), 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 fouls.
SOCCER
AFC Toronto 3, Vancouver Rise 2.
Nedya Sawan – subbed out at 46’; 1 yellow card (27’).
