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NiJaree Canady Signs Second Seven-Figure NIL Deal with Texas Tech
The “Million Dollar Arm” may need a new nickname. After signing a historic million-dollar contract last year, Nijaree Canady has inked another seven-figure NIL deal with Texas Tech.
Canady is partnering with Texas Tech’s NIL collective, The Matador Club, and will make $1.2 million in the new deal.
The Red Raider ace has been stellar in the circle this season. She has a nation leading 0.97 ERA and has recorded 317 strikeouts.
Canady’s thrown every pitch during her team’s run in the WCWS.
In game one of the championship series she held Texas to just two earned runs and four hits and seven strkeouts in the 2-1 loss. Canady bounced back in game two only allowing two earned runs on six hits en route to a 4-3 win.
In 2024, she was named USA Softball’s player of the year and was a top three finalist again this season. She spent two seasons at Stanford before transferring to Texas Tech.
Canady has been dominating the headlines, weather it be her performance in the circle or a certain number that’s been repeatedly spoken on the broadcasts. Either way, this is great for women’s sports. It’s bringing attention and ESPN analyst Jessica Mendoza is thrilled.
“You can have all kinds of theories about what it’s going to take to bring people to our sport, what will get them excited, get their attention,” Mendoza said. Right now, I’m watching all these men’s sports shows, and they’re talking about softball. This is exactly what we’ve wanted. I’ve been waiting for this.”
Canady and the Red Raiders look to take home their first WCWS title in school history. The winner-take-all game three against Texas is set for Friday night at 7:00pm CT.
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The overseas death of a U.S. Army soldier from Central Texas is under investigation, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of the Waco suburb of Robinson, died Sunday in a “training‑related incident” at Erbil Airbase in Iraq, officials said.
According to the department, Seibel was an active‑duty soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition campaign launched in June 2014 to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria.
Seibel was assigned to the Air Ambulance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, in Fort Carson, Colo.
The department didn’t release any additional information.
CBS News Texas will provide updates as more information becomes available.
No. 1 seed Texas (51-12, 16-8 in SEC play) and No. 3 seed Texas Tech (61-8, 21-3 in the Big 12) begin their three-game series at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday in Oklahoma City. Each
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