A look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Friday at Charles Schwab Field. (Capsules in order of CWS opening games. Coaches' records through super regionals):

ORAL ROBERTS (51-12)

2. Buttigieg visiting closed Interstate 40 bridge in Tennessee - Friday, June 4, 2021

MEMPHIS (AP) — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Tennessee on Thursday to learn how the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting that state and Arkansas has affected freight movement since it was shut down more than three weeks ago when a crack was found in the span.

3. States pass their own virus aid, not waiting on Washington - Friday, February 19, 2021

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout.

4. As coronavirus spreads, Medicare gets telemedicine option - Friday, March 6, 2020

Washington (AP) — The coronavirus legislation signed by President Donald Trump on Friday would let Medicare expand the use of telemedicine in outbreak areas, potentially reducing infection risks for vulnerable seniors.

5. McConnell's maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown - Friday, January 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's guiding principles is: "There's no education in the second kick of a mule."

Now, deep into a government shutdown he cautioned President Donald Trump against, McConnell is not about to let himself be kicked again.

6. Trump's neo-Nazi rally comments thrust GOP doubts into open - Friday, August 18, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's racially fraught comments about a deadly neo-Nazi rally have thrust into the open some Republicans' deeply held doubts about his competency and temperament, in an extraordinary public airing of worries and grievances about a sitting president by his own party.

7. Top residential real estate transactions for May 2015 - Friday, June 19, 2015

Top residential real estate transactions, May 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

8. Google buying satellite maker Skybox for $500M - Friday, June 6, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is buying Skybox Imaging in a deal that could serve as a launching pad for the Internet company to send its own fleet of satellites to take aerial pictures and provide online access to remote areas of the world.

9. Twitter tunes in to TV partnerships ahead of IPO - Friday, October 4, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — People don't just watch TV anymore; they talk about it on Twitter. From the comfort of couches, they share reactions to touchdowns and nail-biting season finales — and advertisers and networks are taking note.

10. Jack Daniel's officials toast defeat of tax - Friday, November 18, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) - Jack Daniel's officials are toasting the defeat of a proposal to tax whiskey at its celebrated Tennessee distillery.

The Moore County Council in Lynchburg, Tenn., voted 10-5 Monday evening to kill the proposal, which would have taxed Jack Daniel's up to $5 million annually, with all the revenue going to local coffers.

11. Jack Daniel's distillery targeted for more taxes - Friday, October 21, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) — For decades, Jack Daniel's whiskey has celebrated its small Tennessee hometown of Lynchburg with folksy, black-and-white advertisements urging folks to slow down and have a sip.

12. Jack Daniel distillery targeted for more taxes - Friday, October 14, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee's Jack Daniel distillery, celebrated for years in folksy advertising, is being targeted to pay more taxes - with a tab of up to $5 million.

A proposal asks the Tennessee legislature to authorize a local referendum on whether the distillery should pay that much in new taxes on barrels it fills with whiskey.

13. Events - Friday, October 7, 2011

The Americana Music Festival and Conference, for fans and music industry professionals alike, features concerts, panels, workshops, parties and more through Saturday. Nearly 100 artist showcases (including Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Marty Stewart, the Civil Wars and Marshall Chapman) will play at 5 venues throughout Nashville, highlighted by the Americana Honors & Awards show at the Ryman Auditorium on Oct. 13. Lineup and ticket information: http://www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/americana