Cubs win Chicago beats Cleveland in seven game classic. This was Kansas Citys first World Series championship. projected a 20 percent chance of rain in Omaha on Thursday night with a "stray shower or thunderstorm" possible. This was the last World Series that did not use the DH in the AL team park. Ron Prettyman, NCAA managing director of championships and alliances, told the Omaha World-Herald that ESPN doesn't decide if games are postponed, "but they certainly have input on start times." Prettyman also pointed out there was an increased chance of weather delaying or postponing the game again Thursday evening as opposed to the afternoon. As SBD notes, ESPN and ESPN2 are in 89 million homes while ESPNU is seen in 70.6 million homes. With Wimbledon coverage set for ESPN and a Euro 2016 quarterfinal match locked in on ESPN2, the College World Series had to settle for ESPNU. ET Wednesday on ESPN, but rain and lightning pushed the game to Thursday. Game 3 was originally set to air at 8 p.m. We were able to find a window on ESPNU and look forward to televising the matchup." ESPN and ESPN2 have previously scheduled Wimbledon and Euro (soccer) games airing this afternoon. "We offered a primetime window on ESPN as a preferred rescheduling option for Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series Finals," the email said. "The NCAA made the decision to play the game at 1 p.m. MORE: Every MLB team's worst, most painful draft regret ever It turns out ESPN offered a prime-time spot for Game 3 between Arizona and Coastal Carolina, but the NCAA shot it down, according to an email from ESPN to Sports Business Daily. After Coastal Carolina completed one of the most improbable championship runs in sports history Thursday in Omaha, Neb., many college baseball fans were left with one question: Why did the deciding game of the College World Series start in the middle of the afternoon? at 10:48 am ET 1 min read The Cubs on Wednesday night edged the Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and thus claimed the championship for the first time since 1908.
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