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NBA TAKES BACK SEAT
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks are going to have an afternoon tip-off for their Oct. 23 home opener with the Chicago Bulls to avoid a direct conflict with Game 1 of the World Series, which is taking place in Milwaukee that evening.
The Bucks announced Friday their home opener would take place at 3 p.m. Central time rather than 7 p.m. Bucks officials said they worked with the NBA office to make the schedule change possible.
The Milwaukee Brewers will be hosting either the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series that night. The Brewers had earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs by having the best regular-season record in the major leagues, and they clinched their first World Series berth since 1982 on Thursday by completing an NL Championship Series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“The Brewers’ return to the World Series for the first time in 44 years is a special moment for Milwaukee and sports fans across Wisconsin,” the Bucks said in a statement. “Congratulations to the Brewers and the entire organization on this tremendous achievement, and we’ll be cheering them on as they begin their World Series run. The Bucks are proud to move our home opener to 3 p.m. in recognition of this historic occasion and thank the NBA for making this schedule change possible.”
The Bucks are opening their season Wednesday at Washington.
The Bucks also have another potential World Series scheduling issue. They’re scheduled to host the Cleveland Cavaliers the night of Oct. 31, which is when Game 7 would take place in Milwaukee if the World Series goes the distance.
NCAA SUES DEWINE
(AP) -- The NCAA sued the governor of Ohio on Friday, three days after he signed an executive order giving state universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in college in defiance of the NCAA’s new eligibility rule.
NCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, an “extraordinary step” designed to prevent Gov. Mike DeWine from making it “impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field.”
The lawsuit itself claimed DeWine, a two-term Republican former state attorney general who cannot seek re-election this fall because of term limits, was trying to give players in his state “a hall pass” from following the rules.
DeWine’s executive order and the NCAA’s lawsuit in reaction to it marks the latest tit-for-tat in a torrent of legal maneuverings that are creating new rules on a state-by-state basis.
“This whole thing has become comical,” Danny White, the athletic director at Tennessee, said on social media in reaction to the NCAA announcement.
Under DeWine’s order, public and private universities in Ohio would be able to allow the Class of ’22 athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons. The rule, passed in June, is the subject of multiple court fights.
None of the eight Division I programs in Ohio have commented on DeWine’s order, which was also touted by Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a championship-winning coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State. The programs include No. 4 Ohio State of the Big Ten, Cincinnati of the Big 12 and six schools in the Mid-American Conference.
ALL BETS ARE ON
(AP) -- This isn’t the WNBA Finals matchup many expected or probably even wanted, and the lack of betting interest is indicative of that.
But it’s also worth putting in perspective that the Atlanta-Golden State best-of-seven series that begins Saturday in San Francisco is attracting more betting action than a Finals matchup would have not that long ago.
“With the boom in WNBA really starting with kind of the Caitlin Clark thing, while it hasn’t continued to boom, that floor has risen significantly,” BetMGM Sportsbook trader Christian Cipollini said. “We are still taking a lot more bets today than we did in 2022. So there is still a lot of action here, still a lot of interest. But these were two teams that weren’t really expected from a bettor’s lens to be here.”
There almost certainly would have been more betting interest if Las Vegas and New York -- which have combined to win the past four WNBA championships -- had instead met. Both teams are filled with stars, including A’ja Wilson with the Aces and Breanna Stewart with the Liberty.
But both teams were swept in the semifinals, and now the Valkyries or Dream will win their first title. The Valkyries are -115 favorites to win the series, but the Dream are behind at -105.
FALSE START
LONDON (AP) -- Call it a false start.
The Houston Texans ‘ departure for London to face the Jacksonville Jaguars was delayed when the team had to switch planes before embarking on their overnight flight, coach DeMeco Ryans said Friday.
“Whatever can go wrong will go wrong,” Ryans joked to start his news conference after practice in northwest London.
The Texans (1-4) arrived early Friday for their AFC South matchup against the Jaguars (4-1), who played in London last week and remained in town to complete their doubleheader.
The Texans held practice at the Harrow School, one of the oldest schools in Britain whose most famous alumnus is Winston Churchill. He spent his high school years at Harrow before entering politics and leading Britain through World War II as prime minister.
The hilly location offers a clear view of Wembley.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is set to make his Texans debut just days after joining Houston in a trade with Arizona.