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Ohio lawsuit claims new NCAA rule unfair

CINCINNATI (AP) — Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. The NCAA will now allow athletes five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The move will all but eliminate waivers or redshirt years for extended eligibility except for ...

Pirates rout Mariners

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft pitched six strong innings, batterymate Endy Roriguez drove in three runs and Ryan O'Hearn had three hits to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rout the Seattle Mariners 11-1 on Wednesday night. Ashcraft (7-3) had 10 strikeouts without a walk while allowing one run and five hits. He became the first Pirates pitcher to have at least two starts in the same season with at least 10 strikeouts and zero walks since at least 1901. Rodriguez's two-run double opened the scoring in a five-run fourth inning against Bryan Woo (6-6) as the Pirates went ahead 5-1. ...

Ohio State to induct Tressel into Ring of Honor

COLUMBUS — Former Ohio State football coach and current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel will be inducted into the Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor when the Buckeyes open the 2026 season against Ball State on Sept. 5. Tressel becomes just the third coach honored on the C-Deck Ring of Honor, joining ...

Tartan Army gives baseball fans a treat

MIAMI (AP) — The sound of bagpipes echoed around the outskirts of the Miami Marlins' ballpark hours before the first pitch, as Scotland fans announced their arrival in South Florida days before their squad's World Cup match against Brazil. Dressed in kilts and belting "No Scotland, No ...

NFL kills Sorsby’s path to the pros

Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career. The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft next ...

NCAA says you get 5 years for 5 seasons

Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era and court fights with players trying to extend their careers, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The Division I Cabinet unanimously approved the change from the longstanding tenet of college sports that gave athletes five years to complete four seasons of competition with their eligibility clock starting at ...