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NCAA board: No plans to change age-based eligibility rule

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors doubled down Thursday on the new age-based eligibility rule that has prompted some athletes to go to court in hopes of extending their college careers. The Division I Cabinet, which approved the new rule last month, issued a similar statement last month after a group of basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court contending the age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. More lawsuits have been filed across the country since, some of them reportedly with their coaches' encouragement. The board statement indicates ...

WVU baseball signs 2-way player Ryan Brown from Queens (N.C.)

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia baseball's roster isn't complete yet. The Mountaineers announced they've signed Queens (N.C.) two-way player Ryan Brown for the 2027 season. As a pitcher, Brown had a promising start to his college career at Queens and was named ASUN Preseason Freshman of the ...

Wheeling opens state tourney with a win

BECKLEY — Wheeling Post 1 had a long trek down to Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley, W.Va., but after they arrived, Post 1 kept firing on all cylinders. In Wheeling’s first foray into the 2026 American Legion W.Va. State Tournament, Post 1 soundly defeated Potomac Valley 64, 10-0, in six innings, behind big days at the plate and on the mound from Brady Ernest and Jake Brown. Both Ernest and Brown had two hits and two RBI on the attack, and both combined for the shutout on the mound. Brown earned the start and the win for Post 1, pitching four innings and allowing two hits and ...

Blue Jackets sign goaltender Jet Greaves to $15 million, 3-year deal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Jet Greaves to a three-year, $15 million contract through the 2028-29 season. The deal was announced Thursday by general manager Don Waddell, who said "Jet is a high-character, talented and athletic goaltender who has ...

Kohles shoots 62 to take the 1st-round lead in the 3M Open

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Ben Kohles eagled the final hole for a 9-under 62 and a two-shot lead Thursday after the first round of the 3M Open, leaving top-ranked Scottie Scheffler three shots back. Emiliano Grillo, Jackson Koivun and Gary Woodland opened with 64s, and Scheffler topped the group ...