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Two WVU football players turning to courts to gain an extra year of eligibility under new NCAA ruling

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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football defensive back Jordan Scruggs and defensive lineman Eddie Kelly Jr. are exhausting options to play another year for the Mountaineers. Scruggs and Kelly took to social media to announce that they are seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the NCAA to play another season. Both have court dates next week. This action comes after the NCAA switched to the new age-based eligibility rule on June 23, known as the 5 for 5 rule. The new ruling allows all college athletes a fifth year of eligibility over five seasons. But it ...

A new league marks another major moment for women's pro baseball

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CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's first women's professional baseball league in nearly 30 years is about to embark on its inaugural season in what marks a major milestone in the scattered history of the sport in the United States. The Women's Pro Baseball League is also part of a timeline that ...

Reds come back to beat Pirates 8-7

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CINCINNATI (AP) — Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer, had four RBIs, and scored the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 on Friday night. Stewart's two-run single off Wilber Dotel (1-4) in the eighth tied the score 7-7. Stewart scored the go-ahead run ...

US Biathlon pushes back decision to join US Ski & Snowboard in merger of Olympic sport organizations

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The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community. As part of the motion, the board said it supports the principles of a rare consolidation between two Olympic sport organizations. But the board also wanted a "definitive agreement that more specifically defines them and ensures governance autonomy for U.S. biathlon." A working group is being set up and will present a draft by late August. The board's decision followed a long closed-door meeting to ...

SPORTS BRIEFS

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Brooke varsity football season tickets on sale WELLSBURG — Season tickets for the 2026 Varsity Football Season will be available in the Athletic Office beginning Monday until Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. The cost of the tickets is $25 per seat with seating contracts for five home games. Current season ticket holders must pick up their tickets no later than August 14th. In addition, preferred parking passes for current pass holders may be picked up Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost of the preferred parking pass is $35. Brooke athletic passes for ...