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

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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 ...

Wheeling opens state tourney with a win

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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 ...

Coughlin, Shin, take 1st-round lead with 66s at the LPGA's Scottish Open

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TROON, Scotland (AP) — American Lauren Coughlin and South Korea's Jenny Shin shot 6-under 66s Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the LPGA Tour's Scottish Open at wind-swept Dundonald Links. The 33-year-old Shin began the day from the 10th with a birdie and added further birdies on the 12th, 14th and 18th holes to make the turn in 4-under. "On this golf course, the tee shots are pretty crucial," said Shin. "I really focused on getting my tee shots on the fairway, and it's really dried out, so it's playing a little shorter than the year's past when it was quite wet out ...

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

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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 ...