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VOLLEYBALL SUIT
YOUNGSTOWN -- After an Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men's and women's college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, a local student-athlete followed suit on Tuesday, looking for similar treatment, according to WKBN.
The complaint against the National Collegiate Athletic Association was filed on behalf of Abbie Householder, seeking an injunction that would allow her to play a fifth season of Division I volleyball at Youngstown State University without redshirting.
WBKN said the complaint alleges Householder, among others, is excluded from a June 23 eligibility model based on language that is applies to athletes who graduated after 2022, not to athletes in the class of 2022.
The document states athletes who graduated before Householder received additional seasons through COVID-era waivers and those who graduated after her will receive five seasons under the new model.
Householder was the 2025 Horizon League Player of the Year after starring at Canfield High School.
LAST CUP
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Jerry Jones didn’t waste any time starting to get his stadium signage back when the World Cup was finished at the home of his Dallas Cowboys.
The high-profile owner of the NFL’s Cowboys had to surrender AT&T Stadium to FIFA for the tournament-high nine matches held under the giant video board and retractable roof. It was renamed Dallas Stadium for a month -- even on Google maps.
Since none of the primary sponsors of the Cowboys matched those of the governing body of the World Cup, coverings were put over the large letters and logos on the roof and the smaller “AT&T Stadium” signs above the giant sliding glass doors on each end of the stadium.
Less than three hours after Spain beat France 2-0 in the semifinals on Tuesday in the final match in Texas, the Cowboys sent an email announcing a photo opportunity for 7 a.m. Wednesday. That’s when workers were set to begin removing the coverings.
While the process was expected to take a few days, the large stadium name on one side of the roof was completely uncovered well before noon. Workers also were removing World Cup and FIFA banners that were on temporary fencing around the perimeter of the stadium.
Jones was a pioneer for radical changes in sponsorships in the NFL. When he bought the Cowboys in 1989, NFL teams shared almost all sponsorship money.
Six years later, the NFL and Jones sued each other as he fought for the right to strike his own sponsorship deals. Jones famously showed up on the field before a Monday night game with Nike CEO Phil Knight after reaching a deal with that shoe company when the NFL’s shoe sponsor was Reebok.
There were plenty of coverings inside AT&T Stadium for the World Cup, including over signs for Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Ford.
FANS ALL OVER
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Tens of thousands of soccer fans flooded the streets of Argentina’s capital on Wednesday night in a collective eruption of ecstasy over their national team's 2-1 victory over England to reach the World Cup final.
Some screamed, others cried -- and the most frenzied sprinted shirtless in pouring winter rain through the streets of Buenos Aires, their bodies painted in blue and white national colors. Young men and women scaled lamp posts and traffic lights, waving Argentine flags. Many sobbed, completely overwhelmed by the moment.
The celebrations -- likely to last long into the night -- followed Lautaro Martinez’s winning goal two minutes into injury time in the game in Atlanta. Defending champions Argentina will now play Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday.
WIMBLEDON RATINGS
LONDON (AP) -- Helped by some mid-match drama, the Wimbledon final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova over the weekend was ESPN's most-watched women's championship match at the grass-court Grand Slam.
The all-Czech final, during which Noskova wasted five match points and a 5-2 lead in the second set before eventually winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday, averaged 1.9 million viewers. That was an increase of 48% compared to last year's women's final: Iga Swiatek's 6-0, 6-0 rout of Amanda Anisimova in 57 minutes.
ESPN began its coverage of Wimbledon in 2003 and has had exclusive rights since 2012.
Jannik Sinner's four-set victory over Alexander Zverev in the men's final on Sunday averaged 2.4 million viewers, down 16% from 2025, when Sinner defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets.
Overall, it ranked as ESPN's second most-viewed Wimbledon, with an 18% year-over-year increase, averaging 853,000 viewers per day, the network said. This year's numbers trailed only the 2019 edition - when Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in a memorable five-set final and Simona Halep beat Serena Williams for the women's trophy.
Also this year, William's return to Grand Slam tennis after nearly four years away earned ESPN its biggest audience for a Day 2 at Wimbledon, with an average of 1.8 million viewers -- despite being played on a Tuesday afternoon in the U.S.
FASTEST STAGE
NEVERS, France (AP) -- Norwegian rider Soeren Waerenskjold attacked late and powered to victory in the fastest ever stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday while Tadej Pogačar protected his overall lead on the 11th day of racing.
Waerenskjold finished just ahead of Olav Kooij, Jasper Philipsen and a host of other riders in a sprint finish that seemed inevitable on the relatively short and flat 100.2-mile route from Vichy to Nevers in central France.
Pogačar, who stretched his lead to more than 3 1/2 minutes with his third stage win of this Tour on Tuesday, finished among a bunch of riders with his main challenger Jonas Vingegaard to maintain his advantage.
For the 26-year-old Waerenskjold, it was his first stage win, and no one seemed more surprised by it than himself.
"It means everything, it's my biggest win so far and like I said when I came here, I knew that there are two or three guys that are faster than me but if I'm lucky and I have a good sprint like today then it's possible," he said.
With an average speed of 31.6 mph, the riders set a record for a road stage on the Tour.