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NCAA holds ground on age 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 ...

Former Browns QB might be in the cards for one team

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — One of the initial tasks for first-year Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur is figuring out who the team's starting quarterback will be, now that the post-Kyler Murray era has arrived. The answer might not be coming any time soon. Veteran Jacoby Brissett — who ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

MICHIGAN DOMINATES CENTRAL REGIONAL LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — Michigan's Grand Blanc All-Stars completed a sweep of the 15U Senior League Softball Central Regional on Thursday by topping Evergreen Park out of Illinois 8-0. Grand Blanc outscored its opponents 41-4 in the four games it played. Gran Blanc will play in the Senior League Softball World Series Aug. 3-9 at the Lower Sussex Little League Complex in Lower Sussex, Delaware. A total of 10 teams qualify for the tournament. Teams from the Philippines, Brazil and San Antonio, Texas have also already qualified. BUCCOS ADD ...

Former Fever player tells on old team

CHICAGO (AP) — Brianna Turner said on social media that her former team, the Indiana Fever, fired a male employee last season for sexual harassment. Turner, who was with Indiana last season but now plays for the Las Vegas Aces, also said Fever players were encouraged not to discuss the firing. The Fever put out a statement Thursday that didn't directly address Turner's comments. "Protecting our players and employees and maintaining a respectful, professional workplace is our top priority," the Fever said. "Our policy is to take concerns seriously, investigate thoroughly, and act ...

Norway targets Trump in ethics complaint

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump's role in clearing Folarin Balogun from a mandatory one-game ban at the World Cup is set to provoke a formal complaint to FIFA ethics investigators. The Norway soccer federation said Thursday its board of directors will consider filing the ...

ACROSS THE NATION

House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a ...