COLUMBUS — Former Ohio State football coach and current Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel will be inducted into the Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor when the Buckeyes open the 2026 season against Ball State on Sept. 5. Tressel becomes just the third coach honored on the C-Deck Ring of Honor, joining ...
NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night. Dybantsa averaged 25.5 points, highlighted by a 43-point effort that broke BYU's freshman scoring record. At ...
Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career. The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft next ...
CANFIELD ELIMINATES CRESTVIEW CANFIELD — Canfield's 50/70 intermediate Little League team won the district championship with a 12-2 win over Crestview on Tuesday at McCune Park. Canfield will play in the state tournament starting July 5 in Wheelersburg. PIRATES ROOKIE GETS REHAB ASSIGNMENT PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin began a rehab assignment on Tuesday night with Double-A Altoona, the club said. Griffin has been sidelined since May 31 with a right forearm strain. He made his major league debut with the Pirates on April 3 and was signed ...
Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era and court fights with players trying to extend their careers, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The Division I Cabinet unanimously approved the change from the longstanding tenet of college sports that gave athletes five years to complete four seasons of competition with their eligibility clock starting at ...
MIAMI — The sound of bagpipes echoed around the outskirts of the Miami Marlins' ballpark hours before the first pitch, as Scotland fans announced their arrival in South Florida days before their squad's World Cup match against Brazil. Dressed in kilts and belting "No Scotland, No Party," ...
