NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer — as long as they meet academic requirements — after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order. The NCAA announced the Division I Council’s ...

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press The NFL draft madness begins early in the final edition of the AP’s 2024 mock draft. Eight trades in the first round. Two swaps in the top five. One team moves down and back up. Another makes three trades, going down twice before a move up to snatch a ...

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters for the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, has died. Among the last survivors from the celebrated Brooklyn teams of the 1950s, Erskine spent ...

Transgender ban shot down CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete. The 2-1 ruling Tuesday from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law cannot be applied to Becky Pepper Jackson. ...

Lady Lion goes in 3rd round Former Penn State women’s basketball player Ashley Owusu was drafted by the Dallas Wings with the No. 33 overall selection in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday night. She was taken in the third round. Owusu, a guard, was the first Lady Lion drafted since Maggie ...

The Associated Press After 1,230 games, here’s where things stand: 12 teams are in the playoffs, 10 teams are done and eight teams are about to fight for the final four postseason spots. The NBA’s play-in tournament starts tonight with the Western Conference games. The eighth-seeded ...