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Big Ten bars players with pro contracts

(AP) — The Big Ten became the first conference Tuesday to adopt a rule barring football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its 18 member schools as college sports finds itself mired in lawsuits and chaotic disputes over eligibility. The move came a day after the agent for former Mississippi tight end Dae'Quan Wright said Wright could be heading to No. 11 LSU thanks to a state-level court order allowing him and others an unexpected fifth year of eligibility despite a NCAA rule change in June impacting players who graduated from high school in ...

Guardians streak past Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Steven Kwan hit a tying double in the ninth inning, Travis Bazzana followed with a sacrifice fly and the Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Wednesday for their seventh straight victory. Hunter Gaddis (2-3) retired the final two batters in the eighth to earn the win. Erik Sabrowski worked a scoreless ninth for his second major league save and first since 2024. With a runner on second, Sabrowski struck out pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud and got pinch-hitter Oswald Peraza to pop up to second as Cleveland completed a three-game ...

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US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months WASHINGTON (AP) — After a pause of more than two months, the U.S. military announced Monday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of ...

Browns have no good options

BEREA (AP) — Not many thought Deshaun Watson had a chance of reclaiming the starting quarterback job with the Cleveland Browns over the past 22 months. Since Watson ruptured his right Achilles tendon the first time in a Week 7 game in 2024, owner Jimmy Haslam had said during last year's ...