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How long should college athletes play? NCAA is about to give a new answer to that age-old question

The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit, just the latest development on a topic that has been a point of contention in college athletics for decades. None other than Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football," was three games into his seventh season — yes, seventh — when his playing career at Yale ended because of injury in 1882. Another football luminary, Amos Alonzo Stagg, was 27 when he wrapped up his fifth season at Yale in 1889. Multisport great Jim Thorpe played ...

Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer, 2-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93

NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, died Thursday of natural causes in his home, his family announced. He was 93. Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit, including championships in 1961 and 1965. He was part of the second five-member NASCAR Hall of Fame class. Jarrett, known as "Gentleman Ned" for his demeanor, may have been better known by younger NASCAR fans for his broadcasting career. One of his signature moments in the booth came in the 1993 Daytona ...

Edison falls in extra-innings heartbreaker

ATHENS - Edison has had a lot of magic in close games this spring sparking its deepest tournament run in nearly two decades. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, though, the magic ran out and that run came to a heartbreaking end. Edison was clinging to a two-run lead and three outs away from a ...

Huskies run ends in Div. V regional final

MARIETTA – After playing a solid game in all three phases 48 hours earlier against Barnesville in the Ohio Division V, Region 19 baseball tournament semifinals, Harrison Central didn’t perform up to par in the most important one on Thursday – pitching. The trio of Huskies (20-10-1) ...

WVU, Cal Poly super regional will be weekend of firsts

GRANVILLE — West Virginia baseball's first baseman Armani Guzman hit a single to center field, bringing in the winning run for the Mountaineers, winning the first Morgantown Regional since 2019. With UCLA, the No. 1 overall seed losing its regional, WVU will host its first-ever super ...