Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.The NCAA will now allow athletes 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 move will all but eliminate waivers or redshirt years for extended eligibility except for religious missions, pregnancy or active-duty military service. No longer will extensions be considered for athletes who are injured.Athletes whose eligibility expired by spring 2026 under the traditional model four years of competition over five years will not be allowed a fifth year of competition under the new rules that go into effect this fall. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Cincinnati (Hamilton County) sought temporary and permanent injunctive relief that would allow a fifth year of competition for athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 and began their college sports careers that fall and never redshirted. A judge denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed and scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday on the request for a preliminary injunction. The new eligibility rule unjustifiably restrains their ability to earn money through use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) connected to their work as Division I athletes, attorneys Ryan Downton and Charles Rittgers wrote in the complaint.Similar lawsuits are expected to be filed in other states. A message seeking comment was left with an NCAA spokesperson.Nine of the plaintiffs have played or planned to play next season at Ohio schools. The rest, according to the complaint, have played multiple games in the state.The complaint said class of 2022 athletes competed for playing time against older athletes who had eligibility extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also noted the NCAA allowed 2022 high school graduates to play a full professional season before enrolling in 2023 and that they are not excluded from playing in 2026-27.NCAA athletes have a reasonable expectation that they will be treated fairly by the NCAA and that NCAA rules will be applied consistently, regardless of the athletes background before they attend an NCAA school and regardless of the year in which they graduated from high school, the complaint said. The lawsuit points out that the plaintiffs don't challenge the concept of a defined eligibility period or the five-for-five rule itself.Rather, they challenge the NCAAs application of the rule that allows players they competed against from the high school class of 2017-20 and 2023-25 an additional year of competition while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity," the attorneys wrote. The NCAA then compounded the problem by allowing former professional players to compete in their fifth year following high school graduation regardless of the number of professional games they had played, while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity for a fifth year of competition.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports

Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.The NCAA will now allow athletes 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 move will all but eliminate waivers or redshirt years for extended eligibility except for religious missions, pregnancy or active-duty military service. No longer will extensions be considered for athletes who are injured.Athletes whose eligibility expired by spring 2026 under the traditional model four years of competition over five years will not be allowed a fifth year of competition under the new rules that go into effect this fall. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Cincinnati (Hamilton County) sought temporary and permanent injunctive relief that would allow a fifth year of competition for athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 and began their college sports careers that fall and never redshirted. A judge denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed and scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday on the request for a preliminary injunction. The new eligibility rule unjustifiably restrains their ability to earn money through use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) connected to their work as Division I athletes, attorneys Ryan Downton and Charles Rittgers wrote in the complaint.Similar lawsuits are expected to be filed in other states. A message seeking comment was left with an NCAA spokesperson.Nine of the plaintiffs have played or planned to play next season at Ohio schools. The rest, according to the complaint, have played multiple games in the state.The complaint said class of 2022 athletes competed for playing time against older athletes who had eligibility extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also noted the NCAA allowed 2022 high school graduates to play a full professional season before enrolling in 2023 and that they are not excluded from playing in 2026-27.NCAA athletes have a reasonable expectation that they will be treated fairly by the NCAA and that NCAA rules will be applied consistently, regardless of the athletes background before they attend an NCAA school and regardless of the year in which they graduated from high school, the complaint said. The lawsuit points out that the plaintiffs don't challenge the concept of a defined eligibility period or the five-for-five rule itself.Rather, they challenge the NCAAs application of the rule that allows players they competed against from the high school class of 2017-20 and 2023-25 an additional year of competition while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity," the attorneys wrote. The NCAA then compounded the problem by allowing former professional players to compete in their fifth year following high school graduation regardless of the number of professional games they had played, while denying plaintiffs the same opportunity for a fifth year of competition.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports

FIFA's disciplinary committee has handed Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo a five-match suspension following the challenge that left Canada's Ismael Kone with a broken leg during their World Cup group stage encounter.The governing body determined that Madibo was guilty of serious foul play after his tackle from behind on Kone during last Thursday's match in Vancouver.Both Qatar and the player retain the right to challenge the ruling.The punishment ranks among the most severe sanctions ever issued by FIFA at a World Cup, though it falls short of the nine-match ban given to Luis Suarez for biting Giorgio Chiellini in 2014.The incident occurred in the 51st minute of Canada's emphatic 6-0 triumph, with Madibo catching Kone from behind as the midfielder went down clutching his leg in visible agony.Canada head coach Jesse Marsch was visibly shaken after witnessing the collision unfold directly in front of his technical area."It happened right in front of the bench, we could all hear it," Marsch said. "I knew right away, it was similar to when Tajon [Buchanan] got hurt in training, it was right in front of us and everyone could hear the bone snap."Kone sustained fractures to both his tibia and fibula in his left leg, requiring immediate surgery.The Qatari midfielder was clearly distressed by the severity of the injury and made efforts to make amends before leaving the city.Madibo entered the Canadian dressing room after the final whistle to personally apologise to Kone before the injured player was transported to hospital."I don't think he meant such a gruesome situation," Marsch acknowledged. "I don't fault him for that."Rather than joining his teammates for their journey to Seattle ahead of the Bosnia fixture, Madibo remained in Vancouver to spend time with Kone at the hospital.Qatar manager Julen Lopetegui confirmed his player had been deeply affected by the incident, stating: "Never was it his intention."The suspension took effect with Qatar's 3-1 loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday evening, a result that severely damaged their hopes of progressing from the group stage.Should Qatar fail to advance deep into the tournament, the remaining matches of Madibo's ban would carry over beyond the World Cup.Kone, who plays his club football for Sassuolo, underwent successful surgery to repair the fractures and is expected to make a complete recovery, though he will miss the remainder of the tournament and the opening months of next season.The 24-year-old was wheeled onto the pitch in a wheelchair before Canada's final group match against Switzerland, receiving a standing ovation from supporters at BC Place.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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