NCAA approves new transfer rule
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 to fall in line with a recent court order.
The NCAA posted on social media that the Division I Council’s decision becomes official Thursday when its meeting adjourns. It still needs to be ratified by the DI Board next week, but that is expected.
Michigan men’s basketball center Tarris Reed Jr. is transferring to Connecticut. ... Guard Jeremy Roach, a starter for Duke the last three seasons, plans to enter his name in the draft and enter the transfer portal to play elsewhere if he returns for his fifth season. Clemson guard Chase Hunter also is entering the draft but maintaining his eligibility for a sixth season.
Ryan Leonard is not joining the Washington Capitals for the playoffs and their top prospect will return to Boston College for his sophomore season. The Capitals clinched a playoff spot Tuesday night when T.J. Oshie
scored into an empty net late to beat Philadelphia 2-1. The score was tied when Flyers coach John Tortorella
pulled his goaltender for an extra attacker because his team needed to win in regulation to keep its hopes alive. ... In Tuesday’s other late games, Thatcher Demko
stopped 39 shots in his return from a knee injury and Vancouver beat Calgary 4-1 on Tuesday night to clinch the Pacific Division title . ... Vegas moved into third in the Pacific Division, one point ahead of the Kings, by beating Chicago 3-1. If Vegas beats the Ducks on Thursday, the Knights will open their defense of their Stanley Cup title against Edmonton in the first round. The Kings host the Blackhawks in their season finale Thursday night . ... Florida beat Toronto 5-2 to clinch the Atlantic Division.
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday at Washington. The Astros fell to 6-14, last in the American League West, after Marcell Ozuna hit his major leagueleading eighth homer and
Orlando Arcia’s RBI single in the 10th inning lifted Atlanta to a 5-4 win . ... Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give Baltimore a 4-2 victory over Minnesota and a threegame sweep . ... Aaron Judge broke a 4-all tie with a tworun single in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied to beat Toronto 6-4, avoiding their first sweep of the season . ... Bryce Miller and three relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Seattle beat Cincinnati 5-1 for a three-game sweep . ...
Cody Bellinger hit a goahead solo homer in the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat Arizona 5-3.
Ketel Marte hit a leadoff homer for the Diamondbacks, after tying Tuesday’s game with a two-out homer in the ninth inning en route to a 10inning, 12-11 win . ... Blake Perkins hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to lead Milwaukee to a 1-0 win over San Diego, spoiling a stellar start by Padres right-hander
Michael King, who pitched a no-hitter through 62⁄3 innings . ... The Padres put right-hander Yu Darvish (neck) on the 15-day injured list . ... Colorado placed outfielder Kris Bryant (back) on the 10-day IL.
Rafael Nadal’s first tournament since January lasted only two matches, the Spaniard losing 7-5, 6-1 to Alex de Minaur at the Barcelona Open. Casper Ruud also advanced . ... Coco Gauff battled her way to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix with a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over fellow American Sachia Vickery.