NCAA athletes who’ve transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rules
College athletes who have transferred multiple times but were denied the chance to compete can now play through the remainder of the academic year.
Sports
WBK: 13th-ranked Buckeyes fall short against No. 2 UCLA
Charisma Osborne had 19 points and Lauren Betts had 17 to help No. 2 UCLA beat No. 13 Ohio State 77-71.
Cavaliers beat Rockets 135-130 for their 11th straight overtime win
Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, Sam Merrill had a career-high 19 off the bench and the Cavaliers earned their 11th consecutive overtime victory by beating the Houston Rockets 135-130.
That’s a wrap: Bryant Gumbel and HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ air their last episode after 29 years
The monthly sports magazine helmed by Bryant Gumbel is calling it quits in its 29th year. The final, 90-minute episode premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Flacco passes for 374 yards, rallies banged-up Browns to 20-17 win over Bears
Joe Flacco passed for 374 yards and led Cleveland to 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Browns withstood a Hail Mary on the final play to beat the Chicago Bears 20-17.
Devils 6, CBJ 3
Jack Hughes scored his second career hat trick to lead the New Jersey Devils over the Blue Jackets 6-3.
Bengals 27, Vikings 24 (OT)
Tee Higgins made a savvy goal-line move to score a touchdown and force overtime and Evan McPherson made a 29-yard field goal to seal a 27-24 victory for Cincinnati over the Minnesota Vikings.
MBK: OSU 67, UCLA 60
Jamison Battle scored 14 points, including a huge 3-pointer in the final minute, and Felix Okpara made two key baskets down the stretch to lead Ohio State to a 67-60 victory over UCLA.
Cavs 127, Hawks 119
Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell added 22 points and a career-high 13 assists and the Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-119 on Saturday night.
NCAA, states seek to let transfer athletes play through the spring
The NCAA and a coalition of states including Ohio have jointly asked a federal court to extend a small window for multiple-transfer athletes to compete through at least the winter and spring semesters.