An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA in a state court, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner previously denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed. He said Wednesday during a hearing on that his written order will be made on July 9. The lawsuit was filed shortly after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules last month.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. (WAND) -- The Fighting Illini are the buzz of the Big Ten with the surprising returns of the teams two leading scorers -- Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn have the Fighting Illini as high as No. 4 in the country in preseason polls.