Judge denies baseball player's motion for restraining order in bid for immediate eligibility

FILE - North Carolina's Alberto Osuna leads off first base during the second inning against Arkansas in an NCAA college super regional baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., June 12, 2022.

FILE - North Carolina's Alberto Osuna leads off first base during the second inning against Arkansas in an NCAA college super regional baseball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Alberto Osuna's bid to play baseball for defending College World Series champion Tennessee hit a roadblock Thursday as a federal judge denied his bid for a temporary restraining order making him eligible for the start of the season. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley issued that ruling while also scheduling a Feb. 26 hearing for Osuna's request for a preliminary injunction. Osuna still could end up playing for Tennessee if that injunction is granted. Osuna is suing the NCAA and making the case that a year he spent at Walters State Community College shouldn't count against his eligibility.

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