With the Secondary [transfer] Window extending into the month of September for the first time in two decades [excluding the COVID-adjusted 2020 season], the conclusion of the MLS window will align with top leagues from around the world, giving MLS teams a greater opportunity to acquire high-quality international talent in their run to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, the league said in a statement on Thursday.
Ideally, college basketball would have organized itself so that teams weren't adding dudes from European pro leagues in the middle of the season. Your roster on, say, Nov. 1, is your roster. Is that too much to ask? They have trade deadlines and signing windows in the NBA and NFL, after all. How about this: If you enter the NBA draft, you can't still play college ball.
The MLB Rule 5 Draft, not to be confused with the MLB Amateur Draft which took place in July, provides teams across the league the ability to select minor-league players to place on their roster for the following season. This offseason's draft comes at 11:00 a.m. PT on Wednesday. To qualify for this season's Rule 5 Draft, a player must have turned professional at 18 or younger in 2021 or 19 or older in 2022 and must also not be on a 40-man roster.