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Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA

The Independent UK

After the House Settlement, the Next NCAA Fight Is Just Beginning

Power conferences could consolidate legislative voting control away from other Division I schools.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA's Baker: Will Congress back $2.8B settlement with antitrust protection?

Now that the NCAA has taken care of its business, its president wants Congress to deliver

The Independent UK

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NCAA President Speaks Favorably Toward Men’s Basketball Tournament Expansion

Charlie Baker seems to want a decision soon.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA and Genius Sports extension seeks to protect college athletes from negative prop bets

A recent contract extension between the NCAA and Genius Sports aims to protect athletes from online abuse driven by sports betting and so-called negative prop bets

The Independent UK

One combined Final Four? Talks of a joint NCAA Tournament showcase for the men and women resurface

The conversation around a joint men's and women's Final Four has resurfaced

The Independent UK

New York isn't alone when it comes to granting driver's licenses to immigrants without legal status

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced legal action against New York officials over a 2019 state law allowing immigrants to obtain state-issued driver’s license regardless of legal status

The Independent UK

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Trans women barred from female sports as governing body NCAA follows Trump

US governing body for college sport updates policy to align with Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sport.

Al Jazeera

Trump signs order to bar trans women and girls from female sports

LGBTQ rights groups condemn latest executive order directed at transgender Americans.

Al Jazeera

Trump To Sign Executive Order Banning Trans Women From Women's Sports

Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from competing in women's sports.

International Business Times

Trump to Sign Executive Order Banning Trans Women From Women's Sports: Report

Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender women from competing in women's sports.

Latin Times

As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA

A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports

The Independent UK

March Madness Expansion Could Center on Championship Control

Power 4 schools’ proposals would push for more power over invites, while association president Charlie Baker is a proponent for more teams in the men’s and women’s basketball fields.

Sports Illustrated

March Madness will pay women's teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA

Women’s basketball teams finally will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament each March just like the men have for years under a plan approved Wednesday at the NCAA convention

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NCAA to dole out $1.2M to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in

Stressing his own organization’s ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, NCAA President Charlie Baker also urged Congress to pass legislation that could put college sports on a better path

Roll Call

An early look at potentially vulnerable senators in 2026 - Roll Call

Democrats looking to flip the Senate in 2026 will need to make gains in states that have swung decidedly Republican in recent years.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton sues NCAA over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s college sports

The attorney general is accusing the organization of misleading fans by allowing transgender college athletes in women’s sports.

The Guardian - US

‘A serious disease’: Congress weighs federal gambling crackdown amid growing concerns

With sports betting now legal in 38 states, experts worry that gambling addiction is also growing

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Hometown Fans of Some College Football Playoff Teams Can't Bet on College Football

Nearly half of the universities in the College Football Playoff are located in states where sports betting is illegal.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA President Charlie Baker Would Welcome Government Oversight After House Settlement

Federal laws could help the NCAA supersede a patchwork of conflicting state laws and eliminate the threat of additional lawsuits.

Sports Illustrated

NCAA President Hints March Madness Field Could Expand

Fans could see an increase in as early as the 2025–26 season.

Chicago Sun-Times

A night to remember as Derrick Rose has his No. 1 Bulls jersey retired

Teammates came out, coaches came back and his family came by. All came out to celebrate Rose getting his jersey raised to the United Center rafters.

The Independent UK

NCAA, leagues sign off on $2.8 billion plan to set stage for dramatic change across college sports

The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years

The Guardian - US

Social media and gambling have made death threats routine for college athletes

I was heckled during my time as a college player in the late 1990s. But young athletes today must endure an ocean of bile from all areas of the internet

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NCAA Urges States To Ban Betting On Player Performances

NCAA President calls for banning prop bets on player performances in states with legal sports betting to protect student-athletes and fair competition.

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