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Senate Hearing on Protect College Sports Act; What Happened?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (524+ words) The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held its first Senate hearing on the Protect College Sports Act on Wednesday. The Senate is now in full motion with legislation as it heard from a panel of past and present college representatives....
College sports wants Congress" help. Why Indiana Sen. Todd Young voted against bill
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (515+ words) The Protect College Sports Act, legislation meant to introduce and codify sweeping reforms related to college athletics, passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday morning. It now heads to the Senate floor. The bill passed out of committee…...
'Trump won': VP JD Vance criticizes Giants' Pride Night controversy, Sen. Scott Wiener responds
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (211+ words) A Pride protest on the field is now fueling an online debate between lawmakers. Major League Baseball issued three San Francisco Giants pitchers warnings for writing Bible verses on their Pride-themed hats last weekend. The MLB prohibits the writing of…...
NCAA president Charlie Baker formally endorses Protect College Sports Act ahead of Senate markup
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (341+ words) NCAA president Charlie Baker has formally endorsed the Protect College Sports Act ahead of a scheduled markup in the Senate. While he said there are issues the bill does not address, the bill would play an important role in settling…...
With Protect College Sports Act under scrutiny, NIL deals with 'associated entities' creating confusion
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1351+ words) DENVER, Co. " On page 25 of the revised 47-page Protect College Sports Act " the newest college sports legislation " one can find an interesting section. In all caps and bolded, Section 114s title reads as follows: Over the next 39 lines, language details an…...
Packers take center stage in the political fight over the NFL's antitrust exemption
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (467+ words) One way to deal with political pressure is to ignore it and hope it goes away. Another way is to meet it head-on. The NFL, which for the most part has tiptoed around the multi-platform assault on the broadcast antitrust…...
NFL, NBA unions applaud efforts on bill designed to fix college sports in letter obtained by the AP
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (319+ words) The NFL Players Association and National Basketball Players Association teamed up on letter to leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee, applauding their efforts on a recently introduced Senate bill designed to fix college sports. The unions wrote that they support…...
Politician on pyrotechnics: Cup final should have been abandoned
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (260+ words) A German politician has said the German Cup final between Bayern Munich and Vf B Stuttgart should have been abandoned after fans from both camps made use of large amounts of pyrotechnics during the second half. The May 23 match in…...
Josh Hokit Has High Praise For Himself After Saying 'Michelle Obama Is A Man' At White House Event
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (211+ words) Rage-baiting Josh Hokit is still up for a fight after he called former first lady'Michelle Obama a man while celebrating his UFC victory at the White House. Facing widespread condemnation for his remarks, Hokit called himself "strong and courageous" on…...
Donald Trump's UFC Fight Comes With Controversial Michelle Obama Remark
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (332+ words) A UFC fighter's post-fight remarks at the White House sparked major backlash overnight. His comments about former First Lady Michelle Obama during Donald Trump's UFC Freedom 250 event drew condemnation from across sports and politics. UFC fighter Josh Hokit sparked backlash…...