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NCAA Faces More Uncertainty As SCORE Act Dies In Congress

After the Congressional Black Caucus announced its unanimous opposition to the SCORE Act, it was pulled from its scheduled vote on the House floor.

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NAACP Calls On Athletes & Fans To Boycott Athletic Programs Over Voting Rights

The NAACP announced the launch of the “Out of Bounds” campaign, urging Black athletes, fans, family, alumni and consumers to boycott several top SEC programs.

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NCAA Clarifies Status of Current Student-Athletes Under Proposed Age-Based Eligibility Model

Current student-athletes will operate under whichever model is “most beneficial” for them, meaning they could have five years of eligibility.

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NCAA Division I Board of Directors Directs Cabinet To Adopt Five-Year, Age-Based Eligibility

The NCAA is one step closer to adopting its proposed five-year, age-based eligibility model after the D1 Board directed the Cabinet to move forward.

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NCAA Releases Q&A Document Explaining Reasoning Behind Proposed Five-Year Eligibility Change

The proposal would give student-athletes five full years of eligibility and all but eliminate redshirts and waiver requests.

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U.S. President Donald Trump Signs Executive Order to “Save College Sports”

U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order titled “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports” on Friday.

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New Details Emerge on Donald Trump’s Upcoming College Sports Executive Order

Sources tell Yahoo Sports the upcoming executive order will address employment, transfers, eligibility, collectives, and Olympic sports.

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Donald Trump Plans Executive Order He Says Will “Solve All of the Problems” in College Sports

The roundtable brought together about 50 people from varied backgrounds in college athletics, along with politicians, sports celebrities and media executives.

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Utah Creates New Athletics Business Arm To Navigate Revenue-Sharing Era

The school revealed the formation of Utah Brands & Entertainment LLC, a for-profit business to help fund Utes Athletics, and a partnership with Otro Capital.

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NCAA President Urges Congress To Vote In Favor of SCORE Act As Bill Heads To House Vote

On Monday, the House Rules Committee advanced a procedural measure that moves the bill towards a full House vote.

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NCAA Agrees To Pay $303 Million In Settlement With Volunteer Coaches

The lawsuit representing 7,700 volunteer coaches alleged the NCAA engaged in illegal wage fixing under a rule that prohibited schools from paying them.

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NCAA Will Cede Enforcement of Amateurism Rules If Settlement Passes

The power conferences will police the revenue-sharing cap and NIL collective deals, while the NCAA will still enforce things such as academic eligibility.

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White House Putting Plans of Commission To Govern NCAA On Pause

NCAA President Charlie Baker has previously said he was “up for anything” when asked about the idea of a commission led by Trump.

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Knight Commission Hosts Meeting Discussing Future of Olympic Sports In NCAA

One proposal brought to the table would codify the NCAA sport minimum and require schools to maintain current average resource allocations.

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NCAA to Change Transgender Participation Policy to Align with Executive Order

Charlie Baker, the NCAA president, announced this afternoon that the NCAA will be changing their transgender policy to align with today’s executive order.

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