US EditionFunding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – The NCAA seeks legislative antitrust protections in exchange for funding assurances to preserve financially threatened Olympic sports programs amid a $2.8 billion athlete settlement.
- A final agreement in the House v. NCAA settlement allows schools to start making $2.8 billion in NIL payments to athletes beginning July 1, 2025.
- This settlement follows months of negotiation and legal challenges over athlete compensation, scholarship limits, and NIL regulations impacting college sports funding.
- The NCAA is raising scholarship limits to 34 for most sports while major programs like Texas and Clemson add hundreds of scholarships, though Oregon State plans no increases.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal emphasized the need for reform and athlete protections, while NCAA President Charlie Baker highlighted the significant consequences of limited liability on future athletes.
- The agreement and related federal legislation may stabilize Olympian-supporting programs and reshape Division I athletics, but challenges remain in balancing interests and ensuring equitable funding.
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Sources: Olympic sports funding a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help
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.
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Decatur DailyFunding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help
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.
Sen. Rand Paul promotes bill aimed at protecting the NCAA from anti-trust liability
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - On Tuesday, the Kentucky Senator began petitioning Congress to pass his Collegiate Sports Integrity Act. Paul authored the bill to help the NCAA gain back its control to self-govern. If the act passes, it will allow college athletes and schools to negotiate player compensation, eligibility and academic standards; something Sen. Paul says anti-trust laws have stripped away from the organization. “This is about economic libe…
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