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Go, Fight, Rein in College Sports
What’s going on: Congress might not agree on much, except, it seems, that college sports have gotten out of hand. The Senate voted 77-22 Monday to advance the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act. The bill aims to set national standards for how college players can profit from their name, image, and likeness. It would allow the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to cap athlete pay and would limit transfer rules, allowing players to switch schools only once without penalty. Eligibility would be capped at five years (sorry, that means no subs from the NFL, Lane Kiffin). President Donald Trump expressed his approval of yesterday’s vote in a Truth Social post: “It will not only save college sports, it will save the colleges themselves.” The bill now moves to the House, which is currently in recess until after the midterms, and it’s unclear if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will call the chamber back to vote.
Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah: A series of lawsuits over the last decade have turned the college sports arena into the “Wild West," according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who cosponsored the bill with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Cruz, who made a controversial appearance on ESPN earlier this month to push for the bill, called yesterday’s vote a “monumental day” for college sports and student-athletes. Even if it makes it to a vote in the House, the measure’s future is uncertain, as it faces opposition from the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the NAACP. An estimated 16% of NCAA athletes are Black. In June, the CBC urged the Senate to reconsider the Protect College Sports Act until “institutions that profit from Black talent” speak out against “Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional maps to weaken Black voting power across the South.”
Related: Is This Teenager the New Face of US Soccer? (CNN)
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Go, Fight, Rein in College Sports
What’s going on: Congress might not agree on much, except, it seems, that college sports have gotten out of hand. The Senate voted 77-22 Monday to advance the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act. The bill aims to set national standards for how college players can profit from their name, image, and likeness. It would allow the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to cap athlete pay and would limit transfer rules, allowing players to switch schools only once without penalty. Eligibility would be capped at five years (sorry, that means no subs from the NFL, Lane Kiffin). President Donald Trump expressed his approval of yesterday’s vote in a Truth Social post: “It will not only save college sports, it will save the colleges themselves.” The bill now moves to the House, which is currently in recess until after the midterms, and it’s unclear if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will call the chamber back to vote.
Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah: A series of lawsuits over the last decade have turned the college sports arena into the “Wild West," according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who cosponsored the bill with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Cruz, who made a controversial appearance on ESPN earlier this month to push for the bill, called yesterday’s vote a “monumental day” for college sports and student-athletes. Even if it makes it to a vote in the House, the measure’s future is uncertain, as it faces opposition from the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the NAACP. An estimated 16% of NCAA athletes are Black. In June, the CBC urged the Senate to reconsider the Protect College Sports Act until “institutions that profit from Black talent” speak out against “Republican-led efforts to redraw congressional maps to weaken Black voting power across the South.”
Related: Is This Teenager the New Face of US Soccer? (CNN)
Core Memory
Editor Obsessions
Ali, Senior Commerce Director, here. As a member of your trusted Skimm Shopping team, it’s my job to uncover, test, and recommend products that are truly worth it. Here are my latest picks:
A vanilla bourbon perfume…trust me
The way I track my sleep without a wearable
The crossbody I relied on daily during my Paris vacation
And the ballet flats I wore around the city that never gave me blisters
KNOW IT ALL
Dr Pepper plans to release a new flavor next year that fans seem eager to try; one enthusiast proclaimed, “This will slap.” What is it?
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