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Congressional hearing targets 'NIL chaos' in college sports

Columbia Missourian 30 Mar 2023
They heard from two college sports administrators, the president of a Division II university, a former NFL player, a current Florida State softball player and one of the leaders of an athletes’ advocacy group ... “How does a football player unionize and a softball player doesn’t?” Chun said.
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Congress looks to tackle 'NIL chaos' to ensure all athletes 'play by the same rules' ...

The Daily Mail 30 Mar 2023
Both Hanna and Haley ranked as the two highest-earning female basketball players, and 32nd/33rd overall in college sports ... Jason Stahl, executive director of the College Football Players Association, pushed back ... 'How does a football player unionize and a softball player doesn't?' Chun said.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver answers questions during the NBA basketball All-Star weekend Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City.
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NBA, players still talking about new deal as deadline looms

Star Tribune 30 Mar 2023
''So, my sense is this will go down to the very end.'' The league has made clear that it wants some changes to the current CBA and has been in discussions with the union on matters such as an upper spending limit, returning to a plan where players can jump to the draft directly ...
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is 'hopeful' that a new CBA deal will be reached with ...

The Daily Mail 30 Mar 2023
The league has made clear that it wants some changes to the current CBA and has been in discussions with the union on matters such as an upper spending limit, returning to a plan where players can jump to the draft directly from high school and enacting a minimum number of games played in order to be qualified for season-ending awards.
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Mike Rhoades to leave VCU, become Penn State basketball coach

The Roanoke Times 30 Mar 2023
CASEY ... Rhoades watch ... VCU's head coach Shaka Smart (center), associate head coach Mike Rhoades (back, left) and assistant coach Will Wade (back,right) direct traffic as VCU's Troy Daniels (30), (foreground) defends against a Virginia Union University player during the first half of an exhibition game at the Siegel Center in Richmond VA Thurs. Nov ... .
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Joseph Suaalii rugby union: Roosters coach Trent Robinson hits back at 'ridiculous' Phil Gould comments

Sportingnews 29 Mar 2023
The 19-year-old superstar will head across to Rugby Union in 2025, inking a long-term deal worth an estimated $1.6 million per season, leaving the Tricolours without one of their hottest rising stars ... Lots of players sign a year out...coaches go between rugby union and rugby league ... “I really like rugby union.
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Angry Roosters coach Trent Robinson tells Phil Gould to ‘stick to his turf’ as he ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2023
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has hit back at Phil Gould's comments over Joseph Suaalii's impending switch to rugby union ... Lots of players sign a year out. Coaches go between rugby union and rugby league,' Robinson said ... Eddie Jones has claimed he will raid the NRL to lure players to rugby union.
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Bolton 'become the SECOND club to demand compensation from Barcelona' for Marcos Alonso's free move ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2023
Union Adarve, who he represented as a youth player, claimed that they should have received £91,000 (€103,000) as part of the deal - and now League One outfit Bolton have come forward ... It is not yet known whether their appeal has any connection to Union Adarve's claim earlier this year.
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John McKee backs Ireland women’s programme to deliver despite setback of Wales loss

The Irish Times 29 Mar 2023
Despite the presence of several players in their match day squad who are now ... The Welsh Rugby Union significantly ramped up its commitment to women’s rugby for this year, and Cunningham is now in a position to call upon 25 players who are on full-time contracts with the union.
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Congressional hearing targets ‘NIL chaos’ in college sports

Wtop 29 Mar 2023
They heard from two college sports administrators, the president of a Division II university, a former NFL player, a current Florida State softball player and one of the leaders of an athletes’ advocacy group ... “How does a football player unionize and a softball player doesn’t?” Chun said.
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Region/state roundup: Former ODU basketball star Mekhi Long transfers to Virginia Tech, according to reports

The Virginian-Pilot 29 Mar 2023
Epps was the 2020 All-Tidewater Player of the Year while with King’s Fork ... All three players will be on Team Dr ... Virginia Union’s Robert Osborne and Virginia State’s Terrence Hunter-Whitfield will be on Team Willis Reed. Virginia Union’s Jay Butler will be one of Team Willis Reed’s coaches.
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LaVar Ball Thinks Bronny James Should Play In Australia: "Because You Playing Against Grown Men ...

The Post and Courier 29 Mar 2023
I don't wanna be like 'Hey, I'll meet you in the student union for study hall.'". It should be noted that Bronny is regarded as the highest-profile player in the 2023 high school and is speculated to take the college route — a move that his father had no issue with ... a star player.
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Hillsborough teachers get a win in their months-long dispute over pay

Tampa Bay Times 29 Mar 2023
He did not agree with the union’s request to pay teachers an added $30 per hour for extra work such as teaching doubled up classrooms or losing their planning period to teach ... They did so because the Union was being a team-player ... But we’re very hopeful we’ll get it done,” union president Rob Kriete said.
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'I'm not at all impressed!': Ann Widdecombe slams James Haskell as he reveals his wife ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2023
The former rugby union player, 37, welcomed his first child with his personal trainer wife, 35, in August 2022 and they have since been adjusting to life as new parents ... Criticism ... Family. The former rugby union player, 37, welcomed his first child with his personal trainer wife, 35, in August 2022 and have since been adjusting to life as new parents.
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Gene Frenette: Bishop Kenny grad Jasmyne Roberts of Miami emerges from NCAA shadows

The Florida Times Union 29 Mar 2023
“I didn’t want to go to Kenny,” said Jasmyne in a phone interview Monday with the Times-Union ... Lighter, tougher player emerges. For a large part of her basketball life, Roberts was accustomed to being a star player ... Roberts was twice named the Times-Union Player of the Year, leading BK back to a Final Four for the first time in 27 years.

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