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NCAA and major conferences agree to $2.8 billion settlement for athlete compensation

Headline from FOX 5 New York, on the newest of 3 developments

The $2.8 billion settlement will allow college athletes to receive direct payments, potentially starting by fall 2025, marking a significant shift towards professional-like compensation and ending the NCAA's long-standing amateurism model.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement as smaller leagues balk at terms

    Headline from The Republic ·

  2. NCAA votes to accept $2.8 billion settlement that will usher in dramatic changes for college sports

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

  3. Newest

    NCAA and major conferences agree to $2.8 billion settlement for athlete compensation

    Headline from FOX 5 New York ·

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Republic

    Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement as smaller leagues balk at terms (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes.

  2. Washington Times

    Power conferences, NCAA to vote on landmark $2.7 billion settlement (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    NCAA votes to accept $2.8 billion settlement that could usher in dramatic change for college sports (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims Wednesday, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history.

  4. KVOA Tucson

    NCAA votes to accept $2.8 billion settlement that will usher in dramatic changes for college sports (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    The NCAA and Big Ten Conference leadership have approved a $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust claims, moving college athletics closer to some of the most sweeping changes in its history.

  5. FOX 5 New York

    NCAA and major conferences agree to $2.8 billion settlement for athlete compensation (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    The $2.8 billion settlement will allow college athletes to receive direct payments, potentially starting by fall 2025, marking a significant shift towards professional-like compensation and ending the NCAA's long-standing amateurism model.

  6. WHEC Rochester

    Who gets paid? How much? What to know about the landmark NCAA settlement (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The nearly $2.8 billion settlement that has been approved by the NCAA and the nation's five largest conferences is a historic step toward a more professional model for college sports.

  7. Kokomo Tribune

    NCAA, leagues back $2.8 billion settlement, setting stage for current, former athletes to be paid (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years. The deal also calls for a groundbreaking

  8. Delaware Public Media

    What we know and what we don't about a historic settlement to pay college athletes (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The proposed legal settlement by the NCAA and its Power Five conferences would allow schools to directly pay athletes. But questions remain, including whether men and women will be paid equally.

  9. Washington Examiner

    NCAA agrees to pay student-athletes billions in historic landmark antitrust settlement (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The NCAA agreed to pay student-athletes billions in historic landmark antitrust settlement.

  10. Time

    NCAA Backs $2.8 Billion Settlement That Could Revolutionize Collegiate Athletics (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    If the agreement stands, it will mark the beginning of a new era in college sports where athletes are compensated more like professionals and schools can compete for talent using direct payments.

  11. NPR

    NCAA, leagues back $2.8B settlement, setting stage for major change in college sports (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The monumental decision sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester.

  12. NPR

    NCAA and 5 conferences agree to settle antitrust suits brought by ex-college athletes (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences announced Thursday night that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims.

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