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SEC, Big Ten add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate

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The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral.

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  1. Senators still working with SEC, Big Ten on thorny issues involved in college sports bill

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    SEC, Big Ten add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate

    Headline from WHNT ·

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  1. Fox News

    Tick Tock: SEC and Big Ten receive revised Protect College Sports Act as Senate vote timeline looms (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Revised Protect College Sports Act language was sent to SEC and Big Ten for opinion after weeks of work from Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell and other leaders.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Senators still working with SEC, Big Ten on thorny issues involved in college sports bill (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators worked Wednesday to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next week.

  3. ABC News

    Senators still working with SEC, Big Ten on issues involved in college sports bill (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Senate negotiators are working to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next...

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    SEC, Big Ten agree to support Senate bill intended to fix college sports (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    SEC, Big Ten agree to support Senate bill intended to fix college sports

  5. WHNT

    SEC, Big Ten add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate (opens WHNT)

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    WHNT's feed description

    The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral.

  6. Triblive

    SEC, Big Ten agree to support college sports bill, reviving its chances in the Senate (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral.

  7. Fox News

    SEC, Big Ten agree to support historic 'Protect College Sports Act' after intense negotiations (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The retention pool jumped to $22.5 million as Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell secured support from Big Ten and SEC before the August recess.

  8. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    SEC, Big Ten give endorsement of ‘Protect College Sports’ Act (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern and Big Ten conferences gave a joint enforcement of a piece of federal legislation that will regulate college sports. The “Protect College Sports” Act was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on June 2 and has Sens.

  9. AL.com

    SEC, Big Ten reverse course on Protect College Sports Act (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Bill could go to Senate vote next week

  10. Winchester Star

    AP Sports SummaryBrief at 12:23 a.m. EDT (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    SEC, Big Ten add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate

  11. West Hawaii Today

    Big Ten, SEC finally green-light college sports bill, teeing up historic trip to Senate floor (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    After months of withholding support and weeks of back and forth with lawmakers, the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference on Friday publicly backed a bipartisan Senate bill designed to stabilize college athlete compensation and provide antitrust protections to the NCAA and its most powerful conference…

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