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Senate adjourns without vote on college sports bill

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The bipartisan move looks to rein in the havoc that has ensued in college sports since the evolution of NIL and revenue-share money for student-athletes

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  1. GOP Split Over Whether College Sports Bill Threatens Women’s Sports

    Headline from The Daily Wire ·

  2. Congress considers bill to set new rules for business of college sports

    Headline from Texas Standard ·

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    Senate adjourns without vote on college sports bill

    Headline from Duluth News Tribune ·

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  1. Washington Examiner

    The Protect College Sports Act: Protecting student-athletes, preserving college sports (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The biggest debate in college sports today is not about athletes. It is about power. As lawmakers, college presidents, and athletic directors rally around the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, the conversation has centered on governance, regulation, and lawsuits — and less on the students whose fu…

  2. University Business

    What’s actually in the Senate bill that’s supposed to stop the madness in college sports? (opens University Business)

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    University Business's feed description

    If the Protect College Sports Act passes, it could dramatically change the future of the industry by freezing much of the tumult of the last several years.

  3. Fox News

    Republican senators file amendment to stop college sports bill from overriding state women's sports laws (opens Fox News)

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    Republican senators filed an amendment to ensure the Protect College Sports Act cannot preempt state laws banning biological males from women's sports.

  4. BizPac Review

    Exclusive: Conservative groups urge Senate to pass landmark college sports bill (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Thirteen conservative organizations urged the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill aimed at adding new protections to college sports, the Daily Caller News Foundation exclusively learned Thursday. […]

  5. The Daily Wire

    GOP Split Over Whether College Sports Bill Threatens Women’s Sports (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    The Senate is expected to vote Friday on a bipartisan bill designed to bring order to college athletics, but Republicans are divided over whether it could inadvertently undermine state laws barring biological males from competing in women’s sports. Sen.

  6. Fox News

    Trump urges Congress to pass Protect College Sports Act before recess: 'We have to get that done' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Trump urged Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act at a White House event honoring Team USA Winter Olympic athletes, saying he would sign it immediately.

  7. Texas Standard

    Congress considers bill to set new rules for business of college sports (opens Texas Standard)

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    Texas Standard's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act, sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz, would codify a broad set of regulations for collegiate athletics.

  8. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    College sports bill holding up Senate’s path to August recess (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    Senate Republicans say getting consent to move forward on the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan bill to set rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes, is holding up a broader deal on funding the government.

  9. Fox News

    Protect College Sports Act stalls in overnight Senate showdown, vote pushed to September after chaotic evening (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act stalled Friday as senators filed amendments targeting conference realignment, women's sports, and NCAA liability.

  10. Jonesboro Sun

    College sports bill doesn't get vote, but does get spot on the Senate's September calendar (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Jonesboro Sun's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break. The measure…

  11. AL.com

    Did Protect College Sports Act get to vote before Senate recess? What happens next (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The measure has been touted as one that would put guardrails around an escalating spending spree in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which teams can pay players.

  12. New York Post

    Protect College Sports Act fails to reach Senate vote after all-night session with decision pushed back (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday.

  13. Duluth News Tribune

    Senate adjourns without vote on college sports bill (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The bipartisan move looks to rein in the havoc that has ensued in college sports since the evolution of NIL and revenue-share money for student-athletes

  14. Triblive

    College sports bill doesn’t get vote but gets spot on Senate’s September calendar (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break.

  15. Seattle Times

    Protect College Sports Act: What Senate delay means for Big Ten, SEC (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    If years of lobbying Congress for help through the PCSA prove fruitless for college sports execs, here are two possible paths for the SEC and Big Ten.

  16. The Dominion Post

    College sports bill doesn’t get vote, moves to September (opens The Dominion Post)

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    The Dominion Post's feed description

    The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate that ended early Saturday, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break.

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