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President Trump signs executive order banning ‘third-party, pay-for-play’ deals for college athletes

Headline from FOX 5 DC, on the newest of 2 developments

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Thursday that aims to reshape the way college athletes receive financial compensation, barring so-called “third-party, pay-for-play” payments to student-athletes while allowing legitimate name, image and likeness (NIL) deals to continue.

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Developments in this update

2 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. Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes' employment status

    Headline from WCNC ·

  2. Newest

    President Trump signs executive order banning ‘third-party, pay-for-play’ deals for college athletes

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump releases long-awaited executive order on college athletics. It’s not the quick fix the White House promised (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a long-anticipated executive order on college sports, an attempt to provide federal guidance to the wild world of big money that has transformed collegiate athletics in recent years.

  2. WNEP

    Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes' employment status (opens WNEP)

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    WNEP's feed description

    The 1,100 universities that comprise the NCAA have insisted for decades that athletes are students who cannot be considered anything like a school employee.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    President Trump signs executive order banning ‘third-party, pay-for-play’ deals for college athletes (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Thursday that aims to reshape the way college athletes receive financial compensation, barring so-called “third-party, pay-for-play” payments to student-athletes while allowing legitimate name, image and likeness (NIL) deals to continue.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Trump signs executive order aiming to ‘save college athletics’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Trump's order specifically prohibits third-party "pay-for-play" payments to college athletes.

  5. Fortune

    Are college athletes employees of their schools? Trump signs executive order asking labor authorities to figure it out (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Trump directed the secretary of labor and the National Labor Relations Board to clarify the status of collegiate athletes through guidance or rules.

  6. The Columbian

    Trump issues executive order related to paying college athletes (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    SPOKANE — Just about a week away from college football teams reporting to camps, President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order governing how some payments are made to college athletes a

  7. WMUR

    Trump signs order seeking to clarify college athletes' employment status (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order addressing whether college athletes can be considered employees of their schools

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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