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NCAA's $2.78 billion settlement with colleges to allow athlete payments gets preliminary approval

Oct. 07, 2024 20:44 PM EDT

A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the...

NCAA president Charlie Baker decries 'dysfunction' in NIL, urges Congress to act

Sep. 27, 2024 20:01 PM EDT

The president of the NCAA lashed out at “evidence of dysfunction in today's NIL environment” while reiterating his desire to see Congress create national guidelines to shape so-called name, image and likeness endorsement deals that are reshaping college sports. Charlie Baker's...

NCAA President Charlie Baker tells membership hearing on $2.78B settlement 'did not go as we hoped'

Sep. 06, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

In a letter to NCAA membership Friday, President Charlie Baker said a preliminary approval hearing for a landmark $2.78 billion antitrust settlement “did not go as we hoped” and that the association and major college conferences are trying to address the judge's concerns about parts of the...

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

Jul. 26, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while...