Latest Slidescroller coverage mentioning Maria Cantwell across Football, Basketball, Hockey.
A bipartisan bill championed by Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell is poised to rewrite the rules governing college sports, introducing limited antitrust protections, a hard salary cap and a new media‑rights model.
The recent push for federal oversight of college athletes' name, image and likeness deals ignores the sport's self‑correcting mechanisms and could undermine the fan‑driven culture that has made college football a national treasure.
With the College Sports Commission’s NIL clearinghouse struggling to meet deadlines and legislative efforts stalled, Big Ten officials are pushing for a self‑governed model that could reshape how college athletics handle money and compliance.
A wave of program cuts, congressional proposals and revenue‑sharing reforms is reshaping the future of collegiate Olympic sports across the United States.