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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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April 08, 2025
Northwestern Players Approaching Settlement In Hazing Suits
A group of Northwestern University football players have reached a provisional settlement with the school over accusations related to alleged hazing that took place within the program over a period of time.
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April 08, 2025
Small But Sharp Hurdles Remain To NCAA's NIL Settlement
Nearly a year after the NCAA and hundreds of thousands of athletes agreed on a settlement that would finally give athletes a share of billions of dollars in revenue, enough flaws remain in the agreement — related to roster limits and the rights of future athletes entering the new system — to indefinitely hold off on its final approval.
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April 08, 2025
Students Urge Speedy Discovery In Ex-Coach Hacking Suit
As cases against the University of Michigan and a former assistant football coach over the alleged hacking of personal information and downloading of intimate photos move to one judge's docket, students in the first-launched lawsuit are seeking to speed up discovery so they can learn of their potential exposure from the breach.
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April 08, 2025
Hearing On Players' Rights Yields Call To 'Get The NCAA Out'
A congressional hearing Tuesday on the future of college sports under labor law mostly retread the same debates over athletes unionizing, though one Republican lawmaker's call to "get the [National Collegiate Athletic Association] out" drew attention from the other side of the aisle.
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April 08, 2025
9th Circ. Wary Of Judge Becoming 'King' Of Veteran Housing
The Ninth Circuit appeared skeptical Tuesday of a California federal court's decision to establish control over a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facility due to inadequate homelessness measures, with one panel member expressing concern the district judge gave himself the overbroad powers of a "king."

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