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The NCAA begged Congress to fix its problems. It's paying the price as Washington politics take over


The week began with legitimate hope that the Protect College Sports Act would be on a glide path toward becoming law, with a supermajority of support in the Senate and momentum to land on Donald Trump's desk. It ended in a place college sports has found itself time and time again with Congress: mired in the nuts and bolts of American politics. (Yahoo! Sports)

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The NCAA begged Congress to fix its problems. It's paying the price as Washington politics take over