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SCORE vs. SAFE: Two competing bills in Congress seek to protect college sports and its athletes

Efforts to reform college sports remain uncertain as falls arrives, with the two most-thorough attempts each struggling to find enough backing in Congress due to their different priorities. The SCORE Act, introduced in July with a hint of bipartisanship, would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption — targeted to shield the nation's largest overseer of college sports from potential lawsuits against eligibility rules — and would bar athletes from becoming employees of their schools. The SAFE Act, introduced by Democratic lawmakers last month, focuses on allowing conferences to pool their broadcast rights.

Yankees' Aaron Judge doesn't need surgery, Volpe and Rodón had operations and could miss opening day

Yankees star Aaron Judge won't need surgery on his elbow but shortstop Anthony Volpe and left-hander Carlos Rodón had operations this week and could miss opening day. Manager Aaron Boone said Thursday an MRI after the team was eliminated last week showed “no surgery is going to be needed.” Volpe had surgery Tuesday with Dr. Christopher Ahmad to repair the labrum in his left shoulder.
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