What is the Protect College Sports Act?
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What is the Protect College Sports Act?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202623 min

During many college sports events recently, ads have run encouraging people to call their congressmembers to support the Protect College Sports Act. But what exactly would be protected, and how would it impact athletes? We explain the legislation, and why Congress is showing interest in regulating college sports. This episode: voting correspondent Miles Parks, congressional reporter Eric McDaniel, and sports correspondent Becky Sullivan. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts...

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This election season, you can streamline your news intake with Up First. Our team of reporters and editors works overnight, so you can start every morning with three stories you need to know. In short episodes, 12-14 minutes long to save you time and your sanity.

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Follow Up First on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. It is always controversial when sports and politics collide. We saw this in 2016 with the Colin Kaepernick protests in the NFL, and there are lots of different examples throughout history.

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Which is why I was very confused when on a recent college football Saturday, I saw an ad that sounded like this. Every major conference, the NCAA, Team USA, and universities across the country support the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act.

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