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NCAA's Emmert presses Senate for 'guardrails' on athlete pay

by AP Sports Writer
| February 12, 2020 12:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert urged Congress to put restrictions on college athletes' ability to earn money from endorsements, telling a Senate committee Tuesday federal action is needed to “maintain uniform standards in college sports” amid player-friendly laws approved in California and under consideration in other states.

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