The NCAA is lobbying Congress for the Protect College Sports Act, seeking unprecedented antitrust immunity. In this op-ed, Michele Roberts and Ellen J. Staurowsky break down why this bill undermines athlete labor rights and keeps student-athletes from being recognized as real employees.
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The pain and insult of rewritten history
Maya Washington has spent years fighting inaccurate portrayals of her father, Gene Washington, and the pioneering Black athletes of Michigan State. Now she is calling for stronger NIL protections for legacy athletes whose names and images sit in archives with little oversight. Washington warns that if institutions can mishandle the legacy of a Hall of Famer, younger athletes could face even bigger risks in the new NIL landscape.