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NCAA President Shifts Focus to Employment Status of College Athletes During Senate Hearing

NCAA President Charlie Baker told federal lawmakers Tuesday that for college sports to modernize, the athletes must remain students. At a Senate hearing to discuss how athletes are compensated for their celebrity endorsements, Baker and other college sports leaders shifted the focus toward the looming possibility of athletes being deemed employees of their schools — a development that would upend amateur athletics in multiple ways.
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