In the first Congressional hearing since the House v. NCAA settlement was approved, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened to debate a Republican-led proposal aimed at granting broad but ill-defined “liability protections” to the NCAA,

A new era of college athletics is beginning after a federal judge approved a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement last week that will drastically change the way college sports operate. The decision removes outdated amateurism rules from college sports and allows schools to begin paying their athletes directly.