The Senate voted 77-22 to pass a college sports bill setting rules for athlete pay, transfers and eligibility. Its House prospects are uncertain, and critics say it gives the NCAA power at athletes’ expense.
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The NFL has asked Homeland Security to remove a video using footage of Brian Dawkins’s tackles. Dawkins said he did not give the agency permission to use his image.
Benjamin Satterley, the British wrestler known as Pac, has died at 40. He competed at an AEW event in Chicago on Saturday; no cause of death has been provided.
College basketball analyst Chris Spatola, an Army veteran and former Duke assistant coach, has died at 47. ESPN and CBS News reported different days of death; no cause was announced.
Oxford United withdrew its Campus Collection after shirts appeared with “United 93,” a phrase associated with the hijacked plane that crashed on September 11, 2001. The club said the wording was meant to reference its 1893 founding but apologised for failing to understand the historical association.
Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk apologized for continuing a Beijing race after soiling herself and said she will retroactively withdraw. Hyrox said its procedures became unclear during the incident and pledged to improve event processes.
Alex Ovechkin appeared in a campaign video for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, prompting renewed criticism of the Washington Capitals star’s political ties. The Capitals said Ovechkin was “asked by his country to participate” while in Russia and that the matter will not affect the season ahead.
Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison and ordered to repay more than $31 million after admitting to wire fraud. Prosecutors identified Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as one of the victims but did not disclose details of his losses.