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Two arrested in star thefts

Sports at a glance

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police have arrested two Chilean citizens suspected of being part of a transnational crime gang that targeted the homes of NFL and NBA stars and other elite athletes.

Argentine federal police confirmed the arrests took place at the Retiro bus station in Buenos Aires. The gang allegedly robbed the homes of prominent athletes including NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and former tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro.

According to the FBI, these organized crime rings used social media to track athlete movements. The detainees are awaiting extradition proceedings requested by the United States.

Trying to help college sports

WASHINGTON — The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season.

Senators Ted Cruz, a Republican, and Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, briefed The Associated Press on details of the bill they crafted in hopes it could get the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate.

They are trying to overcome more than a year of inaction in Congress, which is seeking to enshrine rules created by a lawsuit settlement that allowed players to be paid.

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