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College sports bill clears key hurdle

WASHINGTON — A bill that top lawmakers and athletic leaders have described as the best chance to stabilize college sports cleared a key vote in the Senate on Thursday with bipartisan support after weeks of input from schools, conferences and athletes. The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act aims to regulate payments to players, limit them to one free transfer over their careers and create a rule to restrict coaches from changing jobs during a season. It advanced out of the Senate Commerce Committee on a 19-9 vote and now heads to the full Senate for consideration. Thursday’s vote ...

Sports at a glance: Babcock gets green light

NEW YORK — The NHL says it has completed a review of Mike Babcock’s tenure in Columbus and cleared him to coach. The league launched an investigation at the request of the NHL Players’ Association in light of the Edmonton Oilers’ interest in hiring Babcock. The league said even in the least favorable light, there was no basis to restrict Babcock’s employment. It was not immediately clear if the Oilers would hire the 63-year-old who has not coached in the NHL since 2019. Caps extend head coach ARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed coach Spencer Carbery to ...

Scottie Scheffler chasing career Slam

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The comparisons with Tiger Woods began a few years ago when Scottie Scheffler started to separate himself by miles over the rest of golf with alarming control of his shots from tee-to-green that resulted in big wins and a No. 1 ranking for more than three straight ...

Pulisic absence increases concern

IRVINE, Calif. — Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Wednesday for the third straight day because of his calf injury, increasing concerns about his availability to face Australia on Friday in the Americans’ second game of the World Cup. Pulisic played a dynamic ...

USA prepares for physical match

IRVINE, Calif. — Although the cheers are still ringing in the Americans’ ears after their impressive World Cup-opening victory, this U.S. team says it’s prepared for the physical and mental challenges of the weeks ahead — including what’s likely to be a physical meeting with ...

US Open braces for tough, windy tourney

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The final day of practice for the U.S. Open brought a most unfamiliar sight Wednesday morning at Shinnecock Hills: The nine USGA flags atop the grandstand behind the 18th green, and the large American flag atop the century-old clubhouse, hung limply. Just not for very ...