NCAA and Power Five Conferences Battling Dems on the Hill

(AP) — The NCAA and the Power Five conferences will have to work harder to prevent major changes to college sports now that Democrats control Congress and the White House. The NCAA and the Power Five collectively spent more than $2 million last year to lobby Congress for a bill that would allow athletes to earn money from endorsements. The lobbyists got most of their wish list into a Republican-backed Senate bill last year. But Democrats are pushing for broader reforms, including guaranteed health care for athletes and revenue sharing. They see college sports reform as a racial and economic justice issue.