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1. Charlie Baker Explains NCAA’s Flurry of New Rules With Help From Congress Slow In Coming
“With help from Congress still uncertain, the NCAA is tackling its own problems. That was president Charlie Baker’s message in a memo he sent to member schools on Thursday.
“NCAA membership is not waiting for others to act,” Baker said in the letter obtained by The Athletic.
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