Fair Pay to Play passes committee
Proposed legislation that would allow college student-athletes to sign endorsement deals passed the State Assembly Higher Education Committee by a vote of 9-0 with one abstention Tuesday.
The bill, SB206, known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, would allow athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, which is prohibited by NCAA rules.
Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno), the lone committee member to abstain, voiced concern that the state was playing “a game of chicken” with the NCAA, which has threatened to make California schools ineligible for championships should the bill become law.
The bill, which was approved by the state Senate in May, will be considered by the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee in August. After that, it would go the general assembly for consideration.
If the bill is passed by the Assembly and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Fair Pay to Play Act would take effect Jan. 1, 2023.
John Daly is free to ride a cart during the week of the British Open — just not at Royal Portrush.
Daly’s manager said he is likely to play the Barbasol Championship next week in Kentucky, and the two-time major champion with osteoarthritis in his right knee already has been granted a cart to use in the PGA Tour event.
Andy Pazder, the chief tournaments and competition officer for the PGA Tour, said Daly late last year was approved to use a cart through 2019 at PGA Tour events and PGA Tour Champions events that require walking.
Daly, who has not played a regular PGA Tour event since the Greenbrier last summer, also is contemplating the Barracuda Championship in Reno the following week.
The R&A announced that Daly had withdrawn from the British Open “due to a medical condition.”
The NBA knows its rules about when teams can negotiate with free agents are not being followed.
So expect changes on that front for 2020.
The NBA’s board of governors discussed ways to fix that process — either by changing rules, adding rules or potentially eliminating some rules that might be outdated — and decided that it’ll all be worked on over the next several months in an effort to ensure fairness across the league. In other matters:
The NBA is giving coaches the right to challenge one call per game next season. They may challenge a personal foul charged to their team, a called out-of-bounds violation, a goaltending violation or a basket-interference violation.
Instant replay can now be triggered by game officials working in the review center in Secaucus, N.J., without the involvement of the oncourt refereeing crew.
The Milwaukee Bucks resigned free-agent guard George Hill. The team said that Hill, who was acquired from Cleveland in December in a five-player, threeteam trade, will return on a threeyear deal . ... Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. had surgery to repair an abdominal muscle injury. The Bulls said the rehabilitation from the procedure in Philadelphia is six to eight weeks. They expect him to be ready for the start of training camp . ... The Golden State Warriors reportedly plan to waive veteran guard and three-time NBA champion Shaun Livingston. Livingston averaged 4.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists during the 2018-19 season in 15.1 minutes per game.
Glover Quin retired after 10 seasons in the NFL. The former Detroit Lions and Houston Texans safety announced his plans on Instagram.
Italian rider Elia Viviani claimed his first career stage win in the Tour de France after storming a bunch sprint. Viviani used his considerable power to edge Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan and claim the fourth stage of the three-week race.
Former Nashville Predators captain Greg Johnson has died. He was 48. Tom Laidlaw, his former agent, told USA Today that Johnson died Monday at his home in Michigan . ... The Chicago Blackhawks traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for underachieving forward Alex Nylander . ... The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a two-year contract extension with coach Jared Bednar after he guided the team to backto-back playoff appearances. His contract runs through the 2021-22 season.
Harvard University has fired a fencing coach over the sale of his home for nearly double its assessed value to a wealthy businessman whose teenage son was later admitted to the school and joined the team. Athletic director Bob Scalise said in an emailed statement that head fencing coach Peter Brand has been fired for violating Harvard’s conflict-of-interest policy.