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FIFA is pulling the plug on its controversial plan to sell a minority stake in the organization. After mounting pressure from clubs, leagues, and federations worldwide, Gianni Infantino and FIFA acknowledged the proposal had created divisions too deep to overcome, scrapping the reported twenty billion dollar investment scheme entirely.
Shifting to college sports, the Big Ten and SEC are closing in on a landmark agreement with federal lawmakers over the Protect College Sports Act. Conference executives scrambled Friday to brief university presidents and chancellors as negotiations with U.S. senators reached a critical point, potentially reshaping how the entire college sports industry operates at the congressional level.
And on the golf course, Korn Ferry Tour rookie Chris Francoeur did something truly rare Friday, firing a course-record fifty-nine in the second round of the Utah Championship. The Louisville product went historically low in just his first year on tour, putting his name on the leaderboard and firmly on the radar of everyone watching.
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