Rick Maese

The Protect College Sports Act was approved by a vote of 77-22. The bill now heads to the House, which is divided over how Congress should intervene in college athletics.

Before the division rivals meet Friday morning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the 49ers and Rams have followed two sharply different approaches to sleep, travel and performance.

Attorneys for the White House said at a hearing in federal court that 150 trees were removed from East Potomac Golf Links because they were dead, unhealthy or invasive.

The president’s promised overhaul of the East Potomac course has not officially begun, but tree removal has already been taking place for weeks.

Just days after releasing an advertisement that showed one of its co-founders shoving a woman to the ground over a golf club, the company is reeling.

Researchers behind the study, the largest ever of deceased NFL players’ brains, said the true prevalence of brain disease at death was probably higher.

A new private equity group says sports ownership needs a new framework — and is looking to spend billions to get its own piece.

It remains unclear how the league will honor player contracts and other commitments that extend beyond the current season.

The changes, announced Wednesday by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club, arrive during a turbulent week for the three races that make up the Triple Crown.

One of the sport’s most accomplished managers will now have a full four-year cycle to shape the team.