{
  "id": 145261,
  "title": "Western Settlers: Pac-12, MWC Resolve Poaching Penalty Lawsuit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/western-settlers-pac-12-mwc-resolve-poaching-penalty-lawsuit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T19:05:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2026/pac-12-mountain-west-lawsuit-settlement-poaching-1234941001/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The western frontier of college sports has become a little less wild. On Tuesday, the Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West Conference announced they have reached a settlement in their litigation, ending a nearly two-year battle over the so-called “poaching penalties” the Mountain West sought to impose after five of its members left for the rebuilt […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}