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  "id": 2117080,
  "title": "States pour taxpayer dollars into college sports as athlete pay, soaring costs squeeze budgets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/states-pour-taxpayer-dollars-into-college-sports-as-athlete-pay",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/college-sports-nil-athletes-ncaa-73aba2a54785f23a3e1b7f268648ba7b"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Win or lose, the North Carolina Tar Heels already will be in elite company when they kick off the college football season against Texas Christian University in a…",
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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."
}