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   As part of his annual community outreach, he first treated a large group of students to a shopping event at Dick’s sporting goods at Dadeland mall.  Then for his second event he selected five special local children to a back-to-school shopping spree at a Miami mall, giving them the opportunity to pick out new shoes, clothing, backpacks and other school essentials for the upcoming school year. For many of these children, it was an experience they had never had before.

     The nonprofit think tank Drake Group last week released a report in support of the SAFE Act. President Kassandra Ramsey outlined “four significant recommendations.” Resolve the athlete compensation, employee status and collective bargaining issue; replace the NCAA Board of Governors and the Power Four’s control of Division I sports with a new enforcement system; the House settlement should not be codified into federal law; and Congress should set program standards applicable to all college athletic programs.