Employment status at issue as US Senate panel tackles knotty college sports landscape

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — Mikayla Pivec said she worked more than 50 hours per week as a women’s college basketball player, but earned less than $8 an hour from a $1,600 monthly stipend.

The professional basketball player and former star at Oregon State University said she was testifying at Thursday’s U.S. Senate panel hearing on reshaping college athletics because “the NCAA has failed and continues to fail to protect and respect college athletes.”

Pivec, who worked for …

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