Judge Claudia Wilken approval includes nearly $2.8 billion in back damages for former and current athletes and a $20.5 million cap for each D-I school.

Schools are now free to begin paying their athletes directly, marking the dawn of a new era in college sports brought about by a multibillion-dollar legal settlement that was formally approved Friday.

After months of deliberation, judge Claudia Wilken approved the House v. NCAA settlement, requiring universities to pay athletes. The ruling means players will get a portion of the billions of dollars in broadcast revenue they help generate and will be exempt from being official university employees.

ABC's Terry Moran attacked President Donald Trump and top advisor Stephen Miller on Sunday in a since-deleted social media post, prompting a response from the White House.

ABC News has suspended its senior national correspondent, Terry Moran, after he called White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” in a since-deleted post on X. "ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others,