The landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will reach into every corner of college athletics in the months ahead had its final hearing Monday in Oakland, including athletes who criticized the sprawling plan as confusing and one that undervalued them, and attorneys who said they were concerned about the impacts on campuses across the country.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken gave no indication Monday the complaints have changed her mind, though she acknowledged the concerns and asked attorneys for fresh feedback on several topics. The plan is expected to move forward with her final decision coming in a few weeks.

“Basically I think it is a good settlement, don’t quote me, and I think it’s worth pursuing,” Wilken said. “I think some of these things could be fixed if people tried to fix them and that it would be worth their while to try to fix them.”

She asked both sides to come back in a week with how they might be able to address some of her concerns, saying, “Some of them are big-ticket items, some of them aren’t.” Then, there would need to be some re-drafting done, she said.

Wilken has already granted preliminary approval of the settlement involving the NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences. The plan remains on track to take effect July 1 and clear the way for every school to share up to $20.5 million each with its athletes annually.

Among concerns raised by objectors who testified at the hearing were the fairness of roster cuts and how they are accomplished, the process for how name, image and likeness (NIL valuations are established, and the management of athletes who will participate in the settlement in coming years.

“We’re taking your feedback. We’ll take it to our clients,” NCAA attorney Rakesh Kilaru told Wilken. “But I just want to really reiterate here this was a long road to get to this point. We need a lot of schools to approve it. There’s a lot of pieces of this settlement. .... So I cannot make you any promises we’re going to say anything is different because we think what we did is appropriate and enough but we’ll take it under advisement and come back.”

Steve Berman, a plaintiffs’ attorney representing current and former athletes, said his side is optimistic.

“And we think we can do what needs to be done to get it over the finish line,” he said.

Women’s basketball

UConn caps off title season at No. 1 >> UConn capped its season at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women’s poll, one day after winning its 12th national championship.

The Huskies received all 31 votes from a national media panel after Geno Auriemma’s team beat South Carolina 82-59 for the title. The Gamecocks, who started the season at No. 1, were the unanimous second choice.

A record five teams held the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 this year. South Carolina, UCLA, Notre Dame and Texas also all were first at some point this season. No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Texas both made the Final Four while USC finished fifth.

TCU, Duke, LSU, North Carolina State and Notre Dame rounded out the top 10.

Tennis

Djokovic gets rematch with Tabilo >> Novak Djokovic will get the chance to avenge one of the more surprising losses of his career.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion will face 32nd-ranked Alejandro Tabilo in his opening match of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Tabilo rallied past 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the first round to set up the second-round rematch with Djokovic, who he beat at the Italian Open last year.

Djokovic, who had a first-round bye in Monte Carlo, won only five games against Tabilo in Rome.

It will be Djokovic’s first match since losing the Miami Open final to Jakub Mensik.

NFL

Washington hires Welker as assistant >> Wes Welker is joining the Washington Commanders as a personnel analyst for the front office and coaching staff, according to a person familiar with the move.

Welker, a two-time All-Pro wide receiver during his playing days, has coached for Houston, San Francisco and Miami since retiring from the NFL. He was an offensive assistant for the Texans in 2017 and ‘18 and coached receivers for the 49ers from 2019-21 and the Dolphins from 2022-24.

The 43-year-old joins the Commanders after they acquired Deebo Samuel from the Niners to pair him and Terry McLaurin as receiving options for standout quarterback Jayden Daniels in his second season.

Golf

Singh withdraws from Masters >> Vijay Singh withdrew from the Masters citing an injury, the first time the former champion is not at Augusta National since making his debut in 1994.

The Masters did not provide details on the injury for the 62-year-old Singh. He tied for 18th on Sunday at the PGA Tour Champions event in Florida.

This is the 25-year anniversary of Singh’s victory at the Masters, when he withstood a cast of contenders in the final round that included Tiger Woods, David Duval and Ernie Els.