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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Law - Three former athletes want NCAA to remove scholarship limits
Mark Alesia reports in the Sports section of the Indianapolis Star today:
Three former college athletes have filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, seeking what could be scholarship increases of about $2,500 annually and damages that could amount to $350 million.
The antitrust complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks to remove NCAA scholarship limits -- tuition, books, room and board -- and allow schools to pay what is known as the "full cost of attendance." That includes money for laundry, school supplies, telephone and travel.Any player from the past four years, including current players, in Division I-A football or what the lawsuit calls "major" college men's basketball would be eligible to receive damages. The complaint covers 144 schools, including the four Division I-A football programs in Indiana.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 22, 2006 07:20 AM
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