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NCAA Files Motion In Response To O'Bannon Ruling, Arguing For Dismissal Of Lawsuits

The NCAA and 11 of its conferences "filed a motion late Thursday seeking the dismissal of a series of federal lawsuits that aim to dramatically remake the current system governing scholarships for college athletes and open the door to higher compensation for players," according to Kevin Vaughan of FOXSPORTS.com. The crux of their argument "is that despite last month's landmark ruling against them, which concluded that college athletes should be compensated for the use of their names, images and likenesses, another ruling from the same judge supports the right of the NCAA to place limits on the compensation that can be offered to players." The motion comes after NCAA President Mark Emmert "vowed to appeal the ruling in the case of former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon." U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken in a 99-page ruling "concluded that the current system, which shared none of the revenues generated from the use of the athletes' names, images and likenesses with the players themselves, violated federal antitrust laws." But Wilken also ruled that some limits "are appropriate, concluding, for instance, that the compensation that athletes could be paid while they are students could not exceed the actual cost of attending school." The NCAA and the conferences have asked for a hearing Oct. 9 before Wilken to argue their motion (FOXSPORTS.com, 9/5).

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: CBSSPORTS.com's Jon Solomon notes "for the first time, the NCAA and the conferences responded in court to the Shawne Alston and Martin Jenkins lawsuits." The NCAA and the conferences "had received 15 extra days to assess the O'Bannon ruling's impact on the allegations in the scholarship cases." The Alston case "seeks an injunction to prohibit the NCAA and 11 conferences from capping the amount of financial aid available to athletes." The Alston plaintiffs also "seek monetary damages that, when tripled under antitrust law, could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars if the plaintiffs win." The Jenkins case "wants a more impactful injunction that would eliminate the NCAA rules that 'prohibit, cap or otherwise limit remuneration and benefits' to athletes." The Jenkins plaintiffs "essentially want a free market" (CBSSPORTS.com, 9/5).

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