NCAA and college athletes face off at Supreme Court in high-stakes matchup
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Washington — A high-stakes legal battle pitting the NCAA against Division I college athletes played out before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the justices wrestled with whether to allow limits on compensation for student-athletes in a case that could decide the reach of the NCAA's authority to restrict payments to players.
The roughly 90 minutes of oral arguments in the dispute, led by Shawne Alston, a former running back at the University of West Virginia, took place against the backdrop of March Madness, the lucrative men's basketball tournament that generated nearly $865 million in net income for the NCAA in 2019. Throughout the tournament, players have voiced their opposition to the NCAA's restrictions on compensation for student-athletes with shirts that say "#NotNCAAProperty." CBS has a multi-billion-dollar deal with the NCAA to broadcast the tournament.More Related News
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