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Federal Judge Rules Some College Players Are Entitled To Payment

By Melissa Block,
Tom Goldman
Published August 8, 2014 at 8:02 PM EDT

College athletes scored a major victory in court Friday. A federal judge issued a ruling that the NCAA violated antitrust law by prohibiting athletes from payment for the use of their names, images and likenesses. The ruling addressed football and basketball players in particular.

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Melissa Block
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Tom Goldman
Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.
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