Federal Appeals Court Says NCAA Should Only Pay For Student Athlete College Costs

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday said that the NCAA should only pay for college student athletes' cost of attending school.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals also said that the NCAA should not compensate college athletes $5,000 a year, reversing a lower court's ruling.

Wednesday's ruling is part of an ongoing case, started in 2009, regarding compensation for student athletes in light of the NCAA's making billions of dollars off college sports. It also may set the stage for the NCAA to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, USA Today reported.

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