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News Nuggets, 05.23.04
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Potential class-action suit filed on behalf of
walk-ons
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SEATTLE — A former University of Washington football
player is suing the NCAA, claiming the organization is violating antitrust
laws by limiting the number of scholarships that can be awarded.
Andy Carroll, a wide receiver and special teams player who graduated in
2000, filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court Wednesday. He
claims that he was led to believe he had a chance at receiving a scholarship
when he was a walk-on but was later told none were available.
"The core contention is that the NCAA and its members, by agreeing to
restrict the number of scholarships, violated our nation's antitrust laws,
which expressly prohibit this type of restraint," his attorney, Steve
Berman, said in a news release.
The NCAA limits Division I-A football teams to 85 scholarship players.
The lawsuit seeks to end the restriction on the number of football
scholarships a Division I-A school can grant, and seeks money for walk-ons
it contends were harmed by the policy.
If class-action status is granted, the lawsuit would represent all football
players on the rosters of Division I-A schools in the past four years who
did not receive scholarships.
The NCAA said playing intercollegiate sports is a privilege, not a right,
and said it has successfully defended the right for schools to set limits on
scholarships before.
"This case flies in the face of previous court decisions," spokesman Erik
Christianson.
Father of Tar Heels basketball coach passes
ASHEVILLE — Mack Clayton "Babe" Williams, the father
of North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams, has died at 76.
Mack Williams died Sunday at his home. He had lived
in the Asheville area since 1955.
Survivors include his wife, three children, six
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Thursday.
C-USA Standings & Postseason
Schedule
(Final regular season standings; includes games played through May
22.)
CONFERENCE OVERALL
TEAM
W L T Pct W L T
Pct
X# ECU 25 5
0 .833 47 9 0 .839
# Tulane 21 9 0 .700
38 17 0 .691
# USM 21 9
0 .700 40 15 0 .727
# Houston 19 11 0 .633
28 27 0 .509
# TCU 19 11 0
.633 33 23 0 .589
# Memphis 15 14 0 .517
28 26 0 .519
# UAB 13 16 0
.448 28 27 0 .509
# Louisville 13 17 0 .433 26 28
0 .481
USF 12 17
0 .414 31 24 0 .564
Charlotte 9 21 0 .300
20 32 0 .385
Cincinnati 6 24 0 .200 15
40 0 .273
Saint Louis 5 24 0 .172 14 41
0 .255
X — Won regular season title.
# — Earned berth in C-USA Tournament.
POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
Wednesday-Sunday, May 26-30
Conference USA Tournament (Houston, TX)
Friday-Sunday, June 4-6
NCAA Regionals (Sites TBD)
Friday-Sunday, June 11-13
NCAA Super Regionals (Sites TBD)
Friday, June 18-Monday, June 28
College World Series (Omaha, NE)
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