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INDIANAPOLIS - A proposed settlement in a federal antitrust suit could raise NCAA limits on financial aid and allow schools to pay athletes for other expenses such as travel, health insurance and laundry.
A trial scheduled in Los Angeles this month has been delayed while the settlement is being completed, plaintiffs attorney Stephen Morrissey said Friday. He would not divulge details of the proposed agreement.
"When the settlement is completed, it will become public record," Morrissey said.
Morrissey said court approval of a settlement was not imminent, adding the process typically takes months.
The class-action suit was filed in February 2006 on behalf of former football players Jason White of Stanford and Brian Polak of UCLA and former University of San Francisco basketball player Jovan Harris.
It contended the NCAA limits on scholarships, which cover only tuition, books, housing and meals, are an unlawful restraint of trade because of the billions of dollars generated from TV, radio, licensing and other agreements through major college basketball and football.
The limits "deny a legitimate share of the tremendous benefits of their enterprise to the student athletes who make the big business of big-time college sports possible," the suit contended.
By the NCAA's own estimate, athletes on full scholarships pay an average of $2,500 a year in out-of-pocket expenses, the suit said.
NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson confirmed the possibility of a settlement but, like Morrissey, avoided specifics.
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