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By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer
Chalk one up for the “stu-
dent athletes.”
California is on the verge
of striking a mortal blow
to the system that’s been
sponging free labor off its
“student athletes” for de-
cades. The state is en route
to approving a law that
gives players a chance
to make some money for
playing games that enter-
tain the masses and seem
to make everyone rich
except the players them-
selves. It’s been a long
time coming, and the only
real question is to what ex-
tent NCAA leaders will go
to fight this. By the looks
of things, they’re ready
to rumble. In the wake of
the state Assembly pass-
ing the Fair Pay to Play Act,
NCAA leaders sent a letter
to Gov. Gavin Newsom on
Wednesday, urging him
not to sign the bill. “It would
erase the critical distinction
between college and pro-
fessional athletics and, be-
cause it gives those schools
an unfair recruiting advan-
tage, would result in them
eventually being unable to
compete in NCAA compe- Soler hits 2 homers, Royals
titions,” the letter said.
The second part of this ar- beat White Sox 8-6
gument makes sense. If a
player who attends col-
lege in California can get Chicago White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez is unable to catch Kansas
a sponsorship deal while City Royals’ Jorge Soler’s two-run home run during the first
those in other states can’t,
it builds in an advantage inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in
that not even the shadi- Chicago.
est college recruiter and Associated Press
his shoe-company buddies Page 20
can match.

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