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            NCAA injury

            debate pits                         A PERFECT 10

            player privacy
            vs. gambling

            concerns



            By TERRIN WAACK,
            NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana
            safety Jonathan Crawford
            is very clear about what he
            thinks of colleges releasing
            information  on  player  in-
            juries. "No," he said. "Espe-
            cially if I have no say in it, I
            wouldn't want my personal
            business out there."
            The  U.S.  Supreme  Court's
            decision that allows states
            to legalize sports gambling
            has  sparked  a  debate
            about  requiring  injury  re-
            ports  in  college  football,
            a  sport  that  hasn't  had
            unified  rules.  NCAA  lead-
            ers  are  analyzing  whether
            it's  possible  to  have  more
            medical  transparency  to
            prevent  collusion  and  be
            more  consistent  among
            hundreds of teams balanc-
            ing the rules of various uni-
            versities,  conferences  and
            state and federal laws.
            No formal plans have been
            proposed  as  legal  experts
            and  compliance  officers
            analyze  an  issue  that’s
            more complicated for col-
            lege football than the NFL,
            which  has  a  mandated
            reporting  system.  A  similar
            system of regular in-depth
            reports in the NCAA would
            have the hurdle of privacy
            for younger athletes.  New
            rules  likely  won’t  come
            soon  —  the  new  season
            starts  in  three  weeks  and
            just  four  states  have  offi-
            cially legalized sports gam-
            bling. Privacy laws such as
            the  Health  Insurance  Por-
            tability and Accountability
            Act (HIPAA) and the Fam-            Woodland in front as rain suspends
            ily  Educational  Rights  and
            Privacy  Act  (FERPA)  pro-         play at PGA Championship
            tect players against the re-
            lease of personal informa-
            tion  without  the  consent
            of  players  or  their  parents
            if  the  player  is  under  18.
            HIPAA protects medical re-   Gary Woodland gives a thumbs-up on the ninth green during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Bel-
            cords.                       lerive Country Club, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in St. Louis.
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