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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Student-Athletes in NCAA Compensation Case

The Supreme Court has decided unanimously that the NCAA cannot enforce rules limiting education-related benefits that colleges offer to student athletes – things like computers and paid internships. Monday’s ruling will help determine whether schools decide to offer athletes tens of thousands of dollars in those benefits for things including tutoring, study abroad programs and graduate scholarships.

Sheriff: Alabama Man Killed After Pointing Gun at Deputies

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an armed 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a standoff with sheriff’s deputies and Alabama state troopers. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency troopers identified the slain man as Jeff Melvin of Salem, an unincorporated community that’s part of the Auburn metropolitan area. Sheriff Jay Jones said deputies received a call early Saturday morning about a…