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Podcast: What the 'Varsity Blues' indictments, Wilken decision say about NCAA sports

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Three legal stories took center stage in the sports world  after the U.S. women's national soccer team filed suit against the sport's governing body for gender discrimination, a judge ruled the NCAA can't limit student compensation when it comes to education and the government indicted some rich and famous families for manipulating athlete preferred admission slots to get their children into prestigious universities. Kenneth Shropshire and his guest, Arizona State University sports historian Victoria Jackson examine how these stories can have far reaching impacts.