Colorado Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Keeps Athlete Claims Alive

Former college athletes are keeping antitrust claims alive in Colorado against the National Collegiate Athletic Association despite the sports organization’s nearly $2.8 billion settlement designed to stave off lawsuits.

The NCAA and its Power Five conferences last week announced the proposed settlement, and agreed to start directly paying college athletes and sharing sports revenues with them. The changes were meant to resolve claims in three pending antitrust suits challenging NCAA limits on student compensation, one of which was certified as a class action last year.

But the settlement doesn’t include a proposed class action against the NCAA by former University ...