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Athletes sue Ivy League over its no-scholarship policy
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FILE - Yale head coach James Jones celebrates after cutting down the net after defeating Princeton in the NCAA Ivy League men's college basketball championship game, Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass.A federal lawsuit filed by a pair of basketball players from Brown University alleges the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Connecticut. - photo by AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut by attorneys representing Grace Kirk, a member of Brown's women’s team, and Tamenang Choh, who played for the men's team from 2017 through 2022. They are seeking class-action status to represent all current and former athletes at the eight Ivy League schools dating back to those recruited since March 2019.