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Apr. 25, 2018

Testimony starts in ex-USC football coach’s defamation trial against NCAA

An LA County Superior Court jury began hearing evidence Tuesday in a trial over whether the NCAA defamed an ex-USC football coach when it sanctioned him over apparent knowledge of improper benefits received by its star running back Reggie Bush.

LOS ANGELES -- A superior court jury began hearing evidence Tuesday in a trial over whether the NCAA defamed an ex-USC football coach when it sanctioned him over apparent knowledge of improper benefits received by star running back Reggie Bush.

At the heart of the trial is whether the NCAA's Committee on Infractions was improperly influenced by non-committee members in reaching its conclusion that former assistant coach Todd McNair ...

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