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Mark Emmert said Sunday that the NCAA will appeal a ruling that opens the door for college athletes to receive some of the money they help generate in major sports. In the NCAA president's first public comments since Friday's ruling, Emmert told ABC's ''This Week With George Stephanopoulos'' that college sports' largest governing body found a lot in the decision that was ''admirable'' and some parts they disagreed with so strongly that they could not let it go unchallenged in court. ''Yes, at least in part we will,'' Emmert said when asked whether the NCAA planned an appeal. ''No one on our legal team or the college conferences' legal teams think this is a violation of antitrust laws and we need to get that settled in the courts.'' The NCAA's decision to challenge the ruling is hardly a surprise.
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