UNC, NCAA sued for academic scandal

Posted Jan 22, 2015
Attorneys representing two former UNC athletes on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the university and the NCAA in connection with the academic scandal involving Tar Heels athletes. The suit, which seeks to become a class action, was filed in a North Carolina state court on behalf of women's basketball player Rashanda McCants and football player Devon Ramsay. (USA Today)

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