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Judge drops NCAA from lawsuit filed by ex-UNC athletes

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By AARON BEARD, AP Sports Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the NCAA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former North Carolina athletes seeking to hold college sports' governing body at least partly responsible for the school's long-running academic fraud scandal.

In a ruling signed Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated attorneys for former women's basketball player Rashanda McCants and ex-football player Devon Ramsay hadn't proven that the NCAA had a legal obligation to ensure the soundness of classes offered at UNC and elsewhere.
 
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