SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected a request by college athletes to revisit part of a ruling in a high profile case brought by athletes seeking a slice of the billions of dollars universities reap from football and basketball.
Earlier this year the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) must permit schools to provide student-athletes sums covering up to their cost of attendance. However, the three-judge 9th Circuit panel also reversed a lower court order providing for up to $5,000 per year beyond that.