Lawmaker's bid to strip scholarships if athletes strike is pulled

Thursday, December 17, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker withdrew a bill Wednesday that sought to strip scholarships from college athletes who refuse to play for reasons unrelated to health, saying he merely sought to spark dialogue about "an extremely important topic."

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