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Wade walks: Coaches always had freedom, NIL gives players theirs

While far from perfect, NIL aligns with a free-market ethos. This fleeting phase of life is precisely when all students, not just athletes, should learn that their effort creates opportunities, and that those opportunities can, in turn, yield real rewards.

Donna King
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‘Cardiac Pack’ members defend lawsuit against NCAA’s arguments

Members of North Carolina State University’s 1983 national championship men’s basketball team are defending their lawsuit against a motion to dismiss from the NCAA. The 12 plaintiffs from the “Cardiac Pack” accuse the collegiate sports group of profiting illegally for decades from players’ names, images, and likenesses.

CJ Staff
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NCAA seeks stay, dismissal of ‘Cardiac Pack’ lawsuit

The NCAA is asking a North Carolina judge to stay a lawsuit filed by members of North Carolina State University’s 1983 men’s basketball national championship team. The “Cardiac Pack” argue that the NCAA has benefited illegally from team members’ names, images, and likenesses for more than 40 years.

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‘Cardiac Pack’ drops TV networks from lawsuit against the NCAA

Members of North Carolina State University’s national championship-winning 1983 men’s basketball team have dropped television networks from their lawsuit against the NCAA. The former players had targeted TV networks that air NCAA tournament games in an August court filing.

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‘Cardiac Pack’ expands NCAA lawsuit to add TV networks

Members of North Carolina State University’s national championship-winning 1983 men’s basketball team are expanding their lawsuit against the NCAA to include television networks that air NCAA tournament games. The suit accuses the NCAA of profiting off of the names, images, and likenesses of the “Cardiac Park” for more than four decades.

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NCSU ’83 basketball champs drop licensing company from NCAA suit

Members of the 1983 North Carolina State University men’s basketball team are dropping the Collegiate Licensing Company from their lawsuit over unauthorized use of their publicity rights. The suit will continue against the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Chief justice sends ‘Cardiac Pack’ suit against NCAA to Business Court

North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has stepped into a legal dispute between members of the 1983 North Carolina State men’s basketball team and the NCAA. Newby is sending the case to North Carolina’s Business Court.

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Ten members of ’83 ‘Cardiac Pack’ sue NCAA over use of NIL

Ten members of North Carolina State University’s 1983 men’s basketball national championship team are suing the NCAA. The former players accuse the NCAA of profiting off of the names, images, and likenesses of the “Cardiac Park” for more than four decades.

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Protecting the Pack: NC State cracks down on counterfeits amid Final Four Frenzy

"It's been a great story, it's been a great run, a lot of success," said Gregg Zarnstorff, director of Trademarks and Brand Protection at NC State University. "You know what happens with success is everybody wants to try to profit from it. Sometimes legally and sometimes not."

Brayden Marsh