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Mar. 1, 2013

Money Madness

To maintain their eligibility as amateurs, student-athletes at NCAA schools must sign releases for the use of their names and likenesses. Some of these players call that system unfair -- and their plaintiffs class could be huge.

Feet pound down the court in pursuit, but not fast enough to catch the flying young man as he floats, suspended momentarily above the basket's rim, then slams a ferocious dunk.

Cheers erupt from the crowd at San Jose's Archbishop Mitty High School. "That was just nasty," shouts an admiring fan, as Mitty clobbers San Francisco's St. Ignatius in a 71-43 rout.

Aaron Gordon, the 6-foot, 8-inch forward who made the flashy play for the Mitty Monarchs, is ...

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