NCAA Exonerated by Jury in McNair Case

A California jury handed the NCAA a major victory Monday in a case in which it was sued by a former University of Southern California assistant football coach. Plaintiff Todd McNair had alleged that he was defamed by the association when it sanctioned him for his role in an impermissible benefits case involving former Trojans star Reggie Bush.   But the jury balked at the third of nine questions on the verdict form, which was: Were statements that two NCAA committees made about McNair false