PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state of Pennsylvania challenging heavy sanctions the National Collegiate Athletic Association imposed against Pennsylvania State University’s football program following the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
U.S. District Chief Judge Yvette Kane said the complaint, which argued that the NCAA sought to bolster its reputation by levying unprecedented penalties, did not rise to the level of "commercial activity" under the federal Sherman Act.
