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Judge rules against Bloom in eligibility case

By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Thursday, August 15, 2002

A Boulder, Colo., district court judge denied Jeremy Bloom's injunction request against the NCAA on Thursday, forcing him to choose between playing football at the University of Colorado or continuing to pursue a professional skiing career that brings with it endorsements and a potential television career. "The judge didn't think that our case had enough legal merit," Bloom's attorney, Peter Rush, said. "He also thought that public interest was against Jeremy because NCAA Bylaw 19.8 would put C ...

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