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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The NCAA filed motions that could push the Ed O'Bannon antitrust lawsuit trial back. (Isaac Brekken, AP Photo)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCAA filed several\u00A0motions in federal courts this week,\u00A0seeking rulings that could delay the start of the antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player\u00A0Ed O'Bannon and others, reports the &lt;em&gt;Associated Press&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCAA wants the court to reconsider a ruling that said the NCAA can't use a defense that money from sports like football and basketball is used to fund smaller sports and women's sports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCAA is also seeking a\u00A0trial postponement until a\u00A0$40 million settlement reached last year between the plaintiffs and Electronic Arts Sports and others can be finalized.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The trial is set to start June 9.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;O'Bannon originally sued the NCAA saying he was\u00A0portrayed in a video game when he was a member of the 1995 UCLA national title team. He\u00A0says that the NCAA\u00A0used\u00A0and profited off of\u00A0his image without his consent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STAPLES: Ed O'Bannon v. the NCAA: A complete case primer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;More from the Associated Press:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"The issue is extremely important; the court's ruling, if upheld, could fundamentally alter the nature of amateur athletics and raises First Amendment issues of enormous consequence,\" NCAA lawyers wrote in filings this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"They are significant in the fact they express a great deal of desperation and lack of conviction in their position,\" said attorney Michael Hausfeld. \"No one files this many briefs in both district court and the court of appeals on this variety of issues unless you feel you have a particular vulnerability.\"U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ordered the two sides to try and reach a settlement, but Hausfeld said there was no progress in talks and no further talks scheduled.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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