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Spectator Sports From Tim Hyland, your About Spectator Sports Editor College football players are "student-athletes." Or, at least, that's what they NCAA tells us they are. The National Labor Relations Board, though? Well, they've got a different opinion on the matter. And they happen to believe that college football players aren't just "student-athletes;" rather, says the NLRB, they are also "employees." And because the NLRB thinks that, college football now faces a very uncertain future. You can read up on the NLRB's titanic decision right here, in this week's About.com Spectator Sports Newsletter. Northwestern Players Win Right to Unionize This was inevitable. But even still, you can bet that Mark Emmert and the rest of the folks at NCAA headquarters still aren't very happy about it. Baseball's odd opening games The 2014 Major League Baseball season started with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning a pair of games against the Arizona Diamondbacks ... in Sydney, Australia. What? Another Night of the NFL on TV? Mark Cuban is right. The NFL is indeed getting too greedy. 2014 Major League Baseball Preview A complete preview of the 2014 Major League Baseball season. Search Related Topics:  2014 division previews  2014 baseball season  2014 baseball preview Related Searches College Sports Sports Schedule Free Games Sports A Football Sports com Featured Articles 2014 College Football Preseason Top 25 Is Tressel Officially Saying Good-Bye to Coaching? Sanchez Story Shows How Quarterback Position Has Evolved Flirting With the Idea of 4-Point Shots in the NBA Stanley Cup Contenders Socceroos Boss Closing On World Cup Squad   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Spectator Sports newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Advertisement