NCAA closes Eric Bledsoe inquiry

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    The NCAA has officially closed any inquiries into former Kentucky guard Eric Bledsoe's eligibility during his one season with the Wildcats.

    "In talking with Birmingham school officials, we confirmed they plan to take no further action in the Eric Bledsoe case," Chuck Wynne, the NCAA's director of communication strategy, said in an email to ESPN.com Tuesday. "With that in mind, the NCAA considers the matter closed. The original decision on Bledsoe's initial eligibility stands."

    Last Friday, the Birmingham school board announced that it would not change any of Bledsoe's grades after an independent law firm conducted a review of his academic record that had questions, notably in his algebra grade jumping from a C to an A. The report stated that there were missing grades during his high school career and that there was no way to appropriately judge his transcript.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5626854
     

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