COLLEGE SPORTS: High court sympathetic to athletes in NCAA dispute

People view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill on March 21 in Washington after portions of an outer perimeter of fencing were removed overnight to allow public access. A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP FILE PHOTO)
People view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill on March 21 in Washington after portions of an outer perimeter of fencing were removed overnight to allow public access. A Supreme Court case being argued this week amid March Madness could erode the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. (AP FILE PHOTO)

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed sympathetic to college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting their education-related compensation.

With the March Madness baske…