Whicker: California lawmakers have put NCAA on notice

NCAA President Mark Emmert is threatening to ban California college athletic programs from its championships.
That’s going to wreak serious havoc on the water polo championships.
Normally you would only make such rash proclamations if a certain region’s athletes were carrying the Ebola virus.
Emmert is unleashing the hounds because the California legislature has decided to remove the student-athlete disguise.
It is considering a measure that would compensate college players when thei