Members of a group trying to unionize college athletes sought out potential congressional allies Wednesday as they braced for an appeal of a ruling that said full scholarship athletes at Northwestern University are employees who have the right to form a union. Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, the face of a movement to give college athletes the right to unionize, and Ramogi Huma, the founder and president of the National College Players Association, had meetings scheduled with lawmakers over a two-day period. Health and safety of athletes is the concern, especially to reduce the risk of brain trauma,'' Huma said outside the Capitol before heading to a meeting with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. Among the others they expected to meet with were Rep. George Miller of California, the top Democrat on the House Education and Labor Committee; More...