Hold the Mayo

by Carla Peay
The NCAA rakes in millions every year on the backs of so-called amateur athletes, while telling them that they’re getting the benefit of a free education, then giving them a rigorous schedule of games and practices that make it impossible for classes and studying to be a priority.
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Sports' New Boogeyman
by Jason Whitlock -- May 21, 2008 - 9:51:00 PM
I don’t know or care whether Kansas basketball forward Darrell Arthur had grades changed while he was a prep star in Texas. It’s really irrelevant. We all know it happens. In a country filled with jock-sniffers, no one should be startled that teachers and administrators want a whiff, too.

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Another Day, Another Controversy
by J. Brady McCollough -- May 18, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
An unnamed NCAA representative told ESPN.com that there would need to be evidence that Arthur or Kansas had knowledge of the changed grades for there to be punishment.

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Hoop Pioneer Will Robinson Dies At 96
by BASN Wire Services -- Apr 29, 2008 - 9:52:00 PM
Robinson broke a racial barrier in the 1970s when he coached Illinois State. He joined the Pistons as a scout in 1976, and the additions of Joe Dumars and Dennis Rodman were keys to Detroit's 1989 and 1990 NBA championships.

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One Shot From The Championship
by Eric D. Graham -- Apr 16, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
It's the simplest shot, but the hardest to make. One shot from the same spot. It's known as the free throw, but what makes this 15-foot shot without a defender so difficult to make?

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The Kansas-North Carolina Connection
by Eric D. Graham -- Apr 12, 2008 - 9:57:00 PM
2008 NCAA Champion Kansas Jayhawks have a strange, yet historical connection to the University of North Carolina. Before the Jayhawks defeated the Tar Heels 84-66 in Final Four, the two teams hadn't played a game with that much magnitude since 1957.

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