NCAA News
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The 15 most memorable 'March Madness' moments
8:15 AM on 03/19/2010
SLIDESHOW - It should come as little surprise names like Jordan, Chamberlain, Magic and Ewing headline this list...
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Ed Secretary: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates
9:15 AM on 03/18/2010
Arne Duncan pushed a proposal Wednesday to bar men's college basketball teams from postseason play if they fail to graduate 40 percent of their players...
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Baller-in-chief: Obama's 'March Madness' bracket scores well
8:16 AM on 03/18/2010
OPINION - As much as I would have loved to see the president go out on a limb and pick the Baylor Bears to win it all, it's hard to argue against the Jayhawks...
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NCAA graduation rates between blacks and whites widening
3:37 PM on 03/15/2010
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The disparity in graduation rates for white and black players on NCAA tournament-bound men's basketball teams grew this year...
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'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
8:17 AM on 03/12/2010
OPINION - The amount of money made during March Madness exceeds that which is earned in the playoffs for the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball...
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Ex-NCAA star's lawsuit may expose league exploitation
8:23 AM on 02/10/2010
OPINION - We should also stop allowing the NCAA to earn excessive profits from the images of athletes without compensating them...
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Ndamukong Suh is AP College Football Player of the year
4:24 PM on 12/22/2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh bulled past the guys who play the glamour positions and proved you don't have to score touchdowns...
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NCAA's educational mission is great scam of 21st century
9:41 AM on 12/21/2009
OPINION - For the NCAA, the educational mission of their professional sports league is one of the great scams of the 20th and 21st centuries, no different from the Ponzi schemes of Bernie Madoff...
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Heisman hopeful Mark Ingram Jr. escapes the sins of his father
8:14 AM on 12/11/2009
OPINION - It is the burden of being the son of a former NFL star, not to mention one now nearly known as much for having gravely tarnished his Super Bowl-winning image...
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Study: Grad rates widening between blacks, whites in college football
2:13 PM on 12/07/2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study shows a slight growth in the disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players for schools headed to bowl games...
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Tony Dungy: Lack of black college coaches 'disgraceful'
9:33 AM on 12/07/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy called the dearth of minority head coaches in major college football disgraceful...
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Some coaches should learn that respect is colorblind
8:18 AM on 11/27/2009
OPINION - Mind you, that's not to say either man should automatically or instantaneously be tabbed as some sort of racist. But Coach, respect should be colorblind...
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College football player tackles teammate's rare bone cancer
7:00 AM on 11/26/2009
A Boston College wide receiver discovered a new passion off the field: raising money to tackle a rare form of bone cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma...
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Baylor player becomes 7th woman to dunk in NCAA game
9:41 AM on 11/25/2009
WACO, Texas (AP) -- For Baylor freshman sensation Brittney Griner, it was just another dunk. Something she is used to doing...
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College football player suspended by NCAA for lying
9:58 AM on 10/28/2009
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant will remain suspended for the remainder of the football season for lying to NCAA investigators...
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NCAA may say 'Yes we can' by selecting black president
8:49 AM on 10/27/2009
OPINION - By the end of this week, the NCAA may start the process of joining the rest of the country in making history...
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Slain UConn football player's life is remembered
9:51 AM on 10/21/2009
Jasper Howard had the names of his teenage sisters Keyondra and Jasmine tattooed across his chest. His friends say it was a constant reminder for the Connecticut cornerback nicknamed "Jazz" of why he went to college -- to work hard for an education and possibly a pro football career...
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UConn football player stabbed to death on campus
2:07 PM on 10/18/2009
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A University of Connecticut football player was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance...
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Basketball player with one hand gets a shot at NCAA
2:54 PM on 10/01/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kevin Laue isn't supposed to be here, standing on the court practicing for his first season of Division I basketball. Born without a left hand, the 6-foot-11...
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U of Michigan's "optional" practices highlight need for reform
10:00 AM on 09/18/2009
OPINION -- The University of Michigan football team has a storied tradition when it comes to winning. The program is equally storied when it comes to making money by putting athletes...
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