May 23, 2008

2 Athletics Associations Consider Joining Forces

By BRAD WOLVERTON

In sports lingo, they're David and Goliath — one a struggling organization that few fans have heard of, the other a moneymaking machine whose teams vie for championships on national television.

Now the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, longtime rivals that are the two main governing bodies in college sports, are taking unprecedented steps toward working together.

A combination of factors is pushing the

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