At NCAA's Big Show, Buzz Over a Coach's Big Pay

The Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which will play out here this weekend, is the most lavish event in college sports and a huge payday for the association itself. But that looming extravagance was not enough to deter top National Collegiate Athletic Association officials on Thursday from pointing fingers at over-the-top spending in other places.

The University of Kentucky’s announcement this week of an eight-year, $32-million deal with its new

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