Ball State Gets 2 Years' Probation for NCAA Rules Violations

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has placed Ball State University on probation for two years after finding that students there misused nearly $27,000 in athletics scholarship funds for books for other students. The university's softball program was also faulted for exceeding daily and weekly practice-hour limitations.

The penalties, announced on Tuesday, have been adopted by Ball State. They include public reprimand and censure, a two-year probation, a limit on

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