November 17, 2006

Graduation Rates for College Athletes Reach Historic Highs

By BRAD WOLVERTON

Scholarship athletes continue to graduate at historic levels, according to a report released last week by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. An increasing number of black men's and women's basketball players, and more white men's and women's track-and-field athletes, are completing their degrees within six years.

But white athletes in the highest-profile sports are struggling, according to the report. The graduation rate of white football players fell for the third

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