November 7, 2008
NCAA Takes Heat Over Commercialization of Athletes
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is no stranger to criticism, and last week it received plenty.
During a meeting of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics here, some higher-education officials questioned the NCAA's handling of a CBS fantasy football league, announced over the summer, that would use college athletes' names. Many members of the commission, including some university presidents, said the fantasy league represented a "slippery path" toward
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