May 1, 2009

Sports Budgets Outpace University Spending Over All, Report Finds

By Libby Sander

A new study commissioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association confirms what many in college sports already know: The nation’s largest athletics departments continue to pour ever more money into their programs each year, and the pressure to keep up is considerable.

But the study, presented on Thursday to the presidents and chancellors who sit on the NCAA’s Division I Board of Directors, also contains a few surprises—some of which explain the penchant for lavish

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