The Chronicle of Higher Education

Opinion: Stop Hiding the Financial Truth About College Athletics

By Murray Sperber

A recent report from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the "2004-06 NCAA Revenue and Expenses of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics Program Report," is an important breakthrough for the organization and for everyone who wants fiscal sanity to rule in college sports. For decades, while athletics departments have claimed...

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