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Few Athletes Benefit From Move to Multiyear Aid
An NCAA policy allowing programs to guarantee scholarships for multiple years is off to a slow start, a Chronicle analysis has found.
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When the NCAA Comes Calling, Gene Marsh Takes Colleges' Side
The retired law professor has reinvented himself as a go-to resource for colleges in trouble over sports.
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NCAA Money for Student Assistance Lands in Many Pockets, Big Ten Document Shows
The $75-million fund has helped athletes pay for utilities, health insurance, and emergency travel. Some of the money also ends up in institutional coffers.
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U. of Southern California Settles Title IX Complaint Over Women's Crew
The university agreed to build a new facility for the rowing team, to replace a boathouse described as of the "lowest quality."
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Notre Dame Draws Questions Over Response to Football Star's Hoax Girlfriend
"If you wait too long, you appear detached," said one athletics official. "But if you respond too quickly, you can be out in front of where the facts may fall."
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NCAA's Tolerance for Dissenting Views at Its Academic Forum Appears in Doubt
At least one official has criticized the tone of recent conferences and raised questions about whether the association would continue to back the forum.
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Ohio State's Sports Program Aims to Play It Straight
The Buckeyes are spending more than $1-million a year to supersize their rules-enforcement staff.
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Need 3 Quick Credits to Play Ball? Call Western Oklahoma
A community college, miles from an interstate, is the go-to place for athletes who need a two-week academic fix to keep their eligibility.
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Graduation Rates of Football and Men's Basketball Players Reach New Highs
This is the first time the six-year graduation rate has been 70 percent or higher for both sports, the NCAA said as it released its latest data.
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Alleged Academic Fraud at U. of North Carolina Tests NCAA's Reach
A welter of allegations against athletes have sparked several investigations and calls for swifter, stricter action by the NCAA. Here's why that's unlikely.
