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Urban Legends, and the Resignation of Gators' Head Coach Meyer

Ed Berliner | Posted 12.30.2009 | Sports

Read More: Florida Gators, Ncaa, Tim Tebow, College Football, Urban Meyer Leaving Florida, Urban Meyer, Sports News

The best thing for the University of Florida football team would be for Urban Meyer to make his "retirement" completely official and leave the program as soon as possible.

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Everyday "Rudy"'s Find Ways to Inspire and Remind All About the Value of Sports

Joe Favorito | Posted 12.28.2009 | Sports

Read More: Rudy Ruettiger, Philanthropy, Notre Dame, Espn, Football, Cnbc, Nba, MSG Network, Ncaa, High School, Heisman Trophy, Michael Ingram, Nfl, Sports News

A few weeks ago the finalists for the High School "Rudy" Awards were announced. They are a group of real life overachievers who deserve a bow.

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UCLA's Nikola Dragovic Pleads Not Guilty To Assault

ESPN Los Angeles | Posted 12.22.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Nikola Dragovic, Ncaa, Ucla Bruins, College Basketball, Ucla, Los Angeles News

UCLA senior forward Nikola Dragovic pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles court on Monday morning to a felony assault charge stemming from a fight outsi...

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BCS, Colleges, NewsCorp Spend A Fortune Lobbying College Football Playoff Proposals

Center for Responsive Politics | Dave Levinthal | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: College Football Playoff Bill, College Football, Lobbyists, Bcs, College Football Playoff, Ncaa, Bowl Championship Series, Politics News

House Resolution 390 will not result in troop deployments to Afghanistan, an overhaul of the U.S. health care system or the bolstering of an economy i...

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Advice and Constraint

Arn Tellem | Posted 12.15.2009 | Sports

Read More: Ncaa, Mlb, Student Athletes, College Athletes, Ncaa Athletes, Ncaa Athletics, Agents, Ncaa Sports, Sports News

Though the NCAA's no-agent rule is supposedly designed to protect athletes, all it really safeguards is the billion-dollar industry that the organization controls.

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Tennessee Hostesses, Football Recruiting Being Investigated By NCAA, Says New York Times

AP | Pete Thamel | Posted 12.10.2009 | Sports

Read More: Footbal, Marcus Lattimore, Tennessee Hostess, Lane Kiffin, University of Tennessee, Football, Volunteers, Tennessee Hostessess, Ncaa, College Football, Mike Hamilton, Hostess, Hostessess, Tennessee, Tennessee Hostesses, Orange Pride, Sports News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin says he was not "aware" of any recruiting violations committed by himself, his assistant...

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For Bruins And Trojans, it's All About L.A.

latimes.com | Gary Klein and Chris Foster | Posted 11.28.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Ncaa, Usc, Bruins, Ucla Bruins, College Football, Ucla, USC Trojans, Trojans, Los Angeles News

For the first time since 2001, Los Angeles' crosstown football rivalry doesn't have implications for a major bowl game. But that doesn't mean there ar...

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University Of Colorado Football: CU No Longer Admitting Press That Allows On-Line Commenting

Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ncaa, Dan Hawkins, College Football, Colorado University, Press Access, Colorado Football, Denver News

A sharp-eyed reader noticed an odd editor's note at the bottom of an INDenver Times account about the CU Buffs' 24-0 victory over the Wyoming Cowboys ...

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Myles Brand DEAD: NCAA President Dies After Battling Pancreatic Cancer

AP | MICHAEL MAROT | Posted 11.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Sports, Myles Brand Obit, Myles Brand Dead, Myles Brand, Myles Brand Died, Ncaa, Myles Brand Dies, Myles Brand NCAA, Home News

INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of ...

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TV's $$$ Has Made College, Pro Football Fumble Away the Game

Bill Mann | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ncaa, Reed College, Stanford, Espn, Nfl, Oregon-Ducks, Entertainment News

TV's obsessive coverage of football, a lucrative sport, has sullied it, possibly irreparably.

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College Coaches Try to Find Perfect Analogy in Paying Tribute to Stanley Kaplan

The Sportsman's Daily | Posted 09.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ncaa, John Calipari, Rick Pitino, Nick Saban, Jerry Tarkanian, Comedy News

"Stanley Kaplan was to education as a Vegas show girl is to a freshman point guard," said Jerry Tarkanian, former coach of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, one of three schools he landed on probation.

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Obama Gives Basketball Teams Similar Speech

AP | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Detroit Shock, Ncaa, Sports, Connecticut Huskies, Basketball, Wnba, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Obama is using a bit of a replay when lauding the WNBA champion Detroit Shock. Part of his speech Monday was almost identi...

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Education in Chicago: Thoughts on 'Clout University'

Bill Sweetland | Posted 07.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: University of Illinois, Student-Athletes, Illinois Politicians, Murray Sperber, Ncaa, Clout University, University of Illinois Admissions Scandal, Bob Verdi, Chicago News

Beer-sodden dolts and screeching ESPN announcers set the tone at our universities. And this is a far more serious problem than Speaker Madigan pulling wires to get the kids of a few of his political vassals admitted to the U. of I.

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Note to NCAA Basketball: Another One Got Away

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media

Read More: Ncaa, NBA Draft, Nba, College Basketball, High School, Kobe Bryant, Basketball, Jeremy Tyler, Media News

My honest advice to the amazingly talented, young Jeremy Tyler is quite simple: Procure a great disability policy from Lloyd's of London, improve your game and get your money son.

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An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Checking Account, Michigan State Spartans, Magic Johnson, Irs, Earned Income Tax Credit, Loan Sharks, California Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, Michigan State University, Eitc, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, Don McNay, Payday Loans, Basketball, Dream Team, Los Angeles, College Basketball, Mcdonalds, Working Poor, Los Angeles Lakers, Check-Cashing-Store, Jackson Hewitt, Tax Refunds, Banking, Refund-Anticipation-Loans, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Nba, Personal Finance, Business News

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

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NCAA Championship Ratings Down 14% For CBS

MediaWorks|AdAge | John Rash | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Ncaa, NCAA CBS, NCAA Ratings, Cbs, Ncaa Championship, North Carolina Michigan State, 2009 Ncaa Champions, Media News

MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) -- North Carolina's victory over Michigan State in the NCAA basketball championship was a blowout on the court and in the rati...

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Humans Beats Computers In NCAA Bracket Picks

CNN | John D. Sutter | Posted 05.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Man Beats Computers Ncaa Bracket, March Madness, Computers, Ncaa, Science, Ncaa Bracket, Computers Ncaa Brackets, Home News

Once in a while, a gut feeling and some human instinct can out-think a computer. That's what happened this year at the NCAA men's basketball tourname...

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Magic Johnson and the Tax Refund Rip-off

Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Magic Johnson, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, MC Hammer, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Larry-Bird, Irs, Instant Gratification, Ed McMahon, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Personal Finance, Interest Rates, H&R Block, Payday Lending, Dream Team, Michigan State Spartans, Fdic, Earned Income Tax Credit, California Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, Dick Durbin, Michigan State University, Eitc, Ncaa, Don McNay, Payday Loans, Credit Cards, Republic Bank, IRS Tax Refunds Delayed, Los Angeles, College Basketball, Working Poor, HIV/AIDS, College Basketball Tournament, Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson Hewitt, Tax Refunds, San Francisco Chronicle, Banking, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Nba, Business News

Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.

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Obama Asks Michigan State Spartan Coach to Step Down

The Sportsman's Daily | Posted 05.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ncaa, Tar Heels, Michigan State Spartans, University of North Carolina, Final Four, Tom Izzo, Michigan State University, Sports, Detroit-Michigan, Comedy News

Tom Izzo to announce his resignation early Wednesday, as the administration gives team failing grades for their feeble fourth quarter turnaround efforts.

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2009 NCAA Champions: North Carolina Takes Title With Win Over Michigan State

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 05.07.2009 | Home

Read More: North Carolina Beats Michigan State in Ncaa Finals, March Madness, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, North Carolina, Michigan State, 2009 Ncaa Champions, NCAA Tournament, Home News

DETROIT — There was a team of destiny out there, all right. It's the North Carolina Tar Heels, and the final chapter of their story was about as...

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David vs. Goliath: The NCAA National Championship

Sam Panayotovich | Posted 05.07.2009 | Chicago

Great as North Carolina is, there is something special about this bunch from East Lansing.

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CBS' NCAA Gold Mine: Final Four Ratings Bigger Than Other Networks Combined

New York Post | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

Read More: 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, NCAA CBS, NCAA Ratings, Final Four Ratings, Cbs, Final Four, NCAA Tournament, Media News

THE NCAA basketball tournament is becoming a gold mine for CBS. Ratings for the Final Four games Saturday night were bigger than the other three big ...

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NCAA, Colleges: Sports Marketing A Big Push

usatoday.com | Steve Wieberg and Steve Berkowitz | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

Read More: NCAA College Basketball, Marketing College Basketball, College Basketball Sports Marketing, Ncaa, Marketing Ncaa, Ncaa Sports Marketing, College Basketball, Business News

The first NCAA basketball tournament wrapped up 70 years ago at Northwestern University's old Patten Gymnasium, with Oregon winning it all. There was ...

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What Happens in Detroit, Stays in Detroit

Myles Brand | Posted 05.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Ncaa, Myles Brand, Final Four, Detroit Final Four, Education, Literacy, March Madness, Detroit, NCAA Tournament, Detroit-Michigan, Living News

We want our presence in Final Four cities to make a difference. What we are doing in Detroit is a pilot for future legacy initiatives.

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Colleges Must Stop Killing Student Athletes' Dreams

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Ithaca College, CBS Sports, Scholarships, Tuition, Ncaa, Usw, United Steelworkers, Super Bowl, Bubba Paris, Division I, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, March Madness, National College Players Association, Ellen J. Staurowsky, San Francisco 49ers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball Tournament, Pro Contracts, University of Oklahoma at Indianapolis, Courtney Paris, Final Four, Indianapolis-Indiana, Sports, Business News

Over the past year, 169 players have "disappeared" from the rosters of the teams in the men's basketball tournament. This means they disappear from enrollment rolls at the same time.

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