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Seeking Answers in College Sports

Higher education and athletics leaders explore ways to adapt to today’s commercialized environment, with the most controversial suggestion -- turning program management over to ADs -- coming from a university chancellor.

Concussion Confusion

In college athletics, the danger of head trauma is clear. Less clear is how prevalent it is or what to do about it.

The Evolution of Amateurism

The NCAA says athletes can't share in the revenue that third parties gain by using their likeness, but its reasoning doesn't hold up, a new report argues.

March Money Madness

Basketball coaches at elite programs make millions more, but salaries and bonuses are rising faster at non-elite programs, new research finds.
Opinion

The End of Coach Kick-Ass?

The silver lining in the abysmal story of Mike Rice's firing at Rutgers, writes Murray Sperber: journalists and the public are less tolerant of abusive treatment of players. (Hopefully campus leaders will catch up soon.)

A Question of 'Cause'

Rutgers officials say they previously lacked legal justification to fire now-dismissed men's basketball coach, but multiple clauses in his contract -- and the findings of an independent investigation -- suggest otherwise.

UPDATE Not a Firing Offense Until Everyone Saw the Video

Video obtained by ESPN shows basketball coach kicking players, hurling balls at their heads and using anti-gay slurs. University briefly suspended coach in December, but didn't take further action until the video became public

Academic Slam Dunk, Round 2

On day two of the annual Academic Performance Tournament, we reveal which women's team would win March Madness if victories were based on classroom progress.