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Record NCAA Graduation Rates Don't Tell The Whole Story
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Paul Steinbach,
January 2011
Nearing the end of a year marked by scandal and scrutiny, the NCAA finally had some good news to share.
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Student-Athlete Advocates Comment on Latest NCAA Reforms
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Paul Steinbach,
December 2011
Among the reforms approved Oct. 27 by the NCAA's Division I Board of Directors, two address longstanding concerns regarding the welfare of student-athletes receiving full scholarships.
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League of Fans' Ken Reed Talks Sports Reform
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Paul Steinbach,
November 2011
Ken Reed doesn’t hate sports. He enjoyed a full scholarship to the University of Denver, where he played baseball and basketball, and holds a doctorate in sports administration.
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Marketing, Technology Drive Oklahoma's New Youth Outreach Initiative
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Paul Steinbach,
September 2011
Dominic Carola converted a circle and a wavy line on a sketchpad into the head and neck of a horse. Within minutes, an upright muscular body, donned in University of Oklahoma gear, appeared underneath.
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Sports RD Dave Ellis Discusses Nutrition
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Paul Steinbach,
August 2011
When Dave Ellis began studying to be a dietician at the University of Nebraska in 1982, combining sports and nutrition into a full-time job was a fresh concept.
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Evidence Suggests Marijuana Use Is Up Among College Student-Athletes
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Paul Steinbach,
August 2011
In June, federal prosecutors in Alexandria, Va., snuffed out a $2 million drug trafficking ring that allegedly recruited student-athletes to market California-grown marijuana on college campuses in Virginia and 10 other states.
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One on One: Race Summit Organizer Timothy Davis Talks NCAA
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Paul Steinbach,
June 2011
"Losing to Win: Discussions of Race and Intercollegiate Sports," a two-day conference hosted by Wake Forest University in April, was billed as the largest summit of its kind. But the discussion ranged into several non-race-specific areas — from student-athlete exploitation to head injuries.
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One On One: Charles Clotfelter Discusses His Book on College Sports
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Paul Steinbach,
May 2011
In researching his latest book, Big-Time Sports in American Universities, Charles Clotfelter looked at 58 universities with leading athletic programs and found that 87 percent of 600 New York Times articles about those schools were focused on sports.
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College Coaching Transitions Challenge Athletics Staff
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Paul Steinbach,
May 2011
Under the March 21 headline "UT Relieves Bruce Pearl of Duties," the University of Tennessee athletics web site offered a 79-word announcement regarding the departure of the Volunteers' men's basketball coach.
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Overly Aggressive Workouts Put Athletes at Risk of Rhabdomyolysis
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Paul Steinbach,
April 2011
A University of Iowa investigation into the January hospitalization of 13 football players has determined that an intense exercise regimen on the heels of a three-week layoff from supervised workouts was the cause of the players' rhabdomyolysis, a potentially fatal breakdown of muscle fibers into the bloodstream, where excess proteins can clog the kidneys and cause renal failure.
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