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• At Tulane, a Sports Revival Followed Hurricane’s Winds

  The energy on campus is a dramatic change from when Hurricane Katrina knocked the Tulane athletic department to the ground, threatening its very survival. Posted Tuesday, October 07, 2008 7:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Athletics and Sports, Colleges and Universities, Hurricane Katrina, Tulane University

• Amaker’s Move Creates Clash of Harvard Ideals

  Coach Tommy Amaker’s decision to cut the players recruited by his predecessor has raised eyebrows in the conference and has angered the players, their parents and coaches. Posted Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:44 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Harvard University, Athletics and Sports

• Sports of The Times: Roberts Refuses to Yield in Battle Against Cancer

  Robin Roberts, a former college basketball player who is now a co-host on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” traces her survival of *** cancer to her life as an athlete. Posted Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Athletics and Sports, Cancer, Women's National Basketball Assn, Southeastern Louisiana University, Roberts, Robin

• Smaller Programs Are Among Hardest Hit in N.C.A.A. Academic Report

  The N.C.A.A. punished 218 teams Tuesday, handing out sanctions that ranged from warnings to reductions in the amount of practice time in order to have those programs focus on academics. Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• On Eve of B.C.S. Meetings, Talk of Playoff Is Just Talk

  Talk about change in the postseason structure had percolated through the bowl season, but no major changes appear to be on the horizon. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:51 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Athletics and Sports, Playoff Games, Bowl Games, Bowl Championship Series

• On Eve of B.C.S. Meetings, Talk of a Playoff Is Probably Just That: Talk

  Talk about change in the postseason structure had percolated through the bowl season, but no major changes appear to be on the horizon. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Athletics and Sports, Playoff Games, Bowl Games, Bowl Championship Series

• Highly Recruited Center No Longer Set to Attend Harvard

  Frank Ben-Eze was mentioned last week in a Times article in which former Harvard coaches and members of the Ivy League said that the Crimson had lowered its academic standards. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 9:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Harvard University, Athletics and Sports, Scholarships and Fellowships, Amaker, Tommy

• Highly Recruited Center Is No Longer Expected to Attend Harvard

  Frank Ben-Eze was mentioned last week in a Times article in which former Harvard coaches and members of the Ivy League said that the Crimson had lowered its academic standards. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 6:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Harvard University, Athletics and Sports, Scholarships and Fellowships, Amaker, Tommy

• The Scholarship Divide: Recruits Clamor for More From Coaches With Less

  Many N.C.A.A. coaches try to figure out ways to buy the best athlete possible for the least amount of scholarship money, which can be as little as $400. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 6:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Athletics and Sports, Education and Schools, Scholarships and Fellowships, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• The Scholarship Divide: Athletic Scholarships: Expectations Lose to Reality

  The expectations of parents and athletes can differ sharply from the realities of college athletics. Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 9:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Athletics and Sports, Colleges and Universities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Amateur Athletics

• Athletic Scholarships: Expectations Lose to Reality

  The expectations of parents and athletes can differ sharply from the realities of college athletics. Posted Sunday, March 09, 2008 7:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Athletics and Sports, Colleges and Universities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Amateur Athletics