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• Cheering Section: Father-Son Connections Are in the Cards

  When my mother arrived last summer with 5,000 of my old sports cards packed into Mother Goose shoeboxes, my sons opened each flimsy container as if it were the Ark of the Covenant. Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:50 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Baseball, Football, Hockey, Ice, Families and Family Life, Trading Cards

• 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

• N.C.A.A. Academic Report: Some College Teams May Be Hit Hard

  Nearly 150 college teams may lose scholarships next season and 26 others are in danger of being banned from postseason play if they don’t improve next year. Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Colleges and Universities, Scholarships and Fellowships

• Will Robinson, 96, Top Scout, Dies

  Mr. Robinson broke racial barriers as a college basketball coach and discovered talented players as a scout for both professional basketball and football teams. Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Deaths (Obituaries)

• Sports of The Times: Future Is Theirs, but Control of It Isn’t

  Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A. Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Sports of The Times: Dependent on Others in Starting Pro Career

  Sports leagues control the flow of labor through rules, coercion and intimidation. No leagues keep a more effective choke hold on talent than the N.F.L. and the N.B.A. Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:18 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, National Football League, Athletics and Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Otto Schnellbacher, Two-Sport Star at Kansas, Dies at 84

  Considered by Kansans to have been one of the state’s greatest athletes, Mr. Schnellbacher was an all-pro defensive back for the N.F.L. Giants and also played pro basketball. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, Deaths (Obituaries), University of Kansas, Schnellbacher, Otto