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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

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

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

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

Jet Makes Connection in Creativity With Youths

Kris Jenkins is involved with Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a nonprofit program that teaches life through art to African-American boys from the rough northeast section of Washington, D.C.

Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, New York Jets, Athletics and Sports, Children and Youth

Cheering Section: The Ultimate Fan Fantasy: Owning a Piece of the Rock

Project Franchise is a group with a mission to buy a sports team and let the fans vote on every decision.

Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 11:29 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Baseball, Football, Athletics and Sports, Franchises

N.F.L. Roundup: Raiders Continue to Add to Offense

The Oakland Raiders have agreed to terms with the former Pro Bowl receiver Javon Walker and the free-agent offensive tackle Kwame Harris.

Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments

Filed under: Football, Athletics and Sports