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• North Carolina 38, UConn 12: UConn Pays Price for Night of Mistakes

  The Tar Heels scored on offense, defense and special teams to hand the Huskies a smackdown that will no doubt knock Connecticut out of the national rankings. Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 12:59 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, College Athletics, Football, University of North Carolina, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• Former Top Recruit Follows Long Road to Uncertain Future

  Willi Williams, the top-rated high school linebacker in the Class of 2004, was a mega recruit. That was three universities ago, before his dismissal from Louisville. Posted Sunday, August 24, 2008 10:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Williams, Willie

• Harvard Picked to Win the Ivy, and So Is Yale

  For the second time in nine years, the Ivy preseason poll resulted in a tie. Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 11:53 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Harvard University, Ivy League, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Yale University

• 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

• 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