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• For College Recruiting, Let’s Go to the Video, but Without the Tape

  Thanks to the ease of recording, posting and watching, recruiters use the Web to find prospects they might otherwise have missed, without leaving their desks. Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 2:01 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Football, Scholarships and Fellowships, YouTube.com, Recordings and Downloads (Video)

• 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

• Education Fund for Latin Players Quietly Changes Lives

  A virtually unknown stockbroker from San Jose, Calif., Don Odermann has spent 25 years as a silent baseball benefactor for Latino players. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:09 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Alou, Moises, Education and Schools, Colleges and Universities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Peace Corps

• The Scholarship Divide: It’s Not an Adventure, It’s a Job

  Athletic scholarships are not all games and fun. They can be overwhelming in their demands on a student’s time and energy. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:43 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Colleges and Universities, Scholarships and Fellowships, Draft and Recruitment (Sports)

• The Scholarship Divide: Divvying Scholarship Dollars Can Divide a Team

  An athlete’s worth to a college is often negotiated behind the closed doors, but the figures tend to get out. What happens next is not surprising: scholarship envy. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Scholarships and Fellowships, Draft and Recruitment (Sports), Villanova University

• 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: New Rules Threaten Sport’s Tryout Process

  Baseball-specific N.C.A.A. restrictions going into effect this fall will make all scholarships in the sport worth at least 25 percent of an institution’s tuition and room and board. Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 6:19 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Baseball, Scholarships and Fellowships, National Collegiate Athletic Assn

• 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