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May 17, 2012

Harbor College (Calif.) Only Has Money For Salaries, Needs Fundraising To Save Sports

The Daily Breeze, Mike Waldnerhttp://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_20643142/sports-programs-face-bleak-future-at-cash-strappedRumors to the contrary, Harbor College has not eliminated football.Alarmed observers will claim this is merely a technicalit...

May 17, 2012

Illinois Attorney General Sues IHSA For Disabled Students’ Athletic Rights

Chicago Tribune, Erin Meyerhttp://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-16/news/ct-met-disabled-swimmer-lawsuit-filed-20120517_1_disabled-athletes-disabled-students-student-athletesThe Illinois High School Association is violating the rights of disable...

May 17, 2012

Coach K Earned More Than $7 Million In 2010

Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski earned more than $7.2 million in compensation during the 2010 calendar year, according to the federal tax return the university filed this week.The amount is the second greatest single-year compensation tot...

May 17, 2012

Larry Bird Named Executive Of The Year

L.A. Timeshttp://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0517-newswire-20120517, 0, 520636.story Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird was voted the NBA's executive of the year on Wednesday, becoming the first person to win that award, plus the most valuable play...

May 16, 2012

U Of Michigan Looking To Spend $250 Million For Non-Revenue Sport Facility Upgrades

AnnArbor.com, Kyle Meinkehttp://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-to-spend-250-million-to-upgrade-facilities-for-non-revenue-sports/CHICAGO -- The University of Michigan spent nearly $500 million dollars to update its football, basketball and hockey f...

May 16, 2012

Wife Of Former Syracuse Coach Plans To Sue ESPN

CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/us/syracuse-coach-allegations/index.html Laurie Fine, the wife of a former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach accused of molesting ball boys, plans to sue ESPN and two of the network's reporters for libel ...

May 15, 2012

College of Idaho Reinstates Football Program

Idaho Statesman, Brian Murphyhttp://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/05/15/2117735/stay-and-play.htmlIn the final years of the College of Idaho’s first football program, the team was filled with junior-college transfers from places like New York and...

May 15, 2012

Pay-To-Play Leaving Low-Income Students Behind

Missouri Sports Magazine, Daniel Johnsonhttp://missourisportsmag.com/?p=64540ANN ARBOR, MI. (Daniel Johnson, Missouri Sports Magazine) – In an era of tight funding, school districts across the country are cutting their athletic budgets.  M...