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NCAA's challenge

Indianapolis Star

January 9, 2012

The leaders of college sports gather in Indianapolis this week for the annual NCAA Convention after a year of scandals ranging from celebrity coaches breaking association rules to allegations of gut-wrenching crimes. Much of what will be on display at the convention is the effort, more than a century old, to find peace in the marriage of higher education and big-money sports. A critique of the status quo could come Wednesday when U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gives the keynote address at a luncheon.

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