As I was running errands this afternoon, I was listening to Bob Valvano's talk show. He has an afternoon talk show on the local ESPN affiliate and does an overnight show for ESPN radio on the weekends. If you don't know Bob, he also does color commentary for ESPN during basketball season, and the occassional football game, as well as the local (Big...
The NCAA Board of Directors approved a proposal to allow schools to distribute up to $2,000 a year or the full cost of attendance, whichever is less, to student-athletes in "head count" sports, i.e. men's and women's basketball, football, and those in " equivalency sports" who reach the full value of a scholarship. Amazingly, the NCAA Board, which is composed of member university...
Before I dive into the topic of the post, let me first say a word or two about the absence of recent posting. I realize it's been a while and I want to apologize for that. A combination of health issues, all now since resolved, thank you, and family matters have consumed my time for the last couple of months and I just...