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ARE ATHLETES BEING SHORT CHANGED?

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March Madness is reaching its crescendo with the NCAA basketball men’s finals taking place this Monday night.  And there sure is a lot of money involved.  Well over $2 billion, with the universities and the coaches making more and more every year.  But there is one group that is being both exploited and shortchanged. It’s the players themselves.  The athletic scholarship, I would argue, is outdated and insufficient to cover the basic expenses of the athletes.  Read my new column and see what you think.  You can see it now by going to the Red Flashing Box above, or by Clicking Here.

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