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Prominent Sites React to the Michigan Academics Scandal

A gathering of reactions to the Ann Arbor News' investigation into questionable academic practices at Michigan's athletic department:New York Times This could be a huge blow to the reputation of Michigan, a university that fancies itself as a model for both academics and athletics. On the surface, this appears to be...

New NCAA Rule Worse Than 3-2-5-e Disaster

Holy hoodwink, Batman! Remember me?From the venerable Sunday Morning Quarterback:Make no mistake: fifteen extra seconds on the play clock is a dramatic, terrible change, and will fail miserably at its attempt to maintain plays and scoring at 2007 levels. Lengthening the play clock produces less plays, and therefore less...

Background on The Wizard of Odds

The Wizard of Odds is an American game show hosted by Alex Trebek that aired on NBC from July 16, 1973 to June 28, 1974 in which people from the studio audience vied in a number of rounds, primarily games revolving around statistical questions.

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