Towson University professor Howard Nixon, a sociologist who studies sports, talks about what he calls the Athletic Trap -- the endless efforts by college presidents to squeeze gold out of so-called money sports, such as football and basketball, while eliminating non-revenue sports to make budgets.
Corruption in College Sports
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