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62) Cheating the spread: gamblers, point shavers, and game fixers in college football and basketball
Author
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Delving into the history of gambling and corruption in intercollegiate sports, Cheating the Spread recounts all of the major gambling scandals in college football and basketball. Digging through court records, newspapers, government documents, and university archives and conducting private interviews, Albert J. Figone finds that game rigging has been pervasive and nationwide throughout most of the sports' history. The insidious practice has spread...
68) Break the glass
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A small-town campus is rocked by scandal. Suddenly, four women find themselves in the crosshairs of an investigation that threatens to upend their lives. Lauren is the wife of a charismatic, now disgraced, university athletic director. To keep their marriage from crumbling, she's cleaned up his messes before. This one she never saw coming. Nora is the director's interim replacement. The groundbreaking career she's worked for is on the rise. As wife...
70) College sports
Series
Reference shelf volume 93, no. 4
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Where should America draw the line between professional and student athletes? This volume examines a variety of scandals and controversies in the college sports world, including admission scandals and the methods that recruiters and school administrators use to find, sign, and groom players. While some celebrate college sports and its role in producing players who go on to play at the professional level, others argue that college athletics denigrates...
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 116-526
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Swish! Sweat beads on the basketball players' foreheads as they watch the ball drop through the net just as the buzzer sounds. The stakes are high. Two of college basketball's best teams are facing off in a thrilling Final Four game, and only one team will be crowned the NCAA basketball champion! Young readers will enjoy getting exciting facts about Final Four records, the event's history, and some of its most heart-stopping games"--
80) Clemson Tigers
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English