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...coaches to bully faculty into changing grades or creating simpleton courses. At the University of Georgia, for example, basketball players took a class called Coaching Principles and Strategies of Basketball. An exam question asked the value of a three-point shot. "Athletes won't just be tempted to take Basket Weaving I," says Sperber. "They'll be tempted to take Basket Weaving II, III and IV." Brand is putting the burden on the schools to keep up academic standards. "We cannot be the parent and policeman on every corner," he says. But he will be reading report cards. UConn...
Cserny did that, much to the nervousness of her coach. All game, Penn collapsed hard on drives to the basket, throwing elbows, forearms, and anything else—to the tune of 26 personal fouls and 33 Harvard trips to the free throw line...
Logan provided plenty of those plays to get the dormant Tigers rolling. After Stehle gave the Crimson its short-lived lead, Logan hit back-to-back three pointers, then added a layup after guard Will Venable’s basket to give the Tigers a quick nine point advantage. On the night, Logan led all scorers with 15 points on perfect 6-of-6 shooting—including 3-of-3 from downtown...
...last basket of that streak, a runner from the paint, gave the Crimson the 16-14 lead that it never relinquished...
Holsey sliced up the Tigers’ defense with a bevy of silky moves to the basket, a dead eye from long range—she hit both her attempts from three-point distance—and a flair for finding the open scorer when the Tigers collapsed around...