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...winter, 43-year-old Perry can often be found at Caesars Palace and other casinos, betting on races, blackjack and sporting events. In the summers, he coaches some of New York City's top inner-city basketball prospects. Scurry says he and Perry have a close relationship as player and former coach, and on about half a dozen occasions Perry gave him small amounts of "tip money" -- no more than $20 -- merely as a token of affection. Ross, a former C.B.A. coach, agrees: "He does have the kids' best interests at heart...
Perry's first contact with UNLV was in the spring of 1986, when he told the university's coaches that Lloyd Daniels, considered by many the top high school player in New York City, was interested in going to the school. Daniels was then an 18-year-old high school dropout who had attended five different high schools in three states. Each school had availed itself of his talents on the court but never managed to solve his profound reading problems...
...some ways UNLV goes further than many schools to fend off corruption. It falls to Warkentien, now assistant to the athletic director, to keep the players out of trouble. "I'm the damn cop, but it's an impossible job," he groans. Warkentien, ever on the lookout for illegal gifts from boosters, examines every player's monthly rent check and car titles. But in other ways the university is less vigilant. For example, school officials have formal arrangements with Las Vegas-strip casino restaurants allowing players to charge one training meal...
What makes student athletes especially vulnerable to temptation is that many consider themselves underpaid professionals who deserve whatever comes their way. "Once you get out on the floor, it's a job, and you expect to get paid," says former UNLV player Eldridge Hudson. "If a kid is busting his ass on the court, if somebody wants to buy him a car, let him have it." Hudson always hoped to share his good fortune with his family. "Me being a star, I thought my mother deserved a Mercedes." While in school, Hudson said, he had a private apartment and drove...
...player, Rose savored six World Series and three world titles. But in four seasons as a manager, he has directed the Reds to second place in the National League's West Division four times. Even before the gambling charges, Cincinnati owner Marge Schott was said to be impatient with...