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The Shame Of College Sports
ResumeEvery season seems to bring more scandals involving college sports, but a provocative article in The Atlantic says the real scandal is the NCAA's concept of amateurism, and the story makes a case for paying college athletes. In his piece, historian Taylor Branch argues for paying athletes and also says a spate of lawsuits making their way through the courts could destroy the NCAA.
NPR's Frank Deford called it "the most important article ever written about college sports."
- The Atlantic: The Shame Of College Sports
Guest:
- Taylor Branch, Pulitizer Prize winning historian
This segment aired on September 23, 2011.