NCAA TOURNAMENT There's something surreal about the men's NCAA basketball tournament. ... The uncertainty creates a level thrilling basketball that's only found at the college level. ... A team would then advance to the National Championship after winning a "Final Four" game. ... If a team completes an upset during the first round but doesn't go on to win another game they"re just called "One Hit Wonders." ... Holly Cross coach Ralph Willard claims, "This is do-or- die basketball for the so called mid-major schools. ...

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Whether it be football, basketball, or hockey, since the 2000s, intercollegiate sports have brought in a surplus of revenue to their respective major universities and also increasing the popularity of the college. ... They are getting the chance to attend some of the best universities in the world, sometimes for free, get access to world class facilities, and have the chance to play the game that they love. ... Within that same study, "Duke basketball players were valued at $1,025,656 while [the players were] living just $732 above the poverty line and a scholarship shortfall of $1,995&qu...

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It use to be that the women's NCAA basketball championship game was the only game shown, now the entire tournament is shown on ESPN and ESPN 2 with the final four game on open broadcast channels such as CBS or NBC. ... I will admit that earlier in my life I was not too crazy about women's sports, basketball in particular. I thought that the women's game was so much slower than the men game and that women could not possibly compete with the men's game. ...

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Gambling Being an athlete you are asked to play your hardest on every play of every game. ... .org, "A study by the University of Cincinnati of 648 Division I intercollegiate men's basketball and football respondents indicated that 25.5% had gambled money on other college sporting events, 3.7% had gambled money on a game in which they had played, and that 0.5% received money from a gambler for not playing well in a game." ... Stevin Smith formally of Arizona State University was convicted of sports bribery, also a Northwestern football player and two Northwestern basketball players ...

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College sports like football and basketball hold a huge segment of the entertainment industry making those two particular sport seasons year round. Bigger universities have tradition, name recognition, and school pride to uphold with every game. ... The competitive nature of the sport now leeks off the field and may be more competitive than the actual game. ... College basketball in itself, is a multi billion-dollar industry that makes money for everyone involved except for the players. ... The price for advertising on television during the championship bowl game for college football is se...

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The average salary for a division I football, basketball, or baseball head coach is $2-3.5 million (Brian). ... In contrast, the total team revenue for the entire National Basketball Association (NBA) in one year is just $3.2 billion. ... The team banned the five players, cut their scholarships, and restricted the OSU football program from competing in any bowl game or Big Ten championship. ... Video game companies are allowed to use their stats, hometowns and numbers just so long as they don't use their names. ... In May of 2014 Lawyers representing division 1 basketball and football...

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Many coaches earn at least $1 million per year to coach one of the major sports like baseball, basketball, or football at a school. ... That same year, the national football championship game required Florida State football players to miss the first couple days of spring classes" (Forbes, 2014). It has also been reported by Forbes Magazine that the annual NCAA men's March Madness basketball tournament affects more than six days of classes. ... Seventeen college football coaches and seven college basketball coaches make more than $3 million a year. ... The second instance was when Pa...

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Scandals and political control by gaming interests have led to backlashes which result in regulation and/or prohibition. ... People bet on things like a completed first pass-attempt by John Elway, the jersey number of the first person to score, the team to score the longest touchdown, and the total number of fumbles by both teams.The NCAA men's basketball tournament brought in millions of dollars this past season through gambling. ... Also, 4% admitted to wagering on their own games, and 3% changed the outcome of a game in which they participated (Saum 2). ... One in particular was at a...

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Their skills as athletes contribute to the overall marketability of a college, and pull in millions of dollars in game revenue every season. ... The NCAA has an insurance plan that will help the cost of some injuries, but generally they only cover the cost if the injury happened during a game. ... The way the NCAA is structured, there must be equality for all of the sports regardless of how popular the sport is or the gender of the athletes even though the only sports that truly generate the most revenue for the NCAA are football and men's basketball (McCormick, 2006). ...

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Every year in the United States, over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports - and currently, they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that que...

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"They came out with that the average football player is worth the amount of $120,000 for their big-time college and 265,000 for the average basketball player. ... When you are receiving no type of money during the season, but yet there is a video game that has you in it and is the top selling video game across the U.S. ...

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A student-athletes daily schedule (when in season) may consists of attending classes, practice, weight training, visiting the trainer, looking at film, traveling for game days, and attending booster events (Broughton; Neyer, 2001; Watt & Moore III, 2001; Jolly, 2008). ...

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