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NCAA needs to remedy disconnect between athletes and schools

Just as Japan’s tragic tsunami and earthquake changed the world view on nuclear power, the recent avalanche of college sports scandals has awakened the NCAA. Read More

Frantz: Parents to blame for athletes’ lost youth

AP
Jaret Frantz will soon be staring in the face of a major life decision. He leads his league in touchdown passes by a wide margin, and as a dual-threat QB, pulls away from defenders as he streaks down the field on long TD runs, usually leaving defenders grasping at air. On the diamond, he has a fastball that most hitters can’t catch up to, and at the plate the ball leaps off his bat as if it were spring-loaded. Read More

Eyes on Olympic glory

With dreams of gold, Bay Area athletes will head to the Summer Games — some for the first time, others possibly for the last — to give it their all and make their country proud. Read More
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