college athletics

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college
noun
uk
/ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/
US
a university where you can study for an undergraduate (= ...
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athletics
noun[U]
uk
/æθˈlet.ɪks/us
/æθˈlet̬.ɪks/
UK
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, ...
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As a result of these practices, numerous concerns were raised, including the desire to regulatecollegeathletics.
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It also has an award-winning sports section that covers local high-school andcollegeathletics.
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Everything that can be said that is good aboutcollegeathleticshe was.
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The area's many colleges and universities are active incollegeathletics.
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Snyder then presided over one of the most successful rebuilding projects in the history ofcollegeathletics.
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It had previously been a major power in juniorcollegeathletics(notably baseball and basketball).
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He also later wrote stories about his work in high school andcollegeathletics.
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As in many states, especially those without major league professional sport teams,collegeathleticsare very important.
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Stull is acollegeathleticsadministrator and former football player and coach.
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Public perceptions ofcollegeathleticsare often guided by sports media, who pay limited attention to the portion of college athletics with little commercial interest.
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Collegeathleticsmay form an ego identity for athletes as parents, peers, and even strangers give praises and accolades to athletes for their performance.
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As of the 2007-2008 school year, females made up 41% of the participants incollegeathletics.
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It is generally attributed mostly to high school andcollegeathleticsparticipants who form a distinct youth subculture.
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At that time,collegeathleticswas almost exclusively the realm of the male student athlete, but times were on the verge of change.
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Collegeathleticswere originally formed as a diversion for student athletes and should therefore maintain a focus on the players themselves.
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Promotecollegeathleticsin general, and specifically, highlight stories about its membership, student-athletes, coaches and administrators.
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Majorcollegeathleticsis out of perspective in general.
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He had no insurance and there was no organization in place that offered financial assistance to athletes injured while participating incollegeathletics.
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This is a sad day forcollegeathleticswhen a basketball coach has the power to hire and fire a university's athletic director...
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During the late 1940s and early 1950s,collegeathleticswere marred by several scandals across the nation, and there were allegations of its overemphasis at universities.
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