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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    College basketball scandal heats up

    Four assistant basketball coaches at universities, including USC., have been charged with bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud by federal prosecutors. The repercussions are just beginning, and include the firing of hall-of-fame Louisville coach Rick Pitino.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 28, 2017 • 1 min read

    Four assistant basketball coaches at universities, including USC., have been charged with bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud by federal prosecutors. The repercussions are just beginning, and include the firing of hall-of-fame Louisville coach Rick Pitino.

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    5. 41:15Is the US national anthem racist?
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    College basketball scandal heats up
    1. 0:00College basketball scandal heats upYou’re reading this
    2. 8:40UC Irvine medical school controversy
    3. 16:06Alabama Senate primary and the future of the GOP
    4. 24:24Unrest offers a personal experience of chronic pain
    5. 41:15Is the US national anthem racist?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand