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Another NCAA Crackdown on USC
USC's football team will be banned from bowl games for two years and deprived of athletic scholarships. At the same time, the PAC-10 Athletic Conference is expanding. We look at what's supposed to be amateur sports -- and the influence of money. Also, the attacks are already flying in the race for Attorney General. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, will the President's moratorium on deep-water exploration have as much impact on the Gulf state's economy as the oil spill?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIt's now official. USC's football team will be banned from bowl games for two years and deprived of athletic scholarships. At the same time, the PAC-10 Athletic Conference is expanding. We look at two familiar stories about what's supposed to be amateur sports -- and the influence of money. Also, the attacks are already flying in the race for Attorney General. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Gulf oil slick has reached Alabama's inland waterways, and BP's looking worse than ever. But the oil industry and some members of Congress say the President's moratorium on deep-sea exploration is doing more harm than good.
Banner image: Reggie Bush #5 of the USC Trojans runs with the ball against the UCLA Bruins during the game on December 3, 2005 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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3 storiesUSC Slapped with Sanctions over Gifts to Players
First, it's been a historic day for the PAC-10 Athletic Conference in more ways than one. Perennial football champion USC has been banned from bowl games for two years, and the league itself is expanding to include the University of Colorado, with other powerhouses likely to join in the near future.
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