Memphis Charged With Violations
(ESPN.com)
The Memphis men's basketball program has been charged by the NCAA with major violations during the 2007-08 season under former coach John Calipari. Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose is at the center of alleged violations at Memphis. I think it's time to end the sham that is NCAA basketball once and for all. To begin with, the NBA's age restriction is ridiculous, and probably unconstitutional. Moreover, it seriously compromises the integrity of the NCAA. When you're 18-years-old, you're old enough to join the armed services, go overseas, and fight in a war, at great risk to your life and health. If you're an 18-year-old computer prodigy, there's nothing preventing Google or Microsoft from hiring you right out of high school. But if you're 18 and extremely gifted in basketball, you can't compete for a spot on an NBA roster. Well, how's that fair? So you have these kids who come to college for no other purpose but to get old enough to qualify for the NBA. And it's a joke to think these "one-and-done" kids have any interest in getting an education. To call them student-athletes is the greatest of oxymorons. They already know how they're going to try to make a living. They've poured their lives into developing their basketball skills. What's going on these days is making a mockery of college basketball. The NCAA should fine itself, and the NBA, not the teams, players, and coaches just trying to make the best of the screwed-up system they've been sentenced to.
Blogged: Friday, May 29, 2009

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140. Torre enters 2003 clearly on the hot seat
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159. Owens not punished -- this time
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160. [Andy] Rooney blasts purpose of female sideline reporters
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161. Yankees go down swinging
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162. Police: Moss used car to bump traffic control agent
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163. NFL thwarts Manning in attempt to honor Unitas
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164. Knicks pass on Mutombo, want Mourning
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166. Strike looms large over All-Star Game
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167. New law may add 19th hole to course
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169. Patriots Win!
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174. Notre Dame will hire Stanford's Willingham as coach
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175. Stanford tops Michigan State
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177. Enough is enough
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178. Yankees Win. Yankees Win. Theeeeeeee Yankees Win!
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187. It's official: Jordan to play for Wizards
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194. Cardinalhoops
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196. Carter Scores NBA Season-High 51
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197. College Basketball's Tarnished 20
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198. McSorley Clubs Brashear in NHL Game
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199. Rocker should get another chance, Turner says
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