The athletic trap : how college sports corrupted the academy /

Nixon, Howard L., 1944-

The athletic trap : how college sports corrupted the academy / Howard L. Nixon II. - Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Commercialization, college sports, and the athletic trap -- The intercollegiate golden triangle -- The business of college sports -- The arms race, inequalities, and the pressures of the college sports business -- Deviance, corruption, and scandals in college sports -- Control and reform in big-time college sports -- Reforming college sports.



9781421411965


College sports--Corrupt practices--United States.
Universities and colleges--Corrupt practices--United States.


Electronic Books.

GV351 / .A845 2014