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NCAA begins new legislation
on academics
PHOENIX — NCAA officials be
lieve the historic legislation they ap
proved Thursday will compel student
athletes to hit the books as vigorously
as they hit the weights.
The plan will penalize schools
whose teams fail to meet academic
standards that have yet to be deter
mined.
Schools that fall short of guidelines
would draw a warning in 2006-2007.
Continued shortcomings would re
sult in a loss of scholarships in 2007
OS and the loss of postseason eligibil
ity in 2008-09.
No postseason means no postsea
son revenue. And that could be
enough to strike fear in many schools.
'This is a critically important set of
legislative measures, the strongest ever
passed by the NCAA," NCAA Presi
dent Myles Brand said Thursday. "It's
different because it holds teams as
well as institutions accountable."
The so-called "incentives and disin
centives" legislation is the final piece
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The first part requires high school
students to complete more "core"
high school courses to be eligible as
freshmen. The number of courses ris
es from 13 to 14 in 2005-06 before in
creasing to 16 two years after that.
The second part addresses continu
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compared to the massive package ap
proved Thursday.
Up until now, there was no penal
ty for a school that didn't graduate
its athletes. According to recent
NCAA statistics, only 21 of the 65
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Brand said graduation targets for
each school would be calculated.
Schools will be notified this fall
whether they would have been at risk
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had been in place.
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Marlins, Miami agree
on new ballpark
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In
what was billed as a historic meeting
of the minds, the Florida Marlins, Mi
ami-Dade County and city of Miami
agreed Thursday on a $367 million
plan to build a new retractable roof
ballpark and parking garage south
west of the Orange Bowl. But many
details and a funding gap of at least
$30 million remain.
After the three sides put the finish
ing touches on the agreement, they
announced it to city and county com
missioners, quickly acknowledging
that the plan relies on the anticipated
proceeds from the sale of an obsolete
Miami Arena. To raise the missing
funds, the plan also needs state ap
proval of a sales tax rebate — which
remains elusive in Tallahassee, where
this year's legislative session con
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May 11.
"The key is we have a plan that
works, contingent on several factors,"
County Manager George Burgess said.
"It's a way to finance a stadium. There
are going to be loose ends that have to
be resolved."
Even with all the goodwill ex
pressed Thursday — and a deal two
days ahead of the team's self-imposed
May 1 deadline — government and
team officials said they are unsure if
the plan will proceed without the ad
ditional funds.
"This is a very important first step,"
Marlins President David Samson said.
"We've got to get state money and we
feel with the local component done,
we feel there's still a chance for this
session. 1 don't want to talk about
what happens if it doesn't come in,
because there's a significant gap has to
be worked on before the construction
can begin."
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel (KRT)
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