Friday 27 April 2012

National Collegiate Athletic Association-Representative John Larson-University Of Connecticut

Connecticut lawmakers seek review after NCAA bans UConn

(Reuters) - Two members of Congress said Friday they would seek a review of the National Collegiate Athletic Association after its decision to ban the University of Connecticut from the 2013 "March Madness" post-season basketball tournament due to low academic grades by players. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative John Larson, both Connecticut Democrats, called the NCAA's enforcement of its academic standards - against UConn as well as some other schools in recent years - as being "arbitrary and unfair. ... read more..

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