Wednesday, February 8, 2017

U.S. college athletics league cuts Baylor funds after sex scandal

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U.S. college athletics league cuts Baylor funds after sex scandal
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Big 12 athletics conference decided on Wednesday to withhold a portion of the revenue due to Texas' Baylor University as it checks reforms implemented at the world's largest Baptist college in response to sexual assaults by it athletes. The university has been rocked by scandals for more than a year over whether it failed to do enough to prevent and investigate sexual assaults against women by football players and others. The scandals, which coincide with growing outrage over sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, led to the ouster of the school's president and its football coach.
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U.S. college athletics league cuts Baylor funds after sex scandal
The Big 12 athletics conference decided on Wednesday to withhold a portion of the revenue due to Texas' Baylor University as it checks reforms implemented at the world's largest Baptist college in response to sexual assaults by it athletes. The university has been rocked by scandals for more than a year over whether it failed to do enough to prevent and investigate sexual assaults against women by football players and others. The scandals, which coincide with growing outrage over sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, led to the ouster of the school's president and its football coach.
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