NCAA: UNC scandal doesn’t prompt probe
Barring any revelations of further academic impropriety involving the University’s student athletes, it appears the NCAA will not undertake a second major investigation into UNC athletics.
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Barring any revelations of further academic impropriety involving the University’s student athletes, it appears the NCAA will not undertake a second major investigation into UNC athletics.
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