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The case for big-time college sports helping academics remains weak
3 years ago - Sep 28, 2021, 9:00 AM
The University of Houston is hoping an extra boost to its teams will increase the school’s standing. But athletics can lead to even more debt The Houston Cougars are backed my a multimillion dollar business. Photograph: Maria Lysaker/USA Today Sports Riding the short distance from downtown to the University of Houston campus, light rail passengers arrive at Athletics District station in the shadow of a towering 40,000-capacity football stadium that opened in 2014 at a cost of about $125m. An adj