What’s Your APR?

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 What’s Your APR?
No, not Annual Percentage Rate for all you creditworthy folks. We’re talking about the Academic Progress Report (APR) for men’s basketball (who is regularly the lowest rated sport in D1 ). Today the NCAA released the numbers that track athletes’ success (2003-07) in the classroom through retention, eligibility and graduation, and it appears that things are going to get a ... [link]

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APR, Texas Tech Passes, And Who Cares By How Much
Published 5/7/2008 by Seth C <info@doubletnation.com> at Double-T Nation
... . I'd also recommend a look at Rush The Court's breakdown of the APR numbers for men's basketball, and considers the problems that Memphis might face because their entire starting 5 might leave for the NBA. ...

The Roundup: Kobe Finally Wins MVP
Published 5/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... criminals … how can this guy get elected? … political recap coming … Euro 2008 and damage control. (Beautiful Game) We temporarily lift our list embargo because Euro 2008 is just a month away. (LA Times) Comparing Danica Patrick and Ashley Force. (SI) Kobe’s your 2008 MVP, so rant away, folks. (Sports Underground) Peeking at the men’s basketball academic progress report. (Rush the Court) One week into the new job, that’s a helluva arrest. (AJC) ...

MORNING ROUNDUP - 5/07/08
Published 5/7/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... Buzz around the interwebs continues to center on the APR ratings released yesterday. Rush the Court broke down the numbers in much greater detail than us, with some interesting findings: ...

Ned's Losing It [Blogdome]
Published 5/7/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
• It would seem like the clock is ticking on Ned Yost. [Chuckie Hacks] • Andrei Kirilenko has had ENOUGH. [The Play In CA] • If we lost 48-0, we'd get naked too. At that point, why not? [OutSports] • How's your favorite college team doing academically? [Rush The Court] • Austria wants you to know that it's safe to come watch soccer there. [The Beautiful Game] • Speaking of which, we're only one month away from the Euro beginning! [The Soccer Haus] • Some novelty athlete ...

Blog Patrol
Published 5/7/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... By the way, you can also see how many scholarships your college basketball team was docked here. USC hilariously lost two. [Rush The Court] ...

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