March Madness will bring the NCAA nearly $880 million in broadcast fees this year alone. The Pac-12 revealed recommendations Monday of a task force it convened last year to tackle corruption in basketball recruiting. Suggestions include enabling freer communication between college players and pro agents, and compelling the NBA to abandon its minimum age rule. That the most rigid rules around amateurism only apply to football and men’s basketball — often euphemized as “revenue sports” — isn’t a coincidence. The idea has grown so pervasive that the FBI devoted resources to micromanaging basketball amateurism, ensnaring Bridges over his mom’s free lunch.

Source: thestar March 14, 2018 00:22 UTC