The N.C.A.A. found Ohio State guilty of failure to monitor the program and of extra-benefit violations after it said eight players received more than $14,000 in cash or preferential treatment from the owner of a tattoo parlor in Columbus.
Running back DeShaun Foster, the nation's third-leading rusher and a top Heisman Trophy candidate, will miss Saturday's game against Oregon at the Rose Bowl as a result of the N.C.A.A.'s making U.C.L.A. aware of a possible extra benefits violation.
In three eastern provinces, the government suspended mining indefinitely to curtail illegal production and trade of "conflict" minerals (the mining of which contributes to or benefits from violations of human rights) by armed militias.
Solis and Ridley-Thomas cited a 2014 UCLA Labor Center report that found 655,000 low-wage workers in the county experience at least one wage or benefit theft violation in a typical week.
At a time when the ideal of amateurism in college athletics appears shakier than ever, Yahoo Sports reported Tuesday that University of Miami players and recruits received thousands of benefits in violation of N.C.A.A. rules from a booster from 2002 through 2010.
implemented the ban on pension spiking, however, workers there sued, saying the new state law cut their benefits in violation of the state Constitution.
The NCAA and Pacific 10 Conference on Monday opened an investigation into whether former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo received benefits in violation of college rules before and during the one season he played for the Trojans.
BENEFITS--Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to require the furnishing of benefits in violation of section 7 title 1, United States Code (relating to the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" and referred to as the "Defense of Marriage Act").
But in some cases, federal agencies can't understand the "black box systems" they implement to do government work, from allocating benefits to prosecuting violations.
A SERIES of recent scandals involving players receiving money, cars and other improper benefits, along with violations by recruiters and sports agents, has debased the already tarnished reputation of college sports.
So did the evidence of Russian hacking attempts to manipulate the vote to Trump's benefit; of campaign-finance violations committed by the President's personal lawyer; and of corruption and false statements made by Trump's former campaign aides.
