NCAA news

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Needless to say, I can't abide the NCAA, which I don't see as much more than latter-day plantation owners, all the while insisting that its patriotic heart is in the right place (via the surfeit of American flags on college teams' headwear and uniforms).

Be that as it may, the group

removed an ad placed by the evangelical group Focus on the Family from one of its Web sites this week after some members — including faculty and athletic directors — expressed concern that the evangelical group’s stance against gay and lesbian relationships conflicted with the N.C.A.A.’s policy of inclusion regardless of sexual orientation, said Bob Williams, an association spokesman.

This is kind of like the Toyota situation in that the NCAA was glad to take the odious FOF's money as long as it didn't get caught. Once things hit the fan, however, actions were finally taken.