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University of Michigan Imposes Sanctions on Men's Basketball

By Tom Goldman
Published November 8, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

The University of Michigan has levied a post-season ban on its men's basketball program for 2003. This action comes after the university acknowledged payoffs by a major booster to star players in the 1990s. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

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Tom Goldman is NPR's sports correspondent. His reports can be heard throughout NPR's news programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and on NPR.org.
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