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Article: college basketball; Simpler pleasures behind `Madness'; Critics focused on things like Courtney Paris' scholarship pledge miss the real stories and deep talent of the women's tournament.(SPORTS)(RACHEL BLOUNT)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 7, 2009
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Byline: RACHEL BLOUNT; STAFF WRITER
Once Courtney Paris made her pronouncement, she was immediately labeled as an attention seeker, a loose cannon or worse. What kind of basketball player would promise to pay back the entire cost of her athletic scholarship if she didn't lead her team to a national championship?
A significant number of Americans seem to find more entertainment value in public judgment than in watching magnificent female athletes, which explains why folks who had never heard of Courtney Paris felt compelled to criticize her statement. They missed out on a remarkable career in which Paris became the first college basketball player, male ...