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Article: The day sport died at Bowling Green
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- University Wire
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- March 27, 2002
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(The Post) (U-WIRE) ATHENS, Ohio -- Show me the money.
It might be a cliche, but at Bowling Green several athletes are learning
the phrase's meaning. The Bowling Green athletic department announced
last week the school is cutting men's tennis, track and swimming and
diving in response to a $3.4 million debt.
"I am very saddened, and it hurt a lot," Bowling Green Director of
Compliance Sid Sink said. "It was very tough on me and hard to deal
with, knowing my university that I ran for in the late '60s and early
'70s, coached at and now work for, was dropping my old sport."
Cutting the three sports and 16 scholarships affects about 55 athletes
at ...