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In a September 2016 photo,
Yale's women's head soccer
Coach Rudy Meredith gives
pointers to players during a
scrimmage in Ocala, Fla.
Associated Press
A twist in

the usual

college

sports

scandal

By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
The latest federal probe
into the seamy underbelly
of college athletics uncov-
ered just the opposite of
what we usually expect:
Instead of paying recruits
to attend schools, coach-
es and top athletic officials
at some of America's fin-
est universities were selling
spots on their rosters to the
highest bidder.
Those spots in sports like
rowing, sailing and soc-
cer didn't come cheap.
In charging 50 people in
indictments unveiled Tues-
day, prosecutors said some
very rich people paid some
very big money — up to
$6.5 million in one case —
to get their kids into places
like Stanford, the University
of Southern California and,
yes, even Yale. That might Odell Beckham Jr. traded to Cleveland Browns
ordinarily not seem much
like a crime, since a good
college can be expensive. In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) makes a one handed catch against Wash-
But these parents weren't ington Redskins safety D.J. Swearinger (36) and linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons (40) during an NFL football game, in East Ruther-
exactly sending checks to ford, N.J. No longer a punching bag, the Browns are punching back.
the registrar's office. Associated Press
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