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Texans running back Arian Foster says the NCAA?s opposition to paying athletes is based not on morality but on a decision made decades ago by ?six, seven, whatever old white guys? that ran the organization, and he says its refusal today to consider the issue of paying student-athletes is ?cowardly.?
Foster is among a half-dozen former college athletes ? and by far the highest-profile player ? whose comments are included in? ?Schooled: The price of College Sports,? an 80-minute documentary produced for the entertainment channel EPIX scheduled to air Oct. 16.
Foster, in excerpts from the documentary released Friday on Sports Illustrated?s website, acknowledged that he received money while playing at the University of Tennessee from 2004 through 2009. He did not detail the source of the funds during his comments in the documentary or in comments Friday as the Texans prepared for their game Sunday at Baltimore.
He was and is, however, critical of the NCAA?s insistence that it will not pay student-athletes beyond the value of an athletic scholarship.
?I am a firm believer that an employee should get paid for his work,? he said. ?And 100 percent I see student-athletes as employees. Hiding from it is just cowardly.?
As part of a segment concerning criticism of athletes like former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton who were accused of accepting or soliciting extra benefits, Foster said, ?The fact that it?s normal to look at a television and hear negative comments about a kid is just backwards to me.?
He added, ?Schools make millions on millions on the backs of 18-year-old kids and then you have the audacity to sanction them because those are the rules. But what are the rules? We (the NCAA) made the rules up. This isn?t a question of morality. This is a question of however many, like six, seven, whatever, old white guys made up a rule saying athletes can?t get paid, not because they?re amateurs. It?s because we don?t want to pay them. That?s it.?
Foster also said he played college football because ?the NCAA is the best farm club for the NFL.?
?Schooled: The Price of College Sports? is based on the e-book ?The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA? by historian Taylor Branch, who is interviewed in the documentary along with, among others, sportscasters Bob Costas and Jay Bilas, journalists Jose Nocera of The New York Times, Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated, University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor Harvey Perlman, former Nike consultant Sonny Vaccaro and former UCLA football players Johnathan Franklin of the Packers and Jeff Locke of the Vikings.
Also interviewed is Kent Waldrep, the former TCU running back from Alvin who was left paralyzed following a game against Alabama in 1974 and unsuccessfully sued the university for workman?s compensation after the university claimed he was recruited and played football ?as a student, not an athlete.?
?When that question of student-athlete came up in court I almost started laughing, because it wasn?t the chairman of the business school that who came to my high school and took me to lunch. It was only football coaches,? he said.
EPIX is available through Dish Network, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS and Charter Communications, among others, but is not available on DirecTV or Comcast Xfinity. It also is available via subscription online and through mobile and streaming devices.
Jessica Holmes and Frank Buckley were live with a preview of the 10th Annual North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Show. Jay Brewer of Prehistoric Pets showed off some cold-blooded creatures that will make an appearance at the show this weekend.
North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show Returns to Anaheim
WHAT: Cold-blooded creatures return to Anaheim the weekend of September 20th with the 10th?Annual North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show. Open to the public, this high quality, captive-bred-only reptile show brings together top dealers from across the country offering thousands of exotic and pet-friendly ?herps.? With prices ranging from $5 to $50,000, everything from the common gecko to extraordinarily rare breeds of snakes with unusual morphing of colors will be represented.? Don?t miss this opportunity to get up-close and personal with snakes, frogs, turtles, geckos, iguanas, tortoises and purchase all of the supplies needed to start or support a herp hobby!
WHEN: Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Anaheim Convention Center 800 West Katella Avenue Anaheim, California 92802
TICKETS: Adults: $15 for a weekend pass Children under 13: $8 for a weekend pass/Children under 5: FREE Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts: $5
SPONSORS: Zoo Med, Timberline, Reptiles by Mac, Gourmet Rodent,? Reptiles Magazine, Marc Bailey Reptiles, Pythonregius.com and Kingsnake.com
BENEFIT: TheUSARK / PIJAC Benefit Auction on Saturday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. Marriott Ballroom across the street from the Convention Center Admission is FREE includes hors d?oeuvres and live auction
INFO: Call 708/932-8044, email info@narbc.com, or visit our websites at www.narbc.com or www.reptileconference.com
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The moon is not as far away as some things, but it's definitely farther away than your nearest McDonalds or the bottom of the ocean or, you know, anything on Earth at all. Basically it's not easily accessible. So it would be pretty presumptuous for a person or group to say that they owned a certain part of it. Or all of it. But it's kind of complicated to figure out what would happen if anyone tried.
File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. President Barack Obama says he has accepted Lawrence Summers' decision to withdraw from consideration for the role of Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Obama says Summers was a critical member of his economic team and says he is grateful for his service on behalf of the country. Summers was the leading candidate to replace current Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke but faced opposition from some Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. President Barack Obama says he has accepted Lawrence Summers' decision to withdraw from consideration for the role of Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Obama says Summers was a critical member of his economic team and says he is grateful for his service on behalf of the country. Summers was the leading candidate to replace current Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke but faced opposition from some Democrats. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Lawrence Summers, who was considered the leading candidate to replace current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House said Sunday.
In a statement, President Barack Obama said he had accepted Summers' decision.
"Larry was a critical member of my team as we faced down the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and it was in no small part because of his expertise, wisdom and leadership that we wrestled the economy back to growth and made the kind of progress we are seeing today," Obama said. As director of the National Economic Council, Summers oversaw the administration's response to the economic and financial crisis early in Obama's first term.
Still, Summers faced opposition from some Democrats, including members of the Senate Banking Committee. Summers alluded to the opposition to his candidacy in a letter he sent to Obama Sunday to formally withdraw from consideration.
"I have reluctantly concluded that any possible confirmation process for me would be acrimonious and would not serve the interests of the Federal Reserve, the administration or ultimately, the interests of the nation's ongoing economic recovery," he wrote.
Summers' ascent to the top of the list to succeed Bernanke rankled some of the president's liberal supporters. He was seen as having been too cozy with Wall Street and was criticized for controversial comments he made about women and math and science.
Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of the women's rights group UltraViolet, welcomed Summers' withdrawal, saying she hopes it serves as "a reminder to all that sexism has no place anywhere in society and certainly not in the highest levels of our government." Thomas called on Obama to nominate current Fed vice chairwoman Janet Yellen, another candidate on Obama's short list, to take over Bernanke's job.
Obama vigorously defended Summers in recent weeks, both in public comments and in closed-door meetings with lawmakers.
"I will always be grateful to Larry for his tireless work and service on behalf of his country, and I look forward to continuing to seek his guidance and counsel in the future," Obama said Sunday.
The president has also been facing trouble with his liberal base on other fronts this year, including revelations about the National Security Agency's spying programs and his call for a military strike against Syria.
Summers' decision could make Yellen the leading candidate to replace Bernanke. Yellen, who became a member of the Fed's board of governors in 1994, would be the first woman to run the Fed.
Obama is expected to announce his nomination as early as this month. Bernanke's term ends Jan. 31, 2014.
Chance the Rapper's breakout mixtape, Acid Rap, is my favorite thing I've laid ears on in a long, long time. Inspired in part by Chance's experiences on LSD, it's a piece of music that jaunts through something like half a dozen different genres from jazz to funk to soul to pop to create some a trippy, upbeat version of hip hop.
Last month, we told you how some Google Nexus 7 (2013) users were having issues with the touchscreen on the tablet. These issues included double taps, ghost taps and overall erratic behavior from the touchscreen. Other issues were found with the GPS. The issues gave Consumer Reports a reason to recommend that readers refrain from purchasing the slab until all of the problems were fixed. That was despite the publication's glowing review of the tablet's display.
Google sent out what is known in certain social circles as the JSS15Q update. Yes, as guests at an exclusive party consumed caviar, they talked about multimillion dollar deals, their beach homes in the Hamptons, their hired help and the JSS15Q update.
While the update was believed to fix all of the problems that were afflicting the tablet, that hasn't been the case. Some new buyers of the tablet are still having problems with the screen even after the update is installed. Some are speculating that the problem lies with incorrect calibration, which could be fixed via another update.
The worse case scenario is that a grounding issue is the reason for the touchscreen fiasco and that could not be solved with a software update. The idea that this is a grounding issue comes from some of the Nexus 7 (2013) screens which work perfectly when held or plugged in, but suffer ghost touches and have erratic behavior when lying on a flat surface.
Google continues to investigate the problems. If you do own a Nexus 7 (2013) experiencing touchscreen issues, we recommend that you return the tablet for another unit.
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