An athletic official at a Big East member college says the league commands $15 million annually for football and basketball.

But that portion is growing, athletic officials say.

Need for Supervision But basketball is the worst, parents and athletic officials agree.

That, at least, seems to be the feeling of many Canadian and international athletic officials.

Just another potential reason for Calipari to leave, though athletic officials said they didn't feel abandoned.

He agreed with other athletic officials that the sheer size of the contract seemed to overshadow the question of how to spend the money.

Peterson refused to divulge how emphatic the athletic officials were in support of Parker.

But with pressure to graduate players, athletic officials have openly begun to point their fingers at pro scouts.

Todd also said another athletic official used his tickets to reward contractors to find jobs for athletes.

Boyle continued to work around sports as an athletic official and umpire.