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It may get harder for athletic programs to adhere to the Title IX mandate that athletic representation on campuses mirror student enrollment.

Frank Deford notes that if colleges make cheerleading a sport, they might stave off budget cuts to male-dominated sports programs — but at what cost to other female athletes?

The NFL has a long-standing agreement that franchises share equally in television revenues. To commentator Frank Deford, that's socialism — and, he says, the league's TV policies are out of step with the times.

At issue: blackouts meant to punish fans who are happy to watch the local team's games from home.

August used to be downtime for all of us, including most athletes. But now, students go back to school before Labor Day, and schools play football during August.

If the NFL also expands into August, we might as well call it September, says commentator Frank Deford.

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Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez, who in recent months admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, were noticeably absent from Tuesday night's All-Star game in St.

Louis. Frank Deford explains that baseball fans no longer seem to care about the use of steroids.

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