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  1. Jan 2018
    1. The college sports industry brings in about $10 billion in annual revenue, but how much of that do the athletes themselves see?

      These industries are getting paid billions and they don't care for their players

    2. "I wake up in the middle of the night dreaming that I walk in the door, and he's hanging or he shot himself because he's that depressed," the mother of a former college basketball player tells Only A Game. "You put trust in these universities. You trust them with your kid on and off the court. And once you're a damaged good, they just kick you to the curb."

      College sports are tough with the bribes and injuries that those peoples love ones fear for their lives that something will happen to them

    3. But while playing basketball at Wisconsin, Zach started noticing more and more problems with the NCAA system. And then he found an unexpected ally.

      People believe in what they hear and do not go against it until they see it

    4. FBI arrested 10 people, including four college basketball coaches for allegedly accepting bribes to funnel players to certain agents and financial advisers.

      Coaches were getting bribed for what reason will anyone bribe them.

    1. 90% say they give as much or more time in the next three years. This bodes well for charitable, giving because 84% of wealthy households give money to at least some of the charities

      That 90% says that they will give more money to charities where they volunteer while only 84% of wealthy households give more money.

    2. religions received $119 billion last year, followed by education ($57 billion), human services ($45 billion), foundations ($42 billion), health ($30 billion), public benefit ($27 billion), arts ($17 billion), international ($16 billion), and environment ($11 billion), the earlier research shows

      The religious groups get way too much money

    3. average household gave $2,520 to charity last year, according to U.S. Trust. That compares with an average $25,509 from wealthy households

      The wealthy households give away more money than an average household.