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The Foreign Game | Index

PART 1

DAY 1: BREAKING THE RULES
• Players come to America secretly signed to agents
• Dayton Christian falsified players’ immigration forms
• Photos from “The Foreign Game”

DAY 2: AN AFRICAN INSIDER
• Ex-Olympian helps players get to Dayton Christian
• Dayton key stop on trek from Cameroon to NCAA
• Local kids often lose when foreign players added
• Photos from “The Foreign Game”

DAY 3: PAYING TO PLAY
• Ticket to U.S. comes with hefty price tag

DAY 4: BOSNIAN PIPELINE
• Woman helps move Bosnian players into the U.S.

DAY 5: TWISTING TRAILS
• Alabama high school star could go directly to the NBA
• One-man show brings Nigerians to the United States
• Fear, threats accompany convoluted journey through Russia

DAY 6: COMING TO OHIO
• Player arrived in Troy with pro's help
• Former WSU coach Underhill early to European recruiting

DAY 7: BROKEN SYSTEM
• Those who break rules trusted to report violations

EDITORIALS
• Blame the coaches, not the foreigners
• Return high school teams to amateurs

PART 2

DAY 1: BUYING A DREAM
• Families paying big bucks to land scholarships
• Athletes suspended from Oberlin after rape charge
• Agents promise U.S. scholarships for contract

DAY 2: PAYING TO PLAY
• Service charges parents 10 percent of scholarship to send kids to U.S.
• American dream elusive for athlete
• Middleman charges athletes thousands

DAY 3: WINNING STRATEGY
• Backgrounds of foreign athletes under investigation
• American dream elusive for athlete
• Small Kentucky college competes with American-made players

NEW DEVELOPMENTS
• Western Illinois basketball player featured in 'DDN' article could lose eligibility
• Oberlin reinstates basketball players
• Foreign athletes offered placement via Web

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