Luring Athletes

I continue to be impressed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's sports department, which has a knack for finding the trends and human stories behind the headlines. For instance in "Coaches' new tool: 'texting' recruits," Ray Fittipaldo shows how college coaches are using text messaging to get around limits on how often they can talk with high school athletes. It's a fascinating look at how big-time NCAA sports recruiting works.
www.post-gazette.com/pg/05294/592447.stm