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Arian Foster
stated on March 19, 2014 a tweet

The NCAA will "get billions" from the men’s basketball tournament. "Players get a trophy."

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By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2014

Joel Klatt
stated on January 29, 2014 a Fox Sports panel about Super Bowl XLVIII

Says Marshawn Lynch is "second all-time in terms of average yards per rush only to Terrell Davis."

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By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014

Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 a flier

The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools.

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By Willoughby Mariano • December 16, 2013

Friends of Miami First
stated on April 23, 2013 a mailer

The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."

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By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2013

Cleta Winslow
stated on March 18, 2013 a meeting

"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."

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By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2013

Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 news story

Says the Georgia Dome would need up to $350 million in work over the next five to seven years.

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By Janel Davis • March 8, 2013

Nathan Deal
stated on November 29, 2012 a television interview

Taxpayers are "on the hook ... for less than a third" of the proposed new Atlanta Falcons stadium, and those funds are "repaid from money that comes from outsiders."

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By Willoughby Mariano • January 4, 2013

Forbes blog
stated on April 22, 2012 a blog post

"The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year."

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By Kim Wilmath • April 24, 2012

E. Gordon Gee
stated on October 4, 2011 a comment to a reporter

"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations."

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By Aaron Marshall • October 31, 2011

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