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College sports, realignment and the origin of the grant of rights


The most-discussed document in college sports is stored away in an office in Charlotte, NC, far from the prying eyes of the public or, as it turns out, the school administrators who actually signed it. The ACC's grant of rights, which is now under dispute in three different jurisdictions, is -- along with the league's multimedia rights deal -- kept top secret. (ESPN.com)

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College sports, realignment and the origin of the grant of rights