My dad went to college at a once-illustrious athletic institution. City College of New York was once a powerhouse, and basketball was their central cog. Their downfall came nearly 70 years ago, as Junius Kellogg, one of the first prominent African-American college basketball players, refused a bribe to shave points and reported the offer to his coach, who referred him to the District Attorney. Wearing a wire, Kellogg helped uncover what would ultimately be a massive point-shaving scandal tied to organized crime. The University of Kentucky would eventually recover as would a few others, but City University, winners of the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the 1949-50 season, saw its program decimated, dismantled, and only much later restored in the slightest capacity.
Mariners cover the spread yet again
