Word: pallacanestro
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...European teams are amateur, but under-the-table deals offered to the Americans allow them to enjoy, in effect, all the benefits of an expense-free vacation-and then some. In Italy, U.S. players are paid an average of $12,000 for the six-month season of pallacanestro, while such sought-after stars as Mike Lynn, a forward on U.C.L.A.'s championship teams for the past two seasons, command up to $30,-000. Like Gary Schull, some players are "on scholarship," which usually means that they are enrolled in a language course. Jim Tillman is listed as a public...
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