UW: “No Plans To Stop Offering Athletics”

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is taking back comments made by Chancellor Rebecca Blank.  A statement issued Tuesday says the university “has no plans to stop offering athletics,” and it says Blank believes the Badgers “are a major asset to our campus.”  Blank gave testimony during an anti-trust trial Monday which suggested U-W might not sponsor a sports program if it’s not an amateur effort.  She said the school isn’t interested in professional sports and it is “interested in student-athletes.”