{
  "id": 17572,
  "url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/financial-health/2026/08/07/gao-report-athletic-programs-bleed-money",
  "title": "GAO Report: Athletic Programs Bleed Money",
  "summary": "GAO Report: Athletic Programs Bleed Money Josh Moody Fri, 08/07/2026 - 03:00 AM A new government report shows that the vast majority of colleges lose money on athletics even at the highest levels, with students and the academic enterprise subsidizing sports. Byline(s) Josh Moody",
  "authors": "Josh Moody",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-07T07:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-08T05:10:34.355Z",
  "source_slug": "x-inside-higher-ed-tech",
  "source_name": "Inside Higher Ed Tech",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17572",
  "original_url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/financial-health/2026/08/07/gao-report-athletic-programs-bleed-money",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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