U of A Against Polkey
Shawntinice Polk single-handedly took the University of Arizona women's basketball team to a Pac-10 championship and national ranking. When she collapsed and died suddenly, school officials kept medical information from the family and spun the story out of the limelight.
Risking his job as a television reporter, Len Johnson investigated the death of Shawntinice Polk and came up with a simple conclusion: The University of Arizona lied. The school stalled records that would reveal malpractice to a junior high student.
Called a "riveting investigation" by senior producers at ABC News, U of A Against Polkey chronicles five years of one man's pursuit of justice for the family of the talented star player. It also sheds light on the power structure of major American universities — a system designed to keep the huge business of college athletics running without a hitch, even if it means breaking the law.