As has been widely reported, a University of Virginia lacrosse player, George Huguely V, was found guilty last week of second-degree murder after lengthy deliberation by a jury in Virginia. The conviction is less than prosecutors were seeking which was first-degree murder. The case concerns the slaying of Yeardley Love, Huguely’s ex-girlfriend. The motive for… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Alabama Coach Instills Discipline in Misbehaving Team
Posted in UncategorizedA recent article in the New York Times profiled Anthony Grant, Alabama’s men’s basketball coach. Though his celebrity doesn’t begin to rival fellow Alabaman coach Nick Saban, Grant had been doing a consistently good job. Though the team isn’t known as one of the greatest, they are doing fairly well and were on the path… Continue Reading
College football moves kickoff to 35 yard line, kick returners nervous
Posted in Football, NCAAKickoffs in major college football will move from the 30 to the 35-yard line next season, a change intended to keep players safer. Notwithstanding complaints from explosive special teams units, litigation to prevent the change is unlikely. ”Man, I am going to get me an injunction or mandamus or something to keep those guys from… Continue Reading
Student Athletes at Texas Christian University Arrested For Dealing Drugs
Posted in Federal Fraud, NFLAccording to a report on MSNBC.com, a recent drug bust at Texas Christian University campus in Fort Worth led to the arrest of some 17 students, including four football players. During a news conference this week school officials said those arrested were caught selling drugs to undercover narcotics officers both on campus and off-campus. The… Continue Reading
More Problems in the World of Cricket
Posted in CricketUnlike our previous posts (here, here and here) that focused on a former cricket team owner now accused of bilking investors out of billions, this cricket incident involves an Australian coach accused of sexually abusing multiple boys on the team he presided over. Shockingly the coach says that he believed his crimes were helping the… Continue Reading
College Athletic departments move to monitor athletes’ electronic activities
Posted in NCAAAccording to a recent article that appeared in the Harvard Crimson, athletic programs across the country have taken on a new task: monitoring the electronic behavior of their students. As many programs suffer under the weight of increased media attention, watching over Twitter and Facebook accounts has taken on a special importance. Harvard’s head men’s… Continue Reading
Continued conflict in North Dakota over the “Fighting Sioux”
Posted in Basketball, Hockey, NCAAAccording to a recent article in the Kitsap Sun and a report in the Devils Lake Journal, the University of North Dakota will again use its controversial “Fighting Sioux” nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president announced this week. In November a state law requiring the university to use its longtime nickname and… Continue Reading
The Spanish and the French, at it again
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing Drugs, TennisNow for an update of our previous post regarding the decision to strip Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title. Turns out the Spanish Tennis Federation doesn’t have much of a sense of humor as the organization has now filed suit against a French television station for running a sketch insinuating… Continue Reading
Contador stripped of 2010 Tour de France Victory, Schleck given Tour win
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing DrugsAlberto Contador has been given a two year ban for positive test results according to worldwide reports . Disgraced former 2010 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was on Tuesday braced to piece together his future as a professional cyclist a day after being handed a two-year doping ban. Considered the most gifted racer of his generation, Contador was handed a two-year ban… Continue Reading
Lance Armstrong wins longest ride of his life: Federal Investigation Dropped
Posted in Cycling, Performance Enhancing DrugsLance Armstrong will take a metaphorical ride down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées today in celebration of the end to a federal probe into his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs and a host of other charges. The investigation into Lance is over, and there will be no charges period–case closed. U.S. Attorney André Birotte, Jr., said Armstrong and… Continue Reading
Victim’s attorney puts pressure on Syracuse after alleging former assistant coach Bernie Fine’s wife had sex with players
Posted in UncategorizedFollowing-up on a previous post, there have been developments in the Bernie Fine case concerning the former Syracuse University coach’s alleged sexual abuse of ball boys. A lawyer for several of Fine’s victims is seeking to increase the pressure on Syracuse University to settle the lawsuit against them by accusing the fired coach’s wife of… Continue Reading
Cricket Bats and Federal Court: Part III
Posted in CricketThe trial of Allen Stanford is currently underway in Federal Court in Texas. As previously discussed here and here, the case of former billionaire financier and cricket team-owner Allen Stanford continues to make headlines. According to a recent report in Businessweek, an Antiguan judge who also serves as the island’s top banking regulator recently told… Continue Reading