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Does Penn State deserve the death penalty for its abominable cover-up?

The full report into Penn State’s response to allegations of sexual abuse by longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, following an eight-month investigation overseen by former FBI director Louis Freeh, fills 267 excruciating pages. But to put the finishing touches on the obliteration of a half-century of goodwill, it only took 163 words: The evidence shows […]

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Tarheels’ top LB busted for pot

Notice how this didn’t happen in Chapel Hill? Almost never does. Why a Carolina football or basketball player would ever venture outside the friendly confines of Orange County befuddles me. Compare that to vigor and deep reach into the living premises of Wolfpack football players by off-duty police in Raleigh. (Link) Link Quan Sturdivant, an […]

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Gillispie Arrested for DWI

Will he ever get another job after this latest arrest?? Police have charged former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie with drunken driving. Police dispatcher Todd Sparrow said Lawrenceburg police arrested Gillispie and took him to the nearby Franklin County Regional (Ky.) Jail. Gillispie, who was driving a 2009 white Mercedes, was pulled over around 2:45 […]

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John Wall Cited With Breaking and Entering (while hanging with Reggie Jackson!) [Updated 11:50am]

From WRAL: Prep basketball star John Wall, one of the nation’s top uncommitted prospects, was cited with breaking and entering. Authorities said Wall, 18, was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering in connection with an April 27 break-in at a home at 3924 Laurel Glen Drive in Raleigh. An officer saw Wall leaving from the […]

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