I posted a few weeks ago a story about the fact that many nations are choosing not to bid on the 2016 Winter Olympics to use their money in other ways, especially not on bribes to International Olympic Committee members. The IOC is far from the only organization with a reputation for corruption, but unlike […]

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The original story can mostly be considered a lesson young athletes everywhere and to universities like USC, we have finally learned what happened to USC cornerback Josh Shaw. You may remember the story – the senior Shaw sprained both ankles, he said, after he jumped off the third story balcony of his cousin’s apartment complex […]

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If there is a scandal or accused wrong-doing by a rich celebrity or an institution, out come the lawyers suing someone who has reportedly been harmed by the offense. For the past few weeks, stories have been published (and blogged here) about the fake classes and grades that athletes “took” for 18 years at the […]

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I hate to be a cynic, but I saw the writing on this wall quite some time ago. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor reckless assault, resolving his alleged child abuse case. Per terms of the agreement, there is no reference to family violence or violence against […]

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If there’s one thing that can be said about New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, it is that he will do ANYTHING to save his own ass. Even though he has denied publicly numerous times that he took performance enhancing drugs, the Miami Herald reported this week that Rodriguez admitted to DEA officials in […]

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Over the past several months, there have been reports of the academic scandal at the University of North Carolina. A former tutor turned informer reporting that many athletes were illiterate, didn’t go to classes, or had work done for them. She was met with threats and derision. The NCAA investigated and couldn’t find anything. Now, […]

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CBS Sports is reporting that Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston will declare for the 2015 NFL Draft “no matter what happens in the second half of the season.” Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports (reported by SI.com) that Winston is not considering dropping out of FSU amid investigations into both […]

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