NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• Hardin Files to Remain Clemens' Lawyer
• Republicans Issue New Clemens Report
• A-Rod Won't Address Allegations
• Seahawks Give Trufant $50 Million Deal
• Tigers, Cabrera Agree on $152M, 8 Years
• France May Boycott Opening of Olympics
• GB Will Not Boycott Olympics - PM
• A New Tuck Rule For The NFL
• Yankees' Matsui Gets Married, Wins Bet
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY
• College Football Player Found Dead
• Cal Fires Basketball Coach Ben Braun
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS
• Cheerleading Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting Three Juvenile Girls
• Jeffries' Legislation Would Change Penalty For Betting Pools From Felony/Misdemeanor to Infraction
• Ex-Soccer Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
• Former Soccer Coach Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:
HARDIN FILES TO REMAIN CLEMENS' LAWYER
(Associated Press) - Rusty Hardin argues in a court filing that he should be allowed to keep on representing Roger Clemens in his steroids case, responding to Brian McNamee's motion that said he should be disqualified. Read more...
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• Rusty Hardin's Litigation Record
REPUBLICANS ISSUE NEW CLEMENS REPORT
(Associated Press) - Roger Clemens got some new Republican support in his dispute with Brian McNamee. Reprising the partisan nature of last month's congressional hearing that examined whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner took performance-enhancing drugs, the leading Republican on the committee that heard testimony from Clemens and McNamee released a report Tuesday questioning some of the Democratic majority's findings. Read more...
A-ROD WON'T ADDRESS ALLEGATIONS
(Associated Press) - Alex Rodriguez refused to address allegations by Jose Canseco, who claims he introduced the three-time MVP to a steroids dealer. Read more...
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• The Mitchell Report on Steroids in Baseball
SEAHAWKS GIVE TRUFANT $50 MILLION DEAL
(Associated Press) - Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Trufant and the Seahawks have agreed to a $50.2 million, six-year contract that runs through 2013. Read more...
TIGERS, CABRERA AGREE ON $152M, 8 YEARS
(Associated Press) - Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers have reached a preliminary agreement on a $152.3 million, eight-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. Read more...
FRANCE MAY BOYCOTT OPENING OF OLYMPICS
(Associated Press) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he cannot rule out the possibility that France might boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Read more...
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• Chinese Media Ignores Olympic Protests
GB WILL NOT BOYCOTT OLYMPICS - PM
(BBC) - Great Britain will not boycott the Olympics in Beijing over China's actions in Tibet, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed. "We will not be boycotting the Olympic Games. Britain will be attending the Olympic Games ceremonies," said Brown. Read more...
A NEW TUCK RULE FOR THE NFL
(Los Angeles Times) - The NFL remains the country's No. 1 sports league, but its days as the mane event appear numbered. At their annual meetings next week, teams will consider a proposal to ban players from allowing their hair to obscure the number or name on their jersey. Read more...
YANKEES' MATSUI GETS MARRIED, WINS BET
(Asscociated Press) - Hideki Matsui chuckled Thursday while recounting his big week. Yes, the Yankees slugger really did get married and win a bet with teammates Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu at the same time. Read more...
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• Did He Get a Prenup?
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: THE TARNISHED TWENTY:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER FOUND DEAD
(Associated Press) - Heath Benedict, a two-time Little All-American offensive lineman from Newberry College in South Carolina, was found dead on a couch in his home. Read more...
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• FindLaw's Personal Injury Center
CAL FIRES BASKETBALL COACH BEN BRAUN
(Associated Press) - California underachieved in the eyes of its players, its athletic director and its fans. The school fired basketball coach Ben Braun on Wednesday following another disappointing season in which the Golden Bears missed the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five years. Read more...
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• Ben Braun Fired From Head Coaching Post (The Daily Californian)
ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS:
CHEERLEADING COACH CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE JUVENILE GIRLS
(South Jersey News) - A Delaware man has been arrested for eight counts of sex offenses against three juvenile girls while he worked as a tumbling coach for a Williamstiown company between November 2006 and last month. Read more...
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• Crimes: From A to Z
JEFFRIES' LEGISLATION WOULD CHANGE PENALTY FOR BETTING POOLS FROM FELONY/MISDEMEANOR TO INFRACTION
(California Chronicle) - On the day after the NCAA basketball tournament field was announced, Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore) commented on the millions of Americans who could be considered criminals for filling out a $10 bracket pool sheet at work. "Polls have shown that almost half of the workers in this country participate in harmless and fun betting pools at work. Continuing to treat these pools as a felony or misdemeanor crimes is the real March Madness!" Read more...
EX-SOCCER COACH PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORN
(Toronto Star) - A former Toronto jail guard and soccer coach who allegedly induced a woman to sexually abuse her grandchild online has pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child pornography. Read more...
FORMER SOCCER COACH PLEADS GUILTY TO CHILD PORN CHARGES
(KETV-7, Omaha, NE) - A one-time Creighton University and Papillion-La Vista softball coach pleaded guilty on Thursday to child pornography charges. Read more...
Related Resources
• Child Pornography Crimes in Your State
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