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Why Are Bad Laws Still Protecting Penn State And Temple?
The Penn State defense is so well-practiced, so perfected, that by now you can practically write it yourself. The accusations are unsubstantiated; too much time has passed; nobody remembers; there are no records. The language changes from email to email and statement to statement as the university b...
How Towson University Handled Its Locker Room Recording Scandal
Forty days after members of the Towson University women’s swimming and diving team discovered a phone recording them in their locker room, most details about the incident remain unknown to the public. But behind the scenes, the school was working feverishly—and not always entirely effectively—to dis...
ESPN's Chris Broussard Got $10,000 To Speak At A Public University
On ChrisBroussardSpeaks.com, Chris Broussard—ESPN’s frequently wrong personality who once said being gay was an “open rebellion to God” and more recently had Mark Cuban call his reporting “ridiculous”—asks, “Is your audience ready to dig deeper and gain more insight into themselves than ever before?...
Here's What Happened With Floyd Mayweather's Crew At That Warriors Game
Earlier this week, Oakland police’s records department said that the investigation into a possible fight between a member of Floyd Mayweather’s entourage and a woman at a Golden State Warriors playoff game was still open, and sent along a paltry, almost completely redacted incident report. So I aske...
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Here Are The Documents Bill Cosby Didn't Want You To Read [Updated]
Today saw the unsealing of documents from the 2005 civil suit in which Andrea Constand said Bill Cosby drugged and raped her while she worked at Temple University. The unsealing followed a request from the Associated Press, which Cosby’s legal team fought it on the grounds that Cosby isn’t a “public...
Chris Christie Blew $82,594 With MetLife Vendor But Can't Find Receipts
This started with an easy question. How did Chris Christie blow more than $80,000 in less than two years on concessions at MetLife Stadium?...
Nike To Tennessee: Don't Talk About What We're Doing
Several months after Tennessee suddenly announced it was almost completely doing away with the Lady Vols nickname, an email released by the university gives some insight into why many alumni had no idea it was even being considered. It’s because Nike’s advice to Tennessee was to shut up. ...
Read The Full Report On OSU Hockey's "Get Horny For The Puck" Ex-Coach
Ohio State's women's hockey coach, Nate Handrahan, resigned last week after an investigation found he had a history of inappropriate conduct, including sexualized comments, retaliation for anyone raising concerns to the administration, and telling players to "get horny for the puck." Today, Ohio Sta...
Read The Bullshit Charts A "Scientist" Is Hawking To Sports Teams
Every team wants the perfect draft pick. It's a deceptively simple-sounding goal that haunts every executive in sports, because they are being asked to do the nearly impossible—predict what human beings will do. Sure, every few years a player like Andrew Luck or Bryce Harper comes along who simply...
Tennessee Responds To Your Nike FOIAs And The Answer Is Super Shady
Wednesday, I asked those of you in Tennessee to submit a public records request on behalf of Deadspin because ours had been denied due to a chilling and arbitrary law limiting records requests to Tennessee residents only. I wanted copies of Tennessee's communication with Nike, because the universi...
Tennessee Won't Give Us Nike's Emails; Maybe They'll Give Them To You
The University of Tennessee recently decided to do away with calling nearly all its women's sports teams Lady Vols, a move that came at about the same time the university announced switching from Adidas to Nike for athletic apparel. Now, they are all Volunteers who will use the Power T logo—except f...
What Do Ohio State Fans Love To Complain About? An Investigation
This year, Ohio State debuted a new service that allowed fans in the Horseshoe to let stadium officials know about any concerns during games via text message. Loud neighbor? Drunk neighbor? Loud, drunk neighbor? All you had to do was send a message to 69050 addressed to Brutus, the school's grotes...