The NCAA indicates it will give Penn State more time to respond to its inquiry regarding the university's response to the child abuse sex accusations levied against the former assistant football coach.
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 Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces more than 50 counts of child sex abuse. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press / 13) |
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With a Friday deadline looming, the NCAA signaled it would give Penn State more time to respond to its inquiry over the university's handling of child sex abuse accusations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin said in a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert released Thursday that answers to the NCAA's questions about the Sandusky case might come from other, separate probes already in progress. Among them is a university trustees investigation spearheaded by former FBI chief Louis Freeh.
Meanwhile, an attorney for Sandusky said his recent comments about some children needing instruction on how to shower did not apply to his client's conduct.
Carlisle attorney Karl Rominger said during an interview with WHTM-TV this week that troubled youths sometimes have to be taught basic life skills "like how to put soap on their body."
Rominger said in a statement Thursday that he only was giving a hypothetical example of why a person might shower with an adolescent. He noted he never said Sandusky touched boys in a shower.
Sandusky is charged with more than 50 counts of child sex abuse. Sandusky has admitted showering with boys but says he's innocent of the abuse charges.
In fallout from the scandal and the uncertainty over the Nittany Lions' next head coach, two prized Nittany Lions recruits have said they've changed their minds about attending Penn State.
More decommits may be on the way.
Five-star defensive tackle prospect Tommy Schutt from Glen Ellyn, Ill., said on Monday he was taking back his commitment to Penn State and that he's headed to Ohio State. Offensive lineman Joey O'Connor of Windsor, Colo., also said he will not go to Penn State and is considering his options.
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The Dodgers on Thursday asked a court to deny Fox Sports an immediate stay of the ruling that lets the team sell its television rights, claiming that the Fox request is "nothing more than an attempt to delay and ... derail" the sale process.
Fox Sports asked the U.S. District Court for the stay late Wednesday. The Dodgers proposed filing their response Jan. 4 "without the need for the fire drill over the holiday season that Fox has proposed."
In the meantime, Fox and the Dodgers are expected to begin discussions on a long-term TV rights extension next week, according to the filing. Fox has an exclusive negotiating window through Jan. 19.
That window had extended through Nov. 30, 2012, but the earlier date allows outgoing owner Frank McCourt to market the television rights along with the team. Fox says damages could top $1 billion, a claim dismissed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross as "highly speculative and therefore unsubstantiated."
In their filing, the Dodgers repeatedly cited Gross' opinion and said Fox "grossly exaggerates the significance of its negotiation rights."
The U.S. District Court has yet to say when it will consider the matter.
? Bill Shaikin
Galaxy captain Landon Donovan is heading back to the English Premier League, beginning a two-month loan with Everton next month.
Donovan played in 34 of the Galaxy's 46 games this season, missing six due to injury and five others to his duties with the U.S. national team. That's an average of more than a game a week between the opening of the Major League Soccer season in March and the Galaxy's victory in the MLS Cup final in November.
Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin said in a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert released Thursday that answers to the NCAA's questions about the Sandusky case might come from other, separate probes already in progress. Among them is a university trustees investigation spearheaded by former FBI chief Louis Freeh.
Meanwhile, an attorney for Sandusky said his recent comments about some children needing instruction on how to shower did not apply to his client's conduct.
Carlisle attorney Karl Rominger said during an interview with WHTM-TV this week that troubled youths sometimes have to be taught basic life skills "like how to put soap on their body."
Rominger said in a statement Thursday that he only was giving a hypothetical example of why a person might shower with an adolescent. He noted he never said Sandusky touched boys in a shower.
Sandusky is charged with more than 50 counts of child sex abuse. Sandusky has admitted showering with boys but says he's innocent of the abuse charges.
In fallout from the scandal and the uncertainty over the Nittany Lions' next head coach, two prized Nittany Lions recruits have said they've changed their minds about attending Penn State.
More decommits may be on the way.
Five-star defensive tackle prospect Tommy Schutt from Glen Ellyn, Ill., said on Monday he was taking back his commitment to Penn State and that he's headed to Ohio State. Offensive lineman Joey O'Connor of Windsor, Colo., also said he will not go to Penn State and is considering his options.
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The Dodgers on Thursday asked a court to deny Fox Sports an immediate stay of the ruling that lets the team sell its television rights, claiming that the Fox request is "nothing more than an attempt to delay and ... derail" the sale process.
Fox Sports asked the U.S. District Court for the stay late Wednesday. The Dodgers proposed filing their response Jan. 4 "without the need for the fire drill over the holiday season that Fox has proposed."
In the meantime, Fox and the Dodgers are expected to begin discussions on a long-term TV rights extension next week, according to the filing. Fox has an exclusive negotiating window through Jan. 19.
That window had extended through Nov. 30, 2012, but the earlier date allows outgoing owner Frank McCourt to market the television rights along with the team. Fox says damages could top $1 billion, a claim dismissed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross as "highly speculative and therefore unsubstantiated."
In their filing, the Dodgers repeatedly cited Gross' opinion and said Fox "grossly exaggerates the significance of its negotiation rights."
The U.S. District Court has yet to say when it will consider the matter.
? Bill Shaikin
Galaxy captain Landon Donovan is heading back to the English Premier League, beginning a two-month loan with Everton next month.
Donovan played in 34 of the Galaxy's 46 games this season, missing six due to injury and five others to his duties with the U.S. national team. That's an average of more than a game a week between the opening of the Major League Soccer season in March and the Galaxy's victory in the MLS Cup final in November.
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