Syracuse, Boeheim want Fine trial moved (AP)
Attorneys for Syracuse University and men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim (BAY’-hym) want a defamation suit moved to Onondaga County. Lawyers filed a motion last week to move the suit related to the Bernie Fine sex abuse allegations from New York City to Onondaga County. They argue that Bobby Davis and Mike Lang improperly filed their lawsuit because all the parties are in Onondaga County.
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Roger Clemens Trial: In The Blink of an Eye Clemens Buys Himself More Time
The Roger Clemens trial ended with much more questions than answers as the one they call “The Rocket” jets away a free man.
After months of speculation regarding how the courts would handle this case, it was over in the blink of an eye.
The US district judge declared a mistrial after deciding the jury ruled the prosecutors had so badly poisoned the jury in the perjury trial that there was no way they could go forward.
ESPN’s Mark Kriedler talks about how big of a flub this is, and why the whole steroids fiasco has been skirted by the courts:
Regardless of whether the Clemens case is refiled, the overarching reality is that the courts won’t ultimately be of much help here. In terms of what people think about Bonds, Clemens, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and the rest of the Steroid Era crew, it’s the court of public opinion that has rendered the most striking verdicts.
Clemens’ mistrial was just a plain old legal screw-up. The judge had told prosecutors they could not introduce testimony of Andy Pettitte’s wife unless it was in rebuttal, since she did not hear Clemens directly state he had used human growth hormone.
The judge in this case made a special point to outline the ridiculous amount of money that the court system has blown on the Clemens case.
As the term “debt ceiling” becomes the hottest buzz word on news channels across the US, the country as a whole needs to take a serious look on how the government spends it’s money. Blowing thousands of dollars on a trial that has becomes so fuzzy is simply not in the best interest of the government right now.
As for Clemens, he is incredibly lucky and will likely get out of this mess unscathed. He will forever have a tarnished legacy, but the odds of him going to jail are now slim to none. This angers plenty of hardcore baseball games that feel he disrespected the game, but there really is nothing that can be done at this point.
Score one for the bad guy.
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NBA Rumors: Did the Trial Blazers Know Brandon Roy Was a Risk?
The Trail Blazers have made plenty of questionable decisions in their history, but their handling of Brandon Roy’s current contract is enough to raise the eyebrows of even the biggest Blazer apologist.
According to Matt Moore of Probasketballtalk.com, the Blazers GM, Kevin Pritchard, knew of Brandon Roy’s knee problems before he signed him to his latest contract.
Now, for all the problems that Roy has had it would be easy to criticize the Blazers for coughing up big money for a man with no knees, but according to Matt Moore there were methods to the madness.
Covering Their Bases
Moore writes:
Pritchard said part of the decision to re-sign Roy was based off of his free-agent eligibility the following year. If Roy had stayed healthy in 09-10, he would have garnered a longer-term contract for the max, so in reality, the Blazers were getting a deal there. Second, Pritchard revealed that the portion of Roy’s contract that isn’t guaranteed was used to purchase a secondary insurance option, which covers Roy in entirety.
Ok, so on the surface it looks like a terrible idea. Beneath the surface is doesn’t look that bad, but let’s examine it again.
The Salary Cap
Here’s an issue that can’t be avoided no matter how much insurance they have. Brandon Roy is making a lot of money for little production and things could get worse for him in the future. Here’s a breakdown of Roy’s salary structured in his last contract.
| 2009-10 | $3.9m |
| 2010-11 | $13.5m |
| 2011-12 | $14.9m |
| 2012-13 | $16.3m |
| 2013-14 | $17.7m |
As of last season, Roy’s contract has become indefensible. Sure, he was coming off his best season in 2008-09 and played in 78 games, but if you know that your best player has bad knees just waiting to happen. Of course the insurance will keep him from being a financial liability on the balance sheet, but he is now a salary cap nightmare, especially if the owners get a hard cap(and lord knows the NBA needs one).
Let’s not forget that this is coming off the heels of the same season that Greg Oden’s knees kept him out of his rookie season, the 2008-2009 season. It seems highly unusual that they would commit to $82 million when they were already being burned by a player with a knee problems.
No franchise has been burned more by knee problems than the Trail Blazers, but with moves like made with Roy’s contract it’s not hard to see why.
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Ex-Hall player’s robbery trial nears end (AP)
Jurors considering the fate of a former Seton Hall basketball player charged with robbing eight students at gunpoint last year heard his attorney on Wednesday call his alleged accomplice — another former Pirate player — a liar and cast doubt on whether the victims accurately identified him. Both sides made closing arguments in the case against Kelly Whitney, who played for Seton Hall from 2002…
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Oklahoma State’s Darrell Williams to face trial on rape charges
A judge says Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams will stand trial on rape and other felony charges alleging he inappropriately …
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Cowboys’ Williams facing trial for rape (AP)
A judge says Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams will stand trial on rape and other felony charges alleging he inappropriately touched two female students. Payne County Special Judge Michael Stano issued his ruling Monday and set a May 13 trial before District Judge Phillip Corley. Williams has pleaded not guilty and remains free on bond.
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Woman convicted in Pitino extortion case loses bid for new trial
The woman convicted of trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino has lost her latest bid for a new trial. U.S. District …
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Woman convicted in Pitino extortion case still asking for new trial
On the eve of her sentencing, the woman convicted of trying to extort Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino of millions of dollars is again …
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Sypher wants new trial in Pitino case (AP)
On the eve of her sentencing, the woman convicted of trying to extort Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino of millions of dollars is again seeking a new trial. Karen Cunagin Sypher’s attorney, David Nolan, says in a motion filed Thursday that a new examination of the evidence shows Sypher did not sign several forms for the FBI or didn’t sign them on the day noted.
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No new trial in Pitino extortion case (AP)
A federal judge says the woman convicted of trying to extort Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino out of millions of dollars has not produced any new evidence and will not get a new trial. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson III wrote Wednesday that claims by Karen Cunagin Sypher of newly discovered evidence are merely compilations of items her previous attorney had during her trial.
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