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ESPN: "Questions Remain"

By K.C. Johnson

Via NewsBusters, an extraordinary item from ESPN anchor Steve Weissman. Introducing highlights to the Duke-Virginia national semifinals (won by Duke), Weissman made the following observation: ?Two of the top lacrosse teams in the country, dealing with two of the worst stories college athletes have faced in recent memory. Just three years ago, the Blue Devils were involved in a devastating scandal in which three players were charged with sexual assault. All three were exonerated, but the questions remain.? First of all, the obvious error: the Duke so-called ?devastating scandal? occurred in 2006, not 2007, as Weissman claimed. And, of course, the strained comparison: in the UVA case, a player on the team has admitted?according to police?repeatedly banging a woman's head against a wall, which left her dead...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on May 31, 2010 (boomark / email).