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Of all colors. coach pinkel and i and others, we met with them, we listened to the team. we heard from our student athletes. we supported them. and i think its important to know, during those discussions, there was never any, any talk about anybody losing their job. it was simply and primarily about a young mans life. i think all of us in this room believe that this is not a sports issue. that this is a societal issue. and its certainly not unique to this great institution. and, yes, this great ...

Rice was cut by the baltimore ravens. >> this is a dark day for the national football league. this is a black eye for the national football league. this is a terrible pr nightmare. >> ravens coach, john harbaugh, said the team only saw the video for the first time yesterday. originally rice had been suspended two games because of the incident. in the firestorm that followed the penalty, the nfl announced a new policy for domestic abuse violations. lots of smiling faces for penn state fans now ...

You just talked about. did you have any indication prior to your firing that the university was unhappy in any way with your performance? >> no. i was never written up. i was never -- i never had any meetings at all saying i was doing a poor job. >> what was your reaction when you heard the other day that rutgers which had just had this disastrous experience that they hired herman to clean up its athletics program after that coach abuse scandal. what was your reaction when you heard that news? >...

Disastrous experience that they hired herman to clean up its athletics program after that coach abuse scandal. what was your reaction when you heard that news? >> if shes going in to clean up the programs and clean up the athletic department, its like having a fox guard the henhouse. i dont know who would be comfortable to go to her especially after my lawsuit. shes supposed to be an advocate for the protection of student athletes and coaches and when it came down to it, to do the right thing, i...

They say the third person has minor injuries. local reports say the driver of the u-haul is in police custody. we will bring you any breaking details as soon as they come in to our newsroom here. >> an assistant basketball coach, this time at syracuse university, is denying he molested two young boys. there was a statement released by his lawyer, bernie fine, and he called the allegations patently false, adding that hes confident his reputation will be restored. his accusers, bob davis and mike ...

>> first of all, i agree 100%. this reminds me of that billionaire who gave $3 million to the connecticut athletic program, and he got angry that the university did not have him involved in a process, and asked for his $3 million back. look, if i give money no the university, im entrusting they are going to make the right decision and im giving foyter the right decisions. ill s i simply dont believe you can have a hand in the hiring process, because if they disagree, akrd coing to the agreement,...