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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 it's 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 man's life. i think all of us in this room believe that this is not a sports issue. that this is a societal issue. and it's certainly not unique to this great institution. and, yes, this great institution, our athletics program, is not perfect. i also understand that you wouldn't be here t...

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 that ncaa lifted a post season ban on the football program. thousand of students gathered to celebr...

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? >> if she's going in to clean up the programs and clean up the athletic department, it's like having ...

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 she's going in to clean up the programs and clean up the athletic department, it's like having a fox guard the henhouse. i don't know who would be comfortable to go to her especially after my lawsuit. she's 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 was easier for her to save herself, to save the head coach and not to have to fire any of the m...

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 he's confident his reputation will be restored. his accusers, bob davis and mike lang are both adults now, and both claim fine molested them when they were ball boys for the univer...