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Saturday, August 17, 2002

OPINION: University of Michigan
DETROIT -- Drew Sharp of Detroit Free Press says every other school is closely watching how the NCAA morality police will deal with the sordid events at Michigan. If U-M's violations, which come to more than a half-million dollars in payouts to athletes, deserve nothing more than a ruler to the wrist and a stern finger of warning, then how can the NCAA demand the gallows for improper benefits of a few thousand dollars?

3:26:32 PM

NCAA: LSU

BATON ROUGE -- New Orleans Times Picayune reports LSU officials admitted five NCAA rules violations involving football players in an academic investigation report released Friday, but said because they do not view the violations as major the school does not expect severe penalties. The most serious infraction involved a university tutor helping a football player write and type a term paper at the center, which offers tutoring and other academic support to LSU athletes.

3:11:54 PM

APOLOGY: Robert Gates, Texas A&M President

LUBBOCK – Dallas Morning News reports Texas A&M president Robert Gates has publicly apologized to Texas Tech president David Schmidly for disparaging comments about Tech in the 2002 Aggies football media guide. However, A&M must still answer questions from the Big 12 after calling Tech "classless clowns."

2:47:34 PM

CHARGES DROPPED: Rex Ryan, Baltimore Ravens
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Sun reports the criminal and civil cases filed by an Ellicott City man who alleged that Ravens defensive line coach Rex Ryan beat him up will go away as part of a settlement between the two sides, lawyers said yesterday. Attorneys for Ryan and Robert Wheatley confirmed yesterday that a misdemeanor assault charge filed against Ryan has already been dismissed in Howard District Court. A civil lawsuit alleging assault, battery and emotional distress - and seeking $3.6 million - will also be dismissed in Howard Circuit Court, the lawyers said.

2:41:40 PM

SUSPENDED: Jere Karalahti, Nashville Predators

NEW YORK -- Associated Press reports Nashville Predators defenseman Jere Karalahti has been suspended six months by the NHL for a third violation of the league's susbstance abuse policy.

2:30:34 PM