Lobbyists Buffaloes boosters have been frustrated at the Colorado state legislature’s lack of comment on the story, according to Neill Woelk of the Daily Camera. Baylor boosters have been loud and relentless in their support of the Bears. They have pushed the legislature to speak on their behalf and latched themselves as a package with the other Texas schools to any reporter who will listen. ADVANTAGE: Bears
Athletic Reputation We previously mentioned the Buffaloes’ national championship in 1990. The school has won a total of 22 national championships. Baylor has two national titles, one in men’s tennis in 2004 and one in women’s basketball in 2005. ADVANTAGE: Buffaloes
Scandal
Both schools have been in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
USA Today reports that starting in 1997, rape, sexual assault, underage drinking, providing minors with alcohol, strippers, and sexual harassment were a regular part of football recruitment season.
See the full article from “Bleacher Report”
They will quote any number of important people talking about how much they admired Wooden, which more often than not made him uncomfortable. He preferred to quote others.
“A life not lived for others is not a life,” he would often say in repeating something said by Mother Teresa, the person in his lifetime he admired the most.
He was a student of Abraham Lincoln and worshipped his own father, suggesting everyone’s mother and father should be first on the list to be revered.
All his life he carried his father’s seven-point creed with him in his wallet, one of his father’s maxims best explaining John Wooden’s entire life: “Make each day your masterpiece.”
I will recall his wicked sense of humor, our arguments over tattoos, our little jokes about mixing up Sally Rand the stripper with Sally Ride the astronaut, and the mock outrage for naming a post office after someone who drank moonshine during Prohibition.
See the full article from “The Star-Ledger – NJ.com”
Police Seek Man In Strip Club Killing
1 Killed, 2 Injured In March Shooting
POSTED: 10:12 pm EDT June 3, 2010
UPDATED: 10:22 pm EDT June 3, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police are looking for a man in connection with a shooting at a strip club that left one person dead and two others injured.
The shooting happened late on March 19 at Patty’s Show Club in the 2000 block of West Washington Street on Indianapolis’ west side.
Gary Dunlap, 21, Larry Hardy, 42, and Cierra Gray, 21, were shot, and Dunlap later died of his injuries.
Witnesses told police that a man came into the club and fired several shots with a handgun, appearing to aim for a specific table.
Police released a sketch of the shooter Thursday night.
See the full article from “WRTV Indianapolis”
Indianapolis IN Truck Wreck: Speeding Franklin Twp. firefighter killed in crash
May 27, 2010 (NewYorkInjuryNews.com – Injury News)
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Indianapolis, IN—A motor vehicle collision (MVC) involving a firefighter’s pickup truck, car, utility pole, and strip club resulted in injuries ranging from minor to fatal. The violent crash occurred on the south side of Indianapolis on Sunday, May 23, 2010, according to information provided by TheIndyChannel.com.
Reports indicated 34-year-old Franklin Township firefighter David Joseph Newsom was traveling along the 2700 block of Madison Avenue when the wreck occurred.
Newsom reportedly lost control of his pickup truck and smashed into another vehicle. On impact, his truck was sent careening into a power pole and then through Club Zeus. A band was playing inside at the time.
See the full article from “NewYorkInjuryNews (press release)”
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph was cleared of any wrong-doing in connection with an Indianapolis drug ring. The NBA all star is trying to repair his image and damage to his reputation.
There is proof of Zach Randolph’s charitable side including paying light bills for needy families to giving away tickets to fans for games. Z-Bo has shown he has a big heart which might make it tough to cut off the very people who brought him down.
Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph was scrutinized after reports surfaced of the poor choices made by his friends.
First a drug ring in Indianapolis where a long-time friend of Randolph’s was arrested in a vehicle registered to the NBA All-Star. He was also linked to a Los Angeles strip club beat down.
See the full article from “MyFox Memphis”
Criminal charges in August of 2004 were filed after Randolph allegedly lied to
investigators after his brother shot three men at a nightclub. Those were
subsequently dropped, but Randolph’s brother was sentenced to three years in
prison.
In June of 2006, Randolph was cited for street racing with friends in downtown
Portland. Two months later, he was charged with sexual assault, although that
case was also eventually dropped.
Randolph was then faced a civil suit from a man who claimed he and teammate
Qyntel Woods harassed and assaulted him in retaliation for dogfighting
allegations against Woods.
In March of 2007, Randolph was granted bereavement leave by Portland after the
shooting death of his girlfriend’s cousin, and spent the night at a strip club.
That would have probably gone unnoticed but Zach had the good sense to leave
without paying his tab.
See the full article from “Seattle Post Intelligencer”
Friday, May 28, 2010
Here We Go Again: Sorting Though the Zach Randolph Mess
Posted
by Chris Herrington
on Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:23 AM
By now, everyone who cares about the Memphis Grizzlies knows about Zach Randolph’s latest troubles, most significantly his implication in a drug case in his native Indiana, but also a report of his connection with an assault at a Los Angeles strip club. In both cases, the direct subject of the allegation is not Randolph but rather an associate of his, an old story for those familiar with Randolph’s notorious — but unseen or unnoticed in Memphis — “Hoop Family” entourage. (As Flyer editor Bruce VanWyngarden quipped, Randolph may be “posse-whipped.”)
Roughly 24 hours after the initial report on the Indianapolis drug case first emerged, I’m just now getting a chance to dig into the story. Let’s look at what we now know about the case — I’m focusing on the Indianapolis case here, which seems much more serious — and where things could go.
See the full article from “Memphis Flyer”
Only problem: A couple nights ago, Randolph was in a Los Angeles strip club at 2 a.m., where one of his people may or may not have jumped a guy.
So commitment means hanging out at strip clubs. And distancing yourself from bad characters means getting them to take care of your house.
Here’s hoping “he’s not a target of the investigation right now” doesn’t mean “but he will be soon enough.” The way things have been going for Randolph lately, it’s hard to have much confidence.
The man is the target of headline writers across the country, for two fiascos in two disparate states.
“Is Zach Randolph Indiana’s Drug Kingpin?” wrote the wildly popular sports website, deadspin.com.
“NBA Star Named In Strip Club Beatdown,” wrote the entertainment website, tmz.com.
See the full article from “Memphis Commercial Appeal”
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The last 24 hours haven’t been good for NBA All-Star Zach Randolph after being mentioned in police reports in two different states in two days. First the Grizzlies forward was linked to an Indianapolis drug ring, and is now being mentioned in a Los Angeles strip club beat down.
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Randolph’s legal troubles don’t stop in Indiana; in Los Angeles a man claims he had been badly beaten by a friend of Randolph’s around 2:00am Thursday at a strip club. According to TMZ.com, the victim, Gary Ferguson, told police Randolph was present at the club, but did not strike him during the alleged attack. This isn’t Randolph’s first run-in with Ferguson. Ferguson sued Randolph last year after claiming the Grizzlies forward attacked him at a pizza restaurant in 2008. So far, no charges have been filed in Thursday morning’s attack.
See the full article from “MyFox Memphis”
… Zach’s continued commitment to the team has been evident the last couple of weeks as he’s been working out with members of our staff on the West Coast.”
Randolph has not been charged or arrested in connection with the case against Boyd.
But Randolph is taking a public relations hit this week.
According to TMZ.com, Randolph was named in a police report detailing an alleged brawl in an Los Angeles-area strip club. According to the report, officers responded to Starz gentlemen’s club about 2 a.m. Wednesday morning after someone called 911 claiming a man had been badly beaten by someone associated with Randolph.
The man told police Randolph was present at the club but did not strike him during the alleged attack.
The strip club is located in Gardena, Calif., which is an L.A. suburb.
See the full article from “Memphis Commercial Appeal”