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Penn St. gives $1.1M to new abuse-research center
Seeking to make amends for the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, the university said it has given more than $1.1 million in football bowl revenues to its new center for child abuse research and treatment.
The Center for the Protection of Children, started in the wake of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, will offer treatment for abused children and a primary care clinic for foster kids. It also will sponsor research into the prevention, detection and treatment of abuse; offer training; provide advocacy; and collect data.
“We expect that the center will become a national leader in clinical care, research, education and direction of policy related to child abuse and neglect,” Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a statement Wednesday.
The funding is more than twice the amount that Penn State had promised in December. The university said higher-than-expected bowl revenues allowed it to give more. Penn State’s share of Big Ten bowl proceeds totaled $2.6 million, of which $1.5 million has already been donated to the Pennsylvania Coalition against Rape, a group that operates rape crisis centers across the state.
The Center for the Protection of Children will be based at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and bring together clinicians, scientists, legal scholars and educators. Its director, Dr. Andrea Taroli, said the project has an “ambitious agenda,” and that the additional funding will help it get off the ground more quickly.
“I am very excited that Penn State has enabled the Center to have a solid foundation upon which to build,” Taroli said.
The center could collaborate with other Penn State entities, including the law school and its Children’s Advocacy Clinic, as well as the Children, Youth and Families Consortium. More than 400 faculty members from disciplines including human development, education and agriculture are involved in that effort.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Ex-coach Bill Stewart to get $1.65M from WVU
West Virginia says former football coach Bill Stewart will receive $1.65 million as part of a settlement agreement with the university.
WVU released the agreement Monday to The Associated Press under a West Virginia Freedom of Information Act request.
The agreement is dated June 10, the same day Stewart resigned. Coach-in-waiting Dana Holgorsen was introduced as head coach that night.
Athletic director Oliver Luck has said the university was unable to substantiate unspecified rumors that had dogged the program in recent weeks. Among them, a former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter said Stewart called him shortly after Holgorsen’s hiring last December and asked him to find something negative on the new hire.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
BMV: No wrongdoing in Ohio State car purchases – AP
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says its investigation of Ohio State football players’ car purchases found no evidence players received improper deals.
The agency undertook its review following allegations that two Columbus-area dealers sold vehicles to Ohio State athletes and family members at below market rates.
The BMV’s 65-page report issued Tuesday said the certificates of titles for cars sold by Jack Maxton Chevrolet and Auto Direct to players and families accurately reflected the vehicles’ sales prices.
Questions about players’ car purchases arose in the wake of a scandal in which some players received cash and tattoos for autographs, championship rings and equipment.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
SLAM ONLINE | » Mock: Charles Jenkins, No. 27
Despite another losing season for the Nets, optimism follows the team as it prepares for its final season in New Jersey. The primary reason for that optimism is Deron Williams, who the Nets were able to pry from Utah after giving up a hefty package centered around Devin Harris, Derrick Favors and this year’s No. 3 pick.
Williams’ arrival at the very least did two things for Avery Johnson’s squad: 1) Give the organization a chance to save face after it struck out on acquiring several available superstars, and 2) Rejuvenated the career ofBrook Lopez.
As New Jersey prepares for this offseason, it has the beginnings of a solid starting five. Williams is top-3 point guard in the NBA and should be back at an All-Star level following wrist surgery. Lopez, despite his shortcomings as a rebounder, is still one of the elite centers in the NBA…
Baggy pants lead to players arrest at airport – AP
Police say a University of New Mexico football player’s saggy pants led to his arrest at San Francisco International Airport.
Sgt. Michael Rodriguez says 20-year-old Deshon Marman was boarding a flight Wednesday to Albuquerque, N.M., when a U.S. Airways employee noticed his pants were “below his buttocks, but above the knees, and his boxer shorts were showing.”
Rodriguez tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the employee asked Marman to pull up his pants, but he refused. She then asked him to leave the plane.
The officer says that after 15 minutes, Marman got off the plane and was cited for trespassing.
Marman’s mother, Donna Doyle, tells the paper that her son had attended a friend’s funeral and he was still in an emotionally raw state.
US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder says the airline’s dress code forbids “indecent exposure or inappropriate” attire.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Pryor apologizes, doesn’t say specifically why – AP
Terrelle Pryor has apologized to Ohio State and former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel, saying he’s “sorry for my conduct off the field.”
Speaking out for the first time since his college career came to a scandalous end, Pryor and agent Drew Rosenhaus appeared at a news conference Tuesday. Neither took questions, and after each gave a statement, Rosenhaus stood up and told Pryor they were leaving. While Pryor acknowledged mistakes, he did not say what they specifically were.
Pryor left school after already being suspended by Ohio State and the NCAA for the first five games of the 2011 season for accepting improper benefits in the form of cash and discounted tattoos from a Columbus tattoo-parlor owner.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Kansas’ Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris twins hire agent, declare for NBA draft – ESPN
Kansas twins Marcus and Markieff Morris are skipping their senior seasons with the Jayhawks, choosing instead to hire an agent and enter the NBA draft…
Kansas’ Marcus Morris, Markieff Morris twins hire agent, declare for NBA draft – ESPN.
Kyrie Irving to Enter NBA Draft – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site – GoDuke.com
Duke freshman guard Kyrie Irving will enter the 2011 NBA Draft with plans to hire an agent, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Wednesday. The 2011 NBA Draft will be held on June 23 in New York City and Irving is expected to be among the top picks in the draft…
Kyrie Irving to Enter NBA Draft – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site – GoDuke.com.
Champion Huskies set for victory celebration – AP
Star guard Kemba Walker, coach Jim Calhoun and the national champion Connecticut Huskies will be welcomed home with a victory rally at Gampel Pavilion.
The Huskies, 53-41 winners over Butler on Monday night in Houston, are scheduled to arrive at Bradley International Airport at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Calhoun will speak to fans at the airport before the team heads to the campus for the victory celebration at Gampel Pavilion.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Duke’s Irving to get significant time vs. Arizona
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski says point guard Kyrie Irving will play “significant minutes” in the West regional semifinal against Arizona.
Speaking before boarding a bus to the airport, Krzyzewski said Irving would not start Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif., but is ahead of schedule in his return from a toe injury that cost him most of his freshman season.
Irving missed 31/2 months with an injured right big toe but came off the bench in both of the top-seeded Blue Devils’ NCAA tournament games. He scored 14 points in 20 minutes in his return against Hampton. He had 11 points in 21 minutes against Michigan and was on the court at the end of that win.
Krzyzewski says the Blue Devils (32-4) are “good with who we’re starting.”
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
