• Alaska Basketballer Rape case - nobody told police - UAF case troubles local police
  University of Alaska Fairbanks police are disturbed the state court system did not inform them of a university basketball player's rape admission when it arose in a domestic violence restraining order hearing, but court officials say they have no obligation to report such occurrences. At the Nov. 21 hearing, the 18-year-old former girlfriend of basketball player Cameron Watts claimed he tied her up and raped her in her dorm room on Nov. 2. Watts, at the hearing, said "Her story is correct." A magistrate then granted the woman a six-month restraining order. But no one told police. No one is supposed to.
• Ref: Cameon Watts "Major: Criminal Justice"

Police: Stepfather Pulls Gun on Dolphins' Jason Taylor
MIAMI (AP) - Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor's stepfather was released from jail Wednesday two days after he allegedly pulled a handgun on the defensive end during an argument. Jason Taylor (pictured, left), 27, wrestled his 42-year-old stepfather, Anthony Taylor, to the floor after he pulled a .22-caliber handgun from an ankle holster during a heated exchange between the two. The FBI was investigating separate allegations by Jason Taylor that his stepfather was trying to extort money from him through the mail.

• Ex-Boxer Says Tyson Assaulted Him and called his companions ``chicken heads.''

Black Sports: Beating death suspect turns himself in
EVERETT -- Two years ago, Steven Limar was at the top of his game. He was the co-captain of the basketball team at Everett High School, a forward with a sweet jump shot who averaged 11 points a game and earned the "most inspirational" award. Now 20, Limar on Friday was behind bars in Alabama, awaiting extradition to face a first-degree murder charge in the Nov. 17 beating death of an Everett teen.
Joshua Lorbiecki, 15, was a popular sophomore who had recently transferred to Everett High School. He liked sports, too, and had been a batboy for the Mariners baseball team during a summer vacation. Prosecutors allege Limar and another former Everett High student, Matthew Dominic Teague, 18, of Lynnwood, fatally beat Lorbiecki and left him to die on the football field at Evergreen Middle School. Robbery was the alleged motive. The killers got just $12, according to court papers. - (reader links)
Ref: Brothers plead not guilty in boy's death

• More reader links and comments on story "They never checked the victims pockets"

• Black Sports: A Potential row is brewing for South Africa ahead of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide from Friday, with the country's cricket chief insisting that selectors will not be told by the government how many black players should be in the team.

[Reader note] "Just wanted to ask that you remind all your visitors That Mohammed Ali
converted to the Muslim Religion to avoid going to Vietnam on the basis that the religion did not allow him to fight in a war but some how it allowed for him to fight in a ring .. I mention this because the movie ALI opens on Christmas day . I would like as many people as possible to boycott this movie and put pressure on theaters to not even show it" . - (NNN-black sports)

• Black Sports: Celestin and Parker are black; the victim is white.
  Security group wants Penn State student expelled for sex-assault conviction
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A national campus-security group wants Penn State University to expel a student who was convicted of sexually assaulting another student. Haitian Jean M. Celestin, 22, was convicted in October of sexual assault. He was sentenced to six to 12 months in county jail, but the judge agreed to let him graduate before he starts serving time. A co-defendant, Nathaniel Parker, 21, was acquitted. Both were Penn State wrestlers and were removed from the team when they were charged in the 1999 incident.

  Prosecutors said the victim was drunk when she fell asleep on Parker's futon. She said she awoke to find both men performing sexual acts on her. In a letter sent to Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, Howard and Connie Clery, co-founders of Security on Campus Inc., said "there can be no excuse" to allow Celestin to graduate in December.

  Penn State spokesman Steve MacCarthy said the university scheduled a disciplinary hearing before Celestin's trial, but the victim asked the university to delay it "until the criminal case was over." He said the victim has been contacted about a new hearing. Celestin's conviction was criticized by numerous black Penn State students, who said it had been racially motivated. Celestin and Parker are black; the victim is white. - (NNN-black-sports)
• Ref: Jean M. Celestin bio
• Ref: Former friend, journalist discusses Malcolm X's work
  Nathaniel Parker (sophomore-business) agreed that racism remains a problem, including at Penn State. "Racism isn't gone. Right now it's just taking a different form," he said. "Penn State itself has a racial problem it doesn't want to address."

- Byron Franklin, former Auburn and professional football player
now the only black trustee at AU eschews school colors
The only black member of the Auburn University board of trustees says he will not wear Auburn clothing until the university makes a strong response to racially offensive conduct of two fraternities. Beta Theta Pi's General Secretary David Wright said while the 13 fraternity members were directly involved, others stood by and did not attempt to stop them. "A culture that allows this type of thing to occur cannot be permitted to continue,"
[Reader comments] "Sounds like a threat. Its amasing the cowardice of the white faculty and students at this university--and they wonder why white males are fewer and fewer on campuses. Its complete madness".

• Ref: AU Trustee Byron Franklin places a ceremonial cape on honorary degree recipient

Rape isn't rape when a jock does it; it's an 'error in judgment' - by David Wheatley
Did anyone notice it was National Idiots Week? What else could explain the past few days? A lawyer could, of course. We give you Terrence Connors, proudly representing Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry. ``It was a learning experience for him, a difficult one,'' Connors said. ``And an error in judgment.'' That's legalese for, ``Yes, my client had a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old.'' Henry was sentenced Friday to 100 hours of community service. He will counsel troubled youths. Hopefully not 15-year-old girls. Henry is just one of our sports heroes who has had an ``error in judgment.''

• Henry Sentenced to Community Service for "sexual misconduct" with 15-yr-old girl

[Reader reports] Mike Tyson Reportedly Moving to Denmark
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has bought a huge villa north of the Danish capital and plans to settle in Denmark, a Danish gossip magazine said. The popular magazine said Tyson apparently wanted to continue his explorations into ``the beautiful blonde Danish girls.'' [reader comments] "It's sad that Denmark attracts this kind of scum".

• Mike Tyson Reportedly Moving to Denmark (alt-link from another reader)
• Mike Tyson Reportedly Moving to Denmark (alt-link from another reader)

• African-americans vs. Somali-americans: Hate-crime?
  Two Africans stabbed at brawl outside Minneapolis Roosevelt High
  Published Sep 11 2001 (take it back to Africa)

An assistant football coach and a player were stabbed outside Roosevelt High School in south Minneapolis on Monday evening after the coach tried to break up a fight, police said. Minneapolis Police Lt. Ken Olson said investigators think differences between African-American and Somali students triggered the fight.

• Black U.S. Basketballer-airman Pleads Not Guilty in Okinawa Rape Case
• Covered with White Curtain, Black U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Timothy Woodland
• US "African-American" airman denies Okinawa rape (reader link)
• Japan Sets Black Rape Trial Timetable
• Reporters Are Seated in Court Room 201 at the Naha District...
  
• Black rapist gets black female lawyer in Jap-Rape Trial - 2nd from Right, in a Red...
  
• Ref: Timothy Woodland - black rapist
• Ref: The woman, in her 20s, told investigators she had been raped by a black foreigner.
• Ref: Demetrius Young, 27, a black Marine Corporal from Miami, has been stationed in Okinawa just a week, and already: "I loooove Okinawa. Why? The ladies, they're all beee-auuu-tiful." A young, dumb guy can get to thinking they're there for the taking," says Ray Fernandez, 33, a black former serviceman . Woodland was a pretty quiet guy, and he was always playing basketball...

• Black female basketballers charged bias: USF limited bias inquiry
  But university officials say the school did not limit the focus of the review of players' charges of racism. Black female basketball players were complaining about a racially divisive atmosphere in the program. A former player had just filed suit. More lawsuits were to come. USF president Judy Genshaft turned to the first black man and asked him to investigate.

• Student-athlete graduations rise
  Black female basketballers show biggest gain with 61% graduating
  The Division I-A white footballer graduation rate was 60%
  The rate for Division I black male basketballers went up one percentage point to 35%.
• Idiot Sports, Welfare and Circuses: Bush opens NFL season
• Ref: Bread and circuses: Bill O'Reilly compares present-day USA with Rome of old

Doctors Say More Could Be Done to Keep Young Athletes Alive
Leonard Carter Jr., 14, collapsed during practice in August and died two hours later.

• Subject: UAB athletes
  To: <editor-usa>

  Dear Editor,
  I just read your story about the UAB athletes abusing the young girl. You have made a grevious error that needs immediate correcting! The players involved are at the University of Alabama Birmingham also known as UAB. You then link to information concerning the University of Alabama with is located in Tuscaloosa and is a DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY! The photos of players that you show are not UAB players! The colors of UAB are Green and gold while those of UA are Crimsoin and White! Please correct this as soon as possible!
  
  Jim from Alabama

• (Editor reponse: Sorry, will review for correction and post this tentative anonymous retraction/clarification... thanks for pointing this out.. (I don't follow sports)
  Will see if I can find pics from the right University (????)
• Ref: White 14-year-old girl prodigy was a 'play thing' for UAB athletes: suit
  White virgin sacrificed to black sports cult The parents of the girl, identified only as "Jane Doe," filed a $40 million civil suit against the University of Alabama-Birmingham
  
• Ref: Dr. Sybil Todd, UA Vice President for Student Affairs, comments on traditionally white sororities and fraternities facing change as they are, perhaps, at a crossroad in initiating processes that will welcome more minority members.
• Ref: UABsports.com : The Official Athletic Site of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Ref: UAB - Footballing * 2001 Numerical Roster
• Ref: UAB - Basketballing * 2000-01 Men's Basketball Roster

• So these may not be the same fellows accused of abusing the 14-year-old white girl...
  but at least I have the right 'University of Alabama' footballer team now....

etc, etc, etc... I'll look up the Basketballer team at the "University of Alabama at Birmingham" when I get a little extra time..... NNN-editor.

UT fights ESPN's subpoenas of students' records
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A lawyer for the University of Tennessee has asked a federal judge to stop ESPN's attempts to subpoena student records and university documents for defamation lawsuits against the sports network.

The Black Sports Cult and the American Dream
The University will not release 'academic records' of black athletes - many allege a conspiracy of coaches, teachers, administrators, alumni and the media to recruit illiterate
below-average intelligence blacks solely for the promotion of the 'Black Sports Cult'
that has become a 'religion' in American with millions of majority Americans 'brainwashed'
with their obsessed voyeuristic fixation on watching the scholastically retarded sports heroes jump up and down, bump into each other, perform ritualistic homosexual acts, do strange primitive 'victory dances' on the field and ritualistically follow the cabalistic magical numerics of the 'scores' of the games.

The Black Sports Cult promotes gambling, drinking in front of TV, Sports Bar alcohol syndrome, obesity and the shorting of life associated with this lifestyle.

This is reminiscent of the "Bread and Circuses" of the last days of the Roman Empire.
Today it is "Food Stamps and the Black Sports Cult".

The Barbarians will get tired of Foreign Aid. They have infiltrated their spies and are
sharpening their swords. One day America may be rudely awakened when the Barbarians
have sacked the cities, raped the women, eaten the dogs and enslaved those not too fat
for work in the slave labor camps.

- Sports Editor, New Nation News

Synopsis: In a book that is certain to ignite an explosive controversy,  Herrnstein and Murray dare to reveal their belief that it is intelligence levels, not environmental circumstances, poverty, or lack of education that are at the root of many of our social problems.

"non-denominational" link: Hofstetter's Sports Jerk of the Week
"Criminals, racists, and overpayed gloryhogs are not what sports are about.
Here, we villify all that is wrong with sports, and have fun doing it."

Some news sources: Sports: police blotter (slow) * "Bad Jocks"  * Athlete Arrests