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Attorney: Davis Will Sue The Chicago Sun-Times

jstevrtc — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:06:15 +0000

The battle…is now truly joined.

Late on Friday, an attorney representing Anthony Davis, Sr. told the Chicago Tribune that a lawsuit will be filed next week against Michael O’Brien and the Chicago Sun-Times.

According to the story at the online version of the Tribune, Mr. Davis’ attorney, Georgette Greenlee, told the paper that “It boggles our mind where O’Brien got his information from.”

The Sun-Times knew they could face legal action if they persisted with the story that the elder Davis had made a $200,000 deal with the Kentucky program in exchange for a commitment by [...]

Sun-Times Fires Back On UK/Davis Situation

jstevrtc — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:05:24 +0000

Not only did the Chicago Sun-Times not back down, they’ve responded with vigor.

Not even two days after the University of Kentucky sent a letter to the S-T jumping on the paper’s accusation of them having given stud recruit Anthony Davis $200,000 to sign with the school, Michael O’Brien, the author of the original controversial article, stepped back up with another piece that claims:

“Sources from three separate universities told the Sun-Times that Davis, Sr. asked for money in return for his son’s commitment, with the amounts ranging from $125,000 to $150,000.”

There’s been no [...]

Morning Five: 08.06.10 Edition

rtmsf — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:10:09 +0000

Good grief, could yesterday have been any busier in the college basketball world on a random August Thursday? Between the Karen Sypher verdict, the release of several holiday season tournament brackets, coaching APRs and eligibility issues flying around, it felt like January around here. Let’s talk Pitino… The Chicago Sun-Times in response to its writer Michael O’Brien’s allegation (later removed) that Kentucky had paid Anthony Davis‘ family $200,000 in return for his commitment? _________________________________________(crickets chirping)___________________________________________. A slightly revised article on the S-T website, “Davis No Longer a Hidden Talent,” makes no mention of any payment nor offers a retraction or correction of any sort. On [...]

Morning Five: 08.05.10 Edition

rtmsf — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:56:34 +0000

The University of Kentucky responded with some legal saber-rattling as a result of yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times article that alleged a $200,000 payment to super-recruit Anthony Davis. In parsing the letter from UK’s attorneys to author Michael O’Brien, we find it notable that the second paragraph asserts that no member of UK or its athletic department “offered or paid any money or other illegal benefits to the [redacted] family.” That’s all fine and well, but even the most naive of us knows that direct payments from universities to players is soooo ’80s. All the money and illegal benefits run through runners [...]