Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o on Friday said the thought of visiting his cancer-stricken girlfriend who also suffered life-threatening injuries from a car accident never crossed his mind. When asked why he never went to see “Lennay Kekua” at the
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that was first taped on Monday but aired on Friday, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said he did not think he deserved a lifetime ban from competitive sporting events. “I deserve to be punished,” Armstrong
Manti Te’o told ESPN on Friday that he had “tailored” his stories–and lied to his father–about having met his “girlfriend” because he did not want people to think he was “some crazy dude.” In his first interview since a Deadspin
Manti Te’o on Friday denied he was involved in a hoax involving his nonexistent girlfriend who supposedly died of leukemia and said he was not sure his “girlfriend” never really existed until hours before the Deadspin story was published on
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o is conducting an off-camera interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap on Friday night. ESPN’s public relations department tweeted out a photo of the interview that was in progress. On Wednesday, Deadspin revealed that Te’o’s girlfriend, who
Manti Te’o’s dead, fake girlfriend reportedly called him in December to tell him that she had to fake her own dead months earlier to escape drug dealers. According to a report in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, “Te’o has told family and
On Thursday, the NBA announced the starters for this year’s All-Star game. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant received the most votes and made his 15th-straight All-Star appearance. Reserves will be announced next Thursday. The game will be played in
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged ringleader behind the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax, reportedly admitted to a church friend in December to having duped the Notre Dame linebacker. ESPN interviewed the friend to whom Tuiasosopo confessed. That friend is described as a
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on Thursday, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to having doped, taken banned substances–which included EPO, cortisones, and testosterone–and used blood transfusions during all seven of his Tour de France victories. Armstrong said
In an interview with Sports Illustrated‘s Pete Thamel on September 23, 10 days after his grandmother died and his girlfriend supposedly passed away due to leukemia, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o had trouble recalling when he met his girlfriend and
In an interview Wednesday in ESPN Magazine, Kobe Bryant proclaimed he was the best one-on-one basketball player ever and said Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant would give him the most trouble. When asked who could potentially beat him in a
The New York Times likes to pride itself–often sanctimoniously–on being the paper of record. But the publication noted in October that Manti Te’o’s girlfriend, who was revealed on Wednesday to have never have even existed, was a “Stanford alumnus.” Lennay
ESPN executives at the “top of the food chain” reportedly found out that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend was a hoax on January 6th, which was one day before the BCS title game between Notre Dame and Alabama the
ESPN’s one-on-one interview with Manti Te’o today has reportedly been “scrapped.” According to reports, ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap was slated to interview Te’o, but, as of now, the interview will not happen. On Wednesday, Deadspin reported that Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend
In a hastily-called press conference on Wednesday, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick addressed a Deadspin report that revealed Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend never existed and was a hoax. He said Te’o told him he “met” Lennay Marie Kekua, the girlfriend
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Manti Te’o was planning to publicly come forth next week and reveal that his dead girlfriend did not exist and her death was a hoax. Swarbrick said Te’o may now have a press
After Manti Te’o informed Notre Dame officials that his dead girlfriend never existed on December 26 and claimed he was a victim of an “elaborate” hoax, Notre Dame officials did not contact the police or the NCAA. Notre Dame athletic
Washington Nationals center fielder Denard Span tweeted he watched a YouTube video presumably posted by the Sandy Hook “truthers,” who are claiming the government could have staged the Sandy Hook murders so it could more easily take away people’s guns,
Minutes after former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly was announced as the new Philadelphia Eagles head coach, the University of Oregon immediately posted a job listing for a new football coach on the school’s job board. According to the job
On Tuesday, Roger Springfield, the former media director for Syracuse University’s athletic department, pleaded not guilty to charges that he secretly videotaped male athletes in locker rooms. According to ESPN, Springfield was arraigned on four counts of “unlawful surveillance.” Springfield
The Philadelphia Eagles hired Oregon head coach Chip Kelly as their next head coach on Wednesday. The Oregon head coach, who led the Ducks to four straight BCS bowl appearances, will leave Oregon just a week after he announced he
The U.S. Justice Department has turned down offers from disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to pay the federal government more than $5 million in restitution and become a federal witness to testify against those who enabled the rampant doping to occur
After Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey airs on Thursday, Armstrong could potentially face jail time for perjury. Armstrong confessed to Oprah–in an interview that was taped on Monday but will air on Thursday–that he had doped throughout his career.
An invasion of giant Humboldt squid off the coasts of Orange and San Diego counties in California has attracted anglers on expeditions to Southern California to reel in hundres of squid in what has been described as a “squid frenzy.”
Lance Armstrong has reportedly offered to pay more than $5 million to the federal government for the fraud that his cycling team allegedly committed against the U.S. Postal Service, which paid $40 million to sponsor his cycling teams. CBS News,
