Florida State has personalized its legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles filed an amended complaint against the league late Monday that alleges former commissioner John Swofford cost member schools millions of dollars by acting in the best interest of his son who worked at television partner Raycom Sports. FSU added the phrase “self-dealing” to its complaint, which …
Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips says he never “condoned or tolerated inappropriate conduct” against athletes as Northwestern’s athletics director in the wake of that school’s hazing scandal, which has led to at least three lawsuits and the firing of football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The first complaint came Wednesday from a former football player identified as “John Doe 2,” followed …
Author Anthony Swofford, an ex-Marine who gained acclaim for writing about his own experience in the Gulf War, on Wednesday described his view of a far-right senator’s move to block military promotions, and he didn’t hold back. Swofford assailed Sen. Tommy Tuberville during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut with Joy Reid.” “It's kind of disgusting, really,” the "Jarhead" author …
The Atlantic Coast Conference hired Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips on Monday to be the league’s next commissioner, replacing the retiring John Swofford. Phillips oversaw the funding and development of Northwestern’s $270 million Walter Athletics Center and Ryan Fieldhouse indoor practice facility located on Lake Michigan’s shores. “My career has been dedicated to the development and betterment of student-athletes, and …
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