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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
Player's eligibility questioned
Maggette admits to taking money
The Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — Former Duke basketball player Corey Maggette admitted in a sworn statement he took cash payments from a summer league coach while was still a high school student, school officials announced yesterday.
Maggette earlier denied accepting money from Myron Piggle, his summer league coach for a Kansas City-based AAU team. Maggette has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors to testify about the payments. He already testified before a grand jury about Piggle.
The statement Duke received yesterday was also sent to the U.S. Attorney in Kansas City and to the NCAA, which could order Duke to vacate its runner-up finish in the 1999 NCAA tournament for using an ineligible player.
The statement raises substantial questions about his eligibility to play for the
Blue Devils during the 1998-99 season, said Duke's Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III in a statement.
Maggette left Duke last spring and was drafted in the NBA. He finished his rookie season with the Orlando Magic this year.
Duke had requested the statement to resolve questions about his eligibility after allegations surfaced that he accepted $2,000 from Piggie.
Piggie pleaded guilty in May to a conspiracy charge and faces three to five years in prison for paying Magnette and four other players on his team $35,500 from 1996-98. The players were in high school at the time.
Duke officials have said they were not aware of the payments, but the admission jeopardizes the Blue Devils' program. In addition to possibly forfeiting the second-place title. Duke also might have to return up to $226,815 in tournament revenue.
"Clearly this is not what we wanted to hear, but we are pleased at least we have the facts now," said Duke representative Al Rossiter Jr.
The next step for the NCAA is to see whether rules were violated, he said.
"Clearly we weren't aware of it," Rossiter said. "The issue is was this in fact a violation of NCAA rules and what do they do about it."
It was unclear whether Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was aware of the statement, Rossiter said. He also has denied knowledge of the payments.
The federal indictment against Piggie claimed he paid the players in exchange for agreements that they would pay him once they received pro contracts and signed endorsement deals. It also said he used the players to secure money from a booster and Nike.
The other players were JaRon Rush of UCLA; his brother, Kareem, of Missouri; Korleone Young, who entered the NBA draft without playing in college; and Andre Williams of Oklahoma State.
A federal hearing in the case scheduled for yesterday in Kansas City was postponed until today.
Partly in response to issues raised by the investigation, the NCAA recently moved to eliminate its 24-day summer recruiting season, when coaches like Piggie parade their players before college coaches. The NCAA has approved trimming the summer recruiting season to 14 days, and then cutting it altogether.
Musical pig farmer paid visit by jurors
The Associated Press
STUART, Fla. — In a case of old Florida versus new, a golf course is raising a stink about the stench and noise from a neighboring pig farm whose owner plays twangy country music to soothe his swine.
A judge and jury got a first-hand sniff Tuesday. Circuit Judge Ben Bryan and six jurors tromped around Thomas Rossano's steamy, rural farm and observed 10 or so 400- to 600-pound pigs rolling around in muddy pens in the 90-degree heat.
They then hopped on golf carts and toured the upscale course.
The Florida Club of Martin County sits about 100 yards across the street from Rossano's property.
Rossano is fighting the golf club's claims in a lawsuit filed in 1997 that the pigs he raises to put food on his family's table smell and the music he plays to soothe the animals are a nuisance.
The Rossanos say the developers knew about the pigs when they began building the golf course and subdivision in the mid-1990s.
Bryan wanted the jurors to assess the situation for themselves and took them to the source of the years-long controversy.
Aguilera and the Red Hot Chili Peppers thumped into three pig pens from speakers attached to a shed on Rossano's property. The swine typically listen to country music, but the radio wasn't tuning very well.
The odor at the farm was definitely noticeable, but did not carry across the street to hole No. 4. The music did — faintly.
Jurors talked about the course and complained about the heat as two golfers prepared to tee off.
he said in pair 47" one asked.
"No I know it is a par 5." another juror said.
Potential jurors were asked questions about their taste in
music, whether they like to play or watch golf and if they prefer city or country living. There will be trial testimony from experts who can attest to the benefits of piping music to farm animals.
During jury selection Monday, one woman was dismissed because she once had a pet potbellied pig.
Back at the clubhouse Tuesday,
one golfer said he'd hate to see the
music turned off or the pigs
removed.
"We love that music. We need a break because it's so quiet out there," said Lance Powell, 35. "I've shot my best round ever out here. Maybe the pigs helped."
Lingerie pioneer forced to file for bankruptcy
The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES Frederick's of Hollywood, famous for its naughty nighties and scandalous push-up bras, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The lingerie company said it planned to keep its nearly 200 stores and its catalog and Internet sales in operation while it reorganizes.
It filed for protection Monday, then said yesterday it had arranged new financing.
Frederick's share of the lingerie business has been stagnant, with revenue reaching about $140 million. Its competitor Victoria's Secret had sales of $2.1 billion in 1999, and chains such as Wal-Mart and Target have grabbed nearly half of the lingerie market.
Chief executive Linda LoRe said Frederick's had tried to upgrade its image by curtailing its sales of erotic paraphernalia.
The company pioneered the development of the push-up bra and black lingerie a half-century ago. It also offers intimate attire in bright colors and leopard-skin patterns. Its derriere-baring thong, introduced in 1981, is a top seller.
Its founder, the late Frederick Mellinger, drew inspiration from revealing pinup photos of Betty Grable when he opened a New York store in 1946. He moved the operation to Los Angeles the following year.
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