THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer."
Manti Te'o, December 9 deadspin.com
OF THE DAY
Manti Teo received 321 first place votes for the Heisman, 153 fewer than winner Johnny Manziel.
Sporting News
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Before he competed in the tour-de-France, Lance Armstrong was a professional in what sporting event?
A: Triathlon
lancearmstrong.com
THE MORNING BREW Public not ready to forgive lying athletes
In the span of one week, two adored athletes saw both of their reputations crumble.
The truth shattered both Lance Armstrong's and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Tee's legacies, leaving them and their public relations teams to pick up the pieces. Hopefully, this can be a learning opportunity for other athletes: covering up a lie is always worse than telling the truth.
In the age of social media and smartphones, word travels fast. We are able to find out about Lindsay Lohan's arrest before she sobers up enough to find out herself. However, this advanced information sharing technology means that, if you lie, you are lying to the entire world. It only takes one person to uncover the truth before your entire lie is blown and the whole world knows.
By Ben Ashworth bashworth@kansan.com
The truth is still pending in the Manti Teo hoax story, in which his deceased girlfriend, who apparently inspired him to miss tackles in the BCS Championship, never actually existed. Whether or not Teo perpetuated the hoax is still to be determined, but it seems that at some point, Teo discovered that his girlfriend was about as real as the square root of a negative number and, in his embarrassment, told a lie. Understandable, right?
But when you or I get caught lying, we have to apologize to a few people. Teo has to explain himself to everybody. Do you think that Teo wishes that he publicized the hoax as soon as he found out
rather than prolonged it with a lie? I'd bet on the affirmative.
Meanwhile, Lance Armstrong Juiced up his legs to the point where his calves looked like a Thanksgiving turkey. The fact that Teo is getting most of the attention shows how strange his story is, but Armstrong's lie is far more damning.
For years, Armstrong not only vehemently denied allegations of doping, but also threatened lawsuits to anyone who made those claims. He manipulated the public by telling the press that the good guys trying to uncover the truth were actually the bad guys. At some point, Armstrong should have realized that he was never going to escape his past
If he had acted with more prudence at an earlier time, he would have still lost his records, but perhaps his charity's reputation could have survived and his
brave fight against cancer would have been his legacy.
The public is willing to forgive many things, but it is hesitant to forgive dishonesty. Let this be the lesson from this bizarre week in sports.
This week in athletics
— Edited by Brian Sisk
Tuesday
Wednesday
Men's basketball
vs. Kansas State
7 p.m.
Manhattan
Thursday
Women's basketball
vs. Texas
7 p.m.
Lawrence
No Events Scheduled
Friday
Track
Jayhawk Classic
All Day
Lawrence
Saturday
Men's basketball vs. Oklahoma 3 p.m.
Lawrence
Sunday
Women's basketball
vs. Oklahoma State
8 p.m.
Lawrence
No Events Scheduled
Monday
Men's basketball
vs. West Virginia
8 p.m.
Morgantown, W. Va.
NBA
Kings' owner to sell team to Seattle after NBA approval
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The only thing stopping the Sacramento Kings from a sale and move to Seattle is approval by NBA owners. The Maloof family has agreed to sell the Kings to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen, the league confirmed in a statement Monday morning. The deal is still pending a vote by the NBA Board of Governors.
A person familiar with the decision said that Hansen's group will buy 65 percent of the franchise for $525 million, move the team to Seattle and restore the SuperSonics name. The Maloofs will have no stake in the team.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal was waiting approval.
The sale figure is a total valuation of the franchise, which includes relocation fees. Hansen's group also is hoping to buy out other
minority investors.
The Malofos will get a $30 million non-refundable down payment by Feb. according to the deal, one person
said. They will still be allowed to receive other offers until the league approves the sale.
The plan by Hansen's group is to have the team play at least the next two seasons in KeyArena before moving into a new facility in downtown Seattle. The
deadline for teams to apply for a move for next season is March 1.
"We have always appreciated and treasured our ownership of the Kings and have had a great admiration for the
sion from NBA Commissioner David Stern to present a counteroffer to league owners from buyers who would keep the Kings in Sacramento.
fans and our team members. We would also like to thank Chris Hansen for his professionalism during our negotiation. Chris will be a great steward for the franchise," Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof said in a statement on behalf of the family.
Johnson, himself a former All-Star point guard in the NBA, said in a statement that the city remained undeterred despite the agreement with the Seattle group.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said last week he had received permis-
KEVIN JOHNSON Sacramento mayor
out 19 of 27 seasons in a top 20 market and owning two of the longest sellout streaks in NBA history." Johnson said.
"Sacramento has proven that it is a strong NBA market with a fan base that year in and year out has demonstrated a commitment to the Kings by selling
"When it comes to keeping the team in our community, Sacramento is playing to win. In particular, we have been focused like a laser on identifying an ownership group that will both have the financial resources desired by the NBA
and the vision to make the Kings the NBA equivalent of what the Green Bay Packers have been in the NFL"
In a saga that has dragged on for nearly three years, Johnson and Sacramento appear to be facing their most daunting challenge yet.
Hansen, a Seattle native and San Francisco-based investor, reached agreement with local governments in Seattle last October on plans to build a $490 million arena near the city's other stadiums, CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field.
As part of the agreement, no construction will begin until all environmental reviews are completed and a team has been secured. The arena also faces a pair of lawsuits, including one from a longshore workers union because the arena is being built close to port and industrial operations.
Hansen's group is expected to pitch in $290 million in private investment toward the arena, along with helping to pay for transportation improvements in the area around the stadiums.
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Sacramento Kings fan Darren Fitch calls on the Maloof family, owners of the Kings to sell the team to local buyers during a timeout in the King's game against the Dallas Mavericks in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2012.
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