Tuesday, August 06, 2013

With no zero-tolerance, here's the case for cheating - Bob Kravitz - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/08/05/arod-alex-rodriguez-yankees-cheating-column-nelson-cruz-peralta/2621317/


CBS blackout puts start-up Aereo in spotlight - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/08/05/aereo-the-unlikely-beneficiary-in-time-warner-cbs-flap/2619467/


Texas A&M retains law firm for Johnny Manziel matter - USATODAY - Texas A&M senior associate athletic director Jason Cook confirmed an earlier USA TODAY Sports report that the school has retained the services of Birmingham law firm Lightfoot, Franklin and White as legal counsel on the matter. Lightfoot is the same firm that represented Auburn during the Cam Newton investigation, which surfaced during the 2010 season but did not result in formal allegations. Newton never sat out any games during the investigation into allegations that his father had sought payment from Mississippi State to deliver his son to that school.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2013/08/05/texas-am-to-be-backed-by-lightfoot-law-firm-for-manziel/2621609/


Monday, August 05, 2013

Graham, Bezos hashed out Washington Post deal in Sun Valley | Reuters


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-washingtonpost-bezos-deal-idUSBRE97412920130805


Nightengale: A-Rod's early, ugly verdict in court of opinion - USATODAY


http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/08/05/alex-rodriguez-mlb-suspension-appeal-season-debut-yankees/2621987/


Helmet cam footage taken by fire chief in the chaos after the Asiana jet crash reveals no-one knew student, 16, was lying on the runway covered in foam before she was killed by fire truck | Mail Online

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2385059/Asiana-flight-214-Footage-taken-chiefs-helmet-cam-plane-crash.html


Python strangles 2 boys, 5 and 7, in their sleep in New Brunswick, Canada | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2385145/Python-strangles-2-boys-5-7-sleep-New-Brunswick-Canada.html


Rieder: 'Washington Post' sale a shocker - USATODAY - In fact, the storied newspaper almost seemed like part of the Graham family. Generation after generation served as its steward. The Grahams flat-out loved that paper. And so the news late Monday afternoon that the paper was being sold to Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos came as a shock. It must have been a deeply painful decision for Post Co. CEO Donald Graham.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2013/08/05/graham-family-sells-washington-post-to-amazons-jeff-bezos/2620859/


Braves win streak at 11 games | www.ajc.com


http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/braves-win-streak-at-11-games/nZFft/


Time Warner Cable blacks outs CBS stations for millions as fee spat continues - CNNMoney


http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/02/news/companies/cbs-time-warner-blackout/index.html?iid=s_mpm