Post by mcdadenets50 on Jan 8, 2007 19:18:29 GMT -6
In case you did not know or forgot. It never gets old.
Former Rutgers players sue for naked wind sprints
By The Associated Press
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Two former Rutgers basketball players and a team manager who said they were forced to do naked wind sprints can sue their former coaches, an appellate court has ruled.
The decision, issued Tuesday, overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed the suit brought by former players Earl Johnson Jr. and Josh Sankes, and former manager Juan Carlos.
The nude drill followed a free-throw shooting contest during a 1997 basketball practice. The three agreed to shed a piece of clothing for every missed shot, but they said they expected it would stop at undershorts.
In 1999, the trio sued then-coach Kevin Bannon, then-assistant coach Tod Kowalczyk, the athletic director and the school, charging civil rights violations.
The appellate panel ruled the three could sue Bannon and Kowalczyk, and dismissed the other charges.
Bannon, who has said participation in the game was voluntary, was not disciplined by Rutgers over the incident. "Ultimately, this will all come out for what it is, which is not much," said his agent, Keith Glass.
Rutgers University noted in a statement that there has been no finding of liability against any of the defendants and that the two remaining claims against Bannon and Kowalczyk have been sent back to a lower court for further proceedings.
tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/07-05-01/2001070508_s01_Former.html
Former Rutgers players sue for naked wind sprints
By The Associated Press
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Two former Rutgers basketball players and a team manager who said they were forced to do naked wind sprints can sue their former coaches, an appellate court has ruled.
The decision, issued Tuesday, overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed the suit brought by former players Earl Johnson Jr. and Josh Sankes, and former manager Juan Carlos.
The nude drill followed a free-throw shooting contest during a 1997 basketball practice. The three agreed to shed a piece of clothing for every missed shot, but they said they expected it would stop at undershorts.
In 1999, the trio sued then-coach Kevin Bannon, then-assistant coach Tod Kowalczyk, the athletic director and the school, charging civil rights violations.
The appellate panel ruled the three could sue Bannon and Kowalczyk, and dismissed the other charges.
Bannon, who has said participation in the game was voluntary, was not disciplined by Rutgers over the incident. "Ultimately, this will all come out for what it is, which is not much," said his agent, Keith Glass.
Rutgers University noted in a statement that there has been no finding of liability against any of the defendants and that the two remaining claims against Bannon and Kowalczyk have been sent back to a lower court for further proceedings.
tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/webarchive/07-05-01/2001070508_s01_Former.html
