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Duke men's lacrosse program to be reinstated
ESPN.com news services ^ | 6/2/2006 | George Smith

Posted on 06/02/2006 1:15:37 PM PDT by westfield3

Duke men's lacrosse program to be reinstated

ESPN.com news services

The Duke men's lacrosse program, which was suspended from play following accusations of rape, will be reinstated next week, ESPN's George Smith reported.

A news conference is expected Monday.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: duke; dukelax; lacrosse

1 posted on 06/02/2006 1:15:40 PM PDT by westfield3
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To: westfield3

Gee, who'd want to play for them after the great support and presumption of innocence that Duke Univ. lavished upon it's players ???


2 posted on 06/02/2006 1:20:00 PM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll. 17,400+ snide replies and counting!)
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To: westfield3

My respect for Duke University won't be.


3 posted on 06/02/2006 1:42:32 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: westfield3
Good news!

A three team ACC just wouldn't do. Duke has had a good program and I hope they will again. (as long as it doesn't get better than UVa's!)

ML/NJ

4 posted on 06/02/2006 2:56:55 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: westfield3
UPDATE: Duke denies ESPN report

Statement By John F. Burness on Media Reports about the Future of Duke Lacrosse

Friday, June 2, 2006
Note to Editors: John F. Burness is senior vice president for public affairs and government relations at Duke University.

Durham, N.C. -- “Media reports to the contrary, President Brodhead has not yet made a decision on the future of men’s lacrosse at Duke.”

http://dukenews.duke.edu/2006/06/burness_lax.html

5 posted on 06/02/2006 6:35:02 PM PDT by westfield3
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To: westfield3

The story I'd like to see is "Duke has not has not yet made a decision on the future of President Broadhead."


6 posted on 06/02/2006 6:55:07 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (...heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk....)
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To: Sue Perkick
Broadhead has shown to be incapable of leadership. The man appears to be loony tunes, more suited to be the school's janitor than the president.
7 posted on 06/04/2006 7:01:49 PM PDT by Dante3
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