Fla. judge gives NCAA more time to release records
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A judge has given the NCAA until 2 p.m. Wednesday to release its original documents on academic cheating at Florida State.
Friday’s decision by Circuit Judge John Cooper gives the athletics organization more time to seek an order from the Florida Supreme Court to block the release.
The Associated Press and other media had sought immediate release following an appellate decision confirming the records are public.
Florida State already has released copies made from “screen shots” of the documents posted on a secure, read-only Web site, but the media organizations still are seeking originals from the NCAA.
Police: UConn killing witnesses threatened online
STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut police say witnesses to the killing of football player Jasper Howard are being threatened with violence if they come forward with evidence.
Maj. Ronald Blicher tells the student newspaper, The Daily Campus, that the threats are being made in Internet postings and police are looking into them. He says authorities are still urging people to submit videos, photos or other information.
Howard, a Miami native and starting cornerback for the Huskies, was stabbed outside a university-sanctioned dance early Sunday, hours after helping his team to a homecoming game win over Louisville.
A 21-year-old Hartford man, Johnny Hood, has been arrested in connection with the fight, but is not charged with stabbing Howard.
A message left with university police early Friday morning was not immediately returned.
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