Real Sports "secret scoop"

[TGfan06]

Supposedly, the new sports special on HBO June 21 has new information that will blow the OSU basketball program out of the water. This seems to be payback from a bunch of unhappy redstorm fans to me.

Go to the NY post for the article. You must be registered to read it.

 

[jwinslow]

If the article is not a pay article, please post it here. It's just kind of a common courtesy or rule so everyone does not have to register at a site and receive unwanted emails in their inbox.

 

[sandgk]

This is what HBO themselves use in the teaser for the June 21 show ..

This month Real Sports examines the recuiting scandal at Ohio State, presents a scientific view in the debate over steroids, profiles the world of Murderball and revisits the debate over aluminum bats when it returns TUESDAY, JUNE 21.

The spelling is HBO's not mine.

Further into HBO's Real Sports site is this brief of Story 1 for June 21

Buckeye Woes

A recruiting scandal in the world of college basketball may be nothing new. But the scandal of improper benefits allegedly offered to student-athletes that has emerged at Big Ten power Ohio State is noteworthy, to say the least. Exploring a story that involves an international recruit, a prominent New York sports management agency, a street agent, a respected Division I basketball program and an assistant coach, plus a nanny, REAL SPORTS travels to Columbus, Ohio, to unearth the facts. Collaborating with Sports Illustrated, correspondent Bernard Goldberg -- who won a Sports Emmy® last month for his chilling report on young children being forced to work as camel jockeys in the United Arab Emirates -- sorts through the rumors and facts to reveal a bizarre recruiting and improper benefits scandal that has surfaced around the storied Buckeyes' basketball program.

Correspondent: Bernard Goldberg
Producer: Joe Perskie

 

[TGfan06]

I am not registered with the NY post. If anyone is, feel free to put the link. I heard of this article on the Big Show.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

I registered one of my "expendable" accounts.

NOT 'REAL' TRUTH

By LENN ROBBINS

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June 17, 2005 -- On March 20, 1999, St. John's came within 5.5 seconds of getting to the school's second Final Four. It lost to an Ohio State team that, according to an HBO investigative report, was rife with NCAA violations.

One of the key reserves on that team, Sloboban Savovic, allegedly had academic papers written for him, had at least one grade changed and was paid by a New York street agent who now is the vice president of Pinnacle Management Corporation, a city-based company that represent NBA players, "hailing from Belgrade to The Bronx."

Spomenko "Semi" Pajovic, a street agent, allegedly placed Savovic with friends of an Ohio State booster where he received numerous NCAA extra benefits. Savovic scored seven points, grabbed three rebounds and dished three assists in the Buckeyes' 77-74 win over St. John's in the South Regional Final.

Savovic is listed as a one of Pinnacle's clients on its Web site. Pinnacle's founder, Marc Cornstein, is an agent, who several years ago was appointed co-commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commission by Gov. Pataki. Cornstein's father, David, is listed as a special advisor whom Pataki named chairman of the New York Olympic Games.

"We're stunned that HBO Real Sports is perpetuating unsubstantiated allegations that were brought forth in a lawsuit that was dismissed several weeks ago by an Ohio Common Pleas Judge," Cornstein said in a statement to The Post. "Marc Cornstein cooperated with the NCAA's investigation and he is not a party to any of the NCAA's sanctions brought against Ohio State University."

The NCAA is investigating these and other allegations of rules violations at Ohio State and has yet to penalize the Buckeyes. Ohio State, which may have to forfeit its Final Four appearance in 1999, has already self-imposed some sanctions, such as a ban on postseason play last season.

The woman who said she was promised money to be Savovic's nanny, Kathleen Salyers, recently had her suit against Ohio State boosters alleging non-payment thrown out of an Ohio court. She acknowledges in the HBO piece that she has come forward now because she feels cheated.

 

[jwinslow]

Maybe they should do some research and find out that the key reserve, Boban, scored less than 1 point per game. Sounds like a KEY reserve to me.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

So, in other words, HBO is going to rehash shit that has been in the news for months and will report garbage dispite the fact that lawsuits have been dismissed and the NCAA has so far been satisfied with OSU's proactive actions.

 

[ohiobuck94]

tOSU is the most marketable college in the news of any university. We're very popular and draw big audiences. We should be proud.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Heard this on the radio and was thinking, good god, HBO... where the hell have you been?

I'm in the process of writing an article about how if things don't change, this Hitler fella might rally enough support to one day take over Germany. Its a hot scoop, and I.... never mind, Ive said too much already. It'll be HUGE, let me assure you!

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

Heard this on the radio and was thinking, good god, HBO... where the hell have you been?

I'm in the process of writing an article about how if things don't change, this Hitler fella might rally enough support to one day take over Germany. Its a hot scoop, and I.... never mind, Ive said too much already. It'll be HUGE, let me assure you!

LOL!!!

Good One!

 

[Misanthrope]

Maybe they should do some research and find out that the key reserve, Boban, scored less than 1 point per game. Sounds like a KEY reserve to me.

And don't forget this part:

It lost to an Ohio State team that, according to an HBO investigative report, was rife with NCAA violations.

From everything I've seen, including HBO's own tease, the violations orbit around this ONE "key" reserve, and his 1 point per game. Meanwhile, "rife" is defined as follows:In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent.

I thought about this on the way home from work today - with the 24 hour sports TV/radio bombardment, there's constant pressure to find something newsworthy. Too often, it seems, they resort to sensationalism.

 

[Deety]

It lost to an Ohio State team that, according to an HBO investigative report, was rife with NCAA violations.

Sigh, fair enough. NCAA should adjust accordingly, and then start the stakeouts on the Deadwood set.

 

[buck e]

I would feel somewhat sorry for St. John's had they not had their own problems.

 

[tsteele316]

I would feel somewhat sorry for St. John's had they not had their own problems.

perhaps. however, nobody had sympathy for osu getting smoked by a mizzou team with players that quinn snyder bought.

 

[buck e]

perhaps. however, nobody had sympathy for osu getting smoked by a mizzou team with players that quinn snyder bought.

Agree. That game was hard enough to watch... but knowing that Snyder bought two players that we could of/should of had made me drink heavily that day.