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New York Times corrects story after Alabama player sues
By: Jack Baer - Yahoo! Sports

The New York Times has corrected a months-old article to say Alabama basketball player Kai Spears was not in a car with Brandon Miller at the scene of a deadly shooting, two days after the player filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper.

The Times announced the decision with a new article on Friday in which it reported that Alabama basketball manager Cooper Lee acknowledged he was in the car with Miller, not Spears.

In light of that revelation, Times spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha said the article would be corrected:

“We have a longstanding policy of correcting errors,” she said in a statement. “Based on information in the affidavit and new reporting by our newsroom, we believe our original story was not accurate and plan to append an editor’s note to the story.”

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The correction reportedly came due to a revelation made in Spears' lawsuit for defamation and invasion of privacy. The lawsuit claimed Lee had gotten into Miller's car minutes before the shooting on Jan. 15, leading to the Times confirming his involvement through email.

What happened with The New York Times and Alabama's Kai Spears?​

In the Times' original article by reporter Billy Witz published on March 15, Spears was reported to have been in the car as it was hit by bullets at the scene of the shooting in Tuscaloosa.

The incident resulted in the death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris and capital murder charges for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and his friend Michael Davis. Miller has not been charged with a crime and saw no discipline from Alabama, but his involvement dominated coverage of the Crimson Tide's season and still hangs over his head as he prepares for the 2023 NBA Draft, where he is projected to be a top 3 pick.

In its reporting of Spears' alleged involvement, the Times anonymously cited "a person familiar with the case identified that person as Spears."

Spears declined comment to the Times before publication, but his father, Marshall athletic director Christian Spears, released a statement a day later calling the reporting "irresponsible and demonstrably false" and suggesting the family would pursue legal action. Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne also released a statement calling the report "inaccurate."

The Times added the objections to their article, but didn't correct it, telling AL.com "We’re confident in our reporting and stand by it.”

The legal action arrived Wednesday, when Spears filed a lawsuit against the Times seeking "in excess of $75,000" in compensatory and punitive damages, with a pledge to use the proceeds of any court award to pay for school for Harris' 5-year-old son. Spears claimed he “has experienced severe emotional distress as his life has been disrupted by the untrue statements linking him to a criminal event” and said the Times report “will forever label him as a person associated with a murder.”

The lawsuit also included a sworn affidavit from a high school friend of Spears' and exchanges on FaceTime to show Spears wasn't present. Instead, Spears reportedly said he was at a barbecue restaurant with Miller and two friends when Miller asked them if they wanted to stay out. The other three declined and went home, while Miller got into a car with Lee.

After checking with Lee, the Times was no longer confident in its reporting.

Anyone selling, or know of anyone selling tickets for Sunday? Looking for 2-3. Thanks!

The prospect is a 2026 quarterback, and teammate of Clemson commitment Drew Woodaz, who camped yesterday with the Tigers.

But man, looks so weird to see Brandon Streeter in UGA gear for the first time.

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Wanted to see if we could have a thread where we discuss "other" games going on outside the Clemson regional. If there is another thread already, feel free to zap this one. I just didn't see it.

Anyone else watching and laughing at Auburn. 3-2 Penn going to the bottom of the 8th.

Would love to see Auburn lose. You can feel the nervousness of their fans.

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Maybe B1G would be a better conference. (Maybe I missed it, but did someone get hurt or killed after a SEC game?)

Projected all 27 official visitors to Clemson and said all would commit by Sunday!

I didn't hear the end of the interview but pretty sure that's what he said.

Here's my guess to how the Christmas presents fall...
Just for the OV here this weekend, 2-3 commitments this weekend Sunday or Monday. Maybe 1-2 others by the end of the month and then I'll say an additional 2-4 at July Cookout. Overall I bet 8-10 end up Tigers.

Know it’s late notice but have a work event that has run over. If anyone needs tickets for today reply here or shoot me a text at (864) 590-2579. Have 4 in section M and 4 in section N

.......just fell and busted his crooked @$$.

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Now we talking. Lets go! Lets get something done!!


By Cristina Laila Apr. 26, 2023 6:10 pm


House Republicans on Wednesday passed a US debt ceiling bill in a 217-215 vote.
The bill will raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion.
“House Republicans have a plan. The Senate does not. And the President is ignoring the debt crisis,” McCarthy said

McCarthy’s plan will destroy most of Joe Biden’s agenda.
Conservatives Are Looking For Ways To Boycott and Move Spending Away From Woke Corporations -- Here Is One Way To Do It
The Speaker’s plan will eliminate Biden’s unconstitutional student loan bailout plan and slash the funds set aside for the army of IRS agents.
McCarthy spoke to reporters after Republican lawmakers passed his debt bill.
Speaker McCarthy challenged Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the bill passed.
The House Republicans’ bill is expected to die in the senate.
McCarthy told Schumer to put up his own bill.
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Earlier Wednesday Joe Biden mocked Republicans during a joint presser with South Korean President Yoon.
“They haven’t figured out the debt limit yet … I will meet with McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended. That’s not negotiable,” Biden said on Wednesday before House Republicans passed the debt limit bill.
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Just saw this
https://andscape.com/features/tommy-tuberville-deion-sanders-and-the-subjugation-of-coach-speak/

Anyone taking their kid next week?

Looking forward to it with my rising 6th grader.

Lipscomb (36-24) vs. #3 Clemson (43-17)
Friday, June 2
1:00 p.m. ET
Clemson, South Carolina (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
ESPN+

STARTING PITCHERS
• LHP Logan Van Treeck (LIP) vs. RHP Austin Gordon (CLEM)

Game Book/Preview/History/Notes, etc (Lengthy PDF): https://clemsontigers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/06-01ClemsonRegional.pdf

Has anyone else watched this documentary? If you are an old school baseball fan this is a really good look into that hatred of a rivalry. @Larry_Williams @Cris_Ard

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Shocking, I know. Triple zero spaces on roulette wheels and 6:5 payouts for blackjack (vs 3:2) are the new norm, along with a drastic reduction in table games.

A fool and his money...

Tennessee 2 of 3
Auburn 2 of 3
Charlotte 2 of 2

Any way to watch Clemson Regional?

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This is quick note this morning on Lilburn (Ga.) five-star Clemson target Mike Matthews from Rivals.com national analyst John Garcia.

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This two-way star has had many guessing on his college destination for years at this point. Matthews has four June official visits on deck that are likely to tilt the conversation toward a program or two, as opposed to a handful of contenders.

Matthews already has trips set to each of the contenders, save for Alabama, which could be an indicator of where he is from a decision-making standpoint. From the outside looking in, tracking visits and the conversation around advantageous positioning is the first impression or the last impression. For Matthews, it could also present the two programs gaining the most confidence in the race at this time, Clemson and Tennessee, respectively.

There is an indication the five-star wants to end his recruitment later this summer, so coming off of those trips it will be those programs in the best shape to get good news. Should Matthews hold off, it will become one of the most tracked battles during the season itself. -- John Garcia

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If i could i would get rid of Alcohol.

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