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Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by former basketball players against UO; players plan to refile
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by former basketball players against UO; players plan to refile
Lawsuits filed by three former University of Oregon basketball players against UO were dismissed on Thursday, court documents show.Brandon Austin, Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson filed lawsuits against the university within the last year, claiming that their rights were violated and that they were unfairly dismissed from the university following sexual assault accusations in 2014.Austin first filed suit, seeking $7.5 million in October 2015, while Artis and Dotson filed a joint suit in March seeking $10 million.
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Former Cottey College basketball players allege civil rights violations
Former Cottey College basketball players allege civil rights violations
Buy Photo File Art (Photo: News-Leader)Buy PhotoA civil rights lawsuit filed against a coach and administrator at Cottey College in Nevada alleges the school treated three African-American players differently than white teammates, including harsher levels of punishment and the eventual dismissal of the three from the women's basketball team and school.The suit, filed over the summer, cites disparate treatment, hostile environment, disparate impact and retaliation in how the Vernon County school's coach and vice president of student life handled African-American players Breauna Carter, Amalia Harris and Dajanae Wilson.The plaintiffs allege the three were subjected to hostile and unequal treatment compared to white players on the team, with the African-American players being referred to as "The Black Attack" by coach Stephanie Beason.
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NKU basketball players involved in sex 'incident'
NKU basketball players involved in sex 'incident'
Buy Photo NKU athletic director Ken Bothof (right).(Photo: Patrick Reddy / The Enquirer)Buy PhotoHIGHLAND HEIGHTS - Northern Kentucky University's athletic director recently admitted under oath that more than one of the school's basketball players were involved in some kind of sexual 'incident' last year that brought the scrutiny of NKU's top brass and involved the school's internal discipline system.NKU AD Ken Bothof also said that the players involved were allowed to finish the season and the conference tournament after the incident in February 2015.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuits filed by former Oregon basketball players
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits filed by former Oregon basketball players
A federal judge has sided with the University of Oregon and dismissed lawsuits filed by three former UO basketball players who were suspended after a female student accused them of an off-campus sexual assault.In an order issued Thursday, U.S. District Judge Michael McShane said he found no evidence to back the players' contention that university officials had denied them due process and subjected them to gender bias while deciding their discipline in a high-profile 2014 case that ended their time with the Ducks.The judge ruled that attorneys representing the former players — Dominic Artis, Damyean Dotson and Brandon Austin — may refile the suits against the university, so long as numerous "deficiencies" that he found in the original complaint are addressed.
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