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From ESPN Page 2: Police Blotter Power Rankings - Another list of the best of the worst for 2006. We'll have ours out sometimes next week. No, seriously, we will.

Cleared! HS Coach Sex Scandal Update - Jury finds 50-year-old softball coach not guilty of having sex with one of his teenage players. (Arizona Daily Star)

HS Wrestler Accused of Using "Submission Holds" to Sexually Assault Girls - One young woman in Washington state says she was forced to have sex with high school wrestler James Spear, 18, up to 60 times. With "forced" being the key word here: according to police, Spear using wrestling submission holds to have his way with several girls over a number of years. He was caught after telling his girlfriend about his behavior and now sits in jail on looking at a $2 million bail to get him out. (KOMO) Thanks to Artie Bigley for the link!

#193! Youth Football Coach Arrested for 8th Time! After pleading his case to the Temple Terrace Youth Sports Association, Lee Arthur Chavis, 31, was allowed to coach young people again, despite seven previous arrests. Well, it happened again and now Chavis has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl he met through a phone chat service. How did authorities find out about the affair? According to the police, the girl's mother found out about the relationship after the girl, a high school freshman, wrote out a list of baby names, each ending with the last name "Chavis." Mom also added that Chavis lied to her daughter about his age and told her he was 16. (SP Times)

#192! - Chicago area coach/gym teacher arrested after having sexually explicit Internet chats with an undercover police officer posing as an underage girl. (Chicago Tribune)

Hate Mail Update: Indian She-Male Story - Remember a couple of weeks ago when we reported that "the government of India was so proud of distance runner Santhi Soundarajan when she took second place in the 800 meters during the Asian Games (similar to the Olympics, but with better take-out food) that they decided to give her a cash award of Rs. 15 lakhs . . . which, according to my calculations is worth about 78 cents American"? Well, one angry reader took us to task. No, not about Soundarajan's gender, about our money conversion skills. Kumar Sagar writes, "I know Iam writing to a uneducatied Fool ( i mean high school dorp out who does not know basic maths ... 15 lakhs is = 45,000 $ US dollars thats 10 times your income u get by writing these BS on net." I guess that put me in my place. Sorry 'bout that, Kumar. (See earlier story below.)

More Dishonor for Indian Sports: Chess Master Banned for Cheating - Umakant Sharma, a professional on the rise from India, has been banned from the sport for 10 years after being caught cheating. How? The high tech way, of course! According to reports, Sharma was caught with a Bluetooth wireless device in a knit cap that he always wore. With it, accomplices outside the arena could feed board options into a computer and then relay back the best moves to him. Officials now admit that the small satellite dish on his head should have also tipped them off. (Reuters)

Breaking Bad Jock News: Why is This Little Devil Smiling? District Attorney Mike "Evidence, Who Needs Evidence?" Nifong Drops Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players in Rape Case - The report just came in from TV station WRAL:

Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong moved Friday to drop rape charges against three Duke University lacrosse players.

Nifong filed paperwork to dismiss forcible rape charges against Reade Seligmann, 20, Collin Finnerty, 20, and David Evans, 23. The players were indicted last spring after a North Carolina Central University student told police she was beaten and raped by three lacrosse players while performing as a stripper at a March 13 team party.

The players have denied any wrongdoing in the case, which has split the Durham community in recent months.

Nifong's investigator interviewed the woman Thursday, and she told the investigator that she couldn't "testify with certainty" that she was raped.

Interestingly, just yesterday, Duke University announced it was launching a campaign of alumni dinners, national surveys and aggressive recruitment to combat the negative publicity surrounded the alleged scandal. This effort included a 12-city tour that included President Richard Brodhead and an army of faculty and students. Will the show go on? We suspect all will be forgotten if the Coach K and the Blue Devil basketball team win another national championship.

Web Justice? Story Causes Online Community to "Update" High School's Wikipedia Page - We don't normally encourage vigilante justice, but in this case, you might--MIGHT--make an exception. As we reported back in October, the usually joyous homecoming activities at Snohomish High School (Washington) were interrupted. Just as the big game was about to start the ceremonial cannon, used to celebrate touchdowns and victories over more than 20 years, exploded injuring several cadets assigned to operate it. One of those injured was Brett Karch who nearly lost his leg that night and now faces months, if not years, of physical therapy. And how did the local community respond to this tragedy? Not as you might expect. According to a story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, while Karch was in the hospital some local residents either sent notes or stopped in to tell him in person that if he complained about what happened and that ended the long-standing cannon tradition for football games that they might "break his other leg." No, seriously, they threatened an injured kid because they're more worried about their beloved cannon! Well, that story was picked up by a site that has been pretty good to us over the years, Fark.com, and members of that community decided to seek a little revenge on the town by "updating" the Wikipedia page for Snohomish High School . . . before administrators at that site locked it down. Here's a brief excerpt:

The school was boarded up and subsequently bulldozed in late 2006 following an injury during a cannon firing at a football game. A young man was injured during the incident, and townspeople responded by threatening additional physical harm to the student for threatening beloved school traditions. The community issued a statement, "If the proud Snow-Homo community cannot uphold and practice our coveted traditions, then there will be NO TRADITIONS. This includes our school, which will we would rather have bulldozed before some fancy-pants State Politician comes into our close-knit community and tells us to close down our school. We hope that you're all happy now."

Yes, it's a tragic story and as we said at the beginning we don't usually condone vigilante justice, but after reading the now removed entry, you just might change your mind. Oh, and the entire town has managed to raise an incredible $200 to help this kid with his medical expenses. Nice.

BadJocks Update: Website Has Video of Massive Soccer Brawl! And yes, this one is pretty bad as it looks like players, coaches and fans are all involved and the soccer player seem to be jumping up and clawing each other with their cleats. That's gotta leave a mark! Watch it here.
Earlier: Soccer Brawl Ends With Some Players Banned for a Year - A fight during an NBA games ends with seven players getting suspended, the most for 15 games. Big freaking deal. After two teams from Ecuador brawled during a national championship match, the league's governing body suspended eleven players who received band ranging from two and 12 months. That's right, a whole year without soccer!!!! Hey, wait a minute. That's a punishment? (Guardian Unlimited)

HS Coach Sex Scandal of the Year? At This Late Date? Isn't That Cutting Things a Little Close, Young Lady? - Yes, we know it's late in the year and most sports/crime websites have already done their "best of the year" issues, but this is EXACTLY why we wait until sometime mid-January to do ours: all these great last minute stories! And please don't tell me this one wasn't worth waiting for: Darcie Esson, 32, was a former cheerleading coach and current teacher at Elizabeth High School in Colorado who has been described as “very dedicated and energetic” in her job. To celebrate her divorce on November 10, Esson allegedly traveled with her two young children, aged 4 and 8, along with a 17-year-old baby sitter to Glenwood Springs to watch the football team in a playoff game. And, for some reason, they stayed at the same motel as the football team with reservations made by someone at the small school. According to police, Esson went out drinking with some other adults and came back a little tipsy after midnight. About the same time, a 17-year-old member of the football team--and former student of hers--was sneaking out of his hotel room and made his way to Esson's room where she allegedly offered him booze and then started kissing him. Then, according to police, the two had sex on the floor of the motel room while the kids and the babysitter slept nearby. And all of this would have stayed quiet except when, shortly thereafter, fellow football players ripped on their teammate because he was still a virgin. Of course, being a teenaged boy he then allegedly not only boasted he wasn't a virgin, but that he had lost his virginity to a teacher, Ms. Esson. Then--Surprise!--word spread like wildfire among the students and one of them reported it to the principal. The school investigated and initially the pair denied it, but the boy's mother became suspicious and got access to his cell phone records and found that he and Esson had exchanged more than 120 calls or text messages and that some of their text messages allegedly refer to their ongoing relationship and the sexual incident. Esson now faces a felony charge of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and will likely lose her job . . . because she has an expired teaching certificate. Oh, and we think the team lost the playoff game. And that also makes her #191 on the year, in case you're keeping track of that thing. (Denver Post) At left, a picture of Darcie Esson. No mug shot yet, but we're looking.
BadJocks Bonus: Watch a video clip of the story here.
BadJocks Bonus #2 - If this all sounds vaguely familiar to Colorado readers, it's because just last month another cheerleading coach at a small private high school in the Rocky Mountain state was also arrested for having sex with an underage boy in front of other people at a school event away from home. Something in the water there, maybe?

Dude! Youth Hockey Coach Busted for Selling Weed - And it happened in the parking lot outside the high school's hockey area. (WCCO)

San Diego Chargers Linked to . . . Counterfeit Shoe Ring? While the Bengals are drinking their way across Ohio and the Bears are buying enough guns to start their own chapter of the NRA, the San Diego Chargers--allegedly--are using their free time to make some money. Specifically, according to the Washington Post, the DEA suspected that certain players were sending "sums of money" to China to smuggle in steroids. That proved to be wrong, and instead the government concluded that the payments were instead for knockoffs of brand-name athletic shoes that would eventually be sold in the United States. Genius, pure genius. (NBC San Diego)

HS Coaches Make Late Season Surge to Surpass 200 Scandals in 2006!
#190! 77-year-old coach (who just happens to be the second-winningest softball coach in Iowa history) faces six counts of sexual misconduct involving students at Kingsley-Pierson High School. Among the accusations: that he put his hands on a student’s hips, pulling her toward his groin area and simulated a sex act. (Des Moines Register)
#189! HS gym teacher suspended for public lewdness. According to police, the 36-year-old man allegedly exposed himself to a college coed while sitting in his vehicle near the library on the Cortland State campus. (News 10 Now)
#188! HS baseball coach arrested last week for the statutory rape of a 14-year-old female student. (WLOX)
HS Coach Sex Scandal Update - From 2004: former boys varsity basketball coach convicted of eight sex crimes involving two former students and could get up to 120 years in prison as a result. (Chicago Tribune)

BadJocks Update: NBA Suspends Seven Players for Role Brawl, Carmelo Anthony Will Sit Out 15 Games for Sucker Punch - NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was among seven players suspended on Monday for their roles in an ugly brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. (Reuters) See earlier story and video clip below.

BadJocks Update #2: Terrell Owens Fined $35,000 by the NFL for Spitting - Apparently, being an raving a-hole is still free.

How's That Again? Indian Government Gives Cash Award to Runner Who Won Silver Medal at Asian Games, Then Failed Gender Test - Whip out your copy of Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady." The government of India was so proud of distance runner Santhi Soundarajan when she took second place in the 800 meters during the Asian Games (similar to the Olympics, but with better take-out food) that they decided to give her a cash award of Rs. 15 lakhs . . . which, according to my calculations is worth about 78 cents American. Still, it's interesting that they gave her even that much even AFTER finding out that she failed a gender test and will be stripped of her medal. What is a "gender test" you ask, and how can you get one at home as protection for all your Internet dates? Apparently, it's done by an expert medical evaluation panel which usually includes a gynecologist, endocrinologist, psychologist, and an internal medicine specialist. And, after several hours of asking you questions, taking blood and doing DNA tests, they ask you to pull down your pants and look for a wiener. Apparently, at some point in that process (probably toward the end) it was found that Soundarajan "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman," so she either has to switch over to the men's team or stay home. The test was ordered after another woman in that race complained that they didn't think she was female. Another media report claimed Soundarajan had been refused employment in the Indian railways last year because its medical panel "was not satisfied about her gender." (Daily India) At right, a picture of Santhi Soundarajan.
BadJocks Flashback - Top Female African Track Star Says Unpaid Bill to Witch Doctor Caused Him to Slap a Penis on Her - Remember the strange case of Samukeliso Sithole back in 2004? And what is it with gender bending track stars with the initials S.S.?

A Perfect 10! Brawl During NBA Game Results in All 10 Players Being Arrested - All ten players on the court during the Denver Nuggets v. New York Knicks game Saturday were suspended after a brawl broke out near the end of their game. It all started when with Denver leading 119-100, and New York rookie Mardy Collins committed a hard flagrant foul against J.R. Smith who was on his way to an easy breakaway layup with about 1:15 left in the game. Pushes turned to punches and it looked like it might be the "Malice at the Palace" all over again. Now the only question is, what kind of suspensions will the NBA hand out, especially to rising super star Carmelo "Sucker Punch" Anthony who landed an audible punch during the melee. Watch the video of it here for yourself.

Quote of the Day: "That's the No. 1 Thing in the National Football League. You Don't Spit in Another Grown Man's Face" - For some reason, Falcons defensive back DeAngelo Hall thought Terrell Owens of the Cowboys was his friend AND, until this weekend actually had respect for the guy. Until Hall knocked him out of bounds on one play, then Owens spit in his face on the next one. Apparently, according to Hall, that's the worse thing you can do to a grown man in the NFL. (Access North GA)

#187! Female "Vince Lombardi" of New Jersey Girls Basketball Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Female Player in Her Office - Pamela Balogh, 39 (pictured right), has an impressive resume: She was a member of the North Hunterdon High School girl's basketball team that won 83 straight games and three consecutive Group III titles back in the mid-80s. She then went on to star in basketball at Temple University, where she was the school's all-time leading scorer in points (1,636) and assists (237) and was inducted into the Temple Hall of Fame. As a coach at Immaculata High School in New Jersey, her teams reached the finals of the Somerset County Tournament seven consecutive seasons, including five straight championships from 1998-02 and appeared in the finals 10 times during Balogh's 12 seasons, winning seven times. Oh, and at least one of her players claims Balogh sexually assaulted her numerous times in her office at Immaculata from December 2004 and continued through September 2005. (Courier News)