Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Pearl Harris on the sanctions: "I'm very concerned what kind of message this sends to other parents who are going to send their daughters to Penn State to play basketball for Rene Portland."

Jen Harris: "Penn State did not take the allegations seriously and does not appear interested in solving the underlying problem."

PSU spokesperson Steve MacCarthy describes the investigation: "The investigation ... took six months, involved interviews with dozens of witnesses and was thorough and complete as far as we're concerned. We accept the conclusion. As far as we're concerned, that closes the matter. And now we move on."

When asked about Portland's claim that the investigation was "flawed," Affirmative Action Office head Ken Lehrman said "I really don't have any idea" what Rene was talking about.