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Roberts received criticism for her swift damnation of the [[2006 Duke University lacrosse case|Duke lacrosse team]] when Crystal Gail Mangum,<ref name="foxprofile">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265374,00.html Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser]. ''[[Fox News]].'' 11 April 2007.</ref><ref name="conviction">[http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/apps/offender/offend1?DOCNUM=0801264&SENTENCEINFO=yes&SHOWPHOTO=no&numtimesin=1 Mangum, Crystal G.], North Carolina Department of Correction Public Access Information System</ref><ref name="similar claim">Mueller, Jared. Rotberg, Emily. [http://www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2006/05/01/News/Dancer.Made.Prior.Allegation-1897624.shtml?norewrite200605060038&sourcedomain=www.dukechronicle.com Dancer made prior allegation]. [[The Chronicle (Duke University)|''The Chronicle'']]. May 1, 2006.</ref> an [[African American]] [[stripper]], [[escort]]<ref name=Harper>Alexandria Harper, [http://www.ncatregister.com/2.7915/woman-behind-duke-lacrosse-scandal-speaks-out-1.1143513 Woman behind Duke lacrosse scandal speaks out], ''The A&T Register'', April 28, 2008.</ref> and student at [[North Carolina Central University]], falsely accused three members of the team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&KEY=&SPID=2027&SPSID=25937|title=Men's Lacrosse at GoDuke.com}}</ref> of [[rape|raping]] her at a party held at the house of two of the [[Captain (sports)|team's captains]] in {{city-state|Durham|North Carolina}}, [[United States|USA]] on March 13, 2006. |
Roberts received criticism for her swift damnation of the [[2006 Duke University lacrosse case|Duke lacrosse team]] when Crystal Gail Mangum,<ref name="foxprofile">[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265374,00.html Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser]. ''[[Fox News]].'' 11 April 2007.</ref><ref name="conviction">[http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/apps/offender/offend1?DOCNUM=0801264&SENTENCEINFO=yes&SHOWPHOTO=no&numtimesin=1 Mangum, Crystal G.], North Carolina Department of Correction Public Access Information System</ref><ref name="similar claim">Mueller, Jared. Rotberg, Emily. [http://www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2006/05/01/News/Dancer.Made.Prior.Allegation-1897624.shtml?norewrite200605060038&sourcedomain=www.dukechronicle.com Dancer made prior allegation]. [[The Chronicle (Duke University)|''The Chronicle'']]. May 1, 2006.</ref> an [[African American]] [[stripper]], [[escort]]<ref name=Harper>Alexandria Harper, [http://www.ncatregister.com/2.7915/woman-behind-duke-lacrosse-scandal-speaks-out-1.1143513 Woman behind Duke lacrosse scandal speaks out], ''The A&T Register'', April 28, 2008.</ref> and student at [[North Carolina Central University]], falsely accused three members of the team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&KEY=&SPID=2027&SPSID=25937|title=Men's Lacrosse at GoDuke.com}}</ref> of [[rape|raping]] her at a party held at the house of two of the [[Captain (sports)|team's captains]] in {{city-state|Durham|North Carolina}}, [[United States|USA]] on March 13, 2006. |
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On April 11, 2007, North Carolina [[Attorney General]] [[Roy A. Cooper|Roy Cooper]] dropped all charges and declared the three players innocent. Cooper stated that the charged players – Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans – were victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."<ref name = "Dropping Case">{{cite news|last=Beard|first=Aaron|title=Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case|publisher=Associated Press|date=2007-04-11|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/04/11/national/a113721D83.DTL|accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref> Regardless, Roberts has stood adamantly behind her original assessment on the team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/sports/31roberts.html?_r=2&scp=6&sq=|title=When Peer Pressure, Not a Conscience, Is Your Guide|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> even though she compared these innocent boys to gang members and career criminals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kyle/the-decline-and-fall-of-s_b_196747.html|title=The Decline and Fall of Selena Roberts|accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> |
On April 11, 2007, North Carolina [[Attorney General]] [[Roy A. Cooper|Roy Cooper]] dropped all charges and declared the three players innocent. Cooper stated that the charged players – Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans – were victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."<ref name = "Dropping Case">{{cite news|last=Beard|first=Aaron|title=Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case|publisher=Associated Press|date=2007-04-11|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2007/04/11/national/a113721D83.DTL|accessdate=2007-04-11}}</ref> Regardless, Roberts has stood adamantly behind her original assessment on the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/sports/31roberts.html?_r=2&scp=6&sq=|title=When Peer Pressure, Not a Conscience, Is Your Guide|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref> even though she compared these innocent boys to gang members and career criminals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kyle/the-decline-and-fall-of-s_b_196747.html|title=The Decline and Fall of Selena Roberts|accessdate=2009-05-05}}</ref> |
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==Alex Rodriguez biography== |
==Alex Rodriguez biography== |
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Revision as of 16:06, 9 March 2010
Selena Roberts (born May 15, 1966 in Template:City-state) is an American author and sportswriter. She joined the New York Times in 1996 and became a columnist in 2002. Prior to that she was the Minnesota Vikings beat writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Orlando Magic and Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat writer for the Orlando Sentinel. She received a B.A. degree in journalism from Auburn University in 1988.[1] She also writes for Sports Illustrated and makes frequent appearances on the ESPN talk show The Sports Reporters.[2] In a February 7, 2009 article on SI.com, Roberts and her colleague David Epstein revealed that Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003.[3]
2006 Duke University lacrosse case
Roberts received criticism for her swift damnation of the Duke lacrosse team when Crystal Gail Mangum,[4][5][6] an African American stripper, escort[7] and student at North Carolina Central University, falsely accused three members of the team[8] of raping her at a party held at the house of two of the team's captains in Template:City-state, USA on March 13, 2006.
On April 11, 2007, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges and declared the three players innocent. Cooper stated that the charged players – Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans – were victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."[9] Regardless, Roberts has stood adamantly behind her original assessment on the team.[10] even though she compared these innocent boys to gang members and career criminals[11]
Alex Rodriguez biography
On May 3, 2009, her book A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez hit book stores. The unauthorized biography links the embattled slugger's tabloid-like fame and use of performance enhancing drugs with an unquenchable desire for attention, and his father, Victor, who abandoned him at ten years old. The book reports allegations that Rodriguez used performance enhancing drugs in high school, and also delves into allegations that A-Rod used PEDs with the New York Yankees and tipped pitches to opposing players. The book received widespread media attention before it was released[12] but in its first month it sold only 16,000 copies out of 150,000 that were printed.[13]
References
- ^ "Columnist Biography: Selena Roberts". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Whitlock, Jason (2009-05-02). "Roberts' book on A-Rod should be questioned". Kansas City Star.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/07/alex-rodriguez-steroids/
- ^ Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser. Fox News. 11 April 2007.
- ^ Mangum, Crystal G., North Carolina Department of Correction Public Access Information System
- ^ Mueller, Jared. Rotberg, Emily. Dancer made prior allegation. The Chronicle. May 1, 2006.
- ^ Alexandria Harper, Woman behind Duke lacrosse scandal speaks out, The A&T Register, April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Men's Lacrosse at GoDuke.com".
- ^ Beard, Aaron (2007-04-11). "Prosecutors Drop Charges in Duke Case". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
- ^ "When Peer Pressure, Not a Conscience, Is Your Guide". Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "The Decline and Fall of Selena Roberts". Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ LaPointe, Joe (2009-05-03). "Girardi Expresses Irritation About Rodriguez Book". New York Times.
- ^ "It's a bomb from A-Rod: Book sales doing nothing". Associated Press. 2009-06-10.