THE
NCAA is accusing
Miami of a "lack of institutional control" in the long-awaited notice of allegations against the Hurricanes, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press.
The letter was delivered to
Miami on Tuesday, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the
NCAA nor the Hurricanes had authorized any public comment at the time.
"We deeply regret any violations, but we have suffered enough," Miami president Donna Shalala said in a statement Tuesday night.
A person familiar with the situation told the AP that several former members of Miami coaching staffs are named in the notice of allegations, including Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith, who was with the Hurricanes from 2004-11
Next up: The sanctions phase, where Miami's penalties will be decided. The Hurricanes have already self-imposed several sanctions, including sitting out two bowl games and a conference football championship game.
This saga started in September 2010, when the university told the
NCAA that convicted Ponzi scheme architect and former
Miami booster Nevin Shapiro made allegations to the school against former players.
Shapiro said he interacted mostly with football players and recruits, as well as a significantly smaller number of men's basketball players.
Within about 6 months, an NCAA investigation was quietly under way, and the story became widely known in August 2011 after Shapiro provided Yahoo Sports with details of what he claimed to have given dozens of athletes, recruits and coaches over an 8-year period.
Philly File *
Penn freshman guard Keiera Ray was named the Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week after scoring 50 points over the weekend against Harvard and Dartmouth.
* Brandon Fox (Wilmington), Mike Colacci (Penn State-Abinton) and Derrick Carter (Rosemont) were named Players of the Week by the Philadelphia Area Small-College Basketball Association.
Sport Stops *
Former U.S. cyclist Tyler Hamilton told a Spanish court he paid tens of thousands of dollars a year for doping to the doctor at the heart of the Operation Puerto scandal.
* USA Wrestling said Las Vegas will host the 2015 world championships. The event will be the first qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Games.
