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University at Buffalo basketball player Andy Robinson posted the following on Facebook last week:
"I am paying anybody who have read the book 'there are no children here' by Alex Kotlowitz $30-40 which in some classes you have to read at UB (even more money if you have to read the book a little more!!) to write a 3-4 page paper, on a couple questions which was assigned."

Aside from demonstrating that the University at Buffalo admits students who lack a grasp of basic grammar, the Facebook post has Robinson in hot water with the school, the Buffalo News reports.

Robinson, a shooting guard who was the team's leading scorer last season, has been suspended indefinitely from the team. The school's Office of the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education will determine whether there will be further discipline. The school also released the following statement from Robinson:

"I realize I made a mistake for which I take full responsibility and realize I must regain the trust of my teammates, fellow student-athletes and coaching staff. I have brought disappointment in myself and the university and for this I am truly sorry."
Somehow I think he had help writing that apology.

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]]>Michael David SmithMon, 28 Apr 2008 17:19:00 EST Technical Glitch in Buffalo Deprives CBS Viewers of HDhttp://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/15/technical-glitch-in-buffalo-deprives-cbs-viewers-of-hd/http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/15/technical-glitch-in-buffalo-deprives-cbs-viewers-of-hd/http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/15/technical-glitch-in-buffalo-deprives-cbs-viewers-of-hd/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The CBS broadcast of the Old Dominion-Butler game temporarily went dark as technical difficulties in Buffalo forced the network to switch to its studio and then to other games. Whatever problems they were having were fixed fairly quickly.

But one glitch didn't get fixed: The game is now not being broadcast in high-definition. That's a big deal to people who bought their high-def televisions mostly because they wanted to watch sports, and high-definition was a major selling point for the premium package that CBS offers which allows viewers to watch all four games going on at any given time.

Worst of all, the technical difficulties didn't stop CBS from reading its promo saying "today's game is brought to you in HD by Harris Corporation." Um, yeah.

UPDATE: With three minutes left in the first half, the HD feed kicked back in.

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]]>Michael David SmithThu, 15 Mar 2007 15:09:00 EST