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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 'My Life Has Been Destroyed' GENEVA, N.Y. -- The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys. Laurie Fine held a news conference Wednesday and threatened to file a libel lawsuit in federal court against the cable network and two employees. ESPN in November broke the story of two former Syracuse ball boys, Robert Davis and Michael Lang, who claimed they were molested by Bernie Fine decades ago. "I'm here today as a wife and a mother who has had to endure the trauma of being smeared in the public as a monster," she said, reading quickly from a statement. "My life has been destroyed." Manny Pacquiao Stokes Outrage With Gay Marriage Comments WATCH: How To Flip A Stadium For 6 Games Over 4 Days For 3 Teams ESPN Holds On To Top Talent Will Roger Goodell Fine Dwyane Wade For This Hit? WATCH: Ump Hit With Helmet During MLB Tantrum BLOG POSTS Jonathan Littman: Last Boat to London Just days from now, on May 20 and 22, the team will be racing in Lucerne, Switzerland against France and New Zealand. Only one boat will win this last ticket to the London Summer Games. They call it "The Regatta of Death." David Berri: Don't Be Deceived by Carmelo Anthony's Scoring Totals Scoring totals in the NBA can be quite deceptive. A player can boost his scoring totals by simply taking more and more shots. But if this shooting is inefficient, teams actually suffer from this choice. Sarah Deming: Women's Boxing World Championships in QInhuangdao -- Round of Sixteen Team USA's got the blues. Not even the arrival of journalist Raquel Ruiz could dispel the gloom when Queen Underwood lost her Olympic bid. Alex Layman: The Extreme Future of Olympic Sports The IOC has done well to adapt to modern trends, adopting sports like snowboarding and BMX for the winter and summer games, respectively. With that said, here are five sports that should make their way into the Olympics sooner rather than later. John G. Fox: The First Athletes Ever And 7 Other Moments In Sports History "Why do we play ball?" That was the heady question my then 7-year-old son tossed out to me one day during an innocent game of backyard catch. As a father, anthropologist, and sports fan, I couldn't resist the call of duty to set off in search of an answer.

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