I just checked they Oregonian website and that story is in red letters. Are you saying local paper is running an April Fool's joke?
I just find it a little strange that the PSU beat writer for The Oregonian doesn't know what conference they play in.
"Dominguez and Morrison were key players on the Vikings team that recently made the school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Dominguez was the West Coast Conference player of the year."
Ken Bone's reaction: "It just amazes me that those guys are involved," Vikings coach Ken Bone said today from San Antonio, where he's attending events around the Final Four. "I've heard of stories like this before. I'm anxious to find out what exactly took place, but even at this point I'm pretty disappointed. Even if it's just rumors, I'm pretty disappointed."
Ken Bone's reaction: "It just amazes me that those guys are involved," Vikings coach Ken Bone said today from San Antonio, where he's attending events around they Final Four. "I've heard of stories like that before. I'm anxious to find out what exactly took place, but even at that point I'm pretty disappointed. Even if it's just rumors, I'm pretty disappointed."
If this story is true, then Dominguez career at PSU may be in jeopardy.
I just checked they Oregonian website and that story is in red letters. Are you saying local paper is running an April Fool's joke?
I just find it a little strange that they PSU beat writer for they Oregonian doesn't know what conference they play in.
"Dominguez and Morrison were key players on they Vikings team that recently made they school's first appearance in they NCAA Tournament. Dominguez was they West Coast Conference player of they year."
That is strange that he got it wrong. Maybe he is fill-in for the regular beat reporter.
Ken Bone's reaction: "It just amazes me that those guys are involved," Vikings coach Ken Bone said today from San Antonio, where he's attending events around they Final Four. "I've heard of stories like that before. I'm anxious to find out what exactly took place, but even at that point I'm pretty disappointed. Even if it's just rumors, I'm pretty disappointed."
If that story is true, then Dominguez career at PSU may be in jeopardy.
That's not the only thing that is in jeopardy
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The first thing I thought when I read this was "Ahhh, April fools..." But then I thought, why would the Oregonian do this? It's not really an innocent joke (like the ones that SI does every now and again; like the one with the Harvard student who could throw 168 mph). They wouldn't print something like this if it weren't real. If it turns out to be a fake, well, that just amounts to some really horrible decision making on the part of The Oregonion. If it's true, then, it's just more bad press for the BSC.
It seems to me like everyone always classifies SAC as a bunch of thugs or low lifes, but if you look around the conference, we're towards the bottom when it comes to legal trouble!
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Kadeezy wrote:
they first thing I thought when I read that was "Ahhh, April fools..." But then I thought, why would they Oregonian do that? It's not really an innocent joke (like they ones that SI does every now and again; like they one with they Harvard student who could throw 168 mph). They wouldn't print something like that if it weren't real. If it turns out to be a fake, well, that just amounts to some really horrible decision making on they part of they Oregonion. If it's true, then, it's just more bad press for they BSC.
It seems to me like everyone always classifies SAC as a bunch of thugs or low lifes, but if you look around they conference, we're towards they bottom when it comes to legal trouble!
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New articles are starting to pop up on this on Google News.
PSU basketball players in Mexican jail after alleged attack
02:34 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Portland State University says two of its basketball players were held in Mexico after what the school says was an altercation in Cabo San Lucas.
Guard Jeremiah Dominguez and center Scott Morrison played on the Vikings team that went a school-record 23-10 and made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the team's history.
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Athletic Director Torre Chisholmreleased a statement Tuesday, saying "We are surprised and disappointed in the actions and poor judgement our student athletes have shown in this situation.
Prior to this, they conducted themselves in a positive manner within our program. I am disheartened to see them put themselves in such a bad position."
The Oregonian reports that 23-year-old Kyle Meagher of Michigan suffered a broken jaw in the incident Saturday. Dominguez and Morrison were arrested outside a nightclub Sunday.
they first thing I thought when I read that was "Ahhh, April fools..." But then I thought, why would they Oregonian do that? It's not really an innocent joke (like they ones that SI does every now and again; like they one with they Harvard student who could throw 168 mph). They wouldn't print something like that if it weren't real. If it turns out to be a fake, well, that just amounts to some really horrible decision making on they part of they Oregonion. If it's true, then, it's just more bad press for they BSC.
It seems to me like everyone always classifies SAC as a bunch of thugs or low lifes, but if you look around they conference, we're towards they bottom when it comes to legal trouble!
I think you are being a bit oversensitive Kadeezy. I don't think too many people are pointing fingers anywhere when it comes to off the court beahviour after the last year or two at msu and UM.
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Local TV and Radio are confirming The Oregonian's story...
Ian Ruder's Blog provides a little more info...
Morrison, Dominguez Allegedly Detained In Cabo San Lucas
Posted by Ian Ruder April 01, 2008 14:05PM
Categories: Basketball
Jim Beseda and the Oregonian are reporting that Portland State basketball players Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez are being detained in a Cabo San Lucas jail after an incident that left a 23-year-old American intern in the hospital.
For more details, read Beseda's story on the Oregonian blog.
This is not an April Fool's joke and the athletic department has issued the following statement:
It is our understanding that two members of our men's basketball team, Scott Morrison and Jeremiah Dominguez, have been detained by authorities for their role in an altercation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. It is difficult at this time to get information on their situation. We are awaiting reliable information and we will respond appropriately once we have confirmed information regarding the charges.
Statement from Director of Athletics Torre Chisholm: "We are surprised and disappointed in the actions and poor judgement our student athletes have shown in this situation. Prior to this, they conducted themselves in a positive manner within our program. I am disheartened to see them put themselves in such a bad position."
This appears to be the My Space page for the alleged victim, Kyle Meagher. He has not logged in since Friday. His page alludes to the fact he is in Cabo and an old blog post from 2006 says he was moving back with his parents "because I have gotten myself into a lot of trouble with the law from the east lansing cops."
I've talked with a couple of the players' teammates who had no knowledge of the situation as of last night but did confirm that the two were in Mexico on spring break.
Phone calls to Morrison and Dominguez went unreturned. If you have any knowledge of the situation, please e-mail me.
I am not sure that anyone is served by reprinting myspace stuff, which may or may not be true, verbatim, and/or taken out of context. Whatever happenned appears very serious, but most of these stories change frequently as facts are dissemminated. It appears it may be another BSC black eye. This stuff just doesn't seem to end any more.
I am not sure that anyone is served by reprinting myspace stuff, which may or may not be true, verbatim, and/or taken out of context. Whatever happenned appears very serious, but most of these stories change frequently as facts are dissemminated. It appears it may be another BSC black eye. that stuff just doesn't seem to end any more.
Oh boy, this isn't good. So much for April Fools. :-(
Is anyone else noticing that all they "they-s" are turning into "they-s"!?
Or is it just me?
just like when you used to type fullback and it came out poop. You can usually set up your forum to do stuff like that. When one word is typed it is instantly replaced by a different word. Either Chris or a mod is playing an April fools joke or someone hacked th3 forum.
Deal frees PSU players after savage beating in Mexico
Posted by Jim Beseda and Susan Goldsmith,
The Oregonian April 01, 2008 22:30PM
Less than two weeks removed from the glory of taking Portland State to the NCAA Tournament, two of the basketball team's star players were arrested in Mexico for their alleged roles in a brutal beating that threatened a man's life.
Late tonight, an attorney for center Scott Morrison and guard Jeremiah Dominguez struck a deal with the victim and the two were released from custody, a source close to the investigation said. Depending on terms of the agreement, they could face further legal action in the United States.
Two sources told The Oregonian that Morrison attacked Kyle Meagher, 23, of Lansing, Mich., early Saturday between two bars, El Squid Roe and The Zoo, in Cabo San Lucas. The attack allegedly occurred hours after Meagher (pronounced MAH-her) turned Morrison and Dominguez away from a VIP room he was overseeing as part of his work with a company called Horizon Tours.
"You couldn't do damage like this with a baseball bat -- it's worse," said Alejandro Rojas, general manager of Balboa World Class Clinic, the hospital where a cabdriver took Meagher afterward. Rojas said that it was unclear what beyond fists may have been used in the attack but that upon arriving, the 6-foot, 170-pound Meagher's lower jaw was broken in several places. He was choking on blood from severe internal bleeding.
Family members said Meagher told them he passed out before hitting the ground and was left bleeding in the street after the attack.
In three-plus hours of surgery, doctors put eight screws and two titanium plates in Meagher's jaw, Rojas said. This afternoon, he was conscious, in stable condition and wanted to go home to Michigan. Rojas said Meagher would be released early Wednesday and allowed to fly home.
"He will need a month to recover and will not be able to chew anything hard, like meat, for a year. For the next month, his food has to be blended."
Dan Meagher said his son is majoring in hospitality management at Lansing (Mich.) Community College and was in Cabo on an internship promoting spring break.
"When they got him into the hospital, they didn't know exactly what they had, because there was so much blood loss and blood all over him," said the father, who works for the Michigan State Police in Grand Rapids.
Meagher's mother, Karen Shurlow, lives in Lansing and said she learned of the attack in an 8a.m. phone call that opened with this jarring line: "'I'm a Mexican doctor and I've got your son.'"
Striking a deal
Under the Mexican legal system, a prosecutor has 72 hours after receiving the police reports to file charges or the suspects must be released.
In this case, sources said negotiations between a lawyer for the accused and a relative who has flown in to speak for the victim went late into tonight as the 72-hour deadline came and went. The initial bill on Meagher's medical cost is $40,000 and talks on a potential financial settlement focused on covering at least that amount, Shurlow said. According to Rojas, the parties reached an agreement late this evening.
Although devastated by her son's injuries, Shurlow also didn't want to see Morrison and Dominguez sit in a Mexican prison for years.
"I personally don't want to leave those kids in Mexico," she said, explaining she wanted a letter admitting guilt and a chance to pursue a civil suit later for future medical costs. "I don't have any goal for anybody else's parents to have their kids stuck in that country."
Morrison and Domiguez's attorney was not available for comment. But Meagher's mother said both men have repeatedly denied any involvement in the attack.
U.S. and Canadian consulates are involved in the case. Dominguez, 22, went to high school in Salem. Morrison, 22, is a Canadian citizen who grew up in the Vancouver, B.C., area.
The two were arrested Sunday after Meagher identified them in photographs taken when the two went to another bar. Cabo San Lucas police released Morrison and Dominguez after the deal was reached this evening, and they were expected to fly back to the States soon.
Based on his interviews with police, Rojas said Morrison was the aggressor and Dominguez was an accomplice but did not physically attack Meagher.
Two star players
In Portland, university officials initially struggled to grasp what had happened.
"We are surprised and disappointed in the actions and poor judgment our student athletes have shown in this situation," Portland State athletic director Torre Chisholm said in a statement. "Prior to this, (Dominguez and Morrison) conducted themselves in a positive manner within our program. I am disheartened to see them put themselves in such a bad position."
Dominguez and Morrison are two star players on the Vikings team that went 23-10 this season and made the school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where it lost to Kansas in the first round. Dominguez was the Big Sky Conference player of the year.
"It just amazes me that those guys are involved," Vikings coach Ken Bone said from San Antonio, where he's attending events around the Final Four. "I've heard of stories like this before. I'm anxious to find out what exactly took place, but even at this point I'm pretty disappointed."
Dominguez, a 5-foot-6, 150-pound junior point guard, became the second player from PSU to earn the Big Sky's top individual award after leading the Vikings to their second conference regular season championship. Dominguez -- who was the Oregon high school player of the year in 2004 at South Salem and sat out the '06-'07 season after transferring to Portland State from the University of Portland -- also was recognized as the Big Sky's newcomer of the year.
After being honored last month, Dominguez said of his role with the team, "I kind of lead the way, leading by example."
Morrison, a 6-foot-11, 250-pound senior center, was named the Big Sky's defensive player of the year. He also was named to the second team all-conference.
Dominguez's family could not be reached tonight. Morrison's stepfather and mother were in Mexico and could not be reached.
Shurlow, meanwhile, had one overarching thought.
"We just would really like to get our son back in the States and get him looked at by medical professionals here."
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