March Madness is officially underway with some shocking upsets already. They share which teams they predict will make it to the Final Four and Championship. Arizona, Duke and Miami won big in the second round of March Madness. The teams are headed to the Sweet The Baylor Lady Bears recovered after blowing a point lead and losing a star player, beating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the championship title Sunday night.
This is at least the third time Ralph Strother has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting Baylor students. The first woman to sue Baylor University over mishandled rape allegations has settled her case. Agreement marks Baylor's first settlement to resolve cascade of lawsuits over past 18 months.
Shamychel "Myke" Chatman, 23, was detained in Houston on a warrant charging three counts of sexual assault. The university faces several federal lawsuits from women who say Baylor mishandled, ignored or suppressed their claims of assault for years.
A Baylor statement says Brandon Washington passed a full criminal background check when he was hired. The court filing is in response to a lawsuit against Baylor and several officials by former assistant athletic director Colin Shillinglaw, who says he was falsely accused of mishandling several incidents. The lawsuit alleges at least 52 rapes by more than 30 football players over a four-year period. Ken Starr lifted the academic misconduct suspension of a football player who allegedly went on to commit sexual assaults, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Police say Heath Nielsen snuck up on a journalist, grabbed him violently by the throat, and said "you'll never work in this business again". Art Briles was fired in May after allegedly knowing about a gang rape involving a player, 33 assistant coaches and staff members issued a statement Friday in support of him. The sexual assault scandal involving football players at Baylor University is more widespread than first reported.
