Rutgers coach video made public

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Rutgers coach video made public
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A video released by ESPN shows Rutgers
University's head basketball coach shoving
players, kicking them, hurling balls at their
heads and yelling what appears to be slurs and
profanity. The video released Tuesday features
Coach Mike Rice during the men's basketball team
practices. Rutgers athletic director Tom Pernetti
suspended the coach for three games and fined him
50,000 after watching the video in November. He
said he chose suspension rather than termination
even though both options were on the table. That
decision kight very well change now that the
video has become public.
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