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Ex-USC coach, couple avoid prison time in college scandal

ney for Janke, said his client of the scheme — Rick Signer fendants pleaded guilty, in-
is a “very good person who — to have their older daugh- cluding “Full House” actor
is very sorry to have been in- ter designated as a bogus soc- Lori Loughlin, her fashion
volved in this and very glad to cer recruit and their younger designer husband Mossimo
have this behind her.” daughter designated as a crew Giannulli, and “Desperate
Also on Tuesday, a Califor- recruit. They also paid Singer Housewives” star Felicity
nia couple who admitted to to rig their younger daugh- Huffman.
paying $600,000 to get their ter’s ACT score by having a Three people — two parents
daughters into USC and the fake proctor correct her an- and a former University of
University of California, Los swers. Southern California water
Angeles, were sentenced to polo coach — were convicted
one year of probation and or- The Isacksons were the first at trial. Another parent was
dered to complete 250 service among dozens of parents pardoned by former Presi-
hours. Bruce Isackson must charged in the case to plead dent Donald Trump, and one
pay a $7,500 fine and Davina guilty. Both Janke and Bruce coach got a deal under which
Isackson must pay a $1,000 Isackson testified in trials prosecutors agreed to move
fine. against two other parents and to dismiss his case if he pays
another former USC coach. a fine and abides by the the
(AP) — A former assistant mastermind of the scheme The Isacksons of Hillsbor- agreement’s terms.
soccer coach at the Uni- get students into elite schools ough, California, also coop- “Davina and I profoundly
versity of Southern Cali- as bogus athletics recruits, erated with the government regret our part in the col- One other parent was ac-
fornia who created fake was sentenced to time served in the so-called “Operation lege admissions case and look quitted earlier this month
athletic profiles for the and 50 hours of community Varsity Blues” case. Prosecu- forward to making amends by jurors on all counts stem-
children of wealthy par- service. Federal prosecutors tors didn’t ask for prison time by serving our community,” ming from accusations that
ents in the sprawling col- credited her “extensive and for them either, telling the Bruce Isackson said Tues- he bribed then-Georgetown
lege admissions bribery valuable” cooperation in the judge that their “acceptance day in an emailed statement tennis coach Gordon Ernst
scheme avoided prison government’s investigation of responsibility for their through his lawyer. to get his daughter into the
time Tuesday after help- and prosecution in not seek- conduct was unstinting, their school. Ernst is scheduled to
ing convict others in the ing time behind bars despite remorse sincere.” Of the 57 people charged in be sentenced Friday.
case. her “egregious” conduct. connection with “Opera-
The couple paid the admis- tion Varsity Blues” investi-
Laura Janke, who helped the Stephen Huggard, an attor- sions consultant at the center gation, more than 50 de-

Spit, ‘disrespect’ arrive at Wimbledon as tennis turns ugly

(AP) — This is not what gios asked, without success, tion among athletes and the
one thinks of when pon- to have the fan removed for people paying to watch them
dering the supposedly cursing and sending other is gaining more attention in
genteel roots of tennis, verbal abuse his way. real life, too.
and the purportedly prop-
er atmosphere at dates-to- This comes less than three At a tournament in Indian
the-1800s Wimbledon, a weeks after organizers at Wells, California, in March,
country club sport being a tournament in Stuttgart, Naomi Osaka cried after a
contested at a place offi- Germany, investigated when spectator shouted, “Osaka,
cially called the All Eng- Kyrgios said he heard rac- you suck!”
land Lawn Tennis Club: a ist insults from the crowd
player, Nick Kyrgios, cap- during a match, and raises The four-time Grand Slam
ping a first-round victory questions about when un- champion explained the epi-
Tuesday by spitting in the ruly behavior is too unruly sode dredged up thoughts of
direction of a spectator he or whether more should, or when Serena and Venus Wil-
said was hassling him. even can, be done to shield liams were jeered at that event
athletes from inappropriate in 2001 after Venus with-
“I’ve been dealing with hate comments that come from drew, citing an injury, before
and negativity for a long time, the stands. the sisters were supposed to
so I don’t feel like I owed that play each other. Their father,
person anything. Like, he lit- “I’ve grown up in Australia, Richard, said racial slurs were
erally came to the match to so I definitely know what sent his way; his daughters
literally just not even support racism is. I feel like it’s a bat- stayed away from that tour-
anyone, really. It was more tle, constant battle, coming nament for years.
just to stir up and disrespect. from that place and dealing
That’s fine,” Kyrgios said with it. ... I don’t think it’s “Personally, I’ve never expe- ples of racial or sexual com- attacks — that kind of crosses
after beating Britain’s Paul got anything to do with that. rienced any type of heckling ments. the line, really.”
Jubb 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), I just think spectators, in gen- on the court (and) I’m very
7-5. “But if I give it back to eral, think there’s just no line lucky, because I know other “That’s definitely way past An All England Club spokes-
you, then that’s just how it there anymore. They can just players have experienced it. the line,” she said. “There are person said no fans were re-
is.” say something and they film Definitely online, I have the some things that you do have moved from Kyrgios’ match,
it and then they laugh about experience a lot, but that’s to deal with as an athlete. but that there could be a
During the match, which it,” Kyrgios said. “It’s like that different,” said Coco Gauff, That’s just a part of the sport. review of what went on, in-
filled the stands at 1,980-seat could actually hurt some- an 18-year-old Floridian Particularly in tennis, it’s not cluding what he said at his
Court No. 3 — and attracted one’s feelings. Do you know who was the runner-up at very common. It’s not in the news conference.
lengthy lines of folks hoping what I mean?” the French Open this month tennis culture, especially let As for the sorts of things he
to eventually be let in, likely and won her Wimbledon alone at Wimbledon. I think is hearing from people dur-
owing to the popularity of Tennis players long have match Tuesday. “I definitely the line definitely is a lot ing his matches, Kyrgios con-
the anything-can-happen dealt with online abuse, par- think there is a line that you closer to being crossed than cluded: “I’m just starting to
Kyrgios, a 27-year-old from ticularly from gamblers an- shouldn’t cross.” I would say than other sports think that it’s normal, when
Australia, and the involve- gry about a particular match’s Gauff mentioned what she because that’s just the culture it’s really not.”
ment of a local player — Kyr- outcome. Negative interac- called the “obvious” exam- of tennis. For me, personal