1. Sheriff Lupe Valdez got a big check from a bad man, namely Alan Todd May, a career criminal who was recently sued by the feds for running a ponzi scheme (allegedly) and has spent upwards of 20 total years in jail. Valdez is outraged, of course, and they’ll likely make a big show of returning the check. But the question the article doesn’t answer, and what I don’t understand: why is Todd May so interested in supporting Valdez? The piece doesn’t mention other local contributions, and it says that he hasn’t given a penny to statewide candidates in over two decades.
2. The moral of this story: when you are offered a university scholarship, get it in writing. Highland Park’s Emily Hairston thought SMU Soccer Coach Brent Erwin offered her close to a full-ride, but then in December a bill for a whopping $25K arrived. Hairston is now suing the school. And while NCAA statutes specifically state that oral scholarship offers are non-binding, they also say that student athletes with only oral commitments from the university can not recruit other prospective students on behalf of the university, which Hairston claims she has. Sounds like another sports mess is brewing at SMU.
3. Listen, LeBron isn’t coming to Dallas. Charles Barkley said it. And I’m not arguing with Sir Charles.
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Whooping $25K?
[Cough, cough]