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Pokey Chatman Scandal Puts Spotlight on Homophobia in Recruiting

Kind of a disturbing story in the New York Post today about an issue I'd never really considered, though I should have. Pokey Chatman was forced to resign at LSU over an inappropriate sexual relationship with a player (and rightfully so), but there are women's basketball coaches out there who will use the situation to...

Pokey Chatman Claims Resignation From LSU Was Coerced

Former LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman, who resigned when a sexual relationship with a former player came to light, is now claiming that her resignation from LSU was coerced. "I don't believe her consent to the resignation was fairly obtained or freely given," Baton Rouge attorney Mary Olive Pierson said...

Carla Berry, LSU Whistle Blower, Leaves Coaching Profession

Carla Berry, the LSU women's basketball assistant coach who informed the school's administration about a sexual relationship between head coach Pokey Chatman and a player, has announced that she is leaving the coaching profession. For both Berry and Chatman (pictured), it's sad that their great basketball careers -- as...

Carla Berry Turned In Pokey Chatman -- Is She Disloyal?

A long ESPN.com piece on the LSU women's basketball team examines the repercussions of coach Pokey Chatman's resignation. Specifically, assistant coach Carla Berry might have damaged her own career when she told the LSU administration that Chatman had a sexual relationship with a former player. Berry might not be back at...

LSU to Pay Pokey Chatman $70,000 Final Four Bonus

Pokey Chatman, the LSU women's basketball coach who resigned this month after reports surfaced that she had a sexual relationship with a former player, will receive a $70,000 bonus because LSU advanced to the Final Four Monday night. Chatman's contract with LSU contains various performance-based bonuses, including that...