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Three Weeks Later, Sports Illustrated Admits It Got B.J. Raji Story Wrong

Three weeks after it reported that former Boston College defensive tackle BJ Raji had failed a drug test -- and two weeks after serious doubt was cast on the report -- Sports Illustrated has finally issued a correction. Latest NFL Images Sports Illustrated reported three weeks ago that Boston College...

Players' Lawyer: NFL Should Deny Access to SI Over Drug Test Reports

David Cornwell, a lawyer who has represented several NFL players and was a finalist for the job as head of the players' union, is urging the NFL to withhold credentials from the Sports Illustrated web site over its reporting on confidential drug test results. Cornwell's comments are the latest criticism of Sports...

SI on B.J. Raji Drug Test Story: We Took It Down While We Continue to Report

Eight days after Sports Illustrated reported that NFL draft prospect B.J. Raji had failed a drug test, the magazine says it has removed the story from its web site while it continues to investigate.The story, which is still available via the Google cache, said that Raji, a former Boston College defensive tackle, "had a...

Sports Illustrated Owes Explanation for B.J. Raji Story

Last week, Sports Illustrated reported on its web site that B.J. Raji, a former Boston College defensive lineman who is expected to be a first-round NFL draft pick, had failed a drug test at the NFL's scouting combine. Raji and his agents said that report is false, and now the report no longer appears on Sports...