BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Reports Sexual harassment claim against Thomas gets support A federal agency found probable cause to believe a hostile work environment A hostile work environment exists when an employee experiences workplace harassment and fears going to work because of the offensive, intimidating, or oppressive atmosphere generated by the harasser. existed at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , where a former Knicks executive claims she was sexually harassed by New York coach Isiah Thomas. The treatment of senior Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders Anucha Browne Sanders is a former women's basketball player, collegiate star at Northwestern University, former executive for the New York Knicks of the NBA. She is also known for winning a sexual harassment lawsuit that she filed against New York Knicks general manager Isiah was not an isolated incident, and included ``severe and pervasive verbal sexual harassment,'' according to the findings released Tuesday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Sanders, the Knicks' former senior vice president of marketing and business operations before her dismissal in January, contends she was fired ``for telling the truth'' while going through internal channels to stop the harassment. The process is not a verdict, but a prerequisite to pursuing such a case in federal court. The D-Fenders, the Lakers' team in the NBA Development league The NBA Development League, or D-League, is the National Basketball Association's officially sponsored and operated developmental basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL , obtained the rights to 6-foot-9 forward Duane Erwin with their top pick in the NBDL NBDL National Basketball Development League NBDL Naval Biodynamics Laboratory NBDL National Biodynamics Laboratory expansion draft. With their remaining choices, the D-Fenders took forward Hiram Fuller, guard Brian Chase, forwards Kevin Johnson and Josh Gross, guard Jackie Manuel and forwards Erik Daniels, Isiah Victor, Reed Rawlings and Tremaine Fowlkes. -- Ross Siler Marquette University extended the contract of men's basketball coach Tom Crean through the 2016-2017 season. HOCKEY: Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). enforcer Tie Domi retired. Domi said he has taken a job with The Sports Network, Canada's version of ESPN. GYMNASTICS: A former coach at an elite gymnastics academy was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Christopher Wagoner was accused of fondling and raping the girl in 2002 and 2003, when he was her coach. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sexual assault. Each charge carries a 15-year penalty, which he will serve concurrently. FOOTBALL: University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. coach Bob Stoops said that unless a Pac-10 rule is changed regarding the mandatory use of conference officials for home games -- or some special dispensation is made -- OU might not play a return game at Washington in 2008. |
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