Press Box: London Marathon will be run
From the United States to London, the sporting world is increasing security at venues in the aftermath of two bombs exploding near the finish line at Monday's Boston Marathon.
Three people died and more than 170 others were injured in an attack that shattered the traditional Patriots Day celebration in the city. It also sent officials across several sports scrambling to take additional measures to ensure fan safety.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, organizers of the London Marathon said the race will proceed on Sunday despite the threat of terrorism, with British sports minister Hugh Robertson telling the BBC Tuesday that "we won't be cowered by this sort of behavior."
"The best way for us to react is to push ahead with the marathon on Sunday, to get people on the streets and to celebrate it as we always do in London," Robertson told the BBC.
Prince Harry, the patron of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, is still expected to attend the race and make the presentations to the winners.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
-- The University of Oregon agreed Monday with an NCAA investigation that cited "major" violations committed by the football program, according to multiple reports.
At least one major violation was acknowledged in relation to an ongoing investigation regarding the Ducks' recruiting practices from 2008-11. The school has offered to self-impose a two-year probation for the football program and a reduction of one scholarship for each of the next three seasons, according to the Oregonian and Portland TV station, KATU, who saw the documents through a public records request.
---Alabama now has the highest-paid head coach in college football and the highest paid defensive coordinator, ESPN.com's TideNation reported.
The university's Board of Trustees approved a contract that will pay head coach Nick Saban $5.62 million per year and approved a contract for defensive coordinator Kirby Smart that will pay him $1.28 million annually, according to the report.
Saban's annual income is slightly more than Texas' Mack Brown, who is second-highest-paid head coach.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
---Three more prominent players will give up remaining college eligibility to enter the NBA draft: UCLA freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad, North Carolina junior guard Reggie Bullock, and Marquette junior guard Vander Blue all will enter this year's NBA draft.
MISCELLANEOUS
--The 20-year-old son of NBA Hall-of-Famer Magic Johnson said in a YouTube.com video that he's surprised by the interest in his homosexuality, since he told his family years ago.
In an interview posted Tuesday on the YouTube.com talk show "Gwissues," Earvin Johnson III said he wasn't upset when the web site TMZ recently revealed that he's gay.
"I always wanted to come into the spotlight," he said. "I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought it would, but this is still something I knew I would be going through and would have to experience."
