Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Enjoy that title while you can, Kansas

Bad news in Jawhawkland.

Two months ago, the Dallas Independent School District appeared to have cleared former prep basketball star Darrell Arthur of benefiting from improper grade changes at South Oak Cliff High School.

Now after a report by a pesky TV station, the investigation has been reopened. "There are too many questions at this time for us to just leave it alone," Superintendent Michael Hinojosa said. Even worse, Hinojosa said he would ask for outside independent review of the academic records of Arthur and his former teammates.

In an investigation shows Arthur’s grades were changed to keep him eligible, and that he did not, in fact, have the necessary credits to graduate, the University of Kansas could be force to forfeit any or all games involving him — the 2008 NCAA title game won by the Jawhawks, as an example.

Arthur was last in the news, of course, for being booted out of the NBA rookie orientation camp for an incident involving marijuana. Also kicked our was his fellow rookie and fellow Jawhawk Mario Chalmers.

Back in Lawrence, they must be bustin' their buttons.

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