http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-01-25T11:57:00-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_01.html An investigation by Scott M. Reid and Dan Albano of The Orange County Register has revealed that photographs of unsuspecting high school athletes are being posted next to pornographic images on Internet sites. Investigators are tracking Web profiles and e-mail... 2173@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ First Amendment & FOIA 2008-01-25T11:57:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html Ben Poston, Derrick Nunnally and Bill Glauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel built a database of every player named in the Mitchell Report. The reporters analyzed statistical performance before and after the players allegedly began taking drugs and found that... 2159@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-12-17T12:03:13-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html Brent Schrotenboer of The San Diego Union-Tribune dissected the college football bowl system to reveal the lucrative financial structure that helps explain the system's staying power. The investigation checked IRS records for 19 current bowl games to find that net... 2155@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-12-14T13:49:11-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html A survey by The Salt Lake Tribune of Division 1-A schools exposed extreme differences in how drug-testing programs are administered from school to school. Through FOIA requests, The Tribune "requested detailed information on student-athlete drug testing programs administered by the... 2136@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-11-28T11:24:53-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html An investigation by The Sacramento Bee's Terri Handy and Phillip Reese shows that former NBA star Kevin Johnson is responsible for a slew of neglected properties in the downtrodden area of Oak Park where his investments have been widely publicized... 2099@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2007-10-31T11:35:22-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html Garry Lenton of the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., reports on the increased average size of high school football players. The newspaper used high school football rosters from 1988 and 2006, calculating the body mass index of 800 players total and... 2090@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-10-25T09:34:28-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register reported in a two-part series that Iowa's two largest public universities are aggressively marketing credit cards to their students as part of an arrangement that generates millions of dollars for the schools' privately... 2059@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-09-25T09:40:57-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html Most high-school football players aren't concerned about concussions, nor would they tell their coach if they got one. However, Alan Schwarz of The New York Times, gives some compelling arguments for why they should be a lot more concerned. According... 2056@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-09-21T09:54:05-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html ESPN.com reporters Mike Fish and George J. Tanber investigate the point-shaving scandal involving a University of Toledo football player. Harvey "Scooter" McDougle would have been a senior this season, but his implication in a gambling ring has likely ended his... 2035@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-09-04T15:04:56-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports that inaccurate attendance reports could be skewing the economic impact that sports venues have in the community seeing as though turnstile counts are often lower than the published "official attendance" numbers. As the... 1999@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-07-26T16:02:08-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_07.html All seven of the top horse trainers leading the national earnings list faced penalties for horses testing positive for ephedrine, bicarbonate loading or powerful painkillers in the past decade, a San Diego Union-Tribune investigation found. Reporter Brent Schrotenboer checked records... 1985@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-07-17T16:04:16-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_04.html Brent Schrotenboer of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on an investigation into hundreds of news reports and public records since 2000 to compile an unofficial list of 308 arrests and citations involving NFL players for all offenses except speeding tickets.... 1912@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-04-27T10:41:10-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_03.html ESPN.com investigative sports reporter Mike Fish reports on Greg Anderson, the personal trainer whose testimony prosecutors believe could put Barry Bonds behind bars and, in turn, derail his record home run chase. Federal prosecutors "convinced U.S. District Judge William Alsup... 1890@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-03-28T10:30:33-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_03.html Steve Weiberg and Jodi Upton of USA Today looked at the salaries of men's Division I basketball coaches. "USA Today obtained contracts or other documents detailing salaries for coaches at 58 of the 65 schools in the 2006 tournament field.... 1863@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-03-09T15:42:15-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_02.html As spring training opens around baseball, Mike Fish of ESPN.com takes a two-day look at the state of Major League Baseball's fight against performance-enhancing drugs in the Dominican Republic with a series of stories and reports. (The articles are also... 1835@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Sports 2007-02-14T16:34:12-06:00