The Bernie Fine Scandal
Shortly following news of Penn State’s sex abuse scandal, Syracuse University was faced with its own when two men appeared on ESPN’s “Behind the Lines” and said associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine molested them when they worked as ballboys between the late 1970s and the 1990s. Fine initially denied the allegations before ESPN released a tape on which Fine’s wife, Laurie, admitted knowledge of his behavior. The university fired Fine after the tape was released. (credit: Jim MacIssac/Getty Images)