Te'o involved in a death hoax, but on which side?
By Associated Press in South Bend, Ind | China Daily | Updated: 2013-01-18 07:45
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o speaks during media day for the BCS National Championship game in Miami on Jan 5. The Fighting Irish star, whose on-field excellence after his grandmother and online girlfriend purportedly died made him a hero in the sports media, was the victim of a hoax because the girl never existed, the university said on Wednesday. Jeff Haynes / Reuters |
The wrenching story of Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o's girlfriend dying of leukemia - a loss he said inspired him to play his best all the way to the BCS championship - was dismissed by the school on Wednesday as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker.
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