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BreakingNews.ie
12-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Amateur boxer and comedian avoids jail for drug dealing
An amateur boxer and comedian with thousands of social media followers has been given a suspended sentence for dealing drugs and money laundering in order to pay off a drug debt. Keith Carter (32) was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday. Advertisement The father of four, with an address at Shangan Avenue, Ballymun in Dublin, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin for sale or supply at his home on September 19th, 2023. He also admitted laundering €1,055, the proceeds of criminal conduct, on the same occasion. Garda Máire Ruddy told the court that the total value of drugs found during a search of his home that day was €5,371, but that this included a small amount of cannabis and ecstasy for his own use. 'He informed us that he had a cocaine addiction and was holding the drugs to pay off a debt,' she said. The court heard he also had five previous convictions for drugs offences in 2021, including two for sale and supply. Advertisement Oisín Clarke BL, defending, explained that his client was the only one of his six siblings who had ever got into trouble. He now works for his brother between five and seven days a week, and lives with his partner, his mother and his four children. He raised his eldest child as a single father. Counsel handed in a number of letters on his behalf, including one from his boxing coach and personal trainer. He noted that the trainer from his boxing club was 'extremely anti-drugs' and had indicated that Carter would be kicked out of the club in the future if involved in the drugs trade. He explained that he has had one fight and has another two charity fights coming up. He also said that he has several thousand followers on social media for a comedy-type show. 'While he gets no money out of it, he enjoys it,' he said. Advertisement Mr Clarke explained that he had always been a hardworking person until he stepped off a Luas platform in the dark, and his knee gave out. He required screws and plates to be fitted in his knee, and had fought his first fight with them still in place. It was during his time off work with the knee injury that he became addicted to cocaine. 'He's a man the court can take a chance on,' defence counsel submitted, asking Judge Orla Crowe to consider his family duties. 'He can go back to being a productive member of society.' Ireland Man's fingers hacked off in machete, hammer and am... Read More Judge Crowe said that he appeared to have turned his life around following his 'very serious stumble' and said she would give him one final chance. She imposed a sentence of three-and-a-half years, but suspended it for four years to give him a chance to stay on his current path. She said she was conscious that this was very lenient. 'This is not to gainsay the utter chaos that drugs cause across society every single day,' she said. 'People think they can take illegal drugs and they'll be grand and they're not.'
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ole Miss fined $500K for court-storming after win over Tennessee
OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi was fined $500,000 after students stormed the court following the Rebels' victory over No. 4 Tennessee in men's basketball on Wednesday, March 5. Ole Miss beats Mississippi State 85-73 to advance to SEC Tournament quarters for 5th straight season 'Wednesday was a momentous night for the Ole Miss men's basketball team. Our program has experienced record attendance growth this season, and that is due to the love and support of Rebel Nation. Unfortunately, Wednesday's special moment was marred by the unacceptable behavior of a select few in our fanbase that chose to impatiently rush the court before the Tennessee team and game officials had exited and before the crowd was welcomed to come down,' said Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics, Keith Carter. 'These selfish actions have consequences, as they will cost our coaches and student-athletes valuable resources. We are being levied a $500,000 fine to bring our department's total to $850,000 for the season. Additionally, SEC regulations dictate that this money be distributed to the opposing institution. With potential future fines continuing at a similar level, it is imperative that we take immediate action to end this behavior.' Carter said the university's staff is reviewing postgame footage from Wednesday, and any individuals who are identified will face the potential loss of game privileges. Entering the playing surface without permission is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. Penalties will be increased moving forward, including holding perpetrators on the court or field and revoking their game privileges on site. We are also exploring other avenues to hold those that break the rules accountable. Simply put, this must stop,' Carter said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
20-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Unlimited transfers should be core issue for college athletics leaders. Why aren't they fixing it?
NEW ORLEANS — They gathered here, leaders of the two most powerful conferences in college sports, and talked about the future. There was a newfound optimism that they were starting to wrangle all the changes in college athletics to figure things out. 'We've got a chance to hopefully build a new model here and get it right,' Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter said. Advertisement And yet they didn't, by all accounts, talk about the real solution. They didn't seem to talk about what is the one core problem and the way to solve it. This meeting of the SEC and Big Ten commissioners and athletic directors was conducted a block away from a casino, and the way they're approaching the future, whether they realize it or not, is a giant gamble. There is only one serious, overarching issue that negatively impacts everyone, from teams to coaches to fans to even players: unlimited transfers. And there is one sure way to get back to a sensible system: collective bargaining with some entity that represents athletes. It may not have to be a union, per se, and the players may not have to be officially employees. Just some entity that negotiates rules that may not be great for both sides but have enough give and take to benefit the overall sport. And, more importantly, hold up in court. GO DEEPER More SEC-Big Ten matchups could be on the way Instead, everyone involved is going in the opposite direction. They're pushing for and hoping for federal legislation that they think will protect them. They're banking on the coming finalization of the NCAA vs. House settlement, which will bring revenue sharing with athletes but also ways they think they can combat out-of-control payments for name, image and likeness. They're exchanging ideas on creative ways to discourage players from leveraging the portal every year — sometimes twice a year — whether it with contract clauses or going from two to one transfer windows. The actual transfer rules, the ability to leave at any time and not sit a season, are no longer a discussion point, having been ravaged by the courts. 'We're pretty clearly not going to be back to where things were before, and that's period,' SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said. 'We've said that. I've said that to the coaches. Now that doesn't mean that that results in a warm embrace.' Advertisement So the discussion is about working on the margins, essentially, rather than an overall fix. Or they see that fix — employment and collective bargaining — as a bigger problem than unlimited transferring. That's misguided. The ability to leverage the portal for a better deal — at any time — is the core issue from which all other real problems ensue. It hurts the fan experience, not knowing who your favorite team will have year to year. It's a headache for the coaches. Even for the players, it can stunt development or lead to short-term decisions that have long-term hurt. It's not good to play for four different teams in four years. For a brief time, the right rule was in place: players get one free transfer, one chance to go to a new school without having to sit a year. But transfer a second time, and they have to sit. They could have mulligans in the event of coaching changes. All in all a fair rule, better than the old days, but stopping the constant movement that isn't good for anyone. GO DEEPER SEC, Big Ten discussing changes to championship weekend So what happened? It was struck down by the courts, which said such rules were an unfair restraint on the ability of athletes to capitalize on their NIL rights. The NCAA fought initially but since then has given up. At least on part of that. Now it's banking on federal legislation and internal options: claw-back clauses in NIL contracts that require athletes to pay back the school they're leaving. Multi-year NIL contracts. Maybe it will work. Maybe it will settle everything down. But it's a long-term gamble. Federal legislation is still subject to court challenges. You can see it playing out already: Congress passes a law that allows the NCAA to make its own eligibility rules and to prevent athletes from being employees. It's no sure thing, given it will take enough bipartisan support to avoid a Senate filibuster, but let's say it happens. Even then it may be a temporary victory until a good lawyer challenges the law as a restraint of trade, the same reason courts already have struck down these rules in the first place. Advertisement As for the NIL contracts, will players and their agents push more for one-year deals so they retain the annual leverage? We may see the portal movement stabilize for a year or two, but ultimately as long as the unlimited transfer rule exists, the issue will loom. Free movement is what impacts the market the most. Contracts and collective bargaining, give and take between teams and players, are the great stabilizers, as the pros know. But college leaders are putting it off. Collective bargaining is a last resort. The very idea of athletes as employees is a third rail, what they're lobbying Congress to legislate against. Maybe it will work, especially in the current political climate. Maybe they will get short-term relief. More likely, that's delaying the inevitable. College leaders don't have a great track record in reading the landscape. They think they're getting it right this time. Let's see how that works out.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Henderson summit addresses fentanyl crisis in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — On Wednesday, national, regional, and state leaders gathered for the Fentanyl Awareness Summit to discuss the latest on fentanyl use and its impact on the community. 'We now are about 10 years into this crisis,' Keith Carter, director of the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Program, said. 'We didn't see fentanyl before 2015, and now what we're seeing is a very cheap drug that is readily available on the street, both in pill and powder form.' The summit aimed to raise public awareness about the dangers of opioid drugs in our community. 'Fatal overdose deaths are increasing in Southern Nevada and in Nevada, when nationally, they're going down,' Lisa Corrado, assistant city manager, and chief strategy officer for the City of Henderson, said. 'We also have an increase in non-fatal overdoses that leave life-long impacts on people.' City and county leaders expressed their concerns and presented research on the widespread use and overdose of opioids among both tourists and locals. According to Dr. David Hart, an Emergency Physician at Mountainview Hospital, those aged 30 to 40 are the most at-risk group for fentanyl overdose. 'We've watched this go from being not something you see frequently to something you see if not every day, every week,' Dr. Hart said. 'It's really tragic.' The city's fentanyl awareness campaign is called 'Don't Risk It All.' Dr. Hart says fentanyl can have lasting effects on one's physical and mental health. 'We know that people who have an opioid use disorder have a higher risk of depression and suicidal thoughts,' Dr. Hart said. 'People who have overdosed at one point, intentionally or unintentionally, are 18% more likely to die of suicide.' That's if it doesn't claim your life first. 'It takes a tiny bit of fentanyl to kill you,' Carter said. For more information about the city of Henderson's fentanyl intervention and prevention resources, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
