FanHouse Lawsuit

The otherwise adorable Erin Andrews -- nicknamed Erin Page Views among the keyboard class -- is fighting back against what we assume is uncomfortable chatter among the Interwebs. We can only assume some people are saying things a bit less gentlemanly than the usual hottest/sexiest sideline reporter stuff that dominates most copy about her.

Appearing on radio station ESPN 540 in Milwaukee for a casual chitchat things turned serious as Andrews revealed she's going all legal eagle on us in addressing "false" internet chatter she's found distasteful. Relevant quotes straight from Andrews herself after the jump.

Like most other fans of video games and sports, I was irritated when the deal between EA Sports and the various professional sports leagues was announced. The deal with the NFL was signed and promoted just after the competing NFL 2K5 came out with a handful of really great new features, and it seemed like common sense this must be EA trying to squeeze their competition out of the market. As it turns out, though, EA claims that it was the NFL's idea.

Whoever came up with it, EA is the one who is going to be defending it. Ars Technica is reporting that two gamers are suing EA Sports for antitrust violations, which is a bold move. Their argument is, basically, that nobody really wants to buy a football game that doesn't have real teams or players in it.

Last fall, five Duquesne basketball players were shot following a confrontation at an on-campus dance. One of the players has now filed a lawsuit against the school.

The lawsuit, filed late Wednesday in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, says university officials did not take action once they knew of potential criminal activity. A doorman let two armed men into the dance even after their friend asked if the men would be frisked, according to the lawsuit.

"Rather than alerting the campus police who were present inside the ballroom about (the frisking inquiry), or taking other similar reasonable steps, the doorman simply responded that they would not be frisked," and allowed the men to enter, the lawsuit states.

From a civil liberty/personal freedom standpoint, it's uncomfortable to think that inquiring about what security scrutiny one faces should subject a person to heightened suspicion. On the other hand, it simply could be a reflection of the world today.

Stuard Baldonado, a JUCO from Miami, was shot in the arm, and is the one who filed. He remains on scholarship and on the team, though with a medical redshirt. Bet those practices might be a little awkward after this.

Previously on Fanhouse:
Whatever They Did, They're Sorry

If you've never been to a Redskins game at FedEx Field, there is no way possible to describe the atmosphere so that you can understand the energy in the air. When you have almost 90,000 people screaming at the top of their lungs, it's like putting your ears on a vacuum cleaner. The decibel level is shattering!

But not everyone who attends the games can hear. You see, the National Association of the Deaf filed the class-action lawsuit Aug. 31 in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on behalf of three fans from Maryland who regularly attend home games. The three are deaf. So when announcements are made over the loudspeaker, obviously, they can't hear it.

One of the issues brought up was when a player gets ejected, deaf fans don't know why. All they know is Sean Taylor is sitting on the sidelines when the game is coming down to the wire. It should be obvious if this happens why Taylor is sitting on the sidelines next to Jason Campbell, but wouldn't it be easier to simply read why and know for sure?

One solution being suggested is offering closed-captioning in the stadium. The University of Texas has it for their games, making it obvious that Daniel Snyder can open up his pocketbook and make it possible at FedEx Field. Another idea floating around was providing deaf and hearing-impaired fans with seven-inch televisions, which would pick up captioning in the stadium.

Who knows, maybe they can even give a few of the seven-inch TVs to those fans who have seats in the sections where part of the field is blocked from their view and they have to rely on the big screens to see what's going on.