Ex-Mayo confidant says he gave USC star gifts including TV, cash

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  Surprise surprise--star athlete gets goodies.     Bigger story is which player does not get goodies under the table.

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  Exactly, this should come as no surprise to anyone.

  Stern needs to implement greater penalties on agents who have direct or indirect contract.

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Same Old Story
Published 5/1/2008 at ShoreBall Enterprises, LLC
... We’ve heard this story before. Star Athlete A has an inner circle that consists of Person B and Person C. Person B has certain connections and provides Star Athlete A with anything that he needs and even hooks Person C up too. Things are going good and then Star Athlete A and Person C have an argument and now Person C is no longer in the inner circle. What does Person C do – he calls ESPN and provides inside scoop on Star Athlete A receiving improper gifts and benefits from agents. It’s nothing new – unfortunately that is part of ...

Report: O.J. Mayo Took $30,000 in Cash and Gifts in High School and at USC
Published 5/11/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... The report, which first aired this morning on Outside the Lines, says the gifts Mayo received from a man named Rodney Guillory included cash, a flat-screen TV for Mayo's dorm room, cell phone service, a hotel room, clothes, meals and airline tickets for Mayo's friends and a relative. ...

More Smoke at USC as Mayo Implicated
Published 5/11/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (J-Red) at East Coast Bias
It seems players are choosing USC for more than the exposure. A former friend of O.J. Mayo's, Louis Johnson, is alleging that Mayo accepted $30,000 in cash, as well as numerous gifts, from Bill Duffy Associates in exchange for a verbal agreement that BDA would represent Mayo during his pro career. ...

Mayo Received Benefits?
Published 5/11/2008 by bucknellbruin at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
... while he was still in high school and during his one year in college, a former Mayo associate told ESPN's "Outside the Lines." Mayo accepted around $30,000 in cash and gifts during the past four years from Rodney Guillory, a 43-year-old Los Angeles event promoter. In addition to cash, the gifts included a flat-screen television for Mayo's dorm room, cell phone service, a hotel room, clothes, meals and airline tickets for Mayo's friends Read the whole story here .  First Bush, now this. How much more has to happen before the NCAA does ...

The Agenda
Published 5/11/2008 by Paragon SC at Conquest Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... Before anyone goes and lights their hair on fire over the allegations that O.J. Mayo received improper benefits from those who are/were in his inner circle I want you read the last paragraph of the story on ESPN.com . (emphasis added) ...

O.J. Mayo Reportedly Accepted Gifts And Cash In High School And At USC [Reggie Bush Says Heeeeere We Go Again]
Published 5/11/2008 by Christmas Ape at Deadspin
... The WWL is all over its report this morning on "Outside the Lines" featuring the claim from a former associate of NBA prospect O.J. Mayo that the player accepted $30,000 in cash and gifts over the last four years from a Los Angeles-based event promoter. ...

Happy Mother's Day Mrs. Mayo
Published 5/11/2008 by BSlim (noreply@blogger.com) at West Coast Bias Sports Blog
... Over the holiday weekend, her son O.J. Mayo received some not-so-good publicity from EastSidePN about gifts he allegedly received while attending USC his freshman year. ...

Links of the Day 5/11/08
Published 5/11/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Ryan) at The Victoria Times
Links of the Day 5/11/08 New allegations threaten to tarnish O.J.'s name. Uh, I mean, O.J. Mayo . Pat Neshek sent to the DL , likely to miss the remainder of the season. So without Neshek in the pen, we're putting Glenn Perkins in the rotation? I'm confused. Happy Birthday to BMR . Labels: Links of the Day posted by Ryan | 1:27 PM [image] [image]

OJ Mayo, money, scandal, NCAA, yawwwwwwwn
Published 5/11/2008 by Sam Rubenstein at SLAM Online
... Who spent more money, those who allegedly paid OJ’s way through a few months of college, or ESPN on their coverage of those who allegedly broke the NCAA’s sacred rules? Yahoo! sports ...

For Your Weekend Enjoyment
Published 5/11/2008 by Pitchfork Nation at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Off Topic: It looks like Reggie Bush isn't the only one who had someone else paying the bills during college (allegedly). I guess this really never would have happened if the NBA hadn't changed it's policy on early entry, but O.J. Mayo is still (allegedly) a dick in my book for being this selfish. At least he wasn't putting all these purchases on his ...

The Intense, Conceptual Humor Of Pete Carroll’s Son
Published 5/11/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... I realize these sort of hijinx aren’t everyone’s cup of coffee, but imagine how fantastic it would be if the USC athletic department allowed Brendan Carroll to issue a video response to the latest allegations concerning O.J. Mayo? ...

Uh-oh, did OJ Mayo take cash??
Published 5/11/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... Louis Johnson, a former close friend of former USC star, OJ Mayo, told ESPN that Mayo received thousands of dollars in cash, clothes and other benefits during High School and his one year in college at USC. Mayo is a projected first round pick in the NBA draft this season but this could potentially hurt him a lot. Accepting money and/or gifts is illegal for student athletes. ...

O.J. Mayo Received (Yawn) Gifts, Cash At USC?
Published 5/11/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Yeah, well, here goes: O.J. Mayo might have received gifts and cash during his one year of playing basketball at Southern Cal. In other words, O.J. Mayo played one year of basketball at USC. From ESPN.COM : Louis Johnson , who was a part of Mayo’s inner circle until recently, said Mayo accepted around $30,000 in cash and gifts during the past four years from Rodney Guillory , a 43-year-old Los Angeles event promoter. In addition to cash, the gifts included a flat-screen television for Mayo’s dorm room, cell phone service, a hotel room, clothes, meals and airline tickets ...

O.J. Mayo Likes His Cheddar
Published 5/11/2008 by Chuck at Sportaphile
... ESPN’s Outside The Lines ran a report on USC’s O.J. Mayo receiving illegal benefits from his first year in highschool all the way up until last year. In the last 4-5 years Mayo has received up to $30,000 in cash and gifts in exchange for a verbal agreement to sign with BDA management when he made it to the NBA. ...

O.J. Mayo received cash, gifts while at USC
Published 5/11/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... As Noah already pointed out in the comments, ESPN came out with a report today showing O.J. Mayo received cash and gifts while he was at USC, which is obviously against NCAA rules about amateurism. From ESPN.com: Louis Johnson, who was a part of Mayo’s inner circle until recently, said Mayo accepted around $30,000 in cash and gifts during the past four years from Rodney Guillory, a 43-year-old Los Angeles event promoter. In addition to cash, the gifts included a flat-screen television for Mayo’s dorm room, cell ...

If You Sign, We’ll Give You A House
Published 5/11/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... USC was once looked at as a clean program that just somehow attracted great players, but that once clean image is starting to get more and more tarnished. First, you had Reggie Bush, who was given whatever he wanted in lieu to a National Championship, Heisman Trophy and great college career. Now, you’ve got OJ Mayo, who also reportedly took gifts. ...

Did O.J. Mayo Accept Cash, Gifts While in High School and College?
Published 5/12/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... You’re totally not going to believe this, but NBA Draft-bound O.J. Mayo reportedly received thousands of dollars in cash, clothes and other gifts during his high school days and his single season at USC. I know, it’s simply unbelievable that a star athlete would do such a thing while in school, but according to Louis Johnson (a former associate of Mayo), the basketball standout seemingly violated NCAA rules by accepting these “benefits.” ...

Uh-OJ: Did Mayo Put USC in Hot Water?
Published 5/12/2008 by Brian Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
... of USC’s hoops program and those who, to paraphrase Mel Gibson in Braveheart, assumed Mayo would be seven feet tall, win games by the hundreds, and consume the Pac-10 with fireballs from his eyes and lightning bolts from his arse. All in all, it worked out for everyone, I’d say. And the benefits for SC could be felt for a long time (assuming nothing emerges, Reggie Bush style, down the road). Fair to say the news coming out of today’s ESPN Outside the Lines report on benefits OJ Mayo may have received before and during his ever-so-brief tenure at USC would qualify as “Reggie ...

WORLD OF ISAAC LINKS
Published 5/12/2008 by World of Isaac (noreply@blogger.com) at The World of Isaac
... roundup and links section of the blog will more than likely move to lunchtime. Feel free to send me links at any time during the day. That's a mean Left Hook {on205th} Pam Anderson throws out first pitch at Dodgers game {Busted Coverage} Spurs in 7 {With-Malice} What happened to Tony Gwynn {PartMule} Francona is going to kick Ortiz' ass {Babes Love Baseball} OJ Mayo had his hand in the cookie jar {ESPN}

WEEKEND DIGEST - 5/12/08
Published 5/12/2008 by eirishis at Thirtyfive Seconds
... we don’t want to hear any complaining, because if you’ve been reading the assigned material, this one will be easy: Which of the following post-season events, all related to one Ovinton J’Anthony Mayo, was the most predictable? Was it … A) His decision to go pro after one year at USC? B) An investigation by tWWL revealing Mayo received thousands of dollars worth of benefits from a sports agency’s middleman? C) The post-investigation denial of wrongdoing by Mayo? D) The hand-wringing column from Pat Forde decrying ...

Morning Wood: Give me Ham on Five, Hold the Mayo
Published 5/12/2008 by Stamos at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
... If you don’t recognize a joke from the movie Airplane!, you aren’t really welcome here at Brahsome. That said, it’s another Monday, and there’s another story about some high school or college star getting paid before he’s allowed to. OJ Mayo, according to an apparently former member of his entourage, has been getting cash and gifts from Bill Duffy’s company for years. Does this surprise anyone? Mayo has been the most talked about hardwood wunderkind of the last decade- moreso than Oden or Durant or even to some extent LeBron. Mayo ...

OJ Mayo Accepted Gifts? Color Me Surprised
Published 5/12/2008 by Tar Heel Fan at Tar Heel Fan
... which showed that USC freshman OJ Mayo received a variety of goodies from an agent middleman called a “runner” during the course of his brief NCAA career in Los Angeles.  Mayo naturally has denied the allegations.  I am sure Tim Floyd will be along forthwith to give us the standard “I have no knowledge this was happening” meme coaches who play with fire in the form of players like Mayo are famous for. ...

O.J. Mayo accepted $30,000? Chris Webber Laughs, Then Rubs Himself In $100 Bills
Published 5/12/2008 by Maize n Brew Dave at Maize n Brew: Front Page Posts
... Even if Mayo took the $30,000.00 that ESPN is alleging he pocketed prior to and during his year at USC, that pales in comparison to the reported ...

Mayo Recieving Gifts Isn't Surprising
Published 5/12/2008 by Nate Gonner (noreply@blogger.com) at Gonners View
... friends and a relative, according to Johnson, others with knowledge of the gifts and store receipts. When Mayo was in high school in Ohio and West Virginia, Guillory was receiving monthly payments from the Northern California sports agency Bill Duffy Associates. Johnson said BDA provided Guillory with around $200,000 before Mayo arrived at USC, and that Guillory used most of the money to support his own lifestyle but also gave a portion of it to Mayo. Mayo denies all allegations. Read the full story here ...

Ignorance is bliss for Floyd
Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Hermano) at We Suck at Sports
... Anyone who didn't see this coming is either blind, stupid, or both. Ever since the NCAA applied the 19-year rule, we've seen kids come to college that have no reason to be there except to bide their time to declare for the NBA. It's really a surprise that this kind of issue hasn't been found more often. ...

Go On, Take The Money And Run
Published 5/12/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... There will be plenty more dimensions to the allegations against O.J. Mayo that he accepted $30,000 in cash in gifts from a promoter named Rodney Giullory, all revealed in an ESPN report on Outside the Lines yesterday, which featured a former member of Mayo’s circle who allegedly provided receipts confirming this, and accused the management agency of agent Bill Duffy of paying Guillory hundreds of thousands of dollars to land Mayo when the guard was still in high school. But for now, much of the story makes glaze over and sigh. ...

Gradlinks
Published 5/12/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (MariusJanulisForThree) at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
... Pace is parlaying that CBA success into NBA tryouts...Mike Waters Bob Woodruff remembers a time when Syracuse would beat Colgate in lacrosse during his commencement speech...Suburbarazzi Jawad Nesheiwat is in Giant's spring camp...NJ.com Was there anything more predictable than O.J. Mayo violating NCAA rules at some point?...ESPNIt's a two-fer. Get inside a Syracuse Orange basketball huddle AND see what USF's Sun Dome looks like. Not too ...

ESPN INCONSISTENT ON MAYO, BUSH STORIES?
Published 5/12/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
A few readers have noticed a curious discrepancy between the manner in which ESPN has covered the allegations that former USC basketball player O.J. Mayo received benefits in violation of NCAA rules and the manner in which ESPN “covered” those same allegations against former USC football player Reggie Bush. With Mayo, ESPN made a big splash.  With Bush, ESPN has at times pretended not to notice.  Our buddy who runs The Big Lead pointed out earlier this year that ...

Kelvin Did It All Wrong
Published 5/12/2008 by BJK at Complain In Vain
In light of the breaking news involving OJ Mayo and the Bill Duffy Associates Sports Agency, we decided to come up with a list. Let us first note that we are not fans of Kelvin Sampson. In fact, we have spent much time here bashing the guy. That being said, he made phone calls he was not supposed to make. Phone calls. And now, for the second time in the last 3 years, USC finds itself in the middle of a scandal involving an athlete receiving money and gifts from sports agents. And for the second time in 3 years, we assume the NCAA will do nothing. And so we bring you… The ...

CBS HAD MAYO SNIFFED OUT IN 2006
Published 5/12/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... even before Mayo even began his senior season in high school. Wrote Doyel at the outset of his eerily prescient piece from 19 months ago:  “Still stinging from 2005 Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush’s collegiate dealings with agents and marketing reps, Southern California can expect more NCAA scrutiny if star basketball recruit O.J. Mayo becomes a Trojan in 2007.” Doyel pointed directly to Mayo’s relationship with Rodney Guillory, the man who allegedly gave Mayo $30,000 in cash and benefits .  More importantly, Doyel’s item makes it clear that USC was at least on notice of ...

Here’s A Surprise
Published 5/12/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
... Collegiate athletes that get caught taking gifts from agents, coaches, etc., generally don’t just step forward and admit their wrong-doing. Even when caught, they often deny it. No matter the proof. No matter the evidence. No matter how badly damaged their image is, they’ll fight it to the end. OJ Mayo has taken that path. Reached late Sunday night, Mayo told ESPN.com, “I don’t know anything about it. It caught me by surprise. I’ve got to get to L.A. to see what’s going on. I’m just focusing on the ...

As I Was Saying
Published 5/13/2008 by Joey (noreply@blogger.com) at Straight Bangin'
... Well, how's that whole O.J. Mayo thing working out? One-and-done; first-round flame out; possible probation. Totally worth it, Tim Floyd. Totes. ...

What's Up With USC and NCAA Violations?
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (KC Cal) at The Play in California
... As you probably have heard already, OJ Mayo is in trouble being accused of (and here comes the shocker) receiving thousands of dollars worth of gifts given to him by many sources, with one source in particular being LA event promoter Rodney Guilory. The “shocker” part of that sentence was supposed to convey sarcasm, which is hard to sell on the internet. Mayo reportedly received a flat screen TV, cell phone, clothes and other items. This makes me think that Mayo probably had one of the most badass dorm rooms in all of college history, with the exception of that kid who got to ...

Tighten up that Entourage, OJ Mayo
Published 5/13/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... for accepting tickets to an NBA game because that came to close to crossing the line for amateurs going pro. And as you could imagine, I’m not at all surprised to hear the reports by ESPN that Mayo was supposedly accepting gifts from a potential agent the past few years. Dude’s been a lottery pick since sperm — of course agents will be on his jock trying to buy him cars (bikes?), phones, clothes, and whatever else you can think of. And judging by his Russian KGB like actions to ...

Joe Buck and His High Horse School of Journalism
Published 5/13/2008 by BG (noreply@blogger.com) at West Coast Bias Sports Blog
... and our motto here is, “Beat that dead horse that nobody cares about until people start caring about it.” Let’s jump straight into this week’s dead horse story: OJ Mayo taking money from a shady agent’s rep. Who would like to comment on this story? Anyone? Anyone? Nobody wants to get fired up and worked up into a tizzy about this? Oh, I see a hand in the back there, ...

Four Questions About Recruiting and O.J. Mayo
Published 5/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... for NBA-bound players, most universities are not the chaste playgrounds of amateurs? I know, this O.J. Mayo thing is but one set of allegations, about one player. But stick that on top of every other story you have ever heard about high-stakes college recruiting, like David Falk's assertions on TrueHoop: It's not competition based on merit. It's competition based on improper inducements. I think it's an abomination. Add what a GM recently told ESPN's Chad Ford: "If we ...