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Mayo denies allegations of accepting cash, gifts
Former USC basketball star O.J. Mayo has denied allegations that he received cash and gifts from events promoter Rodney Guillory and said he was confident an investigation will determine he did not violate NCAA rules. "I know for a fact that I haven't accepted anything," Mayo told the Los Angeles Times for Thursday's editions. "My family hasn't accepted anything, so I'm just waiting for the NCAA to do what they have to do to prove that I haven't done anything wrong.
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Rush The Court — Finishing out your week with a bunch of meaningless links - enjoy! OJ Mayo claims he never took nothing from nobody!  Apparently Mayo’s HS in Ohio (North College Hill) will keep its two titles from 2005 and 2006 - the OHSAA only gives you six weeks to contest a violation of any kind!  UNC’s Alex Stepheson announced that he is transferring closer to ...

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