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FINDLAW LAUNCHES LEGAL SPORTS SITE
New Rankings Highlight the Bad Boys of College Football
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- September 2, 1999 -- FindLaw, Inc., the leadingWeb portal focused on law and government, today introduced itscollege football "Tarnished Twenty" -- a ranking of major teams basedon criminal, civil and other violations -- and FindLaw Sports( http://sports.findlaw.com), the premier site on the Web for news andinformation about sports and the law.
Designed for the general public and especially sports fans, FindLawSports offers daily news on legal issues in sports, ranging from druguse to college recruiting violations, as well as special features andanalyses on sports and the law.
FindLaw Sports will also include a special section devoted to the useof drugs in amateur and professional sports, opinion polls oncontroversial topics, and links to rules and regulations of variousgoverning bodies in sport, such as the NCAA.
"Almost every American is a sports fan," FindLaw CEO and co-founderTim Stanley. "And many of us are fascinated -- and sometimes deeplytroubled -- by the legal issues faced by the sporting world. FindLawwanted to fill a niche by developing a site that focuses on law andsports. The site will provide information and serve as a forum fordiscussion on the many important legal issues regarding sports."
Notre Dame tops the inaugural Tarnished Twenty weekly rankings as itawaits sanctions from the NCAA. In addition, FindLaw will introduce acollege basketball Tarnished Twenty in November. The FindLaw Sportsmessage boards provide fans the chance to debate the rankings and toreport new violations.
FindLaw, Inc. ( http://www.findlaw.com/), the leading Web portalfocused on law and government, is dedicated to making legalinformation on the Internet freely available and easy to find. Themost highly-trafficked legal Web site, FindLaw offers lawyers,consumers, and small businesses a wealth of legal resources andinformation, including legal search tools, case law (including U.S.Supreme Court decisions back to 1893), legal news, real-time SECfilings, community discussion areas and online continuinglegal education.
The URL for FindLaw Sports is