Former Fiesta Bowl leader to plead guilty
StarTribune.com Blog o' Things
Feb 19The former top executive of the Fiesta Bowl has reached a plea deal with Arizona prosecutors to settle allegations related to a political donations scandal. »
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Crossing over to the college football playoff side
Jeff MetcalfeJeffmetcalfe's BlogAZcentral.com
Feb 10Even when Jeff Passan, co-author of the book “Death to the BCS,” told me an in interview in late 2010 that “the jig is going to be up soon,” for major bowl games like the Fiesta Bowl, I wasn’t completely buying in to the necessity of a college football... »
Michael Crow: The new savior of college football?
Bickley OnlineDanbickley's BlogAZcentral.com
Feb 10Michael Crow took a bold step on Thursday. The ASU President recommended an 8-team playoff in college football, one that is guaranteed to ruffle feathers in the Southeastern Conference. He suggested the BCS needed to be flushed entirely, even though ... »
Fiesta Bowl scandal spurs gift ban proposals
Arizona Capitol Times
Jan 26The Fiesta Bowl scandal has prompted two state lawmakers to plan legislation that would include an outright ban on gifts to legislators. »
Pokey for Fiesta Bowl politicians?
azcentral.com Robert Robb's Blog
Jan 09From the political notebook: * The decision by Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery not to prosecute legislators for failing to report gifts from the Fiesta Bowl because he couldn’t prove that they “knowingly” did so unleashed a torrent of bloodth... »
Fiesta Bowl junketeers get a free(bie) pass
Laurie Roberts' Blog
Dec 23So, no criminal charges against any of our 28 Fiesta Bowl junketeers. Not Russell Pearce, who managed to snag nearly $40,000 worth of weekend getaways without publicly disclosing so much as a single one. Not Ben Arredondo, who ordered up football ticke... »
Governor's Fiesta Bowl panel goes silent
mbryan's shared items in Google Reader
Dec 22Now that Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery has wrapped up his six-plus month investigation into state lawmakers and the Fiesta Bowl with a whimper and not a bang, Insider thought it best to check on the status of another ballyhooed "Operation: F... »
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Glendale officer written up over Fiesta Bowl gift
AZcentral.com 12News News
Mar 19Glendale finds policeman violated city gift policy in taking Fiesta Bowl tickets but clears two city lobbyists of taking tickets. The city manager, who also accepted free tickets, was not investigated. »
