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  Controversy around incoming Rutgers athletic director

New Rutgers athletic director denies verbal abuse

  Julie Hermann, the newly appointed athletic director of Rutgers University, is defending herself against allegations that she verbally abused athletes when she was a volleyball coach at the University of Tennessee. NBC’s Kristen Dahlgren reports.

NYC bike share: Eco-friendly or a hazard?

  The new bike share program launched in New York City on Monday is already causing controversy. TODAY’s Professionals Donny Deutsch and Star Jones, along with guest Abby Huntsman, discuss.

Rutgers’ new Athletic Director under scrutiny for allegations of  verbal abuse

  Chris “Mad Dog” Russo explains why Julie Hermann’s record is now in question as she begins her tenure as athletic director. Hermann has denied the claims.

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  Rutgers once again in the hot seat over new Athletic Director

After the departure of abusive men’s basketball coach Mike Rice, Rutgers is once again in hot water over the new athletic director Julie Hermann, who reportedly engaged in abusive activities herself. Dave Zirin and former New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey discuss the latest.

  More controversy at Rutgers

For the second time this year, Rutgers University’s athletic department is embroiled in controversy.  Just two months after the firing of mike rice, the newly-chosen athletic director Julie Hermann is grabbing headlines.  Former players she coached at the university of Tennessee, say they were mistr

  Cleveland abduction case remarkable for its rarity

Dr. Todd R. Clear, dean of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, talks with Rachel Maddow about the realities behind U.S. missing persons statistics and the rarity, despite their media prevalence, of the kind of abduction cases like the one alleged to have happened in Cleveland.

  KLG says Frank is ‘appalled’ by Rutgers controversy

TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb talk about the funny Melissa McCarthy hosting “Saturday Night Live,” where she poked fun at “The Voice” and the Rutgers basketball controversy. KLG says that her husband, former athlete and sportcaster Frank Gifford, is appalled by the Rutgers incident and ne

  Women’s basketball as a model for the NCAA

ESPN columnist Jemele Hill, former University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Susan Walvius, Olympic gold-medal swimmer Donna de Varona, and University of Delaware star forward-guard Elena Delle Donne join Melissa Harris-Perry for a conversation on what makes women’s basketball different.

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