SportsPages.com | Indianapolis Star
Former
New York Times sportswriter
Mike Freeman won't be
going to the
Indianapolis Star after admitting he lied about a University of Delaware degree. SportsPages.com quotes Freeman: "I was at the university for four years but in fact did not graduate. This was a terrible and unforgivable manipulation of the facts and I have resigned from my newly accepted position as columnist for the Star."
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INDY STAR UPDATE: Editor
Dennis Ryerson tells readers he accepted Freeman's resignation Friday morning. "The Star is committed to operating with high ethical standards. We recognize
credibility issues have confronted our industry, and we want to be a leader in addressing those issues," he writes.