Buck Nasty
You'll have nothing and like it
This guy really is a piece of shit. He and Tom Friend can do nothing but try to stir up shit. I sure hope he loses.
http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2121539
Daly defamation suit seeks $15,000
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- John Daly sued The Florida Times-Union and its Web site, contending he was defamed by a columnist who called the golfer a thug who allegedly beats women.
Columnist Mike Freeman's article appeared during The Player's Championship last spring. It discusses Daly's past and how fans continue to root for him. The former British Open and PGA champion is known for his battles with alcohol, his temper and his weight and chain smokes on the course.
Daly, 39, of Cordova, Tenn., is suing over statements that he is "accused of smacking women around" and he has "Thug Life qualifications" and "a rap sheet that would make R. Jay Soward look like a Backstreet Boy." Soward was drafted in 2000 as a first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was suspended for repeated violations of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
The suit was filed July 26 in Duval County Circuit Court and seeks an unspecified amount in excess of $15,000 -- the minimum for filing a circuit court suit -- and a jury trial.
Daly's attorney, Lydia Jones, did not immediately return a call Monday.
Times-Union editor Pat Yack defended Freeman and his March 25 column.
"It's regrettable that Mr. Daly has taken this step. Mike Freeman is a fine journalist. We stand by his work and his column," Yack said.
The Times-Union and its Web site, Jacksonville.com, and their owners, Morris Publishing Group of Augusta, Ga., were named in the suit. Freeman is being sued personally.
On July 15, the newspaper ran a "Note to Readers" on the front page of the sports section, clarifying parts of the column.
The Times-Union said Daly was charged in a domestic disturbance involving his then-wife in 1992, pleaded to harassment and was placed on probation. It also said references to Daly's substance abuse referred to his alcohol abuse and that a reference to basketball player Shawn Kemp, who has fathered several children out of wedlock, was not meant to suggest Daly's three children were illegitimate.
Daly's lawsuit says the note "did not constitute a full and fair correction, apology or retraction.
Three of the lawsuit's nine counts are in regard to Freeman's column when it appeared in print and three more or for the same version posted on Jacksonville. com.
Two other counts allege intentional infliction of emotional distress and that Daly was portrayed in a false light. The final count contends the newspaper was negligent when it hired Freeman in April 2004 because he had acknowledged lying on a job application to another newspaper.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=2121539
Daly defamation suit seeks $15,000
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- John Daly sued The Florida Times-Union and its Web site, contending he was defamed by a columnist who called the golfer a thug who allegedly beats women.
Columnist Mike Freeman's article appeared during The Player's Championship last spring. It discusses Daly's past and how fans continue to root for him. The former British Open and PGA champion is known for his battles with alcohol, his temper and his weight and chain smokes on the course.
Daly, 39, of Cordova, Tenn., is suing over statements that he is "accused of smacking women around" and he has "Thug Life qualifications" and "a rap sheet that would make R. Jay Soward look like a Backstreet Boy." Soward was drafted in 2000 as a first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was suspended for repeated violations of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
The suit was filed July 26 in Duval County Circuit Court and seeks an unspecified amount in excess of $15,000 -- the minimum for filing a circuit court suit -- and a jury trial.
Daly's attorney, Lydia Jones, did not immediately return a call Monday.
Times-Union editor Pat Yack defended Freeman and his March 25 column.
"It's regrettable that Mr. Daly has taken this step. Mike Freeman is a fine journalist. We stand by his work and his column," Yack said.
The Times-Union and its Web site, Jacksonville.com, and their owners, Morris Publishing Group of Augusta, Ga., were named in the suit. Freeman is being sued personally.
On July 15, the newspaper ran a "Note to Readers" on the front page of the sports section, clarifying parts of the column.
The Times-Union said Daly was charged in a domestic disturbance involving his then-wife in 1992, pleaded to harassment and was placed on probation. It also said references to Daly's substance abuse referred to his alcohol abuse and that a reference to basketball player Shawn Kemp, who has fathered several children out of wedlock, was not meant to suggest Daly's three children were illegitimate.
Daly's lawsuit says the note "did not constitute a full and fair correction, apology or retraction.
Three of the lawsuit's nine counts are in regard to Freeman's column when it appeared in print and three more or for the same version posted on Jacksonville. com.
Two other counts allege intentional infliction of emotional distress and that Daly was portrayed in a false light. The final count contends the newspaper was negligent when it hired Freeman in April 2004 because he had acknowledged lying on a job application to another newspaper.
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