Coach K Owes It to Duke to Probe Scandal

So there is an out-of-court settlement in the Lance Thomas jewelry charade.

The lawsuit brought against the former Duke basketball player by jeweler Rafaello & Co., will never go to trial. That's convenient.

Except it really isn't convenient at all. Not if Duke still wants to be what it bills itself to be and Mike Kryzyzewski still wants to be who he says he is.

Honest. Playing by the rules. A cut above the dirty, conniving mainstream.

The settlement reached between Rafaello & Co. and Thomas, who allegedly failed to finish paying off nearly $100,000 in jewelry purchased while still playing college basketball, ostensibly gives both parties NCAA cover. Nobody on either side is likely to be compelled to cooperate with the joint investigations by Duke and...

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