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Manti Te'o and the strangest story of the year
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February 25, 2013
Te'o won't fall from first round says King
The long time NFL writer says Te'o won't slide out of the first round come April.
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January 30, 2013
Ronaiah Tuisasosopo was 'in love' with Te'o
Ronaiah Tuisasosopo, the creator of the Lennay Kekua character, told Dr. Phil that he was 'in love' with Manti Te'o.
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January 29, 2013
Te'o 'aggressively' pursued endorsements
According to NBC Pro Football Talk, Manti Te'o "aggressively" pursued endorsement deals prior to the public learning that Lennay Keuka, Te'o's deceased girlfriend, did not exist.
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January 28, 2013
Why the tale of Manti Te'o matters
The storm of controversy that has churned around Manti Te'o for the past two weeks isn't just there because his story is sensational. And don't be tricked into thinking the story doesn't matter.
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January 26, 2013
Autotuned Te'o
Everyone's favorite hoax victim had been immortalized in "Autotune the News" fashion. Check out the sure-to-be hit single here.
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January 25, 2013
What's next for Te'o?
It's the scandal we cared about for an incredibly long time. An incredibly long time in internet years, at least. And it's not over.
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January 25, 2013
'Lennay Kekua' was Tuiasosopo's cousin, reportedly
It turns out the person on the phone with Manti Te'o was a woman, one of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's cousins, contrary to what Tuiasosopo's lawyer said Thursday.
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January 24, 2013
Things Te'o is straighter than
What in the world are we talking about? No one knows.
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January 24, 2013
Listen to hoax voicemails, you weirdo
Te'o released three voicemails to Katie Couric, supposedly containing the voice of who he thought was Lennay Kekua.
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January 24, 2013
Te'o allegedly hoaxed by man's voice
According to Ronaiah Tuiasosopo's attorney, it was Tuiasosopo who posed as Lennay Kekua on the other end of phone conversations with Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o. This is all awful.
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January 23, 2013
Manti Te'o was definitely convinced
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o reportedly conducted numerous phone calls that lasted over an hour with someone claiming to be Lennay Kekua, and sent dozens of flowers to her funeral.
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January 23, 2013
Te'o admits to lying in December
Manti Te'o sat down for an interview with Katie Couric, some of which aired on ABC's Good Morning America on Wednesday. He still maintains he was not in on the hoax. How does that fit in with his earlier timelines?
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January 22, 2013
Girl used as face of Lennay Kekua receives apology
The former high school classmate of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo said she received an apology from him for stealing her pictures in order to deceive Manti Te'o.
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January 22, 2013
Te'o's bishop also fooled, spoke with 'Kekua'
Manti Te'o's bishop was also fooled by a person claiming to be Lennay Kekua, having spoken to the supposed girlfriend many times on the phone.
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January 21, 2013
Te'o hoaxers lied about stalking him in Miami
Manti Te'o had been led to believe that the people behind the Lennay Kekua hoax were in Miami for the BCS Championship game and wanted to meet with him. But it appears that this was just one more hoax.
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January 21, 2013
Football player plays football
Talk of college football linebackers has really been popular so far in 2013, so let's keep it going.
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January 21, 2013
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo to speak soon?
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who is the man allegedly behind the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax, could be telling his story in the near future. His family is planning to meet this week to discuss how to handle the situation.
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January 20, 2013
ND defends handling of Te'o hoax
Notre Dame officials defended the way they handled the news of Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend, saying they didn't think it was proper to make the situation public prior to the BCS Championship.
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January 20, 2013
Katie Couric gets Te'o on TV
ABC News's Katie Couric reportedly scores the first televised sit-down interview with the Notre Dame linebacker at the center of an apparent hoax.
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January 20, 2013
Notre Dame conducted electronic search only
The private investigation, commissioned and relied upon by Notre Dame, did not include interviews of Te'o or any suspected participants in "catfish" scheme.
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January 19, 2013
ESPN releases Te'o transcript
ESPN released an edited transcript of Jeremy Schaap's interview with Manti Te'o, revealing more bizarre details regarding Te'o's relationship with Lennay Kekua.
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January 19, 2013
More from Te'o's interview
Parsing some of the information from Manti Te'o's Friday night interview to piece together what we know.
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January 19, 2013
A surreal Friday
Manti Te'o finally spoke, but because of how things were presented we were left with a surreal, confusing report about what he said.
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January 19, 2013
Details of hoax mirror life of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo
Many aspects of the life story of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend are similar to events in the life of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo who according to reports was the person behind the hoax.