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    Jan 29, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Manti Te'o hoax: Alleged mastermind wants therapy, attorney says

    L.A. NOW
    Ronaiah Tuiasosopo to speak on Dr. Phil: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind behind the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend affair, was planning to come clean and reveal the exact nature of his relationship with the football player and his role in the...
    2. Jan 30, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Manti Te'o hoax suspect posed as girlfriend in calls, lawyer says

    L.A. NOW
    The attorney for Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged person behind the Manti Te’o fake-girlfriend affair, said his client pretended to be the woman in phone calls with the football star. Attorney MIlton Grimes said Tuiasosopo was acting when he...
    3. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  3. Fundraiser 'shell-shocked' by Te'o girlfriend hoax

    Associated Press
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Notre Dame graduate who launched a campaign to raise money for a cancer research group in memory of linebacker Manti Te'o's girlfriend says he is "shell-shocked" to learn the woman didn't exist. Dan Tudesco, a...

    Tags: Charity, YouTube, Lymphoma, Cancer, University of Notre Dame

    4. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. How Katie Couric landed the Manti Te'o exclusive

    This week, Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o sat down for his first on-camera interview to discuss the controversy surrounding his girlfriend hoax. But he wasn't sitting across from Oprah Winfrey, the current queen of the sports world exclusive. He...

    Tags: Heisman Trophy, Katie Couric, Diane O'Meara, Oprah Winfrey, The Walt Disney Co.

    5. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Voice of Lennay Kekua was Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, report says

    As details of the Manti Te'o Internet hoax trickle out, a very important question has remained unanswered: Who was Te'o speaking with for hours a night?
    As details of the Manti Te'o Internet hoax trickle out, a very important question has remained unanswered: Who was Te'o speaking with for hours a night? According to the New York Daily News, the Notre Dame linebacker was speaking to a man. Ronaiah...

    Tags: Diane O'Meara, Stranger Than Fiction

    6. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Manti Te'o's story of girlfriend Lennay Kekua a hoax

    The Cinderella story of Notre Dame's college football season ended in defeat in the BCS national championship game. The story that fueled Manti Te&rsquo;o's emotional play, the loss of his girlfriend Lennay Kekua, however, ends in a lie, <a href="http://deadspin.com/5976517/manti-teos-dead-girlfriend-the-most-heartbreaking-and-inspirational-story-of-the-college-football-season-is-a-hoax">according to a report by Deadspin.com</a>.It&rsquo;s not clear when Te&rsquo;o became aware of the hoax, or if he was involved in its perpetuation, but according to Notre Dame spokesman and assistant vice president Dennis Brown, the team&rsquo;s coaches were informed of the hoax before the team took the field for the BCS title game against Alabama. &nbsp;
    The Cinderella story of Notre Dame's college football season ended in defeat in the BCS national championship game. The story that fueled Manti Te’o's emotional play, the loss of his girlfriend Lennay Kekua, however, ends in a lie, according to a...

    Tags: NFL Draft, College Football, Heisman Trophy, Brian Kelly, Manti Te'o

    7. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  7. Notre Dame: Te'o's girlfriend is a hoax

    <span style="font-size: small;">SOUTH BEND &ndash; It was a story that tugged at the heart strings of Notre Dame fans and football followers around the country &ndash; Manti Te'o's inspirational journey to success following the death of his grandmother <em>and</em> girlfriend within hours of each other.</span>
    SOUTH BEND – It was a story that tugged at the heart strings of Notre Dame fans and football followers around the country – Manti Te'o's inspirational journey to success following the death of his grandmother and girlfriend within hours of...

    Tags: College Football, NFL Draft, Heisman Trophy, Television Industry, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    8. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Manti Te'o hoax: Do you believe he is a victim? [Poll]

    Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o claims he was the victim of an Internet hoax after it was discovered that his girlfriend, whose death he said inspired him to play better as he led the Irish to the BCS title game, never existed.
    Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o claims he was the victim of an Internet hoax after it was discovered that his girlfriend, whose death he said inspired him to play better as he led the Irish to the BCS title game, never existed. Te'o and the school said...

    Tags: Super Bowl, Football, Leukemia, Manti Te'o, Sports

    9. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Manti Te'o girlfriend's death apparently a hoax

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) &mdash; Not long before Notre Dame played Michigan State last fall, word spread that Fighting Irish linebacker <span style="color: red;">Manti</span> Te'o had lost his grandmother and girlfriend within hours of each other.
    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Not long before Notre Dame played Michigan State last fall, word spread that Fighting Irish linebacker Manti Te'o had lost his grandmother and girlfriend within hours of each other. Te'o never missed a practice and made a...

    Tags: College Football, Skype, Brian Kelly, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Football

    10. Jan 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Notre Dame hoax has more than its share of baloney

    Now we know why Notre Dame's football hero Manti Te'o played so poorly against Alabama in the national championship game Jan. 7.
    Now we know why Notre Dame's football hero Manti Te'o played so poorly against Alabama in the national championship game Jan. 7. His heart was broken, kind of, by a woman who didn't exist. It was all in Deadspin, an Internet sports blog, on Wednesday,...

    Tags: Heisman Trophy, Folklore and Mythology, Chicago City Hall, Leukemia, Football

    11. Jan 20, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  11. Alleged hoax mastermind may tell his story

    LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) The person cast as the mastermind of the hoax involving Notre Dame's Manti Te'o may tell his side of the story, a family member said Sunday.
    LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) The person cast as the mastermind of the hoax involving Notre Dame's Manti Te'o may tell his side of the story, a family member said Sunday. Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, uncle of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, says the family plans to hold a...

    Tags: Katie Couric, Diane O'Meara, Colleges and Universities, Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

    12. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. Te'o tells ESPN: Not involved in creating hoax

    NEW YORK (AP) &mdash; Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o insisted he had no role in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead" girlfriend and told ESPN on Friday night that he was duped by a person who has since apologized to him.
    NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o insisted he had no role in the bizarre hoax involving his "dead" girlfriend and told ESPN on Friday night that he was duped by a person who has since apologized to him. In an off-camera interview...

    Tags: College Football, Heisman Trophy, Skype, Football, Leukemia

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