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The decision to sever ties with Rose comes as 21st Century Fox has been rocked by systemic harassment allegations at Fox News that have resulted in millions of dollars in settlements.

Recently, the division suspended Fox Business Network anchor Charles Payne and Fox News Channel host Eric Bolling amid separate claims of inappropriate behavior toward women. (Payne and Bolling have denied the allegations.) And Fox Sports in July fired Jamie Horowitz, its president of national networks, after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior with female colleagues. (Horowitz, through a lawyer, denied the allegations and is fighting his termination for cause.)


In defending himself against those charges, Dowd produced sworn testimony from an an unidentified woman who says she started having a sexual relationship with Rose in 1975 when she was under the age of 16, which is the age of consent in Ohio. Rose — who was 34 and married at the time — acknowledged that he had an affair with the woman, but insisted she was 16.

Nonetheless — legal or not — Rose admitted to having a relationship with a 16-year-old girl. For Fox, a network that has continually been fighting sexual harassment allegations in recent years, even those optics look to have been enough to walk away from its relationship with Rose.
 

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Report: Pete Rose out at Fox Sports in aftermath of underage sex allegations


The decision to sever ties with Rose comes as 21st Century Fox has been rocked by systemic harassment allegations at Fox News that have resulted in millions of dollars in settlements.

Recently, the division suspended Fox Business Network anchor Charles Payne and Fox News Channel host Eric Bolling amid separate claims of inappropriate behavior toward women. (Payne and Bolling have denied the allegations.) And Fox Sports in July fired Jamie Horowitz, its president of national networks, after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior with female colleagues. (Horowitz, through a lawyer, denied the allegations and is fighting his termination for cause.)


In defending himself against those charges, Dowd produced sworn testimony from an an unidentified woman who says she started having a sexual relationship with Rose in 1975 when she was under the age of 16, which is the age of consent in Ohio. Rose — who was 34 and married at the time — acknowledged that he had an affair with the woman, but insisted she was 16.

Nonetheless — legal or not — Rose admitted to having a relationship with a 16-year-old girl. For Fox, a network that has continually been fighting sexual harassment allegations in recent years, even those optics look to have been enough to walk away from its relationship with Rose.
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:patrice:these bozos want prospects either eat 30% of the contract or enjoy rebuilding with mega contracts
 

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I didn't think they needed Verlander when this idea was floated a month ago.

McCullers' injury probably changed things, but he's going to return soon.
And with Houston starting an ALDS/ALCS with Keuchel, Verlander and McCullers (and Brad P after that), that team will be tough to beat.

...and Carlos Correa will return within a week.
The ALCS with Cleveland will be great to watch this year.
 
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