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Washington State coach Mike Leach has been fined $10,000 and reprimanded by the Pac-12 for comments he made about Arizona State on Monday.I think they still steal signs, and well have to keep an eye on that, Leach said. That is a very unsavory practice they have, so well have to do what we can to defend against it.Leach made similar comments last year about the Sun Devils attempts to steal signs -- a practice that is not prohibited -- and said the conference should launch an investigation.Conference rules prohibit Pac-12 member institutions from disparaging each other and discrediting other institutions, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement. Information or accusations relative to rule violations must be handled by institutions filing those concerns with the conference office through a formal process, and institutions must refrain from discussing those concerns publicly.Leach declined comment Friday.?A Pac-12 spokesman told ESPN.com the money from the fines would be applied to a postgraduate scholarship fund.Washington State (4-2, 3-0 Pac-12) travels to Arizona State (5-2, 2-2) on Saturday (7 p.m. PT, Pac-12 Network).Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson applauded the conferences decision.Our professional integrity was questioned for two straight years by Mike Leachs irresponsible comments and we will not allow that to happen, Anderson said in a statement. We are pleased with the outcome and for us the matter is closed.Leach said he had heard rumors about microphones and cameras.They have a whole command center, he said.Scott noted in his statement there are no playing rules that restrict a team from observing an opponents offensive or defensive signals.The NCAA playing rules (1-4-11-a, b and f) cover what audio and video equipment is prohibited in the team area, coaching box and coaches booth, and specifically state that any attempt to record, either through audio or video means, any signals given by an opposing player, coach or other team personal is prohibited, Scott said.Information from ESPNs Chantel Jennings, Kevin Gemmell and The Associated Press was used in this report. Lawrence Taylor Jersey . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. 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This weekend, Tennessee commemorated the life of Pat Summitt at its football game. It was a moving halftime tribute to a coach who was tough, but whose tenure was cut short by illness. A gesture like that can be a powerful thing -- something to reinforce the ideals of a school and unite a college community.Sports can do that for us. It can be a prism to look at what we value and want to pass on to our children. And then there are moments when the games become more important than those values, and the pageantry makes a mockery of them.That happened twice this weekend as two college football programs opted to celebrate past football glory, even as that bygone success masked a corrosive culture and sexual abuse.Penn State went forward with its celebration of the 50th anniversary of former coach Joe Paternos first football game on Saturday, despite an outcry from those outside the community.Heres the problem. Paterno, before his death in 2012, might have known about former coach Jerry Sanduskys serial abuse of boys, allegedly at times on the Penn State campus. At least two witnesses have testified under oath that Paterno was told about the abuse.I dont want to hear about any of that kind of stuff. I have a football season to worry about, Paterno told the then 14-year-old boy. The boy later testified as an adult.What does it say about an administration and football culture that refuses to open the door, even now, to the possibility that victims of abuse could be telling the truth? Especially, when in this case, their claims have been repeatedly validated.Sandusky was convicted and is currently serving at least 30 years in prison. There is no argument that his crimes are real. Penn State does a disservice to the men and witnesses who live with the scars of that abuse by celebrating Paterno.The situation at Baylor is very different, but the independent Pepper Hamilton report details a culture that put football before character, and disregarded the experiences of women who came forward to report abuse. Two players were legally convicted, and head football coach Art Briles was fired.Yeet somehow, Briles was cheered as he attended an away game this weekend by the Baylor faithful.dddddddddddd. Yes, he could buy a ticket to a game on his own, but why didnt the Baylor administration ask him not to attend?Had Briles felt true culpability as expressed in an interview with Tom Rinaldi, he might not have felt entitled to show up as the lawsuits and investigations are still playing out. There are multiple women suing the school -- a suit the school is seeking to have dismissed.The Rice marching band spelled out IX during one formation during Saturdays halftime, referring to the Title IX violations that the school might incur with alleged violations of student rights. Some people considered this offensive, but really, its not nearly as offensive as the allegations in the Pepper Hamilton report -- or the legal findings in criminal cases involving Sam Ukwuachu and Tevin Elliott.But its more convenient to get offended by the act of pointing out behavior than it is to acknowledge the offensiveness of the behavior itself. Asking the band not to spell out IX harkens back to the days when off-the-field meant something wasnt fair game. But thats not the case anymore.ESPN broadcaster Adam Amin actually used the opportunity to discuss the situation at Baylor, including details, and was careful to say that none of the current players on the field are culpable for all the sins of the program. It was a particularly informed and well-done moment.Can you imagine what a game-changer it would be if each broadcast offered the potential for that discussion, when relevant? Schools might work harder to make sure that expectations were high and penalties were enforced, rather than business as usual.Baylor and Penn State, given the optics of the weekend, prefer the golden-hued past to this new reality. Support for Paterno and Briles shows just how stubbornly insulated a college community can be, and how easy it is to ignore the victims in the wake of the cheers. ' ' '