here is espn's mark schwartz. first a warning, the piece you're about to see contains graphic sexual content. >> bobby davis says he knew of one person who could validate he was being sexually abused by bernie fine. that person was fine's wife, lori fine. >> hello. >> hello. >> hi, bobby, how are you? >> davis says in october of 2002 he recorded a phone conversation of lori fine without her knowledge. a legal act based on the location of both parties. during the call, fine seen here in hidden camera video from 2003 discussed the alleged sexual molestation of davis by her husband, syracuse associate head basketball coach, bernie fine. >> what did you want you to do? did he want you to grab him? >> you never had any oral sex with him. >> no. >> he's trying to make me. >> of course he was. >> after bringing the allegations to a police detective in 2002 and getting nowhere, davis said he was determined to confirm his story. he says he hoped lori fine would disclose on tape the details of her own knowledge of the abuse

espn's outside the lines aired earlier today.e reporter who broke this story and asked him why this tape is the centerpiece of espn's report now if the sports network had it in its possession for some eight years. >> we interviewed bobby davis extensively in several locates for dozens of hours, both on the phone, in camera, on camera, and we had what we thought was a very credible story, however, what we did not have at the time was someone to corroborate the facts of his story, another alleged victim of the same abuser, the alleged abuser in this case, bernie fine. we did have the tape at the time as you say, and we had bobby davis, one victim, but only ten days ago on thursday the 17th did a second victim actually come forward and appear on camera and that was 45-year-old michael lang, who is the older stepbrother of bobby davis who alleged a very similar pattern of abuse from bernie fine. so at that point, our goal was to, first of all, get a voice recognition expert who could verify as much as possible that this was indeed th

fine also obtained by espn.accuser in question, that's bobby davis, a former su ball boy who is now 39 years old. back in 1985, according to the "post standard" when davis was 13 he attended bernie and laurie fine's wedding. but davis told espn the abuse started a year earlier and continued for a decade. he's one of three men who accuse bernie fine of molestation. the others are davis' stepbrother mike lange on the left and a 23-year-old man named zachary tomacelli. his father says he doesn't believe his own son's story. bernie fine hasn't been charged with any crimes and he denies the accusations. a syracuse spokesman said the penn state story caused them to reopen the investigation. earlier this month police told davis back then they would not pursue the case because the statute of limitations had expired. the questions tonight, however, why didn't the police, the d.a. or syracuse university know of this taped phone conversation between fine's wife and one of his accusers back in 2005 since it was recorded thr

we want to play that entire espn report for you right now.n says an independent audio analyst has confirmed that the voice you are about to hear is, indeed, that of laurie fine. a warning, what you are about to hear contains some graphic sexual content. here's espn's mark schwartz. >>> bobby davis says he knew of one person who could validate that he was being sexually abused by bernie fine. that person was fine's wife, laurie fine. >> hello? >> laurie? >> yeah. >> how are you? it's bobby. >> hi, bobby. >> reporter: davis says in october of 2002 he recorded a conversation with laurie fine without her knowledge. a legal act based on the location of both parties. during the call, fine, seen here in hidden camera video from 2003, discussed the alleged sexual molestation of davis by her husband. syracuse associate head basketball coach, bernie fine. >> what did he want you to do? you can be honest with me. >> what do you think? what he always does. >> what? he wants you to grab him? >> no, he's trying to make me -- he's first of all grab me and t

why did espn sit on it for eight years before finally reporting on it today?dricka whitfield posed that question to the reporter who wrote the story, mark schwartz. >> we interviewed bobby davis extensively in several locations for dozens of hours, both on the phone, in camera -- on camera, and we had what we thought was a very credible story. however, what we did not have at the time was swoon to corroborate the facts of his story, another alleged victim of the same alleged abuser, better any fine. we did have the tape at the time as you say and we had bobby davis, one victim, but only ten days ago on thursday, the 17th, did a second victim actually come forward and appear on camera and that was 45-year-old mike lang who is the older stepbrother of bobby davis who alleged a very similar pattern of abuse from bernie fine. so at that point, our goal was to, first of all, get a voice recognition expert who could verify as much as possible that this was indeed the voice of lori fine. and we also spent time reaching out to the fines beginning early last week wanti

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perhaps most shockingly, espn has released a secretly-recorded conversation in 2002 between fine's wife laurie fine and one of the coach's accusers, bobby davis. on it potentially damning evidence that suggest that fine's wife knew about the abuse and allowed it to go on. we want to play some of that audio for you now. >> i know everything that went on with them. bernie has issues. maybe not that you are aware of but he has issues. you trusted somebody you shouldn't have trusted. bernie is in denial. i think that he did the things he did but he's somehow through his own mental telepathy find yourself a gay boy. you know, get your rocks off, maybe it is over with. >> you know, he needs a, that male companionship. that i can't give him. i care about you and didn't like to see you treated that way. if it was another girl like i told you it would be easy to step in because you know what you are up against. when it is a guy you can't compete with that. >> he says that fine molested them when they were ball boys. today, affiliate wcsh spoke to a third accuser coming forward, 23-year-old zach

mark schwarz of our sister network espn, the powerhouse espn, broke this story, and he reports for us. >> reporter: after syracuse university fired associate head basketball coach bernie fine, espn contacted his alleged victim, bobby davis, by phone. he told us "i appreciate the university doing the right thing. it means a lot that bernie will not be in position to use his power to hurt little kids like he hurt me." syracuse fired fine after a 36-year coaching stint, accused by davis and his stepbrother mike lange of sexually abusing them while they served as ball boys for the team as far back as 1978. at first syracuse head coach jim boeheim fiercely defended his longtime colleague. >> i've been here for years with coach fine, and that buys a lot of loyalty from me. >> reporter: espn's "outside the lines" obtained an audiotape which bobby davis recorded legally in 2002 of a phone conversation he had with fine's wife, laurie. on the tape laurie fine says she knew about the alleged abuse. >> i know everything that went on. you know, i know everything that went on with him. bernie has i

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we get the highlights from last night from espn news. >> good morning.with your espn news update. let's head straight to title down, usa. that's green bay, wisconsin. the packers taking on the vikings. in the first quarter, no score, until this happens. randall cobb, the rookie out of the university of kentucky, taking it 80 yards of pay dirt. ends it off with a nice little jumper. it was like a soft "j." let's look at it once more. cobb through the gut. and returned it for the house call. his first punt return of the season. packers up early, 7-0. next minnesota possession, vikes down 7-0. ponder drops back. oh. that was clay matthews. ponder was stripped off his feet. they would be forced to punt. next packers possession, in the shotgun. rodgers and jennings, going together like peas and carrots. touchdown. second quarter, minnesota down 17. a little trickery. ponder looking and finding tramon williams. that's good, right? no. not so good because williams -- he plays for the green and yellow. green bay would take over at the 23. third quarter, rodgers,

>> that phone call first airing on espn. tonight here, the accuser, the phone call and the fallout. >>> a retail record. the black friday blockbuster. americans shopping in numbers never before seen on thanksgiving weekend. is this the sign economists had been hoping for? >>> the new hampshire surprise tonight. the unexpected endorsement. was mitt romney snubbed in his own backyard? >>> the family album. "life" magazine at 75. what we didn't know about the fab four taking the plunge and why this moment, these two hollywood beauties together, was so rare. >>> and why this beach is a blast. beach goers running for cover and tonight, the boy determined to get his family to vacation here. and we give you a front row seat. >>> and good evening on this sunday night. as we come on the air on the west coast with breaking news. we begin with another university, another coach under fire and we have just learned tonight that that coach has now been fired. just a short time ago, syracuse university saying it has now fired assistant bask

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espn reports two former ball boys have come forward accusing fine of molesting them for years. the university says it conducted its own investigation back in 2005, but concluded the allegations were unfounded. in a statement, fine's boss, syracuse head coach jim boeheim has fine has his full support. quote, i have known bernie fine for more than 40 years, it says. i have never seen or witnessed anything to suggest that he would have been involved any of the alleged activities. had i seen or suspected anything, i would have taken action. on the syracuse campus last night, students reacted to the allegations against bernie fine. >> my first reaction like did anybody know about this? like how long has this been going on? >> the whole thing with joe paterno just happened, it's so close to home, too, just being a part of the university, you never think something like that can happen. i just hope it's not true. >> i hope to god it's not true. i hope so much it's not true, but i hope with the rumors that the investigation is taken seriously. >> there has been no word from fine who has

here's espn news. >> hey, there. i'm lindsay czarniak. this is your espn news update.ursday night football. tim tebow and the broncos. they were hosting the jets. third quarter of the game, tied at 3-3. jets on the broncos' one. powell carries it up the middle and fumbles. powell can't hold on to it. but falls. the jets take a 10-3 lead. later in the quarter, jets with the ball. mark sanchez, big mistake here. intercepted by andre' goodman. that's ran back for the touchdown. game tied at 10-10. the broncos down three. third and one. gets the first down. quick on his feet. later on the drive, first and ten. tebow drops back, scrambles. another first down almost. then, later in the drive, third and four. tebow, rolls out left. and he is gone. finds the end zone. tebow's drive the broncos 95 yards. the broncos up 17-13. and you know who approves of that one, john elway himself, clapping along with the game. ensuing possession. 34 seconds to go. sanchez, trying for anything. converts on the long fourth down. patrick turner over the middle. the jets are still alive. seven s

we get them from espn news. >> good morning. i'm ducis rodgers with this espn news update.do you say we head to hawaii for the maui invitational? number 6 duke, taking on number 15, michigan. first half, mason plumlee on the business end of the alley-oop. duke up by seven. second half, michigan trying to make it a close game. jordan morgan, that's a high-percentage shot. michigan down by nine. later, austin rivers. that's nba range. duke up, 51-42. at the other end, zack novak showing off his range. michigan within five. on duke's following possession, novak was called for the intentional foul. duke wins it 82-75. duke faces kansas wednesday, 10:00 p.m. eastern on espn. >>> how about the consolation game between memphis and tennessee? under ten seconds to go in regulation. tennessee down two. jeronne maymon. 32 points, 20 rebounds. that ties the game. we eventually go to overtime. under ten seconds to play. tied at 91-91. maymon unable to get the shot off. adonis thomas at the buzzer. guess what? we're going to a second overtime. memphis by two. three seconds to go. tenness

both are speaking out on espn. >> honestly, i don't even remember if i thought that that was what wasto happen, you know? i know i cringed up and didn't want it to happen, and i was very, like, what's going on? it was just -- i just remember being disgusted in a sense, you know. but that's when everything -- you know, when he started trying to touch me. my private. >> i can't -- probably 15, 20 times. when you tell him that -- you know, first he just -- when he first did it, you would move away and you wouldn't say anything, because, you know, you didn't feel like you were capable of saying anything, you know? he's a god to you. you know? >> a 2005 investigation by the university found no evidence of wrongdoing. fine denies the allegations. for the very latest let's bring in ed lavandera in syracuse. ed? >> reporter: hi, anderson. well, late this afternoon bernie fine put out a statement through his attorney. in that statement he patently denied and called these allegations false. he said he looks forward to defending himself against these allegations. he also went on to say that sadl

time now to brick in our sister network espn's jeremy schaap. so, jeremy, what's the answer? what's right? what should be done? >> reporter: let me put it this way, diane. if joe paterno truly has the best interests of the university, of the student body and of his team at heart, he won't coach for the next two months. he can only be a terrible distraction for his team with this controversy swirling around him. >> yeah, but let me be devil's advocate here. 84 years old, the storied career, it's not going to change the lives of the alleged victims. four more games? >> reporter: but when you have an opportunity to make a statement, which is what the university leadership has now and has been normally breft on this issue up to this point, it really does have to put its priorities in place and say this is behavior that cannot be tolerated and he does not get to deke tame the terms of his dae parasure. >> people online at espn had a different view today. >> reporter: yes. the poll conducted on espn suggested that 61% of the people out there who voted in this poll think he should b

now, for pro football highlights, here's the gang at espn news. >> good morning, i'm todd grisham.everal fantastic finishes in football. we start if san diego. packers down by seven. first and goal, rodgers to jermichael finley. rogj rodgers connects with jame jones. chargers driving. down by a touchdown. philip rivers picked off by charlie peprah. and look at charlie go. rivers threw three interceptions in the game. while we wait for charlie to score or go out of bounds. he goes out of bounds. packers still unbeaten. the last nfl team that hasn't lost. giants and the patriots. tom brady, 31 straight home regular season victories. was in serious jeopardy. manning to manningham. fourth and eight, tom brady. this is where he drives. he finds gron cow skowski. probably could been called offensive pass interference. the giants drive down. just like the super bowl a few years ago. manning hits jake ballard. giants win it, 24-20. for all these sports highlights you can possibly stomach, check us out on espn news. >> a shout out to my saints and my lsu tying peppers just wanted to get tha

in a recorded phone conversation in 2002 obtained by espn, his wife laurie tells i knew everything thatent on. she goes on to say, quote, you trusted somebody you shouldn't have trusted. each of the boys were ball boys for his basketball team and the third accuser, coming forward last week claiming he was molested by bernie fine in 2002 when he was just 13 years old and we should note that thomas eli is facing abuse in maine and-- to the claims, police spent hours scouring through fine's home in upstate new york and fine has been placed on leave the at syracuse university and he denies all allegations. well, it's called the buffet rule and it's meant to tax super rich americans like warren buffett, a billionaire. but one state already has its own version of that rule. and fox report how it's working out there. and also, challenging an order in the city of brotherly love. this is philadelphia tonight for occupy protesters have been told to get out. the deadline two hours ago, they're not budging, as you can see. how will this one end? we're monitoring it and you usually find animals like

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