Cruise Ship Captian in Trouble

The captian of the cruise ship that collided with rocks and high sided in Italy announced in court  that he made a mistake when the accident happened. In a tapped phone conversation he said to a friend that it was not an accident however, and that he was pressured by officials to steer the boat into the area of the collision. The captain has faced a lot of scrutiny for his behavior regaurding what happened on that day. He faces charges of manslaughter, abandoning ship, and shipwreck. He has faced the most judgement by other captains for abandoning his own ship when it struck the rocks and rolled onto its side. It was also found that he was going 15 knots at the time in which he hit the rocks, which some people think was well too fast for the dangerous area that he was going into.The captain is in serious trouble for the endangerment of 4,000 that he caused by his careless operation of the ship he was piloting.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/25/world/europe/italy-cruise-ship/index.html

Braun to Accept MVP Despite Steroid Scandal

In a recent interview, Ryan Braun announced that he is still planning on accepting his MLB MVP award despite his pending 50 game suspension for testing positive for high levels of synthetic testosterone. When his agent was questioned on whether or not Braun would appear or accept the award the agent responded with "he will be there to accept the award." As a part of the award ceremony Braun is scheduled to give an acceptance speech for obtaining this award. This speech may be an opportunity for Braun to voice his opinion about the accusations, as he has been known to be very clear on his opinion of the suspension stating that it was "B.S." in an interview with ESPN. Even though the league has decided not to strip him of his title,this weekend's ceremonies should be interesting for fans of Ryan Braun.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/01/ryan-braun.html