
January 16, 2013
In this Oct. 27, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o stands on the sidelines during a game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Notre Dame issued a release Wednesday saying a story about Te'o's girlfriend dying, which he said inspired him to play better as he helped the Fighting Irish get to the BCS title game, turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker.
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Story of Te’o girlfriend death apparently a hoax
Notre Dame linebacker
The wrenching story of Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s girlfriend dying of leukemia — a loss he said inspired him to play his best all the way to the BCS championship — was dismissed by the school as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker.

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