{
  "id": 3344295,
  "title": "LSU Wades Into Choppy Waters in Fired Hoops Assistant’s Trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lsu-wades-into-choppy-waters-in-fired-hoops-assistants-trial",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:29:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/college-sports/2026/bill-armstrong-lsu-contract-trial-will-wade-1234942874/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Opening arguments were set to begin Tuesday morning in an eight-day jury trial in Louisiana stemming from the 2022 firing of former LSU associate head men’s basketball coach Bill Armstrong, who alleges the university breached his contract and sacrificed his rights in an effort to appease the NCAA. Armstrong, along with then-head coach Will Wade, […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}