The Miami Heat showed “full support” for guard Terry Rozier after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in an illegal betting scheme this week. Rozier is alleged to have faked an injury during a game on March 23, 2023, when he was a member of the Charlotte Hornets, so his friends and co-conspirators could…
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones were among those arrested by the FBI as part of an illegal gambling and sports betting probe on Thursday. The investigation was tied to the members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families. The arrests,…
Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants. Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is also a defendant in the…
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 of the World Series Friday night at the Rogers Centre. The Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third inning, but Toronto tied it up in the fourth with a two-run homer by Dalton Varsho. CLICK…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his first public comments since the federal indictments of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier and former player Damon Jones in a wide-ranging gambling-related scheme. “My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,” Silver said in an interview during the Amazon Prime Video broadcast of the New…
At least three former Eastern Michigan men’s basketball players refused to cooperate with the NCAA’s investigation into questionable sports betting activities, the governing body of college athletics announced Friday. Several games from the 2024-25 season fall within the probe’s scope. The NCAA imaged the personal phones of Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson and Jalen Terry in…
Fans at the Rogers Centre in Tornto booed Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, loudly, ahead of Game 1 of the World Series on Friday. While it is common for fans to jeer opposing players during pre-game lineups, the boos that serenaded Ohtani were uniquely loud compared to those given to his Dodgers teammates. CLICK HERE FOR…
Congress is seeking information related to the recent FBI investigation into gambling and game fixing that resulted in the arrest of three current and former players. The House Committee on Commerce Friday sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver requesting information and a briefing to obtain information related to the scandal that resulted in…
The Los Angeles Chargers dominated the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night. The 37-10 defeat dropped the Vikings’ record to 3-4. But much of the postgame chatter focused on coach Kevin O’Connell’s decision not to pull quarterback Carson Wentz from the blowout. Wentz was dealing with some discomfort in his non-throwing shoulder. He was sacked five…
The NFL assessed some hefty fines against the New York Giants after head coach Brian Daboll and running back Cam Skattebo violated the league’s concussion protocol. During the Giants’ Week 6 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Jaxson Dart was taken into the blue medical tent for a concussion evaluation. While Dart was being examined,…