Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups left an Oregon federal courthouse without answering questions on Thursday after he was arrested as part of an FBI gambling investigation. Federal officials announced Billups was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. He’s set to be arraigned at a federal courthouse in New York on…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused President Donald Trump of being “afraid” to make a sports bet on the upcoming World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers. “I think he’s afraid to make a bet,” Carney joked to The Associated Press on Thursday. “He doesn’t like to lose. He hasn’t called….
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was excited about the start of the Portland Trail Blazers new season, but just one day after the team’s opener, the team is mired in controversy following an FBI probe. Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, along with Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard Damon Jones, were among…
A transgender swimmer who was at the center of a national controversy earlier this year has been banned from World Aquatics until 2030 and stripped of all competitive results from June 2022 to October 2024 after refusing to take a sex verification test. Ana Caldas was listed on the Aquatics Integrity Unit’s suspended persons list…
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays announced their Game 1 starting pitchers for the World Series. The Dodgers will start Blake Snell, while the Blue Jays are sending rookie Trey Yesavage to the mound. Game 1 is on Friday at 8 p.m. ET at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. Snell has nearly as…
ESPN star Stephen A. Smith offered a warning about President Donald Trump after dozens of people, including three NBA figures were arrested in a widespread FBI illegal gambling probe. Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and retired NBA player Damon Jones were among those arrested in the investigation which spanned two…
Former NFL defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has experienced tremendous personal tragedies in just a few short weeks. During that span, the six-time Pro Bowler mourned the loss of five of his former teammates and NFL colleagues — all of whom died before their 40th birthdays. The Baltimore Ravens announced the death of Super Bowl champion…
Former NBA players Chauncey Billups — currently the Portland Trail Blazers‘ head coach — and Damon Jones were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit both wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly participating in rigged poker games. Billups and Jones were allegedly dubbed as “face cards” which, the indictment says, were “members of the…
Stephen A. Smith has long been an outspoken critic of the Dallas Cowboys organization. But in a rare move, the ESPN host directed praise toward the team’s longtime owner and general manager, Jerry Jones. In late August, the Cowboys boss agreed to a blockbuster trade that sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green…
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays begin a star-studded World Series on Friday. The Dodgers are looking to become the first team since the New York Yankees, who won three straight World Series from 1998 to 2000, to repeat as champions, while the Blue Jays last won in 1993. The Blue Jays’ World…