Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex NBA player Jontay Porter

Second gambler admits trying to cash in on scheme involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter’s NBA career

Sports - ABC News - 8 hours ago

Another bettor pleads guilty to wire fraud in gambling scheme involving ex-Raptors player Jontay Porter

Porter has been banned from the NBA for life

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 hours ago

The Jontay Porter Rule: NBA and betting partners will not take prop bets on low-salary players

Major sports books will not offer bets involving NBA players making the lowest salaries in an agreement between the league and its betting partners.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Some NBA player props dropped after Porter case

FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM are among the sportsbooks that will not offer under bets on NBA players on two-way or 10-day contracts to combat manipulation, following discussions between the ...

Sports - ESPN - October 18

How will Bronny James fare in the pros? Second-generation NBA players give their take

Gary Payton II, Larry Nance Jr., K.J. Martin and Jett Howard discuss playing in the same league as their famous fathers.

Charlotte Catholic investigates bullying allegations, possibly involving football players

Bullying allegations at Charlotte Catholic School under investigation that could involve players from the school’s powerhouse football team

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16

Ex-Morocco, Marseille player Barrada dies at 35

Former Marseille midfielder Abdelaziz Barrada has died at the age of 35, the club said on Thursday, with the Moroccan federation (FRMF) describing his death as a "great tragedy."

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Browns' Grant Delpit has grand plan to stop Derrick Henry this week, which involves one of largest players

Delpit says the Browns should put Dawand Jones on scout team

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

World Series: Why star players aren't the only ones involved in Yankees vs. Dodgers heading for Hall of Fame

Team executives Brian Cashman and Andrew Friedman both figure to land in Cooperstown after they retire

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Big Ten says no 'further action will be taken' against players involved in Michigan-Michigan Stat fight

The league decided against handing out punishments due to inconclusive video evidence

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal

Former leader convicted of taking $35m in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht . Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo has been convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Knicks' Mikal Bridges admits to tweaking shot after concerning numbers during NBA preseason

Bridges went 0 of 10 from behind the arc on Friday and finished the preseason 2 of 19

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

The Dark Spiral of a Modern Sports Gambler

He thought he had found a hack. Then the losses piled up, and Jordan Holt “couldn’t stop.”

Sports - The New York Times - October 14

Player sent off after 3 seconds in Brazil's Serie A

A Brazilian striker was sent off in a top-division match on Saturday after hitting a rival with his elbow just three seconds into a match.

Sports - ESPN - 3 days ago

Chet, Wemby and a nine-second sequence that could redefine NBA big men

The next generation of big men are setting the blueprint for what NBA 5s should be -- just don't call them centers.

Sports - ESPN - 4 hours ago

Who are the best players in the NBA? Our annual countdown begins

NBA Rank is back! We're counting down the top 100 players in the league. What players broke into Nos. 100 to 51?

Sports - ESPN - October 16

NBA Survival Guide: The under under-the-radar players of the 2024-25 season

Let's go hunting for the next Darrell Armstrong, shall we?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

The NBA's 10 best players, ranked! Who claims the No. 1 spot?

Which young stars take a spot in the top 10? Where do LeBron, Steph and KD check in?

Sports - ESPN - October 21

WNBA players only get 9.3% of league revenue — here’s how much NBA, NFL and NHL players get

The WNBA players union officially opted out of its CBA on Monday. Is a $1 million player salary on the horizon?

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

NBA unveils 30 new courts for second iteration of NBA Cup: No runway, not 'too noisy or overpowering'

Goodbye, 16-foot-wide runway from one end of the court to the other; hello, concentric circles!

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

NBA offseason moves 2024: Which players joined new teams during 2024 NBA Free Agency?

Paul George is in Philadephia, but did Oklahoma City have a better offseason?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 12

Lynx stay alive with electric, down-to-the-wire Game 4 win over Liberty

Bridget Carleton hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds and Minnesota forced a Game 5 in what continues to be a dramatic, hard-fought series.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

The NBA's parity era is here, with 6 champions in 6 years. Now Boston will try to buck that trend

There's never been an era in NBA history where it’s been harder to win back-to-back titles

Sports - ABC News - October 14

UNLV coach jokes he'll try to 'sneak 12 or 13' players onto the field to slow down Heisman favorite Ashton Jeanty

Barry Odom said he may take a page from Oregon coach Dan Lanning's playbook.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 22

NBA issuing revised policy about cell phone use during games for players and coaches, per report

The NBA appears to be getting more serious about enforcing the rules after the Jontay Porter betting scandal

Sports - CBS Sports - October 15

BetMGM cuts under prop bets on NBA players on 2-way or 10-day contracts

BetMGM Sportsbook will no longer accept NBA proposition under bets on players on two-way or 10-day contracts

Sports - ABC News - October 18

NBA strikes agreement with gambling partners to remove under prop bets on lowest-paid players, per report

The NBA seems to be trying to avoid another Jontay Porter situation

Sports - CBS Sports - October 19

NBA contract extensions: Alperen Sengun, Jalen Johnson, Jalen Suggs get big deals, plus an unprecedented pact

Some notable players from the 2021 NBA Draft class signed new deals on Monday

Sports - CBS Sports - October 21

NBA awards predictions, odds: Expert picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and more for 2024-25 season

CBS Sports' NBA experts are making their picks for who will bring home individual hardware this season

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Obama urges young men not to give up on the political process in new podcast with NBA players

Former President Barack Obama made a direct plea for young men not to get frustrated at the slow pace of political progress in a new podcast with NBA players.

Politics - NBC News - October 23

9 best players under 28 years old & what happened to NBA fights? | Good Word with Goodwill

Vincent Goodwill and Isis "Ice" Young list off the best NBA players under 28 years old and then address why fights in the NBA are not as frequent, or as violent, as they used to be.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 7 hours ago