Rookie Trey Yesavage named Blue Jays' starter for Game 1 of World Series
Toronto rookie Trey Yesavage will get the start when the Blue Jays open the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday at Rogers Centre.
X-ray glasses? All the 'mind-boggling' allegations in the FBI's NBA gambling probe
X-ray tables? Card-reading contact lenses? The ... Mafia?
NBA coach, player arrested in illegal gambling probes
NEW YORK: NBA head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday for alleged involvement in illegal gambling on a “mind-boggling” scale, US officials said. Billups, a former Detroit Pistons star and a member of the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame, was arrested in connection with rigged illegal poker games tied to Mafia crime families, FBI Director Kash Patel said. Rozier and a former NBA player and assistant coach, Damon Jones, were among six people arrested in a sports betting case, Patel said at a press conference in New York. “The fraud is mind boggling,” Patel said. “It’s not hundreds of dollars, it’s not 1000s of dollars, it’s not 10s of 1000s of dollars. It’s not even millions of dollars. “We’re talking about 10s of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation.”
Messi signs new Inter Miami contract through 2028: club
MIAMI: Lionel Messi has agreed a contract extension with Inter Miami which will see the Argentine superstar remain in Major League Soccer until the end of the 2028 season, the club confirmed on Thursday. Inter Miami’s X feed posted a video of Messi signing a contract sitting at a table in the middle of the club’s new Freedom Park stadium, which is under construction, with the simple caption: “He’s Home.”
Source: Bettors got privileged injury info on LeBron James - ESPN
Former 11-year NBA player Damon Jones was arrested Thursday amid charges that he disclosed privileged injury information about a «prominent» basketball player to facilitate illegal sports betting, authorities announced.
Chatham Town prepare for FA Trophy first-round journey to Waltham Abbey after successive Isthmian Premier home draws against Cray Wanderers and Dulwich Hamlet
Boss Kevin Hake described Chatham’s thrilling weekend draw as a great advert for Isthmian Premier football.
Mark Wegner named World Series umpire crew chief - ESPN
TORONTO — Mark Wegner will be the World Series umpire crew chief for the first time, joined by Jordan Baker, Adam Hamari, Adrian Johnson, Will Little, Alan Porter and John Tumpane for the matchup between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
Wings to hire USF's Jose Fernandez as head coach, source says - ESPN
The Dallas Wings are closing in on hiring longtime South Florida coach Jose Fernandez as their new head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.