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Man pleads guilty in betting scheme that ensnared ex-NBA player Jontay Porter
NEW YORK (AP) — A gambler pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scandal that got NBA player Jontay Porter kicked out of the league earlier this year. Long Phi Pham, also known as Bruce Pham, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud, admitting that he schemed to con...
Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo
Reaction to the death of Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, who died Monday from brain cancer. He was 58. ___ “I am deeply saddened to hear about Dikembe’s passing. He was a defensive force on the court who changed the way the game of basketball is played....
Raptors rookie G Ja’Kobe Walter to miss training camp because of sprained right shoulder
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter won’t be on the court in his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team said Friday. The Raptors chose the 6-foot-4 Walter with the 19th pick in the first round of last June’s NBA Draft. He...
Rogers Communications buys out Bell stake in Maple Leafs Sports for $3.5 billion
TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communications is buying out Bell’s 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion ($3.5 billion U.S.), giving it 75% ownership of the sports conglomerate. Rogers and Bell had held equal shares of MLSE, which owns the NHL's Maple...
Jordi Fernandez is Spanish. He's coaching Canada against Spain at the Paris Olympics on Friday
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Jordi Fernandez was born in Spain, raised in Spain, learned basketball in Spain, even started his coaching career as a teenager in Spain. And on Friday, he could eliminate Spain from the men’s tournament at the Paris Olympics. For...
Bucks sign former Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. has left the Toronto Raptors to join the Milwaukee Bucks’ backcourt. The Bucks announced the signing of the 6-foot-5 guard on Saturday. Trent averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 71 games with the Raptors last...
Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career
NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful,...
