Tag: Integrity
OPINION: Tennis is failing to address gambling-fueled abuse seriously
Wimbledon’s stars will have to endure hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of threatening social media posts and direct messages when the... more
Sources: NBA player Malik Beasley subject of federal gambling probe
Federal authorities are investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets,... more
Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series.... more
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible... more
MLB commissioner will rule on Pete Rose’s reinstatement after talk with Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and... more
OPINION: Can modern protections stem illegal gambling’s eternal appeal?
Shoeless Joe Jackson. Pete Rose. Jontay Porter. What do these professional athletes have in common? Each player was banished from his... more
Beyond March Madness, colleges face sports betting issue
A crime ring travels around the nation, inviting athletes to parties where there’s gambling. The plan is to put the student-athletes... more
Source: MLB commissioner considering petition to have Pete Rose ban posthumously lifted
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s... more
Texas lottery drawings that paid out big jackpots are the focus of widening investigations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two major lottery drawings in Texas that put nearly $180 million in the pockets of winning ticket holders... more
Trump says in social media post he plans to pardon the late Pete Rose
President Donald Trump says he plans to issue “a complete PARDON of Pete Rose,” baseball’s late career hits leader who was banned... more
