The federal indictment of a big-money poker ring involving NBA figures on Thursday, in which unsuspecting rich players were allegedly enticed to join then cheated of their money, echoed decades of ...

Demetrious Johnson has justified Ciryl Gane accidentally fouling Tom Aspinall at UFC 321. Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) poked heavyweight champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in both of his eyes during ...

Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates has denied any involvement in mafia-led rigged poker games. "Antonio Gates has not been involved nor has he been accused of any wrong doing , (sic) assertions to ...

(CNN) - The mafia is at the center of two massive FBI probes into the recently announced gambling and sports rigging schemes. The dual investigations are looking into allegations of insider ...

Just Poké, a Seattle-based chain, is opening a Tacoma restaurant at 1716 Pacific Ave., on the University of Washington-Tacoma campus. It will double as a Wow Wow Lemonade. Courtesy Just Poké Downtown ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Decades after a crackdown decimated the ranks of ...

Former NBA superstar Kevin Garnett’s name has been linked to the investigation that led to the arrests of Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones on Thursday, with Pablo Torre having done some digging into ...

The opening days of the NBA season have been dominated by gambling talk, and not the kind of that the league and its broadcast partners envisioned. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry ...

As various reports stemming from Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups' arrest on gambling charges continue to surface, one from investigative reporter Pablo Torre tied Hall of Fame forward ...

Clips from the podcast, in which professional poker player Matthew Berkey describes the rigged games, went viral Thursday after Billups was indicted for his alleged involvement David Berding/Getty A ...

Sports Betting Arrests Mafia FILE - John Gotti, right, arrives at court with his attorney Attorney Gerald Schargel, center, and his brother Peter Gotti, left, on Feb.9, 1990, in New York. (AP ...

In the betting scandal roiling the National Basketball Association, one of the charges accuses former players of conspiring with the Mafia to swindle gamblers in private poker games. It raises an ...