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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Less than a full week after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson trashed Justin Fields and head coach Aaron Glenn refused to name a starting quarterback for a “competitive advantage,” the Week 8 decision has been made without much of a choice. Fields has struggled since signing a two-year, $40 million deal …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in Game 1 of the World Series Friday night at the Rogers Centre. The Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead with runs in the second and third inning, but Toronto tied it up in the fourth with a two-run homer by …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his first public comments since the federal indictments of Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier and former player Damon Jones in a wide-ranging gambling-related scheme. “My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,” Silver said in an interview during the Amazon Prime Video broadcast …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least three former Eastern Michigan men’s basketball players refused to cooperate with the NCAA’s investigation into questionable sports betting activities, the governing body of college athletics announced Friday. Several games from the 2024-25 season fall within the probe’s scope. The NCAA imaged the personal phones of Jalin Billingsley, Da’Sean Nelson and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Fans at the Rogers Centre in Toronto loudly booed Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani ahead of Game 1 of the World Series Friday.  While it is common for fans to jeer opposing players during pregame lineups, the boos that serenaded Ohtani were uniquely loud compared to those for his Dodgers teammates.  Ohtani didn’t …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Congress is seeking information related to the recent FBI investigation into gambling and game fixing that resulted in the arrest of three current and former players.  The House Committee on Commerce Friday sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver requesting information and a briefing to obtain information related to the scandal …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Knicks sent a cease-and-desist letter to Zohran Mamdani after the New York City mayoral candidate used a logo similar to the team’s for a campaign ad, Fox News Digital confirmed. In a statement, the Knicks made it clear they “do not endorse Mr. Mamdani for Mayor.” “The NY Knicks …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday morning as part of FBI probes into alleged illegal gambling with ties to the La Cosa Nostra crime families.  Billups and Jones are alleged to have knowingly participated in rigged poker games, while Rozier and Jones allegedly leaked non-public information about NBA …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, through a statement from his attorney, denied any wrongdoing after being among the more than 30 people arrested Thursday in connection with an FBI investigation into an alleged gambling ring with suspected links to New York crime families. “Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows he is …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Details have emerged about the technology used to rig poker games in the illegal gambling scheme that allegedly included NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and retired NBA player Damon Jones.  Documents released by the FBI allege the conspirators used a card-shuffling machine that used concealed technology …