ncaa corruption scandal
Rick Pitino's Louisville scandal quickly follows him to Iona
Rick Pitino is back on the ropes. The NCAA handed multiple Notice of Allegations against Louisville on Monday — stemming from the Cardinals' 2017 Adidas pay-for-play scandal, which led to...
Ex-Adidas consultant Merl Code gets 3 months for NCAA scandal
A former Adidas consultant was sentenced to three months behind bars Friday for his role in the NCAA bribery scandal — after his lawyer railed that the government's protracted investigation...
Disgraced sports manager gets another year in prison for NCAA scandal
A disgraced sports manager sobbed in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday as he was sentenced to a year and a day behind bars in the NCAA scandal — remorsefully...
Adidas fixer avoids prison for role in NCAA scandal
A one-time Adidas fixer whose testimony helped convict former footwear execs for their role in the NCAA corruption scandal was sentenced to time served Tuesday — even though he didn't...
Ex-NBA star Chuck Person avoids prison time in NCAA corruption scandal
Former NBA star Chuck “The Rifleman” Person avoided prison time after pleading guilty to taking bribes as an NCAA coach to steer student-athletes to a financial adviser, with the judge...
Chuck Person got involved in NCAA corruption scandal because he's broke: lawyers
Person has already pleaded guilty to taking bribes to encourage student-athletes to retain the services of a particular financial adviser.
Pitino leaving Greece with NBA hopes
Rick Pitino is eyeing a return to the NBA. The Hall of Fame coach intends to pursue a job in the NBA, according to ESPN, whether it be coaching, player...
Another ex-NCAA coach gets prison time in bribery scandal
A Manhattan federal judge Friday meted out another prison sentence to a former NCAA Division I assistant basketball coach who copped to taking bribes to funnel college players to certain...
Former NCAA coach gets 3-month sentence for bribery scheme
Emanuel “Book” Richardson, a former University of Arizona basketball coach who admitted to taking bribes to steer players to sports managers when they go pro, is now the first of...
Ex-USC coach Tony Bland dodges prison for NCAA corruption scandal
A former assistant coach for the University of Southern California basketball team who pleaded guilty to taking a bribe for steering players to a sports manager has avoided prison and...
Ex-Adidas consultant, agent found guilty in NCAA bribery scandal
Former Adidas consultant Merl Code and aspiring sports agent Christian Dawkins were found guilty Wednesday of conspiring to bribe NCAA college basketball coaches to steer standout players to a sports...
Ex-NBA referee pleads guilty in NCAA basketball bribery scandal
A former NBA ref who went into the bespoke suit business pleaded guilty on Tuesday to paying bribes to former Auburn coach and professional player Chuck “The Rifleman” Person as...
Assistant claimed Arizona coach Sean Miller paid DeAndre Ayton $10K per month
An assistant basketball coach at the University of Arizona told a recruiter for a professional sports agent in June 2017 that Wildcats head coach Sean Miller had "bought" the services...
Zion Williamson comes up again in college hoops corruption trial
Zion Williamson’s name came up in court once again on Thursday -- with a former Adidas consultant mentioning him on a video wiretap, in which he discussed spending big bucks...
Why the NCAA has been so slow to act on corruption probe
MINNEAPOLIS — The NCAA has yet to move much on the FBI’s investigation into corruption within college basketball, and there is a reason for that. “We still don’t have all...
Chuck Person pleads guilty to NCAA kickback scheme
Ex-NBA star Chuck “The Rifleman” Connors Person, a former assistant basketball coach at Auburn, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a conspiracy charge for his role in a kickback scheme in...
Latest scandal shows USC is only a victim of its own neglect
Thoughts and prayers. Zero tolerance. Free gifts. All of it, naturally, “going forward.” And it’s all a con. Even fortune cookies have replaced practical messages with nonsense. Today we read,...
Chuck Person to plead guilty for role in NCAA basketball corruption scandal
Ex-NBA star Chuck “The Rifleman” Connors Person, one of the coaches caught up in one of the largest corruption scandals to hit college basketball, will plead guilty to a conspiracy...
Link to NCAA corruption is no longer Dennis Smith's problem
If Dennis Smith Jr. was bothered by his name once again being linked to the federal case involving corruption in college basketball, he didn’t act like it Saturday afternoon at...
LSU will hold out player at center of Will Wade controversy
BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 10 LSU is holding Javonte Smart out of Saturday's season finale against Vanderbilt because the freshman guard was mentioned in a wiretapped phone call about...