Category Archives: Gambling/Cheating

Youth Football Coach Accused of Taking $15K from Kids, Looking Like Jabba the Hut

Eric Mason, former president of the Okolona Titans Youth Football League in Louisville now faces felony charges of embezzlement after a local TV station uncovered evidence that nearly $15,000 was missing from the league’s coffers. According to the story at … Continue reading

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Catholic HS Cheerleading Squad Manager Accused of Embezzling 18K From Girls

It’s been a while since we had a youth sports embezzler on our site. This time it’s the manager for the cheerleading squad at St. Pius High School (NM) who was somehow able to slide $18,000 into her business account … Continue reading

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World Anti-Doping Agency: Mexican Soccer Players Tested Positive for Steroids Because of “Tainted Meat”

Add “tainted meat” to the list of acceptable excuses for testing positive for steroids. And, it’s even easier to claim that if you come from a country where the government sucks at preventing drugs from being given to the cattle … Continue reading

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NBA Lockout Update: Won’t Anyone Think of the Oddsmakers?

Right now, NBA Commissioner David Stern is only cancelling pre-season games. Who cares, right? To borrow a phrase from former star Allen Iverson, “We’re talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? We’re talking about practice!” But soon, … Continue reading

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DeadSpin: Yankee GM Brian Cashman Allegedly Involved in Extra-Marital Affair During 2009 Spring Training

The guys over at DeadSpin are at it again: last year they broke the Brett Favre penis phone picture story. This year it looks like they are topping themselves by making the claim that Yankee GM Brian Cashman was followed … Continue reading

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As Many as 24 #FresnoState Football Players Implicated in #Welfare Fraud Case

Well, I guess that shows you the difference between Fresno and Miami. In Miami, the football players at The U received cash and hookers. In Fresno they allegedly got free food stamps. Yeah, that sounds about right.  On the plus … Continue reading

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N. Korea Women Banned from 2015 World Cup #Soccer for Illegal Doping with . . . Deer Gland?

You really don’t need much more than that headline, do you? On the other hand, the North Korean soccer officials do get first prize for the most original excuse for getting caught juicing: They claim they were treating the five … Continue reading

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#Miami Internal Investigation: 8 Football Players, Including QB #JacoryHarris Believed to Have Committed #NCAA Violations

Sources are saying those eight players have been declared ineligible, but could still play for the Hurricanes this season. How? The NCAA can start the reinstatement process almost immediately (think how fast they moved on Auburn’s Cam Newton last season) … Continue reading

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South #Florida Cops Use Armored Car to Combat Rampant Gambling at . . . Youth #Football Games?

First off: you need an armored truck to do surveillance? What is this, Afghanistan? And second, are people so bored in South Florida that they have nothing else to gamble on but youth football involving kids as young as 5? … Continue reading

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SI Column: Fix “Miami” Problem by Putting Compliance Officers Under NCAA Control

Right now, each university has an NCAA regs compliance officer that reports to the school. You can sorta see why they might have a conflict of interest if they find something bad is going on. But what if those compliance … Continue reading

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