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Former NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released From Prison on June 17, 2009
PRESS RELEASE Former NBA Referee TIM DONAGHY to be Released from Prison on JUNE 17, 2009 For Immediate Release June 9, 2009 For Further Information Contact: P. Zaranek Executive Prison Consultants Prefer contact via: Email: Consult@executiveprisonconsultants.com or execprisonconsult@gmail.com ...
Ha Ha Tim Donaghy.
Ha Ha Tim Donaghy.
bootleggersports.com — Maybe he didn't make this face fast enough in prison Tim Donaghy’s spokesman said today that his... shit-sack client got roughed up a bit while in prison for fixing games. This former NBA ref who took money to adjust the outcomes of games he was officiating is about to finish wrap up his ... (more) Ha Ha Tim Donaghy.
Tim Donaghy Has Not Been Enjoying Prison (UPDATED) [Nba]
Tim Donaghy Has Not Been Enjoying Prison (UPDATED) [Nba]
deadspin.com — Disgraced referee Tim Donaghy will be released from prison next week and not a moment too soon.... A press release says that while in the slammer he nearly had his legs broken by a New York mobster. (Update below.) Donaghy is serving a 15-month ... (more) Tim Donaghy Has Not Been Enjoying Prison (UPDATED) [Nba]
Former ref Donaghy seeks to rebuild his life when released from prison - LA Daily News
dailynews.com — On the day that could mark Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Lakers and Orlando... Magic, the main figure in the league's most notorious scandal will be released from a federal prison. But former referee Tim Donaghy, who once charged the league tried ... (more) Former ref Donaghy seeks to rebuild his life when ...
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How Desperate is David Stern to Deliver Kobe the Crown?
Comcast SportsNet New England » Wicked Good Sports — This desperate (from pressreleasepoint.com): Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy will be released from prison on June 17, 2009. Donaghy, convicted for betting on professional basketball is serving a 15-month sentence at the federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida. Donaghy’s release date has recently been in question due to concerns about his medical condition. Donaghy was injured during an assault in November of 2008. During the assault, another inmate claiming ties to ...

Tim Donaghy Was Beat Up in Prison
Larry Brown Sports — ... . Apparently prison is no place for someone only into small time stuff, no surprise. Check out this tidbit about Donaghy who’s set to be released in a week: ...

The Mob Knee-Capped Tim Donaghy in Prison?
The Big Lead — ... to concerns about his medical condition. Donaghy was injured during an assault in November of 2008. During the assault, another inmate claiming ties to the New York mob beat Donaghy with a heavy object. Donaghy suffered severe knee and leg injuries that will require surgery. We’ll offer a write-in vote for Matt Damon to play Donaghy in the movie that will inevitably be made. Former NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released From Prison on June 17, 2009 (Press Release Point)

Former NBA Ref Tim Donaghy to Be Released from Prison
Major League Jerk — ... Disgraced NBA Ref and degenerate gambler Tim Donaghy is set to be released from prison next week due to health issues stemming from the fact that he keeps getting beaten up by mobsters who don’t like snitches and cheats. ...

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Tim Donaghy Has Not Been Enjoying Prison (UPDATED) [Nba]
Deadspin — ... release says that while in the slammer he nearly had his legs broken by a New York mobster. (Update below.) Donaghy is serving a 15-month sentence in Pensacola, Florida, for gambling on NBA games while serving as an NBA referee, which I guess is frowned upon. He will be released to a halfway house in Tampa, but it's not clear if the release is tied to an alleged incident in November of last year, when a mobster went to town on him. The only evidence of the assault is this press release from a "prisoner advocacy group" that went to the media yesterday. ...

Tim Donaghy Has Not Been Enjoying Prison [Nba]
Deadspin — ... release from yesterday says that while in the slammer he had his legs broken by a New York mobster. Yikes. Donaghy is serving a 15-month sentence in Pensacola, Florida, for gambling on NBA games while serving as an NBA referee, which I guess is frowned upon. He will be released to a halfway house in Tampa, but it's not clear if the release is tied to an alleged incident in November of last year, when a mobster went to town on him. The only evidence of the assault is this press release from a "prisoner advocacy group" that went to the media yesterday. ...

Remember Tim Donaghy? Well, He Got Beat Up
RCS Sidelines — ... why he was assaulted and hit 'several times with a paint-rolling stick.'" The mob does not play nice (pleasedon'thurtme). Donaghy, who is very smart, very crafty, will now join a rehabilitation center. Then what? Plans. Schemes. He keeps talking about getting back together with his old friends - "the gang," as he likes to call them, you know. Yeah, they're hatching something, you can count on that. Donaghy sentenced to 15 months in prison in gambling scandal - ESPN Former NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released From Prison on June 17, 2009 - Press Release ...

Another Reason For NFL To Clamp Down On Gambling
ProFootballTalk.com — ... many teams to disclose the truth about player injuries. The latest illustration of the fact that some people will try to get to the truth comes from the ongoing saga of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who used his whistle to influence the outcome of basketball games.  Donaghy will be released from prison next week.  Reports recently have surfaced that Donaghy suffered significant injuries during a November 2008 prison assault.   “[A]nother inmate claiming ties to the New York mob beat Donaghy with a heavy object ,” a press release reads (via ...

Hell In The Cell : Donaghy Encounters Someone Meaner Than David Stern
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... I’m not entirely familiar with the phenomena of prison inmates having publicists on retainer, but perhaps former NBA referee Tim Donaghy can add “p.r. innovator” to a c.v. that already includes point shaving. ...

Technical Foul - Some Prisoner in Florida - on Ex-Ref Tim Donaghy
Bob's Blitz — Some company called Executive Prison Consultants (whose website lists one of their missions as '- Serve that sentence at a facility that is the best fit for you and your family') has released the following press release regarding the full court press and subsequent release of ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy: Pensacola, Florida: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy will be released from prison on June 17, 2009. Donaghy, convicted for betting on professional basketball is serving a 15-month sentence at the federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida. Donaghy’s release date has recently been in ...

Former Ref Donaghy Assaulted in Prison
FanHouse — ... Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee who had been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for betting on basketball, is scheduled to be released on June 17. But it's not because he's served his sentence; it's because of a medical condition Donaghy now has after being attacked by a fellow inmate back in November of 2008. ...

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thebiglead.com 6/11/2009 — Two months into Tim Donaghy’s 15-month prison sentence , a press release claims the disgraced referee was attacked by the mob, and apparently the injuries were so severe that he’s going to be released early - June 17 - so that he can have ...
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hghalftimereport.com 6/11/2009 — It looks like Tim Donaghy and the mob were on opposite sides of the point spread. A press release says that while in the slammer he nearly had his legs broken by New York mobsters. It has only been two months into his prison sentence and Donaghy is already being released for surgeries and ...
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