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Woody Anyone know where I can bet on the identity of the dirty ref? -
FanaticalPupil I thikn the odds on favorites at this points are any of the refs from the 2006 Finals. Who was working Game 5? -
Atma Brother #1 You know if this was a player I bet they'd have no problem releasing his name and publicly villifying him. -
missgossip This is so depressing. -
TheHype Yeah.. it's hecka sad, but... in my perfect imaginatory world, before the ref surrenders on Monday, the Brotherhood of the Refs will call a special "meeting" and well... just rent Fight Club for the rest of my dream.. -
indysportsblog I suspect Joey Crawford.
I reported this last week
http://indysportsblog.com/?p=93
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Pradamaster Huh? Where? That was just a rant against our youth development system.
This is a big deal of a story, and it's pretty depressing for most fans of basketball. Why are you using this space simply to pimp your own site? This is hardly the right setting for that.
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the butler "the network" is saying Tim Donaghy...
NBA Referee Fingered In Feds Game Fixing Investigation
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
NBA REFEREE FINGERED IN GAME FIXING INVESTIGATION: Murray Weiss of the NEW YORK POST reports this morning " THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned . " The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods who had their hooks in him - cashed in on large bets. " We all have our suspicions on who the culprit is, ...
NBA Referee Fingered In Feds Game Fixing Investigation
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
NBA REFEREE FINGERED IN GAME FIXING INVESTIGATION: Murray Weiss of the NEW YORK POST reports this morning " THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned . " The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods who had their hooks in him - cashed in on large bets. " We all have our suspicions on who the culprit is, ...
Looks Like The NBA Picked The Wrong Week To Stop Sniffing Glue
The Feed —
... The next few weeks will probably find David Stern longing for the days when his league was merely known as a "thug" league. Fair or not that impression has a cache in certain circles and there was always the Spurs to point to as a direct counterpoint to any allegations that the Association was only home to selfish millionaires prone to misbehavior. But if today's New York Post cover story is true the NBA is in for a world of hurt. ...
NBA referee being investigated for fixing games
Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog —
For years fans have formulated conspiracy theories that the NBA was fixing games to promote certain talents. While these theories were off-the-wall and untrue, the NBA may be dealing with high-level corruption of the league's integrity if the following New York Post report turns out to be true. Please remember that the New York Post is often sensational in their reporting style and to withhold judgment until more facts present themselves. July 20, New York Post: THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods ...
Outside The Cubs...
OUT OF RIGHT FIELD —
... Ref In The Mobs' pocket? [NY Post] ...
The fix is in…No really
perkisabeast.com Blog —
... The New York Post says that the FBI is investigating an NBA referee for an apparent point-shaving scheme…The story, which the paper is running as an exclusive has several explosive allogations… ...
Did an NBA Referee Fix Games?
SLAM Online —
... -Shocking story in the NY Post this morning: The FBI is investigating an NBA ref who allegedly fixed games and had ties to the mob. ...
So This Is Why Refs Suck
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... Regular readers know I’m no fan of the officials in the NBA. The same play is a foul on one guy… and not a foul on the next. They make ridiculous notions like “he’s a star, he should get that call”… and “they’re the road team, why are they shooting more free throws than us” possible. But now we’ve got an explanation as to why at least one of them sucks. He was fixing games for the mafia. ...
FBI, NBA Investigating Referee Betting On Games
FanIQ Blog —
... Source: (NY Post
FBI Investigating NBA Ref in Point-Shaving Scandal
FanHouse —
... Incredible news from the New York Post's Murray Weiss: the FBI is investigating an NBA referee believed to have been involved directly in a point-shaving scandal led by the mob. ...
Refs Can Impact the Outcomes of Games?
Indy Cornrows —
Uh, yeah. The NBA has a yet unnamed ref caught up in a mob investigation in which the ref is accused of officiating the game toward the correct side of a point spread. Fabulous. ...
Maybe Tim Duncan Was Part of the Sting Operation?
NBA Basketball and Other Unrelatedness —
Oooooooooooooh goodness . NBA refs?The mafia? The Feds? We need a movie, like now. July 20, 2007 THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned. Federal agents are set to arrest the referee and a cadre of mobsters and their associates who lined their pockets, sources said. These are dangerous people [the referee] was involved with, a source said. The sources indicated the referee apparently had a gambling problem, slipped into debt and fell prey to mob thugs. That s how he got himself into this predicament by wagering with mob-connected bookies, one source said. Yo, this can be tainted and all those non-NBA folks out there are now armed with even more ammo to hate on the league but dude, c est cool! Oka ...
NBA Referee Is Under FBI Investigation for Betting on Games
Need4Sheed.com —
... The official, whose name was withheld, allegedly wagered on games during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 NBA seasons. Via The New York Post ...
NBA Referee in Game-Fixing Scam with Mafia? Oh My No!
The Starting Five —
... Now it looks like it’s true. The FBI is probing an NBA referee for game-fixing. The report can be found in a New York Post article by Murray Weiss. Here are some passages Weiss’ the report: ...
A potential nightmare
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... In a story sure to send shivers up David Stern's spine, the New York Post is reporting today that an NBA referee is under investigation by the FBI for having links to a mafia-related point shaving scheme. The report says the referee may have been betting on games he was working over the last two seasons. ...
NBA Involved in Game-Fixing Investigation
Sactown Royalty —
... This crap is seriously depressing.
The Fix Is In: NBA Ref To Be Arrested For Gambling
The Basketball Jones —
... Whoa boy! This is going to get ugly … ...
Uh-oh! Did an NBA Ref Bet on Games?
Larry Brown Sports —
... This is deep doodoo for the NBA — really bad news. Apparently the ref in question got himself into the trouble by wagering on games with the wrong people to begin with. From the New York Post: ...
Federal Agents Can Now Claim Bonds, Vick and an NBA Referee
The Big Lead —
... You never know what you’re going to unearth in the seedy world of organized crime … but an NBA ref? That’s the big claim in the New York Post this morning. An unnamed ref betting on games … including games he officiated. Yikes. The first game we’ll have to ask about is Game 3 of the NBA Finals last year. Mark Cuban will forever have ammo against David Stern if the ref in question was calling that game. The details: ...
Ref-Mob Scandal!
Only The Bulls —
New York Post's Murray Weiss is reporting an investigation into one of the NBA's officials: The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods who had their hooks in him - cashed in on large bets.DAMN HOODS! I want my money back! But seriously, might want to keep an eye on this one.
NBA Fixed?
Bleatings From a Caps Nut —
You think Operation Slapshot was bad? This will be huge. ...
Links: Wanna Bet?
SLAM Online —
... So there’s an NBA referee who was betting on basketball. Allegedly, of course. ...
Maybe Mavs Fans AREN'T Crazy!
Mavs Moneyball —
According to this article by Murray Weiss in the New York Post today, the FBI has been investigating for more than a year an NBA official for betting on his own games. ...
More Great Press For The NBA
Just Call Me Juice —
... Well, this explains alot. Mostly, it explains Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference and the entire Lakers-Kings series in 2005. The word form the New York Post is the FBI (quite busy in sporting world lately) is investigating a NBA referee for betting on basketball games that he/she officiated. You know what, I don't see this one going well for the NBA.
SHOCKING NEWS YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE
With Leather —
... Unless the New York Post is wrong -- and it is never wrong -- an as-yet-unnamed NBA official made calls that affected the point spreads of the games he was working because he was betting on games and was closely tied to an organized crime syndicate. ...
NBA haters rejoice
Doubt About It —
... Although, it has given me time to flip through the New York Post, which is reporting (or fabricating, it is the Post) that an NBA referee has been fixing games. And for the mob, no less. Um, wow. That is nothing small, cats and kittens, particularly since NBA referees have probably been the most villified whistle-blowers in all of sports. This will likely be the last we write about it since a certain acitivity that rhymes with "raining cramps" commences Monday, but just wanted to bring it to everyone's attention. ...
Which Commissioner is Most Not Now?
Epic Carnival | Where Sports and Pop Culture Collide —
... David Stern - FBI is investigating an NBA Referee who was betting on NBA Basketball Games including ones he was officiating the past two seasons; Ron Artest is still in the league; Antoine Walker wuz robbed; 2 of your most talented rookies are stuck playing in the pacific northwest; ...
The Fix Is On
YAYsports! NBA —
... than posting about one NBA ref having some issues with fixing games and the Mob/Mafia/Underground. By now I’m going to assume you’ve read all about the referee situation, but here are a few links for you in case you haven’t. Here, ...
The Fix.
Signal to Noise —
... The big news of the day is the New York Post piece asserting that an NBA official will be arrested fairly soon, accused of point-shaving in NBA games due to Mob ties. Blogfrica is all over this today — see ...
NBA referee scandal.
Sports Media Watch —
Murray Weiss of the New York Post dropped a bombshell this morning. " THE FBI is investigating an NBA referee who allegedly was betting on basketball games - including ones he was officiating during the past two seasons - as part of an organized-crime probe in the Big Apple, The Post has learned. ... The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he -- and the hoods who had their hooks in him -- cashed in on large bets ." This is a crushing blow to the NBA, a league whose officiating problems have arguably been worse than its image problems. People will not tune out in droves because Allen Iverson wears a tattoo on his arm; however, trust that people will stop watching if they know that a referee is purposefully altering the outcome of games. Somewhere ...
NBA ref shaves points
the Pig Pen —
... NBA referee wagers thousands and thousands on fixed NBA games [NYPost] ...
FBI investigating NBA official who “fixed” games he bet on?
The Lakers Nation —
... Continue reading ‘FBI investigating NBA official who “fixed” games he bet on?’ ...
Now Being in the FBI Means Watching a Lot of ESPN
Insomniac's Lounge —
... Scandal #1: An NBA ref is accused of fixing games to settle gambling debts with mobsters. ...
Forget Vick and his Dogs…
Garbage Minutes —
this story could blow all the other sports stories out of the water. I m sure you ve heard of the NY Post article today that implicated a senior NBA referee of being in cahoots with organized crime and betting on basketball - including games he was working! Gambling and the integrity of the sport is a major issue for every professional sports league - just ask Pete Rose and ghost of Joe Jackson. As if NBA officiating wasn t bad enough Steroids in baseball, the Vick dog fighting probe, the general malaise that is the NHL, the Beckhams getting rammed up our ass by the MLS It s like one of my co-workers pointed out today - it seems like the professional leagues are trying hard to one-up each other with shitty news. More to come on this story I m sure, but until then I m going to sit back and enjoy the British Open. Free of steroids (as long as you don t listen to Gary Player), f ...
Rigged from the Top
SLAM Online —
... This morning, the New York Post released a report that an NBA gambling ring is about to be ...
FBI investigates NBA ref in point-shaving scandal
Detroit Bad Boys —
... Well, the big news of the day is obviously the New York Post’s story about the NBA referee accused of shaving points. Honestly, I still don’t know what to think about the whole situation. It’s easier for a ref to affect the outcome of the spread than it is the game, but then again, you never know. Apparently ...
From the Office of the Taking it to the Rack Handicappers
The NBA Source —
... According to Murray Weiss’s article on the matter, the official is on the verge of being arrested by federal law enforcement agents and is believed to have intentionally prejudiced the outcome of an absolute minimum of ten games that he officiated over the seasons in question. ...
Vegas lists odds on who crooked NBA ref is...
The Sports Hernia Blog —
The sports books in Las Vegas wasted no time following the New York Post exclusive about an FBI investigation of a crooked NBA referee who has been working with wise guys and cashing in on games he officiated over the past two seasons. Immediately following the Post report, odds began hitting the boards at all the big casinos on who the " Crooked Ref " could be. Here's a look at the major players: Red Cashen: 40 to 1 (more likely to eat wise guys) Ed Hochuli: 30 to 1 (more likely to bench press wise guys) Dick Bavetta: 20 to 1 (more likely to 'T up wise guys) ...
Mad Dog on the NBA Ref investigation
I Heart KG —
... The New York Post has more info on the story. ...
Will the gambling referee keep hockey out of Vegas?
On the Forecheck —
... Today's news that the FBI is investigating an NBA referee for allegedly betting on basketball games, including ones that he was working, is sure to send shockwaves throughout professional basketball. What might it mean for potential NHL expansion into Las Vegas, however? For decades major league sports has avoided all serious talk of setting up shop in America's gambling mecca, and now we have just the sort of story that has kept the big leagues away. ...
From the Office of the Taking it to the Rack Handicappers
The NBA Source —
... According to Murray Weiss’s article on the matter, the official is on the verge of being arrested by federal law enforcement agents and is believed to have intentionally prejudiced the outcome of an absolute minimum of ten games that he officiated over the seasons in question. ...
Ref-Mob Scandal!
Only The Bulls —
New York Post's Murray Weiss is reporting an investigation into one of the NBA's officials: The investigation, which began more than a year ago, is zeroing in on blockbuster allegations that the referee was making calls that affected the point spread to guarantee that he - and the hoods who had their hooks in him - cashed in on large bets.DAMN HOODS! I want my money back! But seriously, might want to keep an eye on this one.
How Many Games Did Donaghy Alter?
FanHouse —
... Reports say the investigation is focused on the past two seasons. The New York Post's law enforcement source put the number at 'double digits.' This morning's Times says its 10-15 games, all since December 2006. ...
Summer League, Vegas-Style
boederbucks —
... “When the NBA moved its annual Summer League to Vegas, on paper the combination of basketball and gambling was right in my wheelhouse."And he did it in timely fashion, arguing the beauty of Vegas’ potential juicy relationship pairing basketball and gambling two days before news broke that the FBI was investigating an NBA referee for betting on games. ...
ESPN’s Wednesday Night Death
Fightlinker.com —
... , allegations of refs rigging NBA games , and so on and so forth. But if you want to see a good example of a sport that continues to limp forward despite one nasty incident after another, check out boxing and the kind of shit that happens ...
