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Sherrone Moore jailed as police investigate situation that led to the fired Michigan coach’s arrest

December 11, 2025December 12, 2025 · Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore was being held in jail Thursday while police investigate the situation that led to his arrest hours after the once-promising coach…

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MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 · Sports

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players…

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A closer look at the pitches by Clase, Ortiz cited in sporting gambling indictment

November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 · Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw specific pitches that…

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MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 · Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of…

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NASCAR hoping must-win scenarios at Martinsville will avoid manipulation repeat

October 25, 2025October 25, 2025 · Sports

NASCAR has a buzzy slogan for the third-round finale of its Cup Series playoffs. With half of the remaining eight drivers desperate for a victory to reach the…

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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts

Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 · Finance

TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. This leaves the IOC without a Japanese sponsor…

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Canada faces more allegations of drone use as scandal widens

Canada faces more allegations of drone use as scandal widens

July 28, 2024July 28, 2024 · Breaking News

MARSEILLE, France — Embattled Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spying scandal at the…

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How reggaeton stars are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico

How reggaeton stars are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico

July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 · Entertainment

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico — Vianca Braña never used to attend basketball games in her hometown of Carolina, Puerto Rico — or anywhere else in the United States territory.…

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Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 · Sports

TOKYO — The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising…

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JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 · World News

TOKYO — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to withdraw the northern Japanese city as a candidate to host the 2030…

Read more JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on
First lawsuit filed on behalf of female Northwestern University athlete as hazing scandal widens

First lawsuit filed on behalf of female Northwestern University athlete as hazing scandal widens

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 · Sports

CHICAGO — The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who on Monday became the first female athlete to sue the university over…

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The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe

The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe

June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 · Finance

SAINT-DENIS, France — What was shaping up as a regular workday turned out to be anything but for the organizers of France’s first summer Olympic Games in a…

Read more The AP Interview: Olympics boss vows Paris Games will be safe, says no resignations planned in probe
Tokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park

Tokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 · Sports

TOKYO — The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set aside almost 100 years ago with private donations…

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US Soccer: Berhalter eligible to coach after investigation

US Soccer: Berhalter eligible to coach after investigation

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 · Sports

NEW YORK — Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as the U.S. men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm determined he did…

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Report: Barcelona to be accused of corruption for payments

Report: Barcelona to be accused of corruption for payments

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 · Sports

The Spanish newspaper El Pais says prosecutors will accuse soccer club Barcelona of corruption because of its payments to the vice president of the refereeing committee BARCELONA, Spain…

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China national soccer boss arrested on corruption charges

China national soccer boss arrested on corruption charges

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 · World News

BEIJING — The head of China’s national soccer federation has been arrested on corruption charges in the latest blow to the country’s effort to grow its standing at…

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China national soccer boss arrested on corruption charges

China national soccer boss arrested on corruption charges

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 · Sports

BEIJING — The head of China’s national soccer federation has been arrested on corruption charges in the latest blow to the country’s effort to grow its standing at…

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Thorns to be sold amid fallout from women’s soccer scandals

Thorns to be sold amid fallout from women’s soccer scandals

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 · Sports

The owner of the Portland Thorns announced Thursday he is putting the club up for sale, the latest fallout from an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s…

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Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal

Publishing executive charged in Tokyo Olympic bribes scandal

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 · Sports

TOKYO — A top executive at a major Japanese publisher was charged Tuesday with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. The charges against Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a…

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