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Why President Trump Really Likes Pardoning Athletes
On November 6, Donald Trump granted a full presidential pardon to Darryl Strawberry, the former MLB star convicted of tax evasion in 1995.
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Chris Dalby
The Guide to All Ongoing US Sports Betting Scandals - NBA, MLB, UFC, NCAA and more
In the last month, MLB pitchers, NBA stars, UFC fighters and college basketball players have been suspended or charged. This handy roundup helps you…
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Chris Dalby
Who Was the Agent Threatening Tottenham's Destiny Udogie?
Italian media have confirmed the identity of the agent, marking a very rare case where coercion of players turned physical.
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Chris Dalby
The UFC’s Betting Problem is Back in a Major Way
Sportsbooks refunded bets after a suspicious UFC fight played out exactly as the markets foresaw. Insiders claim federal regulators have noticed and the…
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Chris Dalby

October 2025

5 Reasons Why Turkey's Referees Should Have Been Caught Way Earlier
The reputational fallout from Turkey's betting scandal may take years to fix. But it could so easily have been avoided.
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Chris Dalby
5 Key Points You May Have Missed From the NBA Betting Scandal
Why Four of the Five Families teamed up, how athlete data is now a criminal commodity, why Terry Rozier may be going to prison for a long time, and…
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Chris Dalby
France Tennis Probe: How Match-Fixers Evolved and Law Enforcement Kept Up
What began as just another betting alert in France could become a model for real-time, multi-country action. It’s the clearest look yet at how fixers…
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Chris Dalby
The New Era of Football Trafficking: Fake Agents Are Kidnapping and Killing African Players
Cheikh Toure was lured from Senegal to Ghana, he begged his family for money before being murdered. Several other Senegalese players are currently…
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Chris Dalby
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Two Months On, Anatol Kotau Remains Kidnapped. The Silence is Deafening.
Belarusian sports whistleblower Anatol Kotau vanished in Turkey in August. Everything points to a kidnapping plot by Russia and Belarus. Yet…
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Chris Dalby
How Malaysia Faked Grandparent Birth Records for Foreign Players
FIFA has fined the Asian country for a naturalization conspiracy that may go all the way to the top of the government.
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Chris Dalby
How Malaysia Faked Grandparent Birth Records for Foreign Players
In early October 2025, FIFA severely punished Malaysia’s football association (FAM), concluding that it had submitted forged documents to misrepresent…
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Chris Dalby
High-Tech Esports Match-Fixers Have Sparked a European Crisis
The Northern Lights team in Sweden used a DMA-based radar hack, essentially allowing them to win when they wanted and lose convincingly when needed…
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Chris Dalby
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