Sports and Crime Briefing

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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 stay on top of all them.

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Chris Dalby
Nov 10, 2025
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Another week, another massive sports betting scandal in American sports. It’s getting hard to keep up.

This time, Major League Baseball pitchers, Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians, have been indicted for allegedly scheming to rig games for bettors.

This is the four major scandal to break in a month, after evolving crises in the NBA, UFC, and college basketball. This machine-gun succession of cases shows how sports integrity is breaking down across American sports.

But the rot goes deeper than these three crises. Now, the Sports and Crime Briefing will outline all the current and recent match-fixing and betting scandals shaking the sports world, examining how we reached this crisis point.

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