July 20, 2007
'Nova Grad, NBA Ref Investigated For, Uh, Pointshaving?
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Betting scandals in professional sports are kind of a thing of the past, since almost all the players are millionaires nowadays; what are you going to do, give Donovan McNabb his own country? The only player I could think of who could possibly throw a game would be a kicker in the NFL, but the likelihood of a game coming down to a field goal isn't perfect, etc., etc. (Maybe a goaltender, too, I guess.) Oh, and that kid in Finding Forrester threw the game, too, but that was high school.
Anyway: Yeah, pro athletes make too much money nowadays to throw games. But a referee? Yeah, I guess. I had a friend in college who insisted college refs had to bet on games, it made too much sense. And allegedly Donaghy may have made calls that affected the outcomes of games in order to ease gambling debts.
The Inquirer's David Aldridge also reported this:
Donaghy sold his West Chester home in 2005 and moved to Bradenton, Fla. The sale occurred after Donaghy was sued for harassment and invasion of privacy by a neighboring couple who claimed that Donaghy had stalked them and vandalized their property.
And the obligatory: Another fine Villanova graduate.
FBI investigating area NBA referee [Inquirer]
Posted by D-Mac on July 20, 2007 04:50 PM
Posted to FBI
, Mafia
, NBA
, Tim Donaghy
, WTF
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He graduated from stealing phone cards to fixing basketball games.
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