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Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is 1st to plead guilty in gambling sweep that led to over 30 arrests

NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty Tuesday in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. Jones, 49, entered a guilty plea to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud during the first of back-to-back plea-change hearings in Brooklyn federal court. Reading a prepared statement to the court, he acknowledged that he conspired with others to defraud sports betting companies by using "insider information that I obtained as a result of ...

Phillies fire manager Rob Thomson after losing 11 of 12 games, name Don Mattingly interim skipper

PHILADELPHIA — Manager Rob Thomson, who led the Phillies to four straight playoff appearances, including the 2022 World Series, was fired on Tuesday after Philadelphia lost 11 of 12 games and began the day tied for last place in the majors. Bench coach Don Mattingly was named interim manager through the end of the season and third base coach Dusty Wathan was promoted to bench coach. Mattingly will now officially work for one of his sons — Preston Mattingly is the Phillies general manager — in what is believed to be the first father-son GM/manager combination in baseball ...

Theodore’s overtime goal lifts Golden Knights to 5-4 win over Mammoth; series tied 2-all

SALT LAKE CITY — Shea Theodore scored on a snap shot from the high slot with 51.5 seconds left in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 on Monday night after squandering a three-goal lead, tying their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. "We just didn't quit," Theodore said. Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights appeared to have won the game earlier in OT when Pavel Dorofeyev tapped in a loose puck with 9:41 left, but the apparent score was waved off when it was determined Vegas was ...

Jokic has triple-double as Nuggets avoid elimination with 125-113 win against Timberwolves

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets rediscovered both their offensive identity and their defensive intensity just in time to save their season. Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a spark while subbing for injured Aaron Gordon, and the Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series Monday night. "I think we're a multidimensional team that can win a variety of ways," said Jones, who scored 20 points and keyed a third-quarter spurt that gave ...

Carson Hocevar already living up to his reputation as NASCAR’s newest star

Carson Hocevar never stops thinking about how he can connect with NASCAR fans, whether through zany social media posts or cheering beside them in the grandstands. He devised a unique way to greet NASCAR Nation after the first Cup Series win of his career. During a daring victory lap that bordered on dangerous, Hocevar piloted his No. 77 Chevrolet while hanging out the window. He enthusiastically slammed the car's roof and saluted the crowd as he rolled down the Talladega Superspeedway frontstretch and performed a burnout. "I thought, 'Man, I have really long legs, and I wonder if I ...