Tag: Corruption in sports
Florida’s Medal of Freedom goes to FSU great Bobby Bowden
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bobby Bowden, the former Florida State football coach who led the Seminoles to two national titles, received the inaugural Florida Medal...
Lewis running to lead the ski federation that fired her
GENEVA — Sarah Lewis is out to make a surprising comeback in sports politics, declaring herself a candidate to become the first female president...
Former point guard jailed in bribery scheme has book deal
NEW YORK — A former point guard sentenced to prison in 2019 for his role in a college basketball bribery scheme has a book...
Pitino back in the NCAA Tournament with MAAC champs Iona
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Rick Pitino’s vagabond coaching career bathed in scandal and success brought him back to the NCAA Tournament. Asante Gist scored...
Mets manager Luis Rojas misses exhibition against Marlins
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets manager Luis Rojas missed Friday's exhibition against the Miami Marlins.
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Kansas picks Emmett Jones as interim football coach
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Emmett Jones was picked as the interim football coach at Kansas on Thursday as the beleaguered school searches for a new...
Swiss prosecutors appeal against verdicts in FIFA trial
GENEVA — Prosecutors in Switzerland have appealed against federal court verdicts that cleared former FIFA official Jérôme Valcke of bribery and acquitted Qatari soccer...
AP Sportlight
Feb. 18
1928 — At Moritz, Switzerland, Sonja Henie becomes the...
MLB opens harassment hotline after Porter, Callaway scandals
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has created a hotline for people not employed by the league or teams to report harassment or discrimination...
Jets hire Scarnecchia, who has ties to 2 NFL video scandals
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh has added Steve Scarnecchia, who has ties to two NFL videotaping scandals, to his...
