MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
PHOENIX (AP) -A Phoenix prosecutor is seeking the federal files in the investigation of disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy, who was sentenced in July to 15 months in prison in a gambling scandal.
SLAM Online (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Donaghy denied making any calls to the [National Basketball Referees Association]. “I did not threaten anybody, nor would I ever threaten anybody,” he said.
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
In the New York Daily News , John Marzulli reports: The man who put away John Gotti, baby-sat Sammy (Bull) Gravano, raided an Al Qaeda bomb factory and helped uncover the NBA betting scandal says Tim Donaghy told the truth. Philip Scala, the recently retired FBI supervisory special agent in charge of the Gambino squad, which uncovered Donaghy's scheme of betting on basketball games he had officiated,...
Hardwood Paroxysm (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
What's the best way to make your trade value plummet faster than Tim Donaghy's myspace friend count? Apparently, it's to go 3fast 3furious all over Winston-Salem. Oh, Josh . "Well, it is the off-season, so I believe I shall partake in some weeeeeed. What's that, friend of friends? Drag racing? My, my, that sounds like a splendid idea!" Howard's done a bang-up job of getting his name out of the rumors;...
Loy's Place (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Herald New set of stripes for Tim Donaghy Bobcats, Emeka Okafor agree on 6-year, $72 million deal NY judge sentences disgraced NBA ref to 15 months CelticsBlog No Melo, but Nuggets-Knicks deal intrigues Thank you Leon Powe When bad players happen to good bloggers LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Ron Ron on the move edition ESPN Rockets agree to send pick, Greene, Jackson to Kings for Artest...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - One of the worst scandals in the history of professional sports came to a conclusion yesterday when former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Carol B. Amon.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
I AM STILL waiting for the Doomsday Countdown to reach zero for the National Basketball Association. I've read the stories of how the illegal scheme involving former referee Tim Donaghy, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison yesterday for his role in betting on NBA games, was a blow to the integrity of the game that the league would struggle to overcome.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Ex-NBA ref feels 'shame' for giving tips to gamblers Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted yesterday that he had brought shame on his profession, as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Donaghy must change stripes Orlando Magic Senior Vice President Pat Williams has seen everything in his 40-year NBA career, but he said the gambling scandal involving former referee Tim Donaghy "shook the trust of the sport to its core."
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive. U.S. District Judge Carol Amon...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the league's reputation and raised questions about the integrity of its officiating.
The Biz of Basketball (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
On Tuesday, July 29, NBA referee Tim Donaghy, convicted after pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to engage in wire fraud, as well as taking payoffs for insider information that influenced gambling, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three additional years of supervised release. As reported by the Associated Press and ESPN , the sentencing should close the legal book on the most notorious...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
The Tim Donaghy saga won't end at Tuesday's prison sentence. But Randy Hill says the scandal could actually help the NBA.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in jail and three years' probation by federal judge Carol Amon today for a guilty plea of charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and transmitting betting information.
