http://www.mail.com/subjects/2234-corruption-sports.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2234-corruption-sports.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102750-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html LONDON (AP) — Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the world's troubled financial times and proposing to deploy IOC staff permanently in host cities to help organize the games. The 60-year-old Carrion, a banking executive who chairs the IOC financ... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2102750-richard-carrion-declares-ioc-presidential-bid.html 2013-05-22T13:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086916-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from anti-graft advocates who claim Switzerland doesn't do enough to prevent bribery by businesses and international sports organizations based in the Alpine country. The Cabinet on Wednesday propo... Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2086916-swiss-to-crack-business-sports-bribery.html 2013-05-15T11:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060494-spanish-league-investigates-match.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish soccer league is investigating a game between first division clubs Levante and Deportivo La Coruna for possible match-fixing. League spokesman Juan Carlos Santamaria said Friday the league is examining Deportivo's 4-0 win at Levante on April 13. Levante issued a statement on its website saying it will "help and collabor... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:48:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2060494-spanish-league-investigates-match.html 2013-05-03T11:48:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html Labeled "clumsy" for his part in one of soccer's biggest corruption scandals, FIFA President Sepp Blatter was cleared of any criminal or ethical wrongdoing in a case involving millions of dollars in bribes for World Cup contracts. Blatter's predecessor as FIFA president, Joao Havelange, was forced to step down as honorary president because of his involvem... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:18:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2053706-clumsy-sepp-blatter-cleared-wrongdoing.html 2013-04-30T18:18:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2046592-warner-claims-6m-fifa-gift-was-to-blatter.html GENEVA (AP) — Former soccer official Jack Warner claims FIFA gifted him $6 million toward a training center in Trinidad to support Sepp Blatter's first election as president in 1998. Warner says a deal in May 1998 with then-FIFA President Joao Havelange ensured backing from the CONCACAF region for Blatter in what turned out to be a tight contest against L... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:04:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2046592-warner-claims-6m-fifa-gift-was-to-blatter.html 2013-04-26T16:04:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037532-heat-bucks-to-issues-game-2.html MIAMI (AP) — Long after just about every Miami Heat player left the practice court on Monday, LeBron James stayed behind for a 3-point shooting contest against Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers. He yelled. He trash-talked. And he won, getting to watch his teammates do 20 push-ups as his reward. There is a certain irony in James staying on the court after pract... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:57:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2037532-heat-bucks-to-issues-game-2.html 2013-04-22T19:57:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035586-trinidad-pm-jack-warner-quits-cabinet-post.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Ex-world soccer powerbroker Jack Warner resigned as national security minister of Trinidad & Tobago some 48 hours after a regional soccer group's ethics panel accused him and another top former official of enriching themselves through fraud. In a brief statement Sunday night, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said that W... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:13:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2035586-trinidad-pm-jack-warner-quits-cabinet-post.html 2013-04-22T02:13:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2033568-ny-authorities-deal-russian-mob-losing-hand.html NEW YORK (AP) — It's a case teeming with colorful characters: a reputed Russian mob boss once accused in an Olympic scandal, a wealthy art world impresario who hung out with Leonardo DiCaprio and a woman named Molly Bloom who gained a celebrity following by hosting them at high-stakes poker games. U.S. authorities allege all had roles in a sprawling schem... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:33:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2033568-ny-authorities-deal-russian-mob-losing-hand.html 2013-04-20T17:33:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2031622-rutgers-suspends-lacrosse-coach-review.html NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University has suspended its head men's lacrosse coach as it investigates allegations of verbal abuse. The university announced the suspension on Friday, saying that Brian Brecht will continue to be paid. The school did not give details of allegations. Rutgers, under the direction of President Robert Barchi and Interim A... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2031622-rutgers-suspends-lacrosse-coach-review.html 2013-04-19T17:30:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers is turning to one of its greatest players to lead the basketball program past an embarrassing coaching scandal and into its future with the Big Ten Conference. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coach of ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:43:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2028700-ap-source-rutgers-eddie-jordan-reach-agreement.html 2013-04-19T00:43:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2017146-ap-source-ncaa-dropping-wright-testimony.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The NCAA's enforcement staff has agreed to strike at least some of former Miami quarterback Kyle Wright's testimony from its case against the Hurricanes, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Friday night. In its response to Miami's motion that was filed two weeks ago asking for the case to be brought t... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 03:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2017146-ap-source-ncaa-dropping-wright-testimony.html 2013-04-13T03:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002244-rutgers-scandal-grows-ad-pernetti-resigns.html NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The burgeoning basketball scandal has cost Rutgers more than a popular, young athletic director, an interim general counsel, two coaches and a lot of embarrassment. The state university of New Jersey is in danger of losing some of its biggest donors in tough economic times. The school's woes only mounted on a day that started wi... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 07:34:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2002244-rutgers-scandal-grows-ad-pernetti-resigns.html 2013-04-06T07:34:19Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2000700-safrica-fifa-agree-match-fixing-investigation.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three years after the first World Cup in Africa, the South African government will investigate allegations of match-fixing leading to the showcase tournament. The South African sports ministry, FIFA and the South African Football Association said Friday there was a "concrete conclusion" from the three parties on a long-awaited commissi... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:54:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2000700-safrica-fifa-agree-match-fixing-investigation.html 2013-04-05T15:54:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999916-rutgers-sets-to-repair-image-ads-job-limbo.html PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — It seemed a perfect fit when Tim Pernetti was hired as athletic director at Rutgers in April 2009. A New Jersey native who played tight end for the Scarlet Knights, the 42-year-old Pernetti had witnessed the athletic department's push toward respectability with a close eye and was viewed as the right man to push it even further. ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:11:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1999916-rutgers-sets-to-repair-image-ads-job-limbo.html 2013-04-05T13:11:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963142-larranaga-miami-poised-ncaa.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larranaga was in the Miami locker room before a game during this regular season, talking about the importance of defense, when he decided words were not going to be enough to illustrate his point. So the 63-year-old, two-time-hip-replacement-patient, white-haired, suit-wearing man fell backward like he was taking a charge, th... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963142-larranaga-miami-poised-ncaa.html 2013-03-18T22:22:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html With charismatic stars such as Apolo Anton Ohno, the United States has been a top contender in short track speedskating since the sport known as roller derby on ice joined the Olympics in 1992. If things don't change, and quickly, that won't be the case at the Sochi Games. With the next Winter Olympics less than a year away, the American program is mired ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:20:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1947182-us-short-track-mired-scandal-poor-showings.html 2013-03-12T01:20:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1933384-mark-cuban-loses-bid-to-dump-insider-trading-case.html DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has denied a request by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to throw out a civil lawsuit accusing him of insider trading. U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater issued an order Tuesday rejecting Cuban's request for summary judgment against the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC accused Cuban in 2008 of selling shares in ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:10:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1933384-mark-cuban-loses-bid-to-dump-insider-trading-case.html 2013-03-05T17:10:09Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1925898-san-diego-basketball-star-6-months-prison.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former University of San Diego basketball star Brandon Johnson was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for his role in a game-fixing scheme. San Diego's all-time scoring and assists leader admitted unsuccessfully soliciting an unidentified player during the 2010-11 season, when he was no longer at the school. He insisted he never man... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:26:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1925898-san-diego-basketball-star-6-months-prison.html 2013-03-02T00:26:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1918886-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has banned 74 more officials and players from world soccer for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. FIFA says it imposed sanctions on 70 people, including 11 who were banned for life, after a series of cases prosecuted by Italian soccer authorities. FIFA says the charges involved "match-fixing (direct involvement or ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1918886-fifa-bans-74-match-fixing-italy-skorea.html 2013-02-27T15:28:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916886-istanbul-bid-wants-wrestling-2020-games.html LONDON (AP) — The head of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics hopes a winning vote coincides with wrestling's reinstatement. The International Olympic Committee executive board voted this month to drop wrestling from 2020, but the final decision will be made at the assembly in September in Buenos Aires, Argentina. That is when Istanbul will be challengin... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1916886-istanbul-bid-wants-wrestling-2020-games.html 2013-02-26T18:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday that the NCAA has been trying to use his pending antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. Corbett said the judge should not grant the NCAA's r... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:37:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1915322-pa-govs-filing-defends-antitrust-suit-vs-ncaa.html 2013-02-26T02:37:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1907350-ap-source-3-miami-coaches-want-case-tossed.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Three former Miami assistant coaches filed a motion on Thursday with the NCAA asking that their infractions cases be dismissed because of the mistakes that governing body for college athletics made in their long investigation of the Hurricanes. Former football assistant Aubrey Hill and former basketball assistants Jake Morton and... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:40:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1907350-ap-source-3-miami-coaches-want-case-tossed.html 2013-02-22T02:40:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html ROME (AP) — At 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2011, when early risers would have been sipping espressos and buttering toast, a man dressed in black disembarked at Milan's Malpensa Airport after a 13-hour trip from Asia aboard a Singapore Airlines flight. Italian court documents show he stayed in the country just 6 hours and 30 minutes, never left the airport, and t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894378-police-track-elusive-figure-soccer-match-fixing.html 2013-02-15T14:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894406-soccer-gambling-thrives-cambodian-border-town.html POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — Soccer betting is illegal in Cambodia, but visitors to this seedy frontier town wouldn't know it. In the rundown market where the smell of incense mixes with rotting garbage, betting goes on 24 hours a day inside shiny, glass-fronted parlors emblazoned with photos of famous European soccer players. Fidgety men break from lines of c... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:15:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1894406-soccer-gambling-thrives-cambodian-border-town.html 2013-02-15T12:15:35Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891478-much-investigated-denies-fixing-soccer-matches.html ZURICH (AP) — It was in the final minutes of a June 2011 soccer game between Nigeria and Argentina when the little green flags on computer screens in London started to change color. Nigeria was leading 4-0 in the exhibition match of little significance, and more and more money was being laid down around the world on the possibility that one of the teams w... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:30:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891478-much-investigated-denies-fixing-soccer-matches.html 2013-02-14T13:30:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html PARIS (AP) — When police arrested Wilson Raj Perumal in Finland, it didn't take long for him to realize that his criminal buddies had ratted him out. He's been exacting revenge ever since — by ratting on them, too. Since his arrest in 2011, Perumal has been talking to police, prosecutors and journalists about the shadowy world of fixing soccer matches, in... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:16:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1891498-arrested-singaporean-reveals-match-fixing-secrets.html 2013-02-14T12:16:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1888674-turkish-trial-soccer-corruption-top.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey loves both soccer and strong men, so it's no surprise that Aziz Yildirim is a household name. A civil engineer, Yildirim made a fortune in military contracts with the government and NATO before turning his attention to Istanbul's Fenerbahce soccer club, a perennial title contender with a vocal fan base nicknamed "the Republic of Fen... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1888674-turkish-trial-soccer-corruption-top.html 2013-02-13T12:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1888586-player-regrets-entangled-with-match-fixing.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Soccer player Mario Cizmek thought it would just be one match. Ease up and let the other team win, he told himself, then collect the payoff and start paying off your debts. But the broke and desperate athlete soon learned that one match wouldn't do it. He would have to throw another game, then another, then another. And so it went u... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:19:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1888586-player-regrets-entangled-with-match-fixing.html 2013-02-13T11:19:13Z