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Pinto’s gambling suspension is the result of the latest league investigation into betting activites

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

The NHL this week completed an investigation into the sports wagering activities of unsigned Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto, which led to a 41-game suspension.It is among the longest bans in hockey history for off-ice actions. The league said Thursday that the investigation found no evidence Pinto bet on NHL games.Pinto is the latest professional athlete to be suspended for something gambling related since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for legalized sports betting in 2018, which led to a flood of partnerships between leagues and sportsbooks, data providers and other wagering-related entities. Q: WHAT IS THE NHL POLICY ON GAMBLING?The collective bargaining agreement includes only one sentence on the matter: “Gambling on any NHL game is prohibited.” This is a fairly common stance for professional leagues, though changes could come when the current CBA expires in 2026 and a new one is hammered out in the era of continent-wide legalized betting.For one thing, NHL teams can...

The 49ers look to snap 2-game skid when they face the Bengals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

CINCINNATI (3-3) at SAN FRANCISCO (5-2)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS OPENING LINE: 49ers by 5 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Bengals 2-3-1, 49ers 4-2-1.SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 13-4LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Bengals 26-23 in OT on Dec. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati.LAST WEEK: Bengals had bye, beat Seahawks 17-13 on Oct. 15; 49ers lost to Vikings 22-17.BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (26), SCORING (28)BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (29), PASS (13), SCORING (17)49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (7), PASS (11), SCORING (2)49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (3), PASS (16), SCORING (3)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Bengals plus-5; 49ers plus-6.BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Joe Burrow. After throwing only two TD passes in the first four games, Burrow had five in his past two games as he appears to be getting healthier following a training camp calf injury. Burrow completed 74.1% of his passes in those games. 49ERS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Christian McCaffrey scored two T...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury’s presence as judge decides what he can say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his fraud trial Thursday when a judge sent jurors home so he could hear snippets of testimony and decide what the FTX founder will be allowed to tell the jury.Bankman-Fried has decided to testify Friday to tell his version of how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire grew into a giant in the industry and then collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and a lavish lifestyle.It seemed on Thursday that Bankman-Fried was about to start his testimony before the jury after lunch when Judge Lewis A. Kaplan changed the plans, saying he’d prefer to make rulings on what Bankman-Fried can testify about before he starts. He had previously said he’d conduct a hearing and make those rulings on Friday.“We’re in the home stretch,” Kaplan told jurors as he sent them home for the day, saying he knew it was a little surprise for...

Coach-to-player technology that many have pushed for could have prevented Michigan scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

The frustrating part about watching the Michigan sign-stealing scandal play out for Todd Berry, the executive director of the American Football Coaches Association, is that it all could have been avoided.For the past two years, Berry and his organization, which includes just about about every major college football coach, have backed with full support the use of in-game technology that would allow coaches to communicate with players on the field, just like they do in the NFL.No more signs would be necessary.“Because sign stealing is easy,” said Berry, whose 40-year coaching career included being head coach at Army and Louisiana-Monroe. “It’s easier, obviously, when you take certain steps.”The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools based on budgets. But a plan is in place to give it a test run during this bowl season.The ...

A suspect in the fatal shooting of 18 in Maine is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities carried out a multistate search on land and water Thursday for a U.S. Army reservist who they say killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that sent panicked patrons scrambling under tables and behind bowling pins and gripped the entire state of Maine in fear.Schools, doctor’s offices and grocery stores closed and people stayed behind locked door in cities as far away as 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the scenes of Wednesday night’s shootings in Lewiston.President Joe Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff as condolences poured in from around the nation and at home, including from Maine native and author Stephen King, who called it “madness.” The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.The shooting suspect, Robert Card, is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached, authorities s...

Live Updates | Lewiston woman shelters at home while mourning and praying

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

At least 18 people were killed in shootings at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, sparking a massive search for the suspect. Authorities urged residents to lock themselves in their homes and schools announced closures on Thursday. Follow for live updates.WHAT TO KNOW— Police are searching for a suspect who is a trained firearms instructor.— Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened.— Social media posts spread the incorrect photo of the Maine suspect.— Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings, but some say more is needed.— The shooting is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year.LEWISTON WOMAN SHELTERS AT HOME WHILE MOURNING AND PRAYINGStanding outsider her Lewiston home Thursday while police searched for the suspect in the Maine shootings, April Stevens cried as she described being frustrated and worried.Stevens, who lives close to the scene of the shootings, said she knew someone who was killed...

Coach Prime brings rested and reeling Colorado into Rose Bowl for matchup against No. 23 UCLA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Deion Sanders and Colorado remain a box office attraction, even though they are reeling on the field.Sanders brings his Buffaloes squad into a sold out Rose Bowl on Saturday for a matchup against 23rd-ranked UCLA. Not only will Colorado (4-3, 1-3 Pac-12) play to a packed house for the eighth straight game, it will be on national television for the fifth time this season with the game on ABC.Both are program records. Colorado joins Georgia, Iowa, Notre Dame and Tennessee as the only teams to play in front of capacity crowds in every game this season.However, the Buffaloes have dropped three of their last four. This will also be their first game since they blew a 29-point halftime lead and lost 46-43 in double overtime to Stanford on Oct. 13.“I don’t think we needed to get away and needed rest. I want to keep on going. I want to keep on moving. I want to keep on progressing,” Sanders said about coming back after a bye week. “I know where I feel like we s...

Derrick Henry, Chase Young, Brian Burns are among several star NFL players who could be on the move

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

The best team in the NFC already added an All-Pro to the secondary. More moves are coming around the NFL.Teams looking to bolster their rosters for the second half have until Tuesday’s trade deadline at 4 p.m. EDT. Several established veterans could end up switching uniforms. There were a slew of trades at this time last season.The Philadelphia Eagles couldn’t wait to upgrade at safety, acquiring two-time All-Pro Kevin Byard from the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. Byard is a significant addition at a position that was depleted by injury and the departure of C.J. Gardner-Johnson in free agency.“Obviously, I feel like I’m a great player, but at the end of the day, it’s not really about that,” Byard said Wednesday. “It’s about what I do now that I’m here. I had a great career in Tennessee, but I’m a Philadelphia Eagle now and that’s what it’s more about — moving forward, making plays, and winning games.“This is my eighth season and I’m feeling really good, coming off a bye week, t...

Flags lowered to half-staff following Maine mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Following the White House's lead, Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday and remain lowered until Oct. 30.The flags were lowered following the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday. The suspect in the fatal Maine shootings is still at large. Residents are sheltering in place Authorities say a U.S. Army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 in a mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar. Maine is still in a panic with the suspect at large.The state of only 1.3 million people has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022.To honor the victims of the tragedy, President Joe Biden proclaimed all flags to be lowered to half-staff.Gov. Polis ordered all public buildings to lower their flags following the proclamation.

Lionel Messi is a finalist for the MLS Newcomer of the Year award

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:39 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF is a finalist for Major League Soccer’s newcomer of the year.The league announced those up for its year-end awards Thursday with the winners being named throughout the MLS Cup Playoffs.It is no surprise that Messi, Argentina’s great who joined Inter Miami this summer, would be up for the honor. The global great has created a sensation since coming to play in the United States’ top soccer league. He has posted 11 goals and eight assists since joining Miami for the MLS Leagues Cup competition in July.Giorgos Giakoumakis of Atlanta United and Eduard Löwen of St. Louis City SC are the other finalists for the award, which the league defined as a player with previous professional experience who made his MLS debut in 2023.The finalists for the MLS most valuable player award are FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano “Lucho” Acosta, Atlanta United midfielder Thiago Almada and Los Angeles Football Club forward Dénis Bouanga.Those up ...