NCAA Basketball Fixer Gets 6 Years: Point-Shaving Scheme Exposed
From the BBN segment “Fixer in NCAA basketball betting scheme gets six years”, cut down to under a minute.
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From the BBN segment “Fixer in NCAA basketball betting scheme gets six years”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (Yahoo Sports) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Yahoo Sports.
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyTonight a fixer in the college basketball point-shaving scheme was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced, and he is the first one to be punished.
Vera BullockSix years. Is that a good score for him or a bad one?
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyIt's a blowout, Vera.
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyProsecutors say a whole network of professional gamblers and players profited off fixed games, and the scoreboard just lit up for the first time.
Vera BullockSo he's on the losing team.
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyHe's on the losing team, and prosecutors say more players are on the roster.
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyI warmed a bench for four years and never rigged a single game.
Vera BullockWell, you didn't get in the game either.
Rex "Two-Point" GridleyAnd I'd still call it the cleaner career.