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Baseball’s latest gambling scandal won’t be ending anytime soon. Via David Purdum of ESPN.com, Major League Baseball announced on Sunday that Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will stay on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice.” The MLB Players Association agreed to extend the paid leave, while a gambling investigation continues. Originally, the paid leave for both players …

David PurdumAug 31, 2025, 12:07 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday. MLB said in a statement Sunday that the league and players’ association had agreed to …

It’s that time again — college football season has returned.  And with it, the 15th! consecutive season of me making you all rich with my college football gambling picks on OutKick. I appreciate all of the OGs out there who have been riding with the weekly picks since all the way back in 2011. That was so long ago Bill …

Malik Beasley is in the clear.  ESPN reported on Friday that the NBA veteran “is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation,” according to his attorneys, Steve Haney and Mike Schachter. The pair reportedly had “extensive conversations” with investigators and “received determination” that Beasley was no longer a target in the federal probe. “Months after this investigation commenced, Malik …

Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, his attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter told ESPN on Friday, potentially reopening free agency for one of the NBA’s top shooters. Haney and Schachter told ESPN that they had extensive conversations and meetings with the Eastern District of New …

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Manipulation of stats to help friends is the underbelly of sports betting that no one wants to face. New Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. issued a startling warning on the “One Night with Steiny” …

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Oklahoma starting quarterback John Mateer is in some hot water. The redshirt junior has found himself embroiled in controversy after social media sleuths tracked down his Venmo payments account, where he made some questionable …

Ever since he transferred to the University of Oklahoma last winter, scrutiny has followed John Mateer for how the quarterback, rated one of the best in college football, would perform on the field. This week, Mateer has found himself under the spotlight for different reasons after screenshots from his personal Venmo account surfaced on social media showing two transactions labeled …

David PurdumAug 12, 2025, 11:27 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, after screenshots of past references to “sports gambling” on his Venmo account surfaced online Monday, has denied to school officials ever being involved with gambling, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. School officials became aware of the matter …

John Mateer’s alleged Venmo activity surfaces: Did Oklahoma QB pay Landon Roaten for sports gambling?  Hindustan Times What we know about John Mateer and ‘Venmogate’  On3 The John Mateer gambling and Venmo rumors, explained  USA Today Oklahoma to investigate John Mateer’s ‘sports gambling’ Venmo transactions, per report  Saturday Down South Oklahoma QB John Mateer’s alleged Venmo payments put him under microscope for sports gambling  sportingnews.com …