Gambling: Not guilty pleas in NBA scandal

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Mar 1, 2008

Two men charged in a betting scandal involving disgraced basketball referee Tim Donaghy have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud the NBA. New York prosecutors said James Battista, a professional gambler with nicknames "Baba" and "Sheep," and Thomas Martino entered the pleas during a brief appearance Friday in Brooklyn. A trial date was set for April 28. Each man remains free on $250,000 bond.

LUZZI SUSPENDED: Federico Luzzi of Italy was suspended 200 days and fined $50,000 by the ATP on Friday for betting 273 times on tennis matches. He's the fifth Italian player punished for gambling on matches. The governing body of men's tennis said Luzzi placed one bet on himself -- a $4.50 wager that he would win. Luzzi, ranked a career-high 92nd in 2002, has an 18-31 career singles record.

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