Basketball

1/15/2026 |  Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say (Associated Press (AP)) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
The scheme generally revolved around fixers recruiting players with the promise of a big payment in exchange for those players purposefully underperforming during a game, prosecutors said. Then the fixers placed big bets against those players’ teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other bettors, according to the indictment unsealed Thursday.

1/15/2026 |  Feds Indict Dozens for Rigging College, Overseas Basketball Games (Athletic Business) Dozens of individuals have been indicted by federal authorities over a scheme to rig college basketball games, both here in the United States and in China. 
According to The Hill, the federal indictment, filed in Philadelphia, cites charges of “bribery in sporting contest” and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, naming more than 20 people who authorities say fixed college basketball game outcomes to benefit bettors.

1/15/2026 |  College basketball players among 20 charged by FBI in connection with point shaving, fixing outcome of games (CBS Sports) Federal prosecutors charged 20 people, including several former college basketball players, in an alleged point-shaving scheme, according to an indictment obtained by CBS News. The indictment states that more than 39 college basketball players on at least 17 Division I teams "fixed and attempted to fix" over 29 games. 

1/15/2026 |  Many college players among 20 charged in point-shaving scheme (ESPN) Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving 39 college basketball players on 17 NCAA Division I teams, leading to 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

1/15/2026 |  NCAA Approves Shorter Transfer Window, Held After the Conclusion of March Madness (Fox Sports) The NCAA approved a new transfer window for men's and women's basketball. Following a recommendation from both the men’s and women’s basketball oversight committees, the amendment entails a 15-day period opening after the conclusion of each respective national championship games.