Smashed windows, threats and $800 a month: Witness details L.A. County gang extortion

The Pomona 12th Street gang shook down a local businessman for regular protection payments, according to witness testimony at ...
Billboard

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Oregonian

Watch Dodgers vs Blue Jays Game 2 streaming free today; World Series schedule, starters, odds streaming

The 2025 World Series continues today with Game 2, just one day removed from the Blue Jays’ dominant 11-4 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The first pitch is slated for Saturday, October ...
Indiatimes

What is La Cosa Nostra? Inside the mafia’s rumored influence that shadowed NBA’s gambling scandal

The NBA faces a potential crisis as a gambling scandal reveals links to "La Cosa Nostra," the Italian-American Mafia. Investigators are exploring connections to illegal betting schemes and poker games ...
CNN

Barcoded decks, contact lenses and X-ray tables: How New York’s mafia allegedly ran illegal poker games tied to US athletes

You can picture the scene. Tucked somewhere between the glitter and grit of Manhattan, a room wafting smoke with the rhythm of a poker game seemingly like any other: Cards whisper against felt, chips ...
USA Today

Gambino. Bonanno. Genovese. Lucchese. Meet the Mafia families in the NBA gambling scandal

The FBI announced arrests in a major sports-betting and illegal gambling scandal involving the Mafia. Four of New York's major Mafia families were allegedly involved in the long-running criminal ...
Los Angeles Magazine

Feds: NBA Players, Coach Teamed Up With NYC Mafia in Sprawling Gambling Scam

The FBI announced dozens of arrests today connected to a sweeping gambling probe that ensnared a NBA star and coach Credit: AP Photo/Amanda Loman NBA hotshots – including Portland Trail Blazers coach ...