Six former men’s college basketball players at three schools — New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State and Arizona State — participated in gambling schemes that included game manipulation or sharing information with known bettors, the NCAA announced Friday.

Dae Dae Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent, who played for New Orleans last season, manipulated their performance for betting purposes in seven games, according to the NCAA findings. In all seven games, Hunter, Short and Vincent allegedly lost or attempted to lose by more points than the spread at sportsbooks as part of a conspiracy with outside bettors, the NCAA said.

Two players at Mississippi Valley State, Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic, were offered money to throw a Jan. 6, 2025, game against Alabama A&M, according to the NCAA. Sanders also was overheard discussing “throwing the game” ahead of a Dec. 21, 2024, contest against Tulsa, the NCAA found.

Former Arizona State forward B.J. Freeman was found to have shared information with a former teammate who was betting on Freeman’s performance at a daily fantasy site.

Vincent and Stredic denied participating in any gambling schemes when reached by ESPN on Friday. Attempts to reach Short, Hunter, Sanders and Freeman were unsuccessful.

The NCAA permanently revoked eligibility for all six players. None of them is enrolled at his previous school.

In the New Orleans case, the NCAA found that Hunter, Short and Vincent were overheard discussing the alleged scheme before and during a Dec. 28, 2024, game against McNeese State. An unidentified athlete told the NCAA that during a timeout near the end of the contest, Short instructed the player not to score any more points, according to the findings. New Orleans was around a 23-point underdog and lost by 25.

A second unidentified athlete told the NCAA that Short told him a bettor had contacted him on social media about throwing the McNeese State matchup, according to the report. The athlete said that after the game, Short and Hunter met someone about 45 minutes outside New Orleans to pick up cash, according to the NCAA.

Vincent’s texts included screenshots from FanDuel and DraftKings with specific amounts to wager on the McNeese State game, according to the NCAA.

The NCAA also found text messages on Short’s phone in which he and Hunter discussed receiving $5,000 and spoke with a known bettor on Jan. 20, 2025, the day of a game against Northwestern State.

In total, the NCAA found the athletes participated in the scheme against McNeese State, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Southeastern Louisiana, East Texas A&M, Northwestern State and Incarnate Word. New Orleans lost and failed to cover the spread in six of the seven games. The Privateers beat East Texas A&M 82-73 on Jan. 18.

New Orleans suspended Short, Hunter and Vincent in late January.

At Mississippi Valley State, an unidentified men’s basketball player said he overheard teammate Sanders talking on the phone about “throwing the game” against Tulsa, according to the NCAA report. Sanders then asked the player to join the call with the bettor, who wanted to know if other players would participate in the alleged scheme. Sanders later instructed the player to delete their texts, according to the NCAA.

Sportsbooks flagged Mississippi Valley State’s game against Tulsa after a series of large bets came in on the Golden Hurricane to cover the 26-point spread, according to documents obtained by ESPN in an open records request. Mississippi Valley State lost by 45.

The NCAA found that Sanders and Stredic provided information to bettors on a second game, against Alabama A&M on Jan. 6. Sanders told NCAA investigators he and Stredic were offered money to throw that game by another bettor, who told them to play poorly in the first half.

Stredic denied the NCAA’s allegation that he knowingly provided information to individuals that Mississippi Valley State would lose by more points than the spread against Alabama A&M.

“I had nothing to do with it,” Stredic told ESPN on Friday. “I gave the NCAA my phone, and that was it, and then I finished the season.”

Stredic added that he spoke with an FBI agent in recent weeks to discuss the matter.

In its report, the NCAA said the betting handle for the Mississippi Valley State-Alabama A&M game was 3.6 times higher than the average amount wagered on SWAC games.

In all, the NCAA found that Sanders provided inside information to bettors in two games while Stredic did for one.

The NCAA found that former Arizona State guard Freeman gave former Fresno State player Mykell Robinson information before at least four games so that Robinson could bet on his statistics, according to its report. Freeman also gave information to his then-girlfriend before two games so she could wager on his stats.

Robinson and Freeman were teammates at Dodge City Community College in Kansas in 2021-22.

Robinson was one of three athletes the NCAA banned at Fresno State and San Jose State. The NCAA announced in September that Robinson had manipulated his performance for gambling purposes and conspired with two players to bet on his statistics.

ESPN previously reported that an NBA gambling ring placed suspicious bets on men’s college basketball games, including ones involving Mississippi Valley State. Some of the same accounts also placed large wagers on prop bets involving former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Rozier was charged last month in a federal indictment with manipulating his performance and providing inside information to bettors. Through an attorney, Rozier has denied the allegations.

Porter admitted to manipulating his performance in an NBA game for the benefit of gamblers. He pleaded guilty to federal charges last year and is awaiting sentencing.

The NCAA said in October that it had opened investigations into potential betting violations by approximately 30 current or former men’s basketball players.

MILWAUKEE — Two-time NBA All-Star Victor Oladipo is joining the Wisconsin Herd, the Milwaukee Bucks’ G League affiliate.

The Herd announced on Sunday that they have acquired Oladipo, who hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2022-23 season, from the Santa Cruz Warriors. Oladipo tore his left patellar tendon while playing for the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2023 playoffs against the Bucks, and he joined the G League player pool over the weekend.

The Santa Cruz Warriors, who had waiver priority over Wisconsin, claimed Oladipo then traded his rights to the Bucks for a 2027 first-round pick in the G League draft.

Although he hasn’t played in the NBA since the injury, Oladipo did appear in some NBA preseason games last month while playing for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Guangzhou Loong-Lions.

In his 10-year NBA career, Oladipo, 33, averaged 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists on 44% shooting and was named an All-Star in consecutive years, 2018 and 2019.

Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off Thursday with the Denver Broncos narrowly beating the Las Vegas Raiders despite two interceptions by quarterback Bo Nix.

Sunday’s action started in Berlin, where Colts star Jonathan Taylor turned in the best performance by a back all season in a win over the Falcons.

Our NFL Nation reporters reacted to all the action, answering lingering questions coming out of each game and detailing everything else you need to know for every team. Let’s get to it.

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Colts

Can the Colts clean things up on offense? Production has not been a problem for the Colts in their past two games. They’ve had over 800 combined yards in games against the Steelers and Falcons. The issue is inconsistency on the details with what has been the No. 1 offense in the NFL most of this season. The penalties, missed blitz pickups, protection breakdowns — all of it was uncharacteristic. And it has happened two weeks in a row. This week, the Colts overcame it with a sensational performance from Jonathan Taylor with 244 yards and three touchdowns, the top individual rushing game in the NFL this season. But the Colts will want to clean things up with a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs coming up after next week’s bye.

Most surprising performance: It was clear cornerback Sauce Gardner was going to play an important role after Tuesday’s blockbuster trade. But Indianapolis wasted no time getting him deeply involved. He played the entire game and was often in coverage against Atlanta star receiver Drake London. Gardner also had a near interception, jumping a route on a third down to force a punt. Gardner finished with a team-high 31 coverage snaps. — Stephen Holder

Next game: at Chiefs (Nov. 23, 1 p.m. ET)

Falcons

How far does this loss set back the Falcons’ playoff hopes? The Falcons have lost four straight and the goal of making the playoffs for the first time since 2017 is slipping away. It stood at 4% at the final buzzer of Sunday’s loss. While Atlanta has played close in consecutive weeks with elite AFC teams (24-23 loss to Patriots in Week 9), that’s hardly a consolation. Atlanta’s defense yielded 519 total yards Sunday. The Falcons’ offense has sputtered for most of the season, including 3-for-29 on third downs over the past three games, and the defense broke under the pressure late in Berlin. The schedule gets easier for Atlanta, but nothing has come easy for this team.

Key stat to know: The Falcons have 13 sacks over the past two weeks and six or more sacks in consecutive games for only the second time in franchise history. It’s the first time the Falcons’ defense has six or more sacks in back-to-back games since 2002. — Marc Raimondi

Next game: vs. Panthers (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET)

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Broncos

Can the Broncos continue to lean this hard on their defense? Well, the guys on defense say yes. Linebacker Alex Singleton said “whatever we need to do, we do” after Thursday’s win. But history would say the Broncos can’t keep forcing the defense to defend a short field. Denver punted seven times Thursday, had four possessions that went for negative yardage and quarterback Bo Nix threw two interceptions. Including Thursday night, the Broncos have now won five times when they have lost the turnover battle. They have trailed in all but one game this season (Week 5 win in Philadelphia). The Broncos still sit atop the AFC West, but running back J.K. Dobbins put it best that “eventually it’s going to bite us in the butt.”

Trend to watch: The Broncos are in the hunt for a record that has stood since 1984, just two years after the sack became an official statistic. With six more sacks Thursday, the Broncos have 46 after 10 games. The single-season record, set by the 1984 Chicago Bears, is 72. Denver’s 46 sacks after 10 games are the most since New Orleans had 44 after 10 games in 2000. — Jeff Legwold

Next game: vs. Chiefs (Nov. 16, 4:25 p.m. ET)

Raiders

Are the Raiders headed toward significant changes in the offseason? It shouldn’t be out of the question. Under Pete Carroll, the Raiders have taken a major step back, especially on offense. They’ve been held to under 10 points four times this season and fewer than 30 points in 29 consecutive games. That latter stat is the longest active streak in the NFL and second longest in franchise history. Chip Kelly’s offense has clearly been ineffective, and quarterback Geno Smith has regressed since reaching two Pro Bowls with the Seahawks. Patience is a virtue, and Las Vegas will need a ton of it.

Stat to know: Smith’s 12 interceptions are the most by a Raiders quarterback in their first nine games of a season since Kerry Collins had 12 through nine games in 2004, per ESPN Research. — Ryan McFadden

Next game: vs. Cowboys (Nov. 17, 8:20 p.m. ET)