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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Gregg Popovich grabs arena mic, pleads with Spurs fans to stop booing Kawhi Leonard mid-game  Yahoo Sports Source link

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to eight different counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy before a U.S. federal court in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. U.S. prosecutors allege that under Bankman-Fried’s direction, FTX, once considered one of the largest and most-trusted cryptocurrency exchanges, transferred billions in customer assets to his trading firm, Alameda Research. If convicted of these charges, Bankman-Fried faces up to 115 years in prison. A trial… Source link

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to a drug charge Thursday in a Russian court, a “decision informed by discussion with her legal defense team in Russia,” Griner’s team said in a statement. “I’d like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn’t want to break the law,” Griner said in court. “I’d like to give my testimony later. I need time to prepare.” In a statement, Griner’s legal team stated that “considering the nature of her case, the insignificant… Source link

Earlier this week, David Harville, one of seven former eBay employees involved in a 2020 campaign to harass the creators of a newsletter critical of the e-commerce company, pleaded guilty to five federal felony charges, ending one of the most bizarre episodes in recent tech history. In June 2020, the US Department of Justice , including Harville, with conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses. Of the group, Harville was the final employee to admit involvement… Source link

Shoni Schimmel faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) Two-time WNBA All-Star Shoni Schimmel has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from allegations of assault against her former partner, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The 29-year-old Schimmel faces charges of assault by strangulation of an intimate dating partner and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury. She faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison,… Source link

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley pleaded guilty on Monday after an incident in September where he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at a family that approached his home, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Beasley had initially faced a felony drug charge from the incident, too. However, that has been dismissed. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has entered guilty plea for threats of violence from October charges, and his felony drug charges were dismissed, his… Source link

Brian O’Nora faces fines and jail time if convicted on both charges. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Veteran MLB umpire Brian O’Nora pleaded not guilty on two misdemeanor solicitation charges on Tuesday following his arrest in an Ohio sex sting operation during the weekend, according to USA Today’s Tom Schad. O’Nora was reportedly released on a $5,000 bond and is due back in court on March 3, nearly a week after the beginning of spring training, as currently scheduled. When reached by Yahoo Sports… Source link