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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    Not saying this wasn't 100% a con, but what would have made me feel more confident in this is if Ohtani said something to the effect that he and Ippei had a shared account so Ippei himself could authorize the wires. Maybe it will be revealed in future reporting/investigations but he could have...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    Sorry didn't make myself clear, I used Ohtani's name but this can be replaced with Ippei's naiveté if he conned Ohtani. In Ippei's case, his "gamble" was that the money could be returned with winning bets and Ohtani none the wiser down the road without the authorities blowing up this illegal...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    Where Ohtani's naiveté certainly could have come into play was the bookie might have had a fronting LLC like a "personal services" company, and he was convinced by the bookie or by Ippei that there will be no issues since the bank will see you are wiring to a "legitimate" business.
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    In any case, you'd get a clear picture from Ippei's deposits to conclude that either: A) He was banking the winnings, if paid out (another piece of evidence that he was placing bets with Ohtani's money); or B) He made large deposits, not from winnings, but from directly scamming Ohtani by...
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    2023-2024 Women’s College Basketball

    I don't know if it is due to more parity in the women's game (which is good!), but besides South Carolina this is much closer to the competitiveness of the men's tournament. You used to have to wait until the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight for the 1-4 seeds to even break a sweat.
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    2023-2024 General NBA Season Thread

    He left the 4 MP game with a supposed re-aggravation of an eye injury...then in the 3 MP game left due to an "illness". The unders on Porter's props cashed in as the biggest winners on DraftKings for both of those games. Porter is on a 2-way contract but averages 14 MP averaging 4.4/3.2/2.3...
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    2004 WS Celebration

    Our tickets we received for my mini-season ticket plan for ALCS Game 4 2004 were somehow located in the front row of the bleachers right behind the Sox pitching mound/in front of the 420 mark. On the one hand they still hadn't rearranged the bleacher seating to remove that stupid 8 foot tall...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    I agree the league will be doing all it can to minimize the situation. But this happening now is also the WORST possible time for MLB to sweep it under the rug. If it happened late season or early offseason, there would be a lot of perceived "investigation" happening and MLB could come back 3...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    Per the story, the entire amount was wired direct to the bookie's associate, and not through Mizuhara's account to then be paid to the bookie. I highly doubt that Mizuhara had some side deal with the associate to cut a few mil out of the wire to pass back to him. And second, if Mizuhara was...
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    Following Former Celtics & Cs Nostalgia

    The translation from then to now isn't easy, but I'd consider Reggie Lewis as equivalent to JB currently (and Ant Edwards as mentioned above, but he should ascend further upward before his prime). Very similar as well in that Reggie was a nice scorer who could make tough shots, but not a true...
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    NCAA Tournament First Four and Thursday Game Thread

    CSU seems like that classic team that looks like a wagon in the non-conference slate, then finds some struggles as teams are wont to do in-conference, and people point to the overall analytics for seeding while still underestimating the difficulty of the MWC (RPI was 4th between SEC and ACC).
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    NCAA Tournament First Four and Thursday Game Thread

    CSU is excellent in their own right, but Virginia and their sparkling KenPom ranking of 67 are frauds. PC doesn't deserve to be in either, but would be doing a better job than this...
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    Thoughts/Impressions on “The Dynasty” Apple TV Series

    Yeah Rodney was not only viewed as "toxic" due to his habitual line-stepping, but he was on the wrong side of 30 when signing with the Pats. Hard-hitting safeties can go downhill in a hurry after 9 years in the league, but he went another 5+ years with NE.
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    2024 SoSH Golf

    Yup, the RI location. We were 4th ranked during the regular season, but between 1st week upsets then semifinals I believe we were playing a lower ranked team in the final.
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    2024 SoSH Golf

    Last week, me and 4 other guys won our Topgolf winter league (50 teams total). A lot of fun and a good way to spend some Monday nights since January to keep swinging. We get free entry into a future league and a little bit of swag. I was scoring amongst the highest at the place although no...