﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Tim Donaghy news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more Tim Donaghy stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/6304/tim-donaghy.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:57:37 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/61625/gambling-nba-ref-gets-early-release-after-mob-beating.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Gambling NBA Ref Gets Early Release After Mob Beating</title><description>The NBA ref imprisoned for betting on games will finish his 15-month sentence in a halfway house, the Tampa Tribune reports; he’ll be released Wednesday. A press release from a “prisoner advocacy group” said Donaghy is being sprung early because he “was injured during an assault in November of 2008....</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/61625/gambling-nba-ref-gets-early-release-after-mob-beating.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:21:12 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/39072/donaghy-was-sole-gambling-ref-nba-finds.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Donaghy Was Sole Gambling Ref, NBA Finds</title><description>No NBA referee other than Tim Donaghy, who’s currently serving time for gambling, has been up to anything illegal in the sport, a 14-month league probe has found. But the report’s author did have some suggestions for keeping the game clean, including a hotline for tips on suspicious activity and...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/39072/donaghy-was-sole-gambling-ref-nba-finds.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:25:01 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38122/nba-ref-starts-prison-term-for-gambling.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>NBA Ref Starts Prison Term for Gambling</title><description>The NBA referee who admitted gambling on basketball begins his 15-month federal prison sentence today, reports USA Today . The conviction of referee Tim Donaghy, 41, has rocked the NBA, even though officials determined he didn't bet on the specific games he worked. An NBA-sponsored investigation into gambling and referees is...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38122/nba-ref-starts-prison-term-for-gambling.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 1:57:01 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/33651/donaghy-gets-15-months-in-gambling-rap.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Donaghy Gets 15 Months in Gambling Rap</title><description>Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison today for his role in the NBA gambling scandal, the Sporting News reports, a step down from the 27-33 months recommended by federal guidelines. Donaghy’s lawyers argued that the disgraced referee—who admitted to betting on games he officiated in pleading...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/33651/donaghy-gets-15-months-in-gambling-rap.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:37:53 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/30755/donaghy-fights-nbas-14m-bill.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill</title><description>A lawyer for Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who bet on games he officiated, has accused the NBA of going after his client in retaliation for statements that detracted from the NBA Finals, AP reports. "The message from the NBA is quite clear: If you cooperate in a federal investigation...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/30755/donaghy-fights-nbas-14m-bill.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:53:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/29896/do-feds-suspect-another-ref.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Do Feds Suspect Another Ref?</title><description>While questioning former NBA referees about Tim Donaghy, federal investigators also asked lots of questions about another ref named Dick Bavetta, ESPN reports. Commissioner David Stern, however, insisted the league has no concerns about the veteran official, who worked Game 1 of this year's finals. Stern again suggested that Donaghy's...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/29896/do-feds-suspect-another-ref.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 9:00:03 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/29797/full-court-press-wont-fix-nbas-image-woes.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Full-Court Press Won't Fix NBA's Image Woes</title><description>It seems unlikely NBA commissioner David Stern would ever have arranged outcomes of important games, as disgraced former referee Tim Donaghy has claimed. But whether or not the accusations are true, the league has a Shaq-sized image issue on its hands, and strategies for dealing with the tarnish aren't in...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/29797/full-court-press-wont-fix-nbas-image-woes.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:38:04 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/29716/ousted-ref-nba-fixed-2002-series.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Ousted Ref: NBA Fixed 2002 Series</title><description>A disgraced former NBA referee claims that league officials conspired with referees to stretch the 2002 Lakers-Kings playoff series to a money-making seventh game, the Los Angeles Time s reports. The allegation from Tim Donaghy came in a letter to the FBI that made broad claims of misconduct and match-fixing...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/29716/ousted-ref-nba-fixed-2002-series.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 2:48:54 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/28060/gambling-ref-dont-trust-nba-game-results.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Gambling Ref: Don't Trust NBA Game Results</title><description>Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy alleged yesterday that relationships among basketball officials, coaches, and players "affected the outcome of games." He may also have passed the league information about other referees with gambling problems, and about the flow of confidential information from an official to a coach, AP reports. Donaghy's...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/28060/gambling-ref-dont-trust-nba-game-results.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:04:39 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>