The FBI announced a massive sports gambling bust. The suspects include an NBA player, a hall of fame head coach, and mafia families. Suspects are accused of rigging poker games and basketball bets.

Plus, Rob Dillingham fights for minutes, Deandre Ayton shows new fire and Oklahoma City keeps churning out surprises.

Who's the highest-paid Arizona-born player? Easy, that would be Marvin Bagley. How much have players coming from Real Madrid who are 6-foot-8 or shorter made in their NBA careers? That would be $225.2 million, of course, with $198.7 million going to Luka Doncic. The highest Brazilian earner from the 2010 draft class? Sorry, there weren't any.

As part of their coverage for the upcoming NBA season, Amazon has reportedly made a fascinating hire of one of the most well-known sportswriters.

In a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker, obtained by The Athletic on Tuesday, Sankey urged the NCAA Division I Board of Directors to rescind the rule change that would legalize pro sports betting by current college athletes. After Division II and III councils approved the change last week, the ban is set to be lifted Saturday.

The return of the NBA to NBC brings 100 of the best regular-season games with star-studded matchups to WRAL-TV.

Damon Jones, who played for the Houston Cougars in the 90s, was among those named in an alleged illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information.

Tuesday's NBA slate offers five games as we continue the second week of the regular season, and the one I'm most excited about is the Charlotte Hornets - Miami Heat matchup. It's shaping up to be a fast-paced, physical battle between two teams that thrive in transition.

Alex Sarama, a 30-year-old who is in his first head coaching job at the professional level, said he had lofty goals for the Portland Fire.

Duke picked up its first commitment from the Class of 2026 on Tuesday, when five-star wing Bryson Howard announced his pledge to the Blue Devils live on the CBS Sports College Basketball Youtube Channel. Howard picked Duke over North Carolina and Kentucky following a whirlwind commitment that accelerated dramatically in recent months.

Although being tall is obviously quite important for NBA players, some guys have enjoyed long, successful careers despite being short (at least by professional basketball player standards). Today, we are going to rank the Top 20 greatest short players in NBA history,