Readers of Black Brothers, Inc. The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo, 2005/07) know of the many federal funding efforts of the
Some comments about my involvement with the ESPN piece and my work on the NBA betting scandal This is the definitive account of how Tim Donaghy conspired
As someone who has spent hundreds of hours researching the NBA betting scandal over a decade, including the publishing of a critically-acclaimed and best-selling book on the
Let me first say…I CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE STILL HAVING THIS DISCUSSION (a full decade on, no less). Listen to me. I’m begging you. Please listen
In light of recent events, namely ESPN the Magazine‘s massive piece on the 2003-07 NBA betting scandal, VSIN host Gill Alexander re-posted an interview he
Anyone who has read any of my books on Philadelphia’s Black Mafia knows the name Jim Nicholson. James D. Nicholson’s crucial roles investigating and exposing
David Purdum interviewed me for his ESPN.com Chalk article regarding the prospects of legalized sports gambling in Pennsylvania – “$12 billion in handle? Why Pennsylvania
By Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe In another example of how dramatically the NBA is embracing the gambling industry, the Dallas Mavericks are hiring former professional sports
Barry Michael Cooper has a featured interview with Tariq Trotter (aka Black Thought of The Roots) in The New York Times (“The Roots’ Black Thought on Philadelphia Style. And His
By Marcyclaire Dale, Associated Press Union carpenter Bob Brady has spent 30 years running Philadelphia”s Democratic machine, and 20 years in Congress, watching a string