Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers is in hot water for allegedly placing bets on Iowa State sporting events.
Dekkers’ alleged 26 wagers (totaling more than $2,799) are part of a betting probe looking at illegal gambling activity at Iowa (Hawkeyes) and ISU. Dekkers will appear in court on Aug. 26.
Iowa State QB Hunter Dekkers Facing Serious Gambling Allegation
The 22-year-old junior started 12 games for the Cyclones last season. Dekkers faces accusations of betting on 26 events — including one Iowa State football game in 2021, which he did not play.
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Bryce Young may have been the big man on campus in his time at Alabama. But that didn’t mean he didn’t spend some of his free time earning a little extra cash.
While speaking with media on Tuesday, Young, the Panthers’ No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, said that prior to the arrival of rules allowing for players to profit off their name, image and likeness, he held down a job as a food delivery driver in order to make extra money.
In fact, he would often attempt to hide his identity while delivering food for DoorDash.
“I would have a mask on and wear a hoodie,” said Young.
Full disclosure: I am a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan. I woke up on Tuesday in anticipation that the team — surprisingly in first place in the NL Central — would make moves to improve the roster at the MLB Trade Deadline.
The Reds have an exciting offense headlined by a bunch of young, hungry kids. Plus, they have a future Hall of Fame first baseman in Joey Votto. They don’t have a problem scoring runs.
They do, however, have issues stopping other teams from. scoring runs.
If the MLB playoffs began today, the Cincinnati Reds would be in.
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Braves ace Spencer Strider made MLB history on Tuesday, shattering the record he set himself just last year after recording his 200th strikeout of the season.
Strider entered Tuesday’s game needing just one strikeout for the two-century mark on the season, and he achieved that in the top of the first inning, sitting down Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani for the milestone strikeout.
Last year, Strider became the fastest pitcher in league history to record 200 strikeouts in a single season, doing so in just 130 innings on the mound.
The Astros are acquiring Justin Verlander from the New York Mets for outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, two top-five prospects in Houston’s farm system.
Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett called Sean Payton’s criticism of the job he did as the Denver Broncos’ head coach last season “unfortunate” and said the current Broncos head coach broke the code with his comments.
Although several options were presented to Pac-12 presidents and chancellors, the primarily subscription-based Apple streaming deal emerged as the likely leader when commissioner George Kliavkoff presented it to the group Tuesday.
Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez invoked his no-trade clause to block a trade that was in place between the Dodgers and Tigers, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Los Angeles then added Royals left-hander Ryan Yarbrough in a deadline deal with Kansas City.
The Baltimore Orioles acquired right-hander Jack Flaherty from the St. Louis Cardinals for three prospects, the team announced on Tuesday.