Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transmit wagering information for his role in the Tim Donaghy NBA betting scandal. The Sheep’s partner in crime, Tim Donaghy, was recently released from jail and attempting to sell a tell-all book about the NBA referee gambling and game fixing culture. The Sheep has a book of his own he’d like to sell. Read the full story

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It looks like Jose Canseco is turning to the poker tables in hopes of turning around his recent financial troubles. Knowing Jose, and knowing the way Jose plays poker, I’m willing to bet that Canseco has a better chance of pounding out 10 more books than making any money playing cards. The oddsmakers agree. Read the full story

Somewhere between Chris Paul manhandling the Dallas Mavericks’ defense and Avery Johnson being fired, people overreacted to Josh Howard admitting to smoking marijuana in the offseason. There was no outrage when Henry Abbott of True Hoop broke this story LAST YEAR (4th question from the bottom), and the flap is extremely overblown when you consider that 80 million Americans have admitted to smoking marijuana with 11 million claiming they do so on a regular basis. Read the full story

Baseball is called America’s past time but the NFL is what drives the country. The football season is over but you can barely tell. The NFL combine and schedule release get treated like playoff games. The NFL Draft is a holy weekend for millions.

Not to be left out, NFL betting is available year round too. Most of the prop bets I found can’t be decided until the season’s in progress, but they’re still fun to go over. Forget about the same ole same ole odds to win it all next season, let your money ride on something more exciting. Read the full story

The Phoenix Suns’ Shawn Marion played his college ball at UNLV so he probably learned a little about gambling. As you can tell from this video, Marion is caught up in the poker Matrix. He plays everyday whether it’s video games, with friends, with teammates, or whatever.. He even plays at Super Bowl parties for charity. I doubt he’s playing online poker during halftime of games, but a quick hand in the parking lot doesn’t seem out of the question.

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Team Jessica Simpson has been successful at revitalizing Nick Lachey’s ex-wife’s image. Jessica chillin at Texas Stadium and hanging out en México con Tony Romo have made her national news.. Again. But Jessica Simpson’s dad isn’t the only one cashing in on her resurgence. The oddsmakers are getting a piece of Jessica too. Read the full story