Tim Donaghy, aka The Gambling Ref, is out of jail after serving nearly 15 months for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce in the tips-for-payoffs scheme. Donaghy plans to live near Sarasota, Florida and is looking to get into sales or marketing. And he still needs a publisher for his book. Read the full story

Cristal Taylor, the woman with the checkered past that was living with Dirk Nowitzki, gave her first interview since being arrested by telephone from the Beaumont Jail in Jefferson County, Texas.

According to Taylor she’s broke, pregnant, and Dirk hasn’t talked to her since the arrest. He even changed his phone number. Read the full story

The Denver Nuggets ended the Dallas Mavericks’ season Wednesday night leaving Dirk Nowitzki free to deal with his problems off the court. The checkered past of his fiance Cristal Taylor is coming to light and there seems to be a new story everyday.

The latest twist takes us back to 1997 when Taylor dated former St. Louis Rams quarterback Tony Banks. The situation never got public like it did for Nowitzki, and Banks never lived with Taylor like Nowitzki did, but the mess had the Rams considering drafting Jake Plummer and ditching Banks. Read the full story

• Former New York Jets cornerback Kwame Ellis in a Reynosa, Mexico jail

Remember NFL cornerback Kwame Ellis? Don’t worry, nobody else does either. That was most likely Ellis’ problem in Reynosa, Mexico early Monday morning when he got in an argument with a taxi driver over the bill. By argument I mean Kwame Ellis didn’t want to pay at all. Read the full story