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Meadowlark Lemon dies at the age of 83 after a full and happy life, dedicated to basketball.

Born in 1932, Meadow George Lemon III trained in harsh conditions, using a coat hanger and an onion sack for the basket and an empty milk can for ball

He joined Globetrotters in 1954 and left the team fourteen year later over a contract dispute.
He later formed the Meadowlark Lemon’s Bucketeers, the Shooting Stars and Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem All-Stars and continued to tour an play until he was 70. Lemon is remembered as the “Clown Prince of Basketball” for the pranks he was playing on referees and fellow players. Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider surely remembers him like this: “He was an incredible entertainer and brought happiness and lifelong memories to millions around the world. We have lost a great ambassador of the game.”

Lemon received the John W. Bunn Award in 2003 for his outstanding lifetime contributions to basketball and the Globetrotters dedicated their 90th anniversary tour to him and his former teammate Famer Marques Haynes, who also passed away, earlier this year.

A cheerful guy, Lemon also appeared as an animated character on “The Harlem Globetrotters” cartoon series and on episodes of “Scooby Doo.” He enjoyed life and basketall and in his own words, he was one of the most fortunate athelets : “I was one of the most fortunate athletes that ever lived,”…”I was able to watch history.”Globetrotters will retire Lemon’s No. 36 jersey as well as Wilt Chamberlain’s (13), Fred “Curly” Neal’s (22), Haynes’ (20) and Reece “Goose” Tatum’ (50).

Meadowlark Lemon dies at the age of 83 after a full and happy life, dedicated to basketball.

Born in 1932, Meadow George Lemon III trained in harsh conditions, using a coat hanger and an onion sack for the basket and an empty milk can for ball

He joined Globetrotters in 1954 and left the team fourteen year later over a contract dispute.
He later formed the Meadowlark Lemon’s Bucketeers, the Shooting Stars and Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem All-Stars and continued to tour an play until he was 70. Lemon is remembered as the “Clown Prince of Basketball” for the pranks he was playing on referees and fellow players. Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider surely remembers him like this: “He was an incredible entertainer and brought happiness and lifelong memories to millions around the world. We have lost a great ambassador of the game.”

Lemon received the John W. Bunn Award in 2003 for his outstanding lifetime contributions to basketball and the Globetrotters dedicated their 90th anniversary tour to him and his former teammate Famer Marques Haynes, who also passed away, earlier this year.

A cheerful guy, Lemon also appeared as an animated character on “The Harlem Globetrotters” cartoon series and on episodes of “Scooby Doo.” He enjoyed life and basketall and in his own words, he was one of the most fortunate athelets : “I was one of the most fortunate athletes that ever lived,”…”I was able to watch history.”Globetrotters will retire Lemon’s No. 36 jersey as well as Wilt Chamberlain’s (13), Fred “Curly” Neal’s (22), Haynes’ (20) and Reece “Goose” Tatum’ (50).

A star player for Boston University (BU) has been banned for the season following a university hockey gambling scandal.

Following a university hockey gambling investigation, a junior forward for the BU men’s hockey team named Nick Roberto has been banned for the season. According to sports gambling news, another player on the same team is rumored to have been involved as well.

BU will not disclose details of the scandal, saying in a statement that: “Beyond confirming that Mr. Roberto will not play for the Boston University hockey team this season, federal privacy laws prevent us from discussing his status.”

NCAA forbids university hockey gambling

 

BU said that the initial investigation—which took place last season—was spurred by “rumors that a BU hockey player had engaged in gambling.” The university did not waste any time launching a search into the matter.

“Although the rumors did not involve gambling on either college or professional hockey games, we nonetheless immediately conducted a thorough investigation and turned the results over to the appropriate authorities at the NCAA. Based on that investigation, the NCAA made its own findings and took remedial action, and we would refer you to that organization for further information,” explained BU.

Per NCAA gambling laws, any collegiate player who is found betting on a sporting event—regardless of whether the gambling is done in person or online, or whether the game is collegiate or professional—is subject to a suspension of one year minimum.

A star player for Boston University (BU) has been banned for the season following a university hockey gambling scandal.

Following a university hockey gambling investigation, a junior forward for the BU men’s hockey team named Nick Roberto has been banned for the season. According to sports gambling news, another player on the same team is rumored to have been involved as well.

BU will not disclose details of the scandal, saying in a statement that: “Beyond confirming that Mr. Roberto will not play for the Boston University hockey team this season, federal privacy laws prevent us from discussing his status.”

NCAA forbids university hockey gambling

 

BU said that the initial investigation—which took place last season—was spurred by “rumors that a BU hockey player had engaged in gambling.” The university did not waste any time launching a search into the matter.

“Although the rumors did not involve gambling on either college or professional hockey games, we nonetheless immediately conducted a thorough investigation and turned the results over to the appropriate authorities at the NCAA. Based on that investigation, the NCAA made its own findings and took remedial action, and we would refer you to that organization for further information,” explained BU.

Per NCAA gambling laws, any collegiate player who is found betting on a sporting event—regardless of whether the gambling is done in person or online, or whether the game is collegiate or professional—is subject to a suspension of one year minimum.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is calling for the legalization and regulation of both daily fantasy sports (DFS) and traditional sports betting in the United States.In the latest gambling news, Silver expressed his continued support for DFS and sports betting on Monday. The NBA commissioner argued that the fast growth and enormous popularity of operators like FanDuel and DraftKings is proof that there is an unmet consumer demand that must be addressed.

Said Silver on FiveThirtyEight’s Hot Takedown podcast: “My view is that daily fantasy should be a regulated industry in New York and elsewhere, and I think ultimately that should be a decision for the voters.”

Silver is the first head of a major sports league to comment on the ongoing DFS controversy, and the most outspoken advocate of legal sports gambling. He made his opinion first known in October, when he told ESPN that the NBA is not considering “withdrawing or backing off our relationship with the [DFS] industry”, and that “it’s something that we’re deeply engaged in on the broader subject of daily fantasy-slash-sports betting.” He also had written a New York Times piece about why sports betting should be legalized shortly after entering into an equity deal with FanDuel.

Does the NBA commissioner consider DFS gambling?

The most pressing question in American gambling laws right now is whether DFS is a game of skill, or of chance. Silver declined to discuss whether he believes that DFS constitutes as gambling or not, but did say that the legalization and regulation of both DFS and sports gambling would be in the best interest of major sports leagues.

Said the NBA commissioner: “One of the reasons I’ve been pushing to legalize sports betting is not because that I’m necessarily an advocate of sports betting, it’s because all the research shows that it’s a multi-hundred-billion dollar business just in the United States right now.”

“In terms of the integrity of the sports league, it’s only bad news for us when it continues to remain underground… [to] the extent there are fantasy sites or flat-out betting sites, where consumers identify themselves by putting credit cards in and then can be tracked the same way the stock market can track buying and selling, then that’s much healthier for the leagues.”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is calling for the legalization and regulation of both daily fantasy sports (DFS) and traditional sports betting in the United States.In the latest gambling news, Silver expressed his continued support for DFS and sports betting on Monday. The NBA commissioner argued that the fast growth and enormous popularity of operators like FanDuel and DraftKings is proof that there is an unmet consumer demand that must be addressed.

Said Silver on FiveThirtyEight’s Hot Takedown podcast: “My view is that daily fantasy should be a regulated industry in New York and elsewhere, and I think ultimately that should be a decision for the voters.”

Silver is the first head of a major sports league to comment on the ongoing DFS controversy, and the most outspoken advocate of legal sports gambling. He made his opinion first known in October, when he told ESPN that the NBA is not considering “withdrawing or backing off our relationship with the [DFS] industry”, and that “it’s something that we’re deeply engaged in on the broader subject of daily fantasy-slash-sports betting.” He also had written a New York Times piece about why sports betting should be legalized shortly after entering into an equity deal with FanDuel.

Does the NBA commissioner consider DFS gambling?

The most pressing question in American gambling laws right now is whether DFS is a game of skill, or of chance. Silver declined to discuss whether he believes that DFS constitutes as gambling or not, but did say that the legalization and regulation of both DFS and sports gambling would be in the best interest of major sports leagues.

Said the NBA commissioner: “One of the reasons I’ve been pushing to legalize sports betting is not because that I’m necessarily an advocate of sports betting, it’s because all the research shows that it’s a multi-hundred-billion dollar business just in the United States right now.”

“In terms of the integrity of the sports league, it’s only bad news for us when it continues to remain underground… [to] the extent there are fantasy sites or flat-out betting sites, where consumers identify themselves by putting credit cards in and then can be tracked the same way the stock market can track buying and selling, then that’s much healthier for the leagues.”