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Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy exits Brooklyn federal court following his sentencing, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in New York. Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for setting off a gambling scandal that tarnished the league's reputation and raised questions about the integrity of its officiating.

Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive. U.S. District Judge Carol Amon sentenced Donaghy to prison time plus three years of supervised release, saying he'd let the sport down by taking thousands of dollars from a...




Posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:55:36 PDT at http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nba/SIG=12b0thgqv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-bettingprobe&prov=ap&type=lgns
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