Eric “Spook” Earnest is one of the few people named in both federal gambling indictments which have rocked the NBA — and an alleged “longtime” friend of Chauncey Billups. How did the two men from widely different worlds link up?

At least eight men employed by the Detroit Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four VPs and two other high-ranking employees. Story with @Britt_Ghiroli: https://t.co/y9VwgCZQtK

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4/ To learn more about the scam and how Rodney fits into it, read the piece by @GabbyHerzig and I --

3/ @PaigeSpiranac spoke with us about the scam and the impact its had on her: “I’ve had people come up to me at events, at outings, and say that they’re in a relationship with me, or they come up quite angry because ‘fake me’ has scammed them out of money or has ghosted them."

2/ The twist? He's not a real person. @TheAthletic created him and his Instagram account to test the veracity and speed of an ever-increasing social media scam pervading the LPGA and female golfers.

🧵 1/ Meet Rodney Raclette. Indiana Native. 62 years old. Big golfer. Even bigger LPGA Fan.

Part 2: https://t.co/hxCmEBvQps

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The 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles was a shockingly pivotal moment in the history of athlete stalkings. Part 3 of our stalking series by @CDEccleshare explores why tennis may be the epicenter of of stalking in sports. https://t.co/3YnURB54ka

And if you haven't read Part 1 of our series, you can read it here! More to come later this week. https://t.co/6leDjmcxMq

If you read anything today, make sure its @nathanfenno's deep dive into the maddening stalking case of former NFL defender Aaron Donald.

NEW PODCAST: A serious issue in sports that remains incredibly underreported: The escalating stalking problem in sports. The guest is investigative reporter @CarsonKessler for a discussion on her reporting on it: https://t.co/ZejPTpecms

From @TheAthletic: As more and more athletes use social media to chronicle their lives, strangers have become dangerously obsessed. Many stalking cases go unreported. But even a partial list indicates an alarming pattern. https://t.co/o0juoZMyFd

10/ “They need to think about the purpose of their organization and their mission, and whether or not using a charter service that also serves ICE is consistent with their mission.”

9/ “They may not have known, but now they do, so now they have a choice to make,” said @annskeet at @scuethics.

8/ GlobalX and ICE didn’t respond to emailed questions. Neither did @InterMiamiCF. Only 10 of 20 universities responded to requests for comment from @TheAthletic. Some schools said they were unaware that the planes they were on were also used to deport people.

7/ “If your team wins, you get the honor of transporting the winning team. It’s just a feeling of accomplishment," said one. "For me doing an ICE flight, I don’t want to be dramatic and say it’s like a death sentence, but I hated it.”

6/ I spoke to several former GlobalX pilots about what its really like to fly these two types of passengers. About deportation flights, one pilot said: "They’re in conditions that you would see in a POW camp."