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MU officials raise concerns as Missouri Gaming Commission denies NCAA player prop bet ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)  The Missouri Gaming Commission has denied a request from the NCAA to ban wagers on individual student-athlete performance, including player prop bets and first-half wager spreads on college basketball games. NCAA President Charlie Baker sent a letter to the commission on Jan. 15 urging the state to restrict these bets, citing

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Zion Young charged with DWI, speeding

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Star defensive end for the Missouri Tigers Zion Young was officially charged on Friday with a pair of misdemeanors. Young, 21, of Covington, Georgia, was charged in Boone County with driving while intoxicated and speeding 11-15 miles over the speed limit. Missouri State Highway Patrol reports show he was arrested on Dec.

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Alabama center Charles Bediako pulls down a rebound in a March 2023 game.

Former pro player’s return to Alabama men’s basketball team sparks a scramble by the NCAA and sport’s coaches

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — NCAA leadership reached out to the National Association of Basketball Coaches to convene for a previously unscheduled call on Friday afternoon to discuss the unprecedented Charles Bediako situation, multiple sources told CNN Sports. The sources were unsure if the call involved all Division I coaches or just select NABC

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