Tag: Chauncey Billups
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The question on Colorado’s mind: Why, Chauncey? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. New Orleans Pelicans at Nuggets (7 p.m. Wednesday, Altitude TV) — Against his former team, Bruce Brown would do Denver a solid by showing he still has that ‘Brucey B’ bounce. 2. Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights (2 p.m. Friday, Altitude TV/ESPN+) — A Halloween…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why arrest of Chauncey Billups cuts so deep in our hearts
Gambling has not corrupted sports. Unethical, immoral people like Chauncey Billups have. – Frank, casting stones Kiz: I ain’t no historian, so this is strictly a guess: Sports bookie might be the world’s second-oldest profession. As any old, gray-haired Broncomaniac could tell you, a gambler didn’t have to wander too far into a back alley…
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Friday Faceoff: Has legalized gambling ruined sports as we knew it?
Friday Faceoff: In the wake of the latest sports gambling scandal, and an FBI investigation featuring Denver’s own Chauncey Billups involving an illegal poker operation, has legalized betting ruined sports as we knew it? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: No Whatever happened to the virtue of personal responsibility? There are quite literally millions of…
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Mark Kiszla: Shocking arrest of Chauncey Billups indictment of how gambling has corrupted sports we love
The legend of “Mr. Big Shot” took a wicked hit from the FBI. After the Feds busted an illegal poker game where Chauncey Billups was seated at the table, the greatest basketball player in Colorado history stood accused of money laundering and wire fraud on behalf of a team of nefarious gentlemen known as “Flapper…
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From George Washington to CU to Nuggets, a timeline of Chauncey Billups’ career
The FBI on Thursday announced the arrest of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups for his involvement in an illegal gambling scheme. Here is a look at the decorated basketball career of the Denver native: Born: Sept. 25, 1976 (Denver) High school 1992-95: George Washington High School (Denver) College 1995-97: University of Colorado NBA Playing FBI…
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Chauncey Billups, a Denver icon, lets down Colorado | Vinny’s take
It was one of those sentences that kept getting stranger and stranger. Chauncey Billups? Rigged poker games? La Cosa Nostra? It looks like the legacy of the best basketball player to ever come from these hills is going to be severely tarnished. Billups was arrested Thursday morning after a yearslong federal investigation into illegal gambling…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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Five games to watch from the Denver Nuggets 2021-22 schedule
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The NBA released the full, 82-game schedule for all teams Friday. The Denver Nuggets are slated to open the season Oct. 20 at the Phoenix Suns, last year’s Western Conference champions, in a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series. The Nuggets close the regular season at home on April 10 against the Los Angeles…