September 17, 2026 | 08:49 AM

David Purdum

Articles by David Purdum

NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS urge action against threats from bettors - ESPN

Sports September 16, 2026

The five largest American professional sports leagues and their players' unions are urging state gambling regulators to combat escalating harassment and violent threats from sports bettors. The NFL,�...

Notre Dame, Ohio State top CFP odds ahead of Texas - ESPN

Sports September 4, 2026

Notre Dame enters the season with a level of respect that it hasn't had in 20 years. The Fighting Irish are co-favorites with Ohio State to win the national championship. Notre Dame and Ohio State a�...

20 charged in college hoops point-shaving plot - ESPN

Sports January 16, 2026

Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving 39 college basketball players on 17 NCAA Division I teams, leading to 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment unsealed�...

NCAA asks CFTC to suspend prediction markets - ESPN

Business January 16, 2026

The NCAA asked a federal regulatory body Wednesday to stop prediction markets from offering trades on college sports until more safeguards are in place. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the �...

Canes overcome long odds to reach CFP final four - ESPN

Sports January 3, 2026

Miami had an odds-defying December, going from a long shot to even make the College Football Playoff to one of the favorites in the final four. Miami opened as a 2.5-point favorite over Ole Miss in �...

NCAA slams Kalshi's intent to offer portal trading - ESPN

Sports December 19, 2025

Prediction market Kalshi notified a federal regulator on Wednesday that it was self-certifying markets on whether college athletes will enter the transfer portal, and while the company says it has no�...