Moderators Blake Munroe Posted May 20 Moderators Share Posted May 20 One in three high-profile athletes receive abusive messages from individuals with a "betting interest," and more than 540 men's and women's college basketball players received similar abuse, including death threats, during championship tournaments in March, the NCAA said in a release on Friday. The NCAA looked at athletes participating in sports that attract the most betting interest -- football and basketball, among others -- and found that online abuse is widespread. Signify, an artificial intelligence company and NCAA partner, covered 1,000 Division I men's and women's college basketball players, 64 teams, more than 200 coaches and 120 NCAA game officials during March Madness. The analysis, which is part of an NCAA initiative aimed at combating online abuse and harassment, found 4,000 posts or comments that were confirmed to be abusive or threatening during March Madness. The NCAA said the data showed women's basketball players received approximately three times more overall threats than men's players and that 15-25% of abuse directed at players, coaches and officials who are involved in the most popular college sports was related to betting. More here: https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/40166862/ncaa-1-3-star-athletes-receive-abuse-threats-bettors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajunhorn Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Damn. I guess I was completely naive to how pervasive stuff like that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaertyisthatdude Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Absolute insanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted May 20 Moderators Share Posted May 20 Wild, but not unexpected sadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Moore Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 We're not trending in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
512Horn Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Well, if they would start doing their damn jobs and covering they would have nothing to worry about… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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