Today's Blind Items - The Fix

Back in the day, nearly every game in this pro sports league was fixed. The commissioner and executives knew the games were fixed, and tried their best to stop it, but it took years to get the mafia out of the game. The problem they faced was that several of the biggest stars in the league were the ones arranging it. Players would come to this east coast city and sit down with the permanent A list player and then one of his "friends" would stop by the table and the discussion would turn to taking a play or two off during that week's game. No one wanted anyone to throw the game, they just wanted to make sure the line landed where they wanted it. This went on for about two years until the commissioner threatened to permanently ban the permanent A list player. The player needed the paycheck and all those endorsement dollars, so he caved. But, that didn't stop his "friends" from continuing the relationships they had made with other players. That took a few more years to really clean out.