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The leagues said they support a bill introduced in Congress on Thursday that would give state and local law enforcement the ability to disable drones during sporting events, which the leagues say have become an increasing threat.

Ippei Mizuhara was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for stealing about $17 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to repay gambling debts.

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that there was no evidence Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, suffered from a gambling addiction, as he claimed when he asked a judge to limit his sentence to 18 months.

Federal prosecutors released an audio recording in which they say Ippei Mizuhara impersonates Shohei Ohtani in an attempt to wire money from Ohtani's bank account.

The NFL and federal law enforcement are increasing security for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in response to the New Year's Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street that killed 14 people, officials told ESPN.

Bucknell University has told the parents of a freshman football player who died in July that it is investigating his death, but the player's parents say they are unsatisfied with the school's response.

David Fletcher, a former Angels infielder currently with the Braves’ Triple-A affiliate, and his friend, who also played in the minor leagues, bet with the bookie who took wagers from Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter, sources told ESPN.

Ryan Boyajian of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” is the bookmaker’s associate to whom Ippei Mizuhara wired money to pay his gambling debts, sources told ESPN.

The payments Ippei Mizuhara sent from Shohei Ohtani’s bank account to a bookmaking operation were forwarded to casinos, where the money was deposited in gambling accounts, converted to chips and cashed out to pay the bookie, multiple sources told ESPN.

Iowa Hawkeyes defensive back Cooper DeJean sent a letter to all NFL clubs last week informing them that he has been cleared to return to all football activities, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Tuesday.