Tennis Officials To Review Anti-Corruption Unit Amid Match Fixing Claims: Report

The move comes after a joint investigation by BuzzFeed News and the BBC uncovered evidence that the Tennis Integrity Unit failed to rigorously investigate possible match fixing among dozens of players.

Tennis officials on Wednesday are expected to announce new measures to address claims of rampant match fixing.

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The announcement was slated to be made at a news conference Wednesday at the Australian Open, where Association of Tennis Professionals President Chris Kermode, International Tennis Federation President David Haggerty and Wimbledon Chairman Philip Brook are expected to attend.

The move comes after a joint BuzzFeed News and BBC investigation found evidence suggesting match-fixing has run rampant in the sport for years with little action on the part of tennis officials.

To address those findings, tennis executives are expected to announce an independent review of the sports anti-corruption team, the Tennis Integrity Unit, according to the Associated Press, which cited a source who spoke on condition anonymity

The review will be run out of London, the AP added.

The sport's governing bodies have been meeting at Melbourne Park, the site of the Australian Open, to discuss the scandal, which unfolded as the tournament got underway, the New York Times reported.

As early as Sunday, a major gambling website suspended betting an Australian Open doubles match featuring little-known players Andrea Hlavackova and Lukasz Kubot against Spain's Lara Arruabarrena and David Marrero after irregular patterns raised suspicions that it had been fixed.

LINK: The Tennis Racket: A Joint Investigation

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Legendary Wrestler Rey Mysterio Answers 15 Totally Random Questions

The Lucha Underground star talks to BuzzFeed about everything, from selfies to Donald Trump.

Rey Mysterio has dominated the pro wrestling industry since he first began his career in 1992. After signing with WWE in 2002, Mysterio became a household name, picking up several prestigious titles including the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Today, the 41-year-old wrestling icon is signed with AAA (one of Mexico's top wrestling organizations) and will debut on Lucha Underground for the El Rey Network, now in its second season.

Mysterio talked to BuzzFeed backstage at the Lucha Underground temple to answer some very important questions.

El Rey Network / Via Facebook: LuchaUnderground

How do you feel about selfies?

Rey Mysterio / Via Facebook: reymysterio

What does Mexican-American mean to you?

"Mexican by heart, American-born in San Diego."

AAA / Via youtube.com

What is your go-to workout song?

Death Row Records

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Report: Clippers' Blake Griffin Broke His Hand By Hitting Team Equipment Staffer

Griffin is expected to miss multiple weeks due to the injury.

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin broke his hand during a fight with a team equipment staffer, according to ESPN. Griffin is expected to miss several weeks due to the injury.

The Clippers are currently fourth in the Western Conference. Griffin has already been inactive since late December with a quad injury.

ESPN reports the altercation began in a restaurant in Toronto. "Griffin hit the man, who then left the restaurant and went outside. Griffin followed him outside and hit him again. [...] The equipment staffer's face was injured and he was treated at a local hospital, sources told Eaves. Both Griffin and the equipment staffer were sent home after the incident."

The Clippers play the Pacers in Indiana Tuesday night.

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A Bunch Of Canadian Dudes Are Going To Japan For A Big Snowball Fight

It’s Dodgeball meets Fubar.

Nathan Thoen and David "DT" Thomson are two Saskatchewan Canadudes who hate shirts and love to throw snowballs. They're co-captains of Team Canada for the upcoming Yukigassen World Championships. Wait, the WHAT?

Yukigassen Team Canada

Yukigassen Canada

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Swimmers Are Responding To The Blizzard By Actually Swimming In The Snow

The cold never bothered swimmers anyway.

ICYMI, the East Coast was SLAMMED this weekend by the Winter Storm Jonas...and there was a LOT of snow.

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Florida State Settles With Former Student Who Accused Jameis Winston Of Rape

The lawsuit claimed FSU “concealed and obstructed the sexual assault investigation so that Mr. Winston could play football.”

Jameis Winston.

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Florida State University has reached a $950,000 settlement with Erica Kinsman, the former student who accused quarterback Jameis Winston of sexual assault in 2012.

Kinsman, who filed the lawsuit under the name "Jane Doe," publicly identified herself in a 2015 documentary.

In her Title IX lawsuit, Kinsman asserted that FSU violated federal law by refusing to investigate and by covering up her allegations of a sexual assault on Dec. 7, 2012, as well as a second woman's report of sexual misconduct, by fellow student Jameis Winston. Kinsman claimed the FSU's actions were carried out so Winston could play football for more than two years afterwards.

Kinsman had told Tallahassee police that she was raped at an off-campus apartment, but did not know the identity of her alleged assailant until she was in class with Winston the next semester. Kinsman reported his identity to Tallahassee police, but their investigation did not lead to charges, and Winston was cleared of wrongdoing during a 2014 code of conduct hearing by Florida State.

Kinsman and Winston have pending lawsuits against each other in Florida. The university is also being investigated by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights.

Kinsman's $950,000 settlement includes a five-year commitment from FSU to sexual assault awareness, prevention, and training programs. The school also agreed to increase transparency through publication of annual reports about its programs to deter and address campus sexual assault.

However, FSU did not admit to liability in the settlement, USA Today reported.

And in a statement, FSU President John Thrasher said the settlement was a financial decision.

"We have an obligation to our students, their parents and Florida taxpayers to deal with this case, as we do all litigation, in a financially responsible manner," he said. "With all the economic demands we face, at some point it doesn't make sense to continue even though we are convinced we would have prevailed."

Kinsman's attorneys called it the largest settlement of its kind for alleged Title IX discrimination or indifference to sexual assault.

FSUe announced that the former student is expected to receive $250,000 of the settlement and her attorneys will receive $700,000.

Kinsman, a Florida native who is now finishing her degree at a different university, said she hoped the settlement will also have lasting effects at the campus.

"I'll always be disappointed that I had to leave the school I dreamed of attending since I was little. I am happy that FSU has committed to continue making changes in order to ensure a safer environment for all students," she said in a statement. "My hope is that the federal investigation of my complaint by the Office of Civil Rights will produce even more positive change, not just at FSU, but across the country."

Winston, who left Florida State after three years to enter the NFL, recently finished his first year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Read the full statement from Kinsman's legal team here:

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Transgender Athletes Can Now Compete In Olympics Without Sex Reassignment Surgery

The International Olympic Committee has released a new set of guidelines for transgender athletes.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

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The International Olympic Committee on Monday updated its guidelines for transgender athletes, saying Olympians do not need to undergo sex reassignment surgery to compete in the games.

"It is necessary ... that trans athletes are not excluded from the opportunity to participate in sporting competition," the guideline document states. "To require surgical anatomical changes as a pre-condition to participation is not necessary to preserve fair competition and may be inconsistent with developing legislation and notions of human rights."

Previously, transgender athletes were required by the IOC to undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone therapy to compete in Olympic events.

The IOC's new gender-specific guidelines vary greatly for trans male athletes and trans female athletes. The resulting guidelines suggest that people assigned male at birth are naturally stronger and more athletically inclined than people assigned female at birth.

"Those who transition from female to male are eligible to compete in the male category without restriction," the IOC announced.

For athletes who transition from male to female, eligibility is subject to stipulations regarding self-identification and levels of testosterone.

When an athlete identifies as female, "[t]he declaration cannot be changed, for sporting purposes, for a minimum of four years."

To become eligible, a trans female athlete "must demonstrate that her total testosterone level in serum has been below 10nmol/L for at least 12 months prior to her first competition." Testosterone levels for trans female athletes "[m]ust remain below 10 nmol/L throughout the period of desired eligibility to compete in the female category," and they "may" be tested regularly to determine testosterone levels.

The IOC document references a 2015 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding hyperandrogenism, the presence of naturally elevated levels of testosterone in female athletes.

The court in 2015 vacated the International Association of Athletics Federation's regulations that essentially banned athletes with hyperandrogenism, saying the association didn't provide enough scientific evidence about the relationship between "enhanced testosterone levels and improved athletic performance in hyperandrogenic athletes."

In its new transgender guidelines, the IOC says the association should presenting evidence to the court "to support the reinstatement of its hyperandrogenism rules."

But, instead of banning athletes with hyperandrogenism "not eligible for female competition the athlete should be eligible to compete in male competition."

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