NCAA president responds to integrity concerns after alleged point-shaving scheme leads to dozens of arrests

The NCAA said that protecting the "integrity" of its athletics is "of the utmost importance" for the organization after at least 26 people were charged Thursday in connection with fixed college basketball games, and urged states to "ban risky bets."

Prosecutors said the alleged participants bribed Chinese Basketball Association players in 2022 "to underperform and help ensure their team failed to cover the spread in certain games and then, through various sports books, arranged for large...