Pennsylvania fantasy football competition leads to fake threats of violence, federal and foreign investigation

Federal and foreign authorities have launched investigations after a fantasy football tournament in Philadelphia got out of hand and a disgruntled player falsely accused other participants of plotting a violent attack. Department of Justice prosecutors announced Wednesday that 25-year-old Matthew Gabriel pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate and international threatening communications. Authorities said a […]
What began as a fantasy football feud ended with a Pennsylvania man pleading guilty to federal felony charges in regard to an international incident involving bomb and mass shooting threats.

What began as a fantasy football feud ended with a Pennsylvania man pleading guilty to federal felony charges in connection with a fake cross-border mass shooting threat and a fake domestic bomb threat. Philadelphia player Matthew Gabriel got into an altercation with a member of his fantasy football league in a group chat in August […]
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Accusing Fantasy Football Rival of Planning Two Terror Attacks

Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of providing false terrorism information to police about a fantasy football rival. According to Daily MailOn August 3, 2023, Gabriel accidentally Tilted Police said Gabriel's rival was planning a shooting in Norway and would “take out as many people as he could at […]
Philadelphia man made bomb, mass shooting threats in fantasy football feud

A 25-year-old Philadelphia man went too far in a fantasy football dispute and ended up pleading guilty to federal charges. Matthew Gabriel was responsible for sending two false tips to authorities in Norway and Iowa after claiming that another member of his fantasy league was planning to commit a mass shooting in Norway and “blow […]
Fantasy football wide receiver rankings: Top 75 WRs in standard leagues for Week 3, plus 4 sleepers

We’re only in Week 3, but from a fantasy football standpoint, it feels more like Week 10 with injuries starting to pile up suddenly. Wideouts AJ Brown (hamstring), Puka Nacua (knee) and Cooper Kupp (ankle) are all expected to miss multiple games, while Amon-Ra St. Brown (soft tissue), Justin Jefferson (quadriceps) and Tee Higgins (hamstring) […]
Isiah Pacheco’s injury sets Samaje Perine up to be fantasy football factor

Gambling content is intended for those 21 and over. If you sign up through our link, The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission. See our editorial standards for more information. No one can escape the clutches of the injury bug. No player is immune to the bite of the injury bug. Fantasy Football […]
Cleaning up the fantasy football wide receiver mess

Gambling content is intended for those 21 and over. If you sign up through our link, The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission. See our editorial standards for more information. Everyone, no matter how ugly, has to do some dirty work at some point: cleaning up after a messy toddler, dressing a gaping […]
Deebo Samuel injury: Fantasy implications with 49ers WR out ‘couple weeks’ with calf strain

of San Francisco 49ers The 49ers' head coach, Kyle Shanahan, said the team's loss at Minnesota in Week 2 was a much bigger blowout late in the game. He spoke to media on Monday Wide receiver Deebo Samuel reportedly strained his calf on the third-to-last play of the game and will miss “approximately two weeks.” […]
A.J. Brown injury status: What to do in fantasy football with Eagles WR ruled out for MNF

of Philadelphia Eagles Confront Atlanta Falcons On Monday Night Football The wide receiver positions remain in question heading into the final game of Week 2. Rookie Johnny Wilson is questionable after withdrawing late from practice on Saturday, and more importantly, AJ Brown is questionable with a hamstring strain. Brown practiced fully on Thursday but was […]
Trump’s fantasy that migrants are eating cats proves the meme has prevailed over real politics | Kenan Malik

IIf any town symbolizes the evolution of blue-collar life in America, Springfield, Ohio, might be as good a choice as any. Located in the heart of the Midwest, Springfield's prosperity was built on manufacturing and publishing. But its decline began early: The gigantic Crowell-Collier publishing plant closed on Christmas Eve in 1956. Thirty years later, […]