Former NFL receiver Reche Caldwell arrested in illegal gambling ring

The lasting image of former NFL receiver Reche Caldwell was one of amusement after his reaction after dropping a pass against the Indianapolis Colts in an AFC Championship game while he was a member of the New England Patriots.

Caldwell is now in the news for the wrong reasons. Caldwell was arrested for his involvement in what Tampa police said was an illegal gambling operation.  Police say Caldwell was one of three leaders of the operation. Five other men are facing a variety of charges including probation violations, possession of a control substance and illegal gambling.

The 34-year-old Caldwell was a standout wide receiver at Florida and was chosen in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. He also played for the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins. His younger brother Andre Caldwell is a receiver for the Denver Broncos.

Caldwell was held in the Orient Road Jail and released early Monday on $4,000 bail.

Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee will transfer

Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee plans to transfer, according to multiple reports.

Lee, a redshirt sophomore, will have two years of eligibility remaining. He led the Yellow Jackets to a berth in the Music City Bowl where they lost to Ole Miss 25-17 and ended the season 7-6.

Lee cited the use of Tech's triple option offense as his reason for wanting to transfer. Lee will most likely transfer down to a FCS program where he can plan immediately since he already burned his redshirt year. Possible destinations include James Madison, Elon, and Rcihmond. All are closer to his hometown of Durham, North Carolina.  

Floyd Mayweather wins $112,500 after Michigan State's Rose Bowl win

The Michigan State Spartans weren't the ones basking in the glory of their Rose Bowl win over Stanford. Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a big winner as well.

Mayweather placed a $50,000 bet on the Spartans and won a cool $112,500. The Cardinal were 6.5 point favorites but lost 24-20.

  

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Money Michigan State wearing the Money Green. Rose Bowl Champions! I bet $50,000 to win $112,500 always bet on green! pic.twitter.com/c94UPPjuGI

It was a magical night for the Spartans and a profitable night for Mayweather.

"It Girl" of the week: Mimi Zegeye

The Just Sports & Just Us "It Girl" of the week is Mimi Zegeye.

Oklahoma State freshman Stevie Clark, arrested for marijuana possession

Oklahoma State freshman guard Stevie Clark was arrested in Edmond, Okla., on Wednesday morning for possession of marijuana.

Clark was a passenger in the car that was pulled over due to seatbelt violation when an officer determined that there was marijuana in the vehicle, according to Edmond Police spokeswoman Jenny Monroe.

Both Clark and the unidentified driver of the vehicle were arrested.

Clark posted bond and was released on Wednesday.

The former Douglass High standout has already been the subject of disciplinary action this season.

He was suspended from the team and sent home from the team's appearance in the Old Spice Classic in November due to what his coach called "personal reasons."

Art Briles might take the Texas job if it's offered to him

Baylor's Art Briles has made himself one of the hottest coaching candidates in the nation. Briles has turned around programs at Houston and Baylor and has made the Bears a higher profile team. While many speculate on his coaching future with a possible NFL job, the Texas Longhorns could be the tema that wins a possible Briles sweepstakes.

In a report in the Austin American-Statesman, a source says that Briles would be willing to meet Texas athletic director Steve Patterson to interview for the Longhorns job. Briles has not been interviewed but the report says that Briles would take the job if it was offered to him.   

Briles signed a new 10-year contract with Baylor after it clinched its first ever Big 12 championship. A high-ranking Texas source said Briles’ buyout is $4 million, but other reports suggest that it could be much higher than that figure, possibly $12 million, a price the Longhorns would more than likely be willing to pay.

With the high octane offense Briles orchestrates and the talent that annually come to Texas the Big 12 should be very afraid if Briles lands in Austin.

Was Andrew Bynum sleeping with a coach's wife?

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a mess this season and now the situation involving Andrew Bynum could make it into a disaster, as a report has come out that the suspended center was given paid leave after having sex with one of the members of the coaching staff's wife and the news comes from Media Take Out and will need to be confirmed, but if true, that's a mess.

According to the report from Media Take Out, Bynum, who was first suspended for conduct detrimental to the team and then given paid leave after his unpaid suspension ended, supposedly had "relations" with the wife of one of the members of the Cavs coaching staff and while the name has been redacted, it is not Mike Brown the head coach, but another coach on the staff. The news from Media Take Out came from a source that claims she is a "girlfriend" of one of the Cleveland Cavaliers players and that's how she could confirm the details.

The report goes on to say that Bynum had sex with someone's wife and that is what led to him getting suspended and now it appears that the team will be trading him and teams like the Heat, Lakers, Knicks and the Bulls and the source said that the team should bring him back since it has nothing to do with basketball. The team has been frustrated by Bynum's play this season and he has now been "excused from basketball duties" and it's likely he has played his final game with the team.

ESPN.com reported on the situation and wrote that Bynum was initially suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team" and lost a game check and the report also says that it followed an "incident" at practice last week and then he was suspended before the home game against the Golden State Warriors and this apparently was a "culmination" of events that have been going on and now the Cavs are in a tough situation, as he has only the first part of his salary guaranteed and the rest of the $12.25 million will kick in January 7 and the team could trade him by then.

This season Bynum has played in 24 games and started 19 and has averaged 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 20 minutes a game and now if the reports are true, he is likely done in Cleveland and on top of that, his attitude has been subpar. This is just the latest issue for the Cavs, who have not been very good this season and are just 10-20 and the team has had problems with Dion Waiters and Kyrie Irving, who has been called a ball hog by other players and now Waiters and Bynum may be on their way out.