Tim Donaghy rigged game 6 of the western conference finals.
" [sic] [the number of fouls called] [sic] 27 in the fourth quarter alone, and the Kings' big men were plagued with foul trouble (Divac, Webber, Scot Pollard, and Lawrence Funderburke were called for 20 fouls, with Divac and Pollard both fouling out"
"The document claimed that Donaghy told federal agents that to increase television ratings and ticket sales, "top executives of the NBA sought to manipulate games using referees".
Game 7 Western conference finals. Suns got 64 free throws vs the Sonics 36.
The NBA has been rigged for years and the Donaghy case should convinced everyone of that. ESPN had a TV deal with the NBA at the time. If they where real sports JOURNALISTS they would have exposed the corruption in the NBA in 2007. David Stern would have been forced to resign in disgrace.
As for the NFL, it happens but it is much harder to pull off with the size of officiating crews. I feel Superbowl XL was rigged but I guess I have a more "innocent" view of it. Jerome Bettis was so well liked by everyone that the refs were on his side and it affected their judgment. So I don't think XL was part of some NFL grand plan, I feel it was one crew that got caught up in the emotion of the event.