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More on the Donaghy mess

The Tim Donaghy story is not going away anytime soon. In fact, his sentencing, which was supposed to take place today, was pushed back to July 29.

Fox News is reporting today that Donaghy made 134 phone calls to fellow official Scott Foster at the same time he was providing information to gamblers during the 2006-07 season.

Fox cited court documents and phone records.

Fox also reported that the majority of the phone calls were made before and after games that Donaghy officiated and on which he admits wagering. The calls lasted no more than two minutes.

Foster, contacted by Fox, said he was not aware of being investigated by the government or the NBA. He also wouldn't disclose the nature of the calls or his relationship with Donaghy.

Thomas Martino, who Donaghy has said he provided picks to win games, and bookie James Battista are scheduled to be sentenced July 24. Martino was a middleman between Donaghy and Battista.

Martino and Battista pleaded guilty to defrauding the NBA.

-- MIKE ROSE

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