TRENTON, N.J., May 25 (UPI) -- Rick Tocchet, a longtime NHL player who is on leave as a coach of the league's Phoenix Coyotes, pleaded guilty to involvement in a sports betting ring.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 25 (UPI) -- A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been fired after allegations that he received oral sex from porn actress Barbie Cummings during a traffic stop.

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An alleged accomplice in a multimillion-dollar New Jersey betting ring catering to NHL fans plans to testify against a reputed ring leader, reports say.

NEWARK, N.J., March 16 (UPI) -- The New Jersey attorney general's office says it will subpoena NHL coach Wayne Gretzky's wife, Janet Jones, to testify about an illegal sports gambling ring.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Charges are unlikely against Wayne Gretzky's wife Janet or others linked to a gambling ring allegedly financed by Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet.

TRENTON, N.J., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Phoenix Coyotes associate coach and former NHL player Rick Tocchet was named Tuesday as being involved in a gambling ring.