Ex-USC coach Tony Bland pleads guilty in corruption case

NEW YORK (AP) — Former University of Southern California assistant basketball coach Tony Bland has pleaded guilty in a criminal case in which prosecutors said bribes were paid to steer top athletes to certain schools.
Bland pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
He was among four assistant coaches charged in the September 2017 crackdown on college basketball recruiting corruption.
Prosecutors say the coaches teamed up with