College coaches facing charges

NEW YORK - Following a two-year corruption probe, US authorities on Tuesday filed fraud charges against 10 people associated with some of the country's premier college basketball programs, including four coaches and an Adidas AG executive.

Prosecutors said they uncovered two schemes, including one in which apparel executives, financial advisers and others bribed assistant college coaches to steer elite players to them, and a second in which players were allegedly bribed to enroll at schools sponsored by Adidas.

The charges reflect what prosecutors called the "criminal influence of money" on National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball.