Adidas representative still free with no bail in bribery scandal

A federal judge refused to impose bail for an adidas representative embroiled in a bribery scandal that’s thrown college basketball into turmoil.

Prosecutors in a Manhattan federal court urged Judge Katherine Parker to make James Gatto, 47, post $100,000 bond to keep his freedom. The judge instead continued the no-bail conditions set at an initial court appearance for Gatto following his arrest last month.

Prosecutors accused Gatto of conspiring with coaches and others to funnel payments to top prospects and their families to win their commitments to play at colleges sponsored by Adidas and to sign with the sports label once they left.

■ Auburn: The school received a federal grand jury subpoena in the bribery case against associate head coach Chuck Person, who was suspended without pay after prosecutors said he accepted about $91,500 in bribes to steer clients to a Pittsburgh-based financial adviser when they reached the NBA.

■ Oklahoma State: Federal prosecutors seeking more information about the involvement of the school in a wider corruption scandal asked the school to detail its communications with three key players in the investigation.

■ Pac-12: The conference is launching a

10- to 12-member task force to develop reform proposals in the wake of a federal bribery investigation that includes two assistant coaches in the league.