Sports Scandals
SPORTS SCANDALS SPORTS SCANDALS Peter Finley, Laura Finley, and Jeffrey Fountain Scandals in American History GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Finley, Peter S. Sports scandals / Peter Finley, Laura Finley, and Jeffrey Fountain. p. cm. — (Scandals in American history, ISSN 1942–0102) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978–0–313–34458–9 (alk. paper) 1. Sports—Corrupt practices—United States. 2. Sports—Social aspects—United States. I. Finley, Laura L. II. Fountain, Jeffrey. III. Title. GV718.2.U6F56 2008 306.4083—dc22 2008016095 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright C 2008 by Peter Finley, Laura Finley, and Jeffrey Fountain All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008016095 ISBN: 978–0–313–34458–9 ISSN: 1942–0102 First published in 2008 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10987654321 CONTENTS Series Foreword vii Preface ix Timeline: Significant Scandals in U.S. Sports xiii 1 Violence: Fights, Bites, Murder, and Mayhem 1 2 Drugs: Cocaine, Steroids, and an Asterisk 27 3 Gambling, Game-Fixing, and Shaving Points 41 4 Sex: Assault, Harassment, Cover-ups, and Accusations 71 5 Cheating, Academic Fraud, and Boosters Run Amok 89 6 Racist and Other Regrettable Commentary 117 7 Politics, Collusion, Stolen Victories, and Other Odds and Ends 131 Notes 157 Bibliography 173 Index 185 SERIES FOREWORD candal is a part of daily life in America.
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