What would sports be without scandals? Without doping allegations, betting rings, sex-addicted golfers and cheating referees, the sports world would be a much more boring -- albeit upright -- place. So, how much do you remember about these athletic scandals?
Legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was stripped of his two gold medals from the 1912 Olympics for violating his amateur status. In which events did he win those medals?
100- and 200-yard dash
decathlon and pentathlon
freestyle wrestling and weightlifting
shot put and discus
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Wrong Answer
Thorpe won the decathlon and pentathlon in 1912, but he was found to have played semipro baseball before the Olympics. His medals were restored to his name 50 years after he died.
The owner of this team has long been suspected of fixing the 1958 NFL Championship game.
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Baltimore Colts
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The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in that game by a touchdown in overtime. Rumor has it that the Colts passed up a chance to win by an easy field goal because the team's owner, Carroll Rosenbloom, and two friends had bet $1 million that the Colts would win by six.
All-time Major League hits leader Pete Rose was banned from the sport in 1989 for betting on baseball when he was a player and manager. For what infraction did he go to jail in 1990?
In 1999, this university's basketball team got four years probation for an academic fraud scheme.
University of Arkansas
University of Vermont
University of Michigan
University of Hawaii
University of Minnesota
University of Texas
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During the fraud investigation at the University of Minnesota, the NCAA discovered that a tutor had written more than 400 papers for multiple basketball players.
What make of car did Tiger Woods crash into a fire hydrant near his home in November 2009?
Porsche Cayenne
Lexus RS
Cadillac Escalade
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Wrong Answer
Woods drove an Escalade into the hydrant, allegedly in an attempt to escape from his angry wife, who had just found out about his extramarital affairs.