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.
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The 1919 White Sox became known as the 'Black Sox' when the 'eight men out' took bribes to lose the Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
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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.
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Members of the U.S. team contend to this day that impartial referees and bad timekeeping gave the gold medal to the Soviets.
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Roy Jones Jr. clearly dominated South Korea's Park Si-Hun in the fight, but three judges gave the gold to Park, resulting in their suspensions.
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Rose spent five months in jail for tax evasion.
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Kerrigan captured the silver just seven weeks after the attack on her knee.
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IOC members reportedly accepted millions of dollars in gifts during Salt Lake City's successful bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Mike Tyson tore the top off Evander Holyfield's ear in 'The Bite Fight' on June 28, 1997.
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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.
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Almonte was 14, two years older than the age limit, when he struck out 62 of the 72 batters he faced in the LLWS.
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Bryant dropped $4 million on the 8-carat ring.
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Jose Canseco's 2005 book 'Juiced' detailed his steroid use and named lots of names.
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Canseco's shocking -- and controversial -- estimate was 85 percent.
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Although he kept insisting to the contrary, McGwire was, in fact, there to talk about the past. But he wouldn't do it.
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Alex Rodriguez has admitted to taking steroids, but he hasn't had to testify in front of Congress about it.
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Jones was stripped of all five of her medals from the 2000 Olympic Games.
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A former Knicks employee won $11.6 million from Thomas after a scandalous trial.
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Donaghy got a 15-month sentence for betting on games and making calls that affected the point spread.
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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.
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