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Peter Finley, Laura Finley, Jeffrey Fountain
Book Code: GR4458
ISBN: 0-313-34458-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34458-9
208 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 6/30/2008
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Cheaters, gamblers, drugs, and violence. Sound like the latest action/adventure film? It is most likely playing in a stadium, ice rink, track field, basketball court, or ballpark near you. We're talking about the larger-than-life scandals that often surround and sometimes engulf the world of sports. Covering everything from the little leagues to college and professional sports, Sports Scandals offers students an intriguing, readable guide to the most notorious scandals in American sports history. Each chapter focuses on a specific category of scandal, including race-related, gender-related, drug-related, violence-related, recruiting and academic-related, and coaching scandals. Insightful, in-depth entries offer and overview of the historical and cultural context, what occurred and who was involved, as well as the response to the scandal. Entries within chapters clearly outline the diversity of viewpoints surrounding the scandal as well as the associated ethical, moral, and legal issues. Highlighting why sport scandals matter to athletes, to coaches, to teams, to organizations, to the media, and to the public, this volume is an ideal resource for both ready reference and for reading cover-to-cover. Among the scandals featured:
  • Michael Vick busted for bad newz kennels
  • Basketbrawl
  • Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield
  • Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO)
  • Barry Bonds, home run king
  • World Series for sale! The 1919 Chicago Black Sox
  • Pete Rose banned from baseball
  • University of Colorado recruiting and sex scandals
  • Academic cheating shocks West Point in 1951
  • Southern Methodist University Football given death penalty
  • Don Imus takes cheap shot at Rutgers basketball players
  • Muhammad Ali versus the U.S. military
  • Bombing of Atlanta Olympics in 1996
    • Table of Contents:
    • Series Foreword
    • Preface
    • Timeline
    • Chapter 1 Violence: Fights, Bites, Murder, and Mayhem
    • Chapter 2 Drugs: Cocaine, Steroids, and an Asterisk
    • Chapter 3 Gambling, Game-Fixing and Shaving Points
    • Chapter 4 Sex: Assault, Harassment, Cover-ups, and Accusations
    • Chapter 5 Cheating, Academic Fraud, and Boosters Run Amok
    • Chapter 6 Racist and Other Regrettable Commentary
    • Chapter 7 Politics, Collusion, Stolen Victories, and Other Odds and Ends
    • Notes
    • Bibliography
    LC Card Number: 2008016095
    LCC Class: GV718
    Dewey Class: 306
    PDF Catalogs:
    Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
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