Categories: Sports stubs | History of sports | Sports scandals | Sports-related lists The 1919 World Series was played between the Chicago White Sox of the American League and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. ... Tyrus Raymond Ty Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961), nicknamed the Georgia Peach, was an American baseball player generally considered to be the greatest player of the dead ball era (1900 – 1920). ... Tristram E. Speaker (April 4, 1888 in Hubbard, Texas - December 8, 1958 in Lake Whitney, Texas), nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name) and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely graying hair), was an American baseball player known as an excellent defensive center fielder. ... Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ... Peter Edward Pete Rose Sr. ... Slot machines in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II in St. ... The Dowd Report is the document describing the alleged transgressions of baseball player Pete Rose in betting on baseball, which precipitated his agreement to a lifetime suspension from the sport in the United States. ... Mickey Mantle on a 1953 cover of Time Magazine Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American baseball player who was inducted into to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. ... Willie Howard Mays Jr. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... Doping drugs on display at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland In sports, doping refers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids, particularly those that are forbidden by the organizations that regulate competitions. ... Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a controversial former Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ... The Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) is a controversial sports nutrition center in Burlingame, California, USA. The company achieved infamy due to a long investigation in accusations that the lab provided anabolic steroids and other banned performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, many famous. ... Game of Shadows is a book published on March 23, 2006 written by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle. ... Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is a left fielder for Major League Baseballs San Francisco Giants. ... Southern Methodist University (also known as SMU) is a private, coeducational Methodist-affiliated university in University Park, Texas, (an enclave of Dallas). ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Point shaving, in organized sports, is a type of match fixing where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread. ... Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III, better known as Chris Webber (born March 1, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan), is an NBA basketball player, most notably with the Sacramento Kings and currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. ... Both the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games have been marred by various incidents and scandals. ... At the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Figure Skating was the source of much controversy and one of the immediate causes for the revamp of scoring in figure skating. ... Bold textralf is gay IOC redirects here. ... Bribery is a crime defined by Blacks Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions as an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty. ... The 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal was a scandal involving allegations of bribery to obtain the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time Olympic figure skating medalist. ... The Bulldogs (also known as Canterbury Bulldogs), are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ... George OLeary is the head football coach for the University of Central Florida. ... Kamp Staaldraad (Afrikaans words, translated idiomatically as Camp Barbed Wire) was a military-style boot camp organized as a team building exercise for the South African national rugby team, the Springboks, during their preparation for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. ... The Springboks, Bokke or Amabokoboko are the South African national rugby union team. ... General phase play in rugby union. ... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ... The Baylor University Basketball Scandal was a 2003 incident where Baylor University was found to be guilty of violating many NCAA regulations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Georgia, is located approximately 70 miles north-east of Atlanta in Athens, Georgia and is the largest institution of higher learning and research in the State of Georgia. ... The Case Fresno is the name assigned by the Catalonia media to the Federation of International Roller Sports (FIRS) assembly held at Fresno (California), on 26 November 2004. ... The Bundesliga scandal of 2005 was a match fixing scandal which began when referee Robert Hoyzer admitted to fixing football matches in the German 2nd Division Bundesliga in January, 2005. ... Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Robert Hoyzer (born August 28, 1979 in Berlin, Germany) is a former football referee who scandalized German football by fixing matches. ... An alleged sex party occurred on October 6, 2005 on Lake Minnetonka when seventeen key members of the Minnesota Vikings football team, including quarterback Daunte Culpepper, Fred Smoot, Mewelde Moore, Darren Sharper, Pat Williams, Bryant McKinnie, Nate Burleson, Ralph Brown, Troy Williamson, Travis Taylor, Kevin Williams, Jermaine Wiggins, Lance Johnstone... Máfia do Apito (literally meaning Whistles Mafia), sometimes called Escândalo do Apito (meaning Whistles Scandal), was the name given by the Brazilian press to the football match-fixing scandal denounced by Veja magazine on September 23, 2005. ... Operation Slapshot is the code name of an undercover police operation, spearheaded by New Jersey state police, against an illegal nationwide gambling ring. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In May 2006, perhaps the largest match fixing scandal in the history of Italian Serie A football was uncovered by Italian police, implicating league champions Juventus, and powerhouses A.C. Milan, Fiorentina, and Lazio. ... The UEFA Champions League 2006-07 will be the 52nd edition of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament. ... The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. ... Wessel Johannes Hansie Cronje (September 25, 1969 - June 1, 2002) was a South African cricketer (all-rounder) and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. ... Mark Edward Waugh AM (born June 2, 1965 in Sydney) is a well-loved Australian cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer, and captain of Hampshire. ... The 2006 Duke University lacrosse team scandal began in April 2006 when two members of Duke Universitys lacrosse team were accused of raping a female stripper during a party held at the residence of two of the team captains. ...