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Sports scandals / Peter Finley, Laura Finley, and Jeffrey Fountain.
Van Pelt Library GV718.2.U6 F56 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Finley, Peter S.
- Series:
- Scandals in American history 1942-0102
- Scandals in American history, 1942-0102
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Corrupt practices--United States.
- Sports.
- Sports--Corrupt practices.
- United States.
- Sports--Social aspects--United States.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 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:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-183) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313344589
- 0313344582
- OCLC:
- 225089221
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