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Sports scandals

Title
Sports scandals / Peter Finley, Laura Finley, and Jeffrey Fountain.
Author
Finley, Peter S.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Finley, Laura L.
  • Fountain, Jeffrey.
Description
xviii, 189 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
Profiles significant scandals in U.S. sports, discussing violence, drugs, gambling, sex, cheating, regrettable commentary, and politics.
Series Statement
Scandals in American history, 1942-0102
Uniform Title
Scandals in American history
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-183) and index.
Contents
Timeline: Significant scandals in U.S. sports -- Drugs: cocaine, steroids, and an asterick -- Gambling, game-fixing, and shaving points -- Sex: assaults, harassment, cover-ups, and accusations -- Cheating, academic fraud, and boosters run amok -- Racist and other regrettable commentary -- Politics, collusion, stolen victories, and other odds and ends -- Notes.
ISBN
  • 9780313344589
  • 0313344582
LCCN
2008016095
OCLC
  • ocn225089221
  • 225089221
  • SCSB-14035740
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library