Black Sox Scandal
For this one, we’re taking it back to the 1919 World Series where the Cincinnati Reds and White Sox faced off. This became known as the Black Sox Scandal. Eight players were banned from the MLB for life because they purposely lost the game. Apparently, it was Arnold Gandil or “Chick” who led this conspiracy to throw the game and take the bet money.
Black Sox Scandal
This scandal is the story the movie, Eight Men Out is based on and led to a debate over whether “Shoeless” Joe Jackson could be in the MLB Hall of Fame.
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Floyd Landis
Now, this American cyclist actually even led to the eventual uncovering of Lance Armstrong’s doping scandal. Anyway, Floyd Landis was pretty far behind during the 2006 Tour de France in stage 16, but somehow, make a remarkable come back in the next round. That’s when people first suspected doping.
Floyd Landis
His urine test results confirmed doping and led to the uncovering of the wider doping scandal at hand. Landis accused Lance Armstrong of doping.
