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Black Sox Scandal (cheating)

The Chicago Black Sox Trial
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/blacksox/blacksox.html

The Black Sox Trial: An Account
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/blacksox/blacksoxaccount.html

Chicago Historical Society: Black Sox Scandal
http://www.chicagohs.org/history/blacksox.html

History of the World Series 1919
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1919.html

The Chicago Black Sox banned from baseball
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/black_sox_moments.html

1919 World Series
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1919ws.shtml

Jackie Robinson (race)

Time 100: Jackie Robinson
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/robinson01.html

Gale: Jackie Robinson
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/robinson_j.htm

Jackie changed the face of sports
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016431.html

Baseball and Jackie Robinson
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/

National Baseball Hall of Fame: Jackie Robinson
http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=121314

Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights Advocate
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/

NYT: Jackie Robinson, a baseball celebration
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/baseball/robinson-index.html

1968 Mexico City Olympics (race)

Mexico 1968
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1968

InfoPlease: 1968 Olympics
http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0114683.html

Civil Disobedience
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/summer-olympics-mexico-city.html

Silent Gesture still speaks volumes
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/08/earlyshow/leisure/books/main2446168.shtml

SJSU Honors '68 Olympics Activists With Sculpture
http://santacruz.indymedia.org/newswire/display/18883

1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics
http://www.bookrags.com/research/1968-mexico-city-summer-olympic-gam-sjpc-03/

Student Riots threaten Olympics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/2/newsid_3548000/3548680.stm

Billy Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs (sexism)

Billy Jean won for all women
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016060.html

There she is, Ms. America
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/womens/features/1998/battle/battle.html

Battle of the Sexes
http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/century/week13.htm

Only 34 years after Billy Jean beat Bobby Riggs
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/and-only-34-years-after-billy-jean-king-beat-bobby-riggs/

King wins Battle of Sexes
http://www.sptimes.com/News/121299/Sports/King_wins_tennis__Bat.shtml

Tennis Channel
http://www.thetennischannel.com/aboutus/pressrelease/pressreleasedetail.aspx?id=53

King of the Tennis world
http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/moments/163929.html

Bobby Riggs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/1995/95pass5.htm

1972 Munich Olympics (terrorism)

Munich 1972
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1972

1972: Olympic hostages killed in gun battle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/6/newsid_2500000/2500769.stm

Google Books: One Day in September
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=BcAsBHZ4DLwC&dq=1972+munich+olympics&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=vkVHkMsE72&sig=EiO_FZTi0Fp6aiahGx_A5q2NB0E#PPA12,M1

Terrorists turn '72 Munich Olympics into bloodbath
http://www.sptimes.com/News/122999/Sports/Terrorists_turn__72_M.shtml

Terror, ineptitude and death at the '72 Olympics still haunts
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/252915_recallmunich22.html

Israeli Athlete in '72 Games Recalls Terror
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/25/nyregion/25athlete.html

Athletes remember Olympic massacre
http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/08/11/munich.olympic/

The Hunt for Black September
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/this_world/4627388.stm

Tonya Harding & Nancy Kerrigan (cheating)

The Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan Saga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/timeline.htm

Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/95/

Tonya Harding’s official website
http://www.tonyaharding.com/biography.htm

Harding fights back in the ring
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5085404/

NYT: Articles about Tonya Harding
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/tonya_harding/index.html?offset=90&s=newest

Baseball and Steroids (drugs)

Google news: Baseball & Steroids
http://news.google.com/news?client=safari&rls=en-us&oe=UTF-8&um=1&hl=en&resnum=1&ct=title&q=baseball+and+steroids&btnG=Search+News

Steroids and a code of silence
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?id=3270983

Players admit steroids changed baseball
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2005-03-15-steroids-mlb-cover_x.htm

Steroids in Baseball
PDF of the Mitchell report. http://www.steroidsinbaseball.net/

Baseball, steroids, and the truth
http://espn.go.com/talent/danpatrick/s/2002/0531/1389144.html

Baseball officials announce tougher steroid policy
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2005-01-12-steroid-policy_x.htm

Mitchell takes on baseball troubles
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1213/mitchellg.html

Mitchell report: baseball slow to react to player's steroid use
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3153509

Bobby Knight (abuse)

Bob Knight
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/people/k/knight_bob/knight.html

Texas Tech: Bobby Knight biography
http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/knight_bob00.html

Knight known for his titles, temper
http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Knight_Bob.html

Larry King Live: Bobby Knight
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0009/27/lkl.00.html

HBS Cases: On Managing Coach Knight
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5464.html

Bobby Knight: Basketball's wicked stepfather
http://www.slate.com/id/2063218/

Bob Knight loses cool, tosses chair
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/85

Bobby Knight quotes
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/bobby_knight.html

1972 USA vs USSR Basketball (cheating)

1972 Munich Olympics: USA vs USSR
http://www.pahoops.org/1972olympics.htm

ESPN Classic: 1972 USA vs USSR Basketball
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/Classic_1972_usa_ussr_gold_medal_hoop.html

A Cloudy day for Basketball
http://mattstodayinhistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/cloudy-day-for-basketball-september-10.html

Cold War on the Court
http://rcssports.net/El_Paso_Collection/72_Olympics/

Northwestern Football & Arizona State Basketball (cheating)

NYT: Articles on Northwestern Football scandal
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/northwestern_university/index.html?query=GAMBLING&field=des&match=exact

NU Football star sentanced in gambling ring
http://mesh.medill.northwestern.edu/mnschicago/archives/1999/05/nu_football_sta.html

Northwestern point-shaving scam alleged
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Mar-27-Fri-1998/sports/7209843.html

Scandal shocks Byrdsong
http://robots.cnnsi.com/basketball/college/news/1998/03/29/byrdsong/

A stain on the game
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/1998/03/27/gambling_latest/

NCAA fears gambling fallout
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1998/men/articles/gamble30.htm

ASU: Point Shaving
http://www.asu.edu/studentaffairs/studentmedia/archives/bulldog/981211/gambling.html

Gambling with the future of college sports
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2672_129/ai_74572250

Silman gets 46 months for his part in ASU point-shaving scandal
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/news/1998/06/30/asu_shaving/

Former Arizona State basketball players pleading guilty
http://www.onlineathens.com/1997/120597/1205.s2arizonast.html

Point-shaving remains a concern in college athletics
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-05-08-point-shaving-cover_N.htm

ESPN: Recent Scandals
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_recent.html

Timeline of College and Professional Sports Wagering Cases
http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/enforcement/gambling/toolkit/chapter_20?ObjectID=42739&ViewMode=0&PreviewState=0

History/impact of Nike (marketing)

Nike: Company overview
http://www.nikebiz.com/company_overview/

Quality over green: Nike’s new Air Jordan
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jan2008/id20080125_828346.htm

History of Air Jordan
http://www.sneakerhead.com/jordan-brand-history.html

History of Nike
http://www.sneakerhead.com/manufacture-nike.html

Addias-Reebok pose a challenge to Nike
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11026473/

Watch out Nike: China’s sports brand coming on fast
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSHKG13709320080221

Bill Bowerman
http://www.secondstory.com/index.php?page=collection&pid=29

Bill Bowerman: Nike Co-Founder
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507EED91139F934A15751C1A96F958260

Duke Lacrosse (racism)

Looking back at the Duke Lacrosse case
http://news.duke.edu/lacrosseincident/

CNN: Duke Lacrosse team
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/duke_university_lacrosse_team

Duke President Shares Lessons Learned, Regrets About Lacrosse Case
http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2007/09/rhb_lawconf.html

Duke Lacrosse: Stories, video and more
http://www.wral.com/news/local/page/1074184/

Duke Lacrosse players relieved case has closure
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/18046103/

Nifong, Duke Lacrosse Prosecutor, Files Bankruptcy
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&refer=home&sid=aCZsc7aJFP5k

Duke Lacrosse coach resigns
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,190749,00.html

Duke Lacrosse players seeks damages in federal lawsuit
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/lacrosse/2008-02-21-duke-lawsuit_N.htm

Magic Johnson Rule (AIDS)

Mark Cuban wants Magic Johnson rule rescinded
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/category/nba/2007/02/12/mark-cuban-wants-magic-johnson-rule-rescinded/

Spurs leave Nash, Suns bloody in semifinal opener
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2007/05/06/nba-spurs-suns.html

NYT: Johnson is meeting less resistance
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E2D71639F933A05752C0A960958260&sec=&spon=

NYT: Magic Johnson ends his career
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9D0CE2D61739F93BA35752C1A967958260&n=Top%2FNews%2FHealth%2FDiseases%2C%20Conditions%2C%20and%20Health%20Topics%2FAIDS

Ten years later, Magic is thriving (2001)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/aids/2001-11-06-aids-johnson.htm

Still stunning the world 10 years later
http://espn.go.com/gen/s/2001/1105/1273720.html

Then & Now: Magic Johnson
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/aids/2001-11-06-aids-johnson.htm

Magic talks
http://www.istandwithmagic.com/faqs.cfm

Magic Johnson endures
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003459017_allen03.html

“Magic” and Cookie Johnson
http://www.essence.com/essence/lifestyle/voices/0,16109,1689705,00.html

1991 Wanda Holloway Cheerleader mom (cheating)

‘Cheerleader Mom’ freed after serving six months
http://www.texnews.com/texas97/mom030197.html

NYT: Articles about Wanda Holloway
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/cheerleaders/index.html?query=HOLLOWAY,%20WANDA%20WEBB&field=per&match=exact

Wanda Holloway Trial
http://law.jrank.org/pages/3485/Wanda-Holloway-Trial-1991.html

Parents can get too wrapped up in the lives of their kids
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/columnists.nsf/billmcclellan/story/188AAE75557CEF12862573A80016BD8C?OpenDocument

Crime Central
http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/tv_programme/860/Crime_Central_Houston_Cheers_and_Fears.htm

Babe Didrikson (gender)

ESPN: A woman ahead of her time
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014147.html

100 greatest female athletes
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/2/

Google books: Making of a champion
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=ZMG0tjYhpUwC&dq=babe+didrikson&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=hE0Mny23C1&sig=n3KrY014DajPyiemkRX88xIB6A4

Gale: Women’s history
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/bio/didriksonzaharias_b.htm

Heroine worship
http://www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine4/articles/zaharias.html

Texas: Babe Zaharias
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ZZ/fza1.html

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Foundation
http://www.babedidriksonzaharias.org/faq.cfm

Pete Rose (gambling)

Recognizing 'I'm 14 years late,' Rose admits he bet on baseball
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2004-01-05-rose_x.htm

Rose jury: let him in
http://espn.go.com/mlb/roseontrial.html

The Pete Rose controversy
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1265784

Rose admits to betting on Reds ‘every night’
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2798498

Rose confession doesn’t change a thing
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/01/06/editorial_ed1a.html

Rose admits to betting on baseball
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june04/rose_1-07.html

Professional cartoonists: Pete Rose
http://www.cagle.com/news/PeteRose/main.asp

‘I’ve paid my dues’
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/1997/08/06/rose_page1/

Greg Valentino (Steroids)

Gregg Valentino: official homepage
http://www.greggvalentino.net/

Testosterone Nation: interview with Gregg Valentino
http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do?article=211hate

YouTube: The man whose arms exploded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3De6s3ZjQ

Anabolic Steroid Abuse
http://www.steroidabuse.gov/

Steroid abuse in today's society
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/brochures/steroids/professionals/index.html

1980 USA vs. USSR Hockey (politics)

College kids perform Olympic miracle
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/miracle_ice_1980.html

Miracle on ice
http://www.miracleonice.us/index.html

A reminder of what we can be
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/news/2000/02/17/a_reminder_of_what_we_can_be/

U.S. shocks Soviets in ice
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/memories/80-hock.htm

Coach known best for 1980 gold
http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2003/0811/1594173.html

Lake Placid: miracle on ice
http://www.orda.org/miracle/story.php

Harlem Globetrotters (world ambassadors)

Globetrotters official site
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/history/globetrotters/

History of the Harlem Globetrotters
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/hardwood/special_overview.html

Savoy ballroom
Read the section on basketball. http://chicago.urban-history.org/sites/ballroom/savoy.htm
           
Early Phillips High School Basketball Teams
Scroll down to read the section on Philips members becoming the Globetrotters. http://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/hstoric/basketball_phillips.htm

Time: Basketball
From a 1940 article, scroll down to read about the Globetrotters. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,885875-1,00.html

Abe Saperstein
http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/AbeSaperstein.htm

Florida Football and Gatorade (marketing)

History of Gatorade
http://www.gatorade.com/history/

The interesting history of Gatorade
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/42400/the_interesting_history_of_gatorade.html

Gatorade: the idea that launched an industry
http://www.rgp.ufl.edu/publications/explore/v08n1/gatorade.html

First in thirst: Gatorade timeline
http://www.amanet.org/books/catalog/0814472990_Timeline.htm

Gatorade Sports Science Institute
http://www.gssiweb.com/Tour_Labs.aspx?ExpandMenu=7

Gatorade’s secret formula
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=dw-gatorade092205&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Gatorade endures
http://www.brandchannel.com/features_profile.asp?pr_id=68

Kentucky vs. Texas Western (Racism)

Texas Western's 1966 title left lasting legacy
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/013101_texas_western_fitzpatrick.html

In 1966, Texas Western Changed the Face of College Athletics With All-Black Lineup
http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_01418.shtml

Texas Western changes face of college athletics
http://www.sptimes.com/News/121399/Sports/Texas_Western_changes.shtml

UTEP: Glory Road
http://ia.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=ia.utep.edu/gloryroad

Miner miracle
http://www.squidoo.com/twcminers

A win for Texas Western, a triumph for equality
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/12/AR2006011202357.html

ESPN: Don Haskins
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/chat_wrap_haskins_don.html

Albuquerque Tribune: Don Haskins
http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/sports/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19879_4382982,00.html

Imus vs. Rutgers Woman's Basketball (racism/sexism)

NCAA, Rutger’s coach blast Imus
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17982146/

Don Imus apologizes
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,264646,00.html

Rutgers coach says Imus' apology accepted
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/13/imus.rutgers/index.html

Rutgers players describe how Imus' remarks hurt
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/10/imus.rutgers/index.html

MSNBC drops simulcast of Don Imus show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17999196/

Imus remark has long hurtful history
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18081301/

Don Imus Sued by Rutgers Basketball Player
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=3479449

1936 Nazi Olympics - Jesse Owen (politics)

Berlin 1936
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1936

The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/olympics/

The Nazi Olympics
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/olympics.html

Memories of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
http://iwitnesstohistory.org/ResidentPages/Wenzel/Wenzel%2036%20olympics.htm

Owens pierced a myth
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016393.html

Jesse Owens: track and field legend
http://www.jesseowens.com/biography/

Who is Jesse Owens
http://www.jesse-owens.org/about1.html

1952 Hebron vs. Quincy / 1954 Hoosiers (social class division)

The cheers never stop
http://www.pjstar.com/sports/ssections/state/2002/hebron_cheers.html

Hebron High School “Giants”
http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id235.html

Milan: the legacy of ‘54
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/02/21/milan/milan_index.html

The real “Hoosiers”
http://www.sportshollywood.com/hoosiers.html

Another shot at Hoosier glory
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/2004-02-17-hoosiers-relived_x.htm

“Hoosiers” in reel life
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1358938&type=page2Story

'Shot' survives test of time
http://www2.indystar.com/articles/2/121078-4632-036.html

Muhammad Ali boycotts the army (politics)

Muhammad Ali
http://www.africanamericans.com/MuhammadAli.htm

Clay refuses army oath
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/25/specials/ali-army.html

Ali: the man
http://www.ali.com/greatest/

Ali timeline
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/feature-muhammadali_65.html

Ali: the legacy
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1072751,00.html

Black history: Muhammad Ali
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/ali_m.htm

He is simply...The Greatest
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00014063.html

Casey Martin & Ford Olinger & Oscar Pistorius (disabilities)

Golf Cart use and individuals with disabilites
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3195563

Let him ride
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golf/news/2001/05/29/martin_decision_ap/

NYT: Casey Martin
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/casey_martin/index.html

PGA Tour vs. Martin
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2000/2000_00_24/

Time: Casey Martin
http://www.time.com/time/pow/article/0,8599,128734,00.html

NYT: Ford Olinger
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/supreme_court/index.html?query=OLINGER,%20FORD&field=per&match=exact

Olinger vs. United States Golf Association
http://www.sportslawnews.com/archive/Court%20Rulings/Olingercase.htm

Outside the line: the battle to ride
http://espn.go.com/page2/tvlistings/show42transcript.html

IAAF rules Pistorius' prosthetics give him unfair advantage
http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhuber/readings/golf_cart_use_and_individuals.html

An Amputee Sprinter: Is He Disabled or Too-Abled?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/15/sports/othersports/15runner.html

Cool Running
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1704675,00.html

Ossus: Oscar Pistorius
http://www.ossur.com/?PageID=3364

Blade Runer
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.03/blade.html

The fastest man on no legs
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=466904&in_page_id=1770