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Informationen zum Autor Jimmy Sanderson is Associate Professor of Sports Management at Texas Tech University, USA. His research interests include social media and sport organization policy, education, and governance; sports health and safety; and youth sport and the family. Klappentext Scandals about cheating and corruption have dogged amateur and professional sports in the United States since the nation's earliest days. This work examines the most infamous and consequential of these controversies and scandals both on and off the field. Authoritative Individual essays tackle notorious events in popular American sports ranging from the 1919 Black Sox scandal to revelations of sign stealing by the Houston Astros throughout their 2020 championship season, with stops in between to survey horrific sex abuse scandals at Penn State, Baylor, and Michigan State; steroid and drug scandals that brought down once-admired athletes like Mark McGwire and Lance Armstrong; and cheating/betting controversies that tainted individual players (Pete Rose), teams (Boston College, New England Patriots), and entire leagues (including the Little League World Series in 2001). But this work does more than just recount these events; it will also examine the cultural and economic pressures and forces that contributed to these events, as well as the lessons learned and steps taken (if any) to enact reform and help the sport recover. Vorwort An authoritative guide to the most infamous and influential controversies and scandals in amateur and professional sports in the United States. Zusammenfassung Scandals about cheating and corruption have dogged amateur and professional sports in the United States since the nation's earliest days. This work examines the most infamous and consequential of these controversies and scandals both on and off the field. Authoritative Individual essays tackle notorious events in popular American sports ranging from the 1919 Black Sox scandal to revelations of sign stealing by the Houston Astros throughout their 2020 championship season, with stops in between to survey horrific sex abuse scandals at Penn State, Baylor, and Michigan State; steroid and drug scandals that brought down once-admired athletes like Mark McGwire and Lance Armstrong; and cheating/betting controversies that tainted individual players (Pete Rose), teams (Boston College, New England Patriots), and entire leagues (including the Little League World Series in 2001). But this work does more than just recount these events; it will also examine the cultural and economic pressures and forces that contributed to these events, as well as the lessons learned and steps taken (if any) to enact reform and help the sport recover. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Jimmy Sanderson (Texas Tech University, USA) Essays Corrupt Means, but the Potential for Millions: Rhetorical Approaches to Studying Corruption in Sport, Katherine Lavelle ( University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, USA) Just Add an Asterisk: A Look at Sport, Society, and Scandal, Sarah Brown ( Southern Methodist University, USA) U.S. Sport Gambling: A History of Illegality and Intermittent Scandals, but Now a Mostly Legal and Growing Industry with Many Unanswered Questions, Edward Kian ( Oklahoma State University, USA) Cases 1. Louisville Grays and Throwing Games (1876-1877), Brian Petrotta ( University of Nebraska, USA) 2. Fred Lorz and the Olympic Cheating "Shortcut" (1904), Padric Hall (Capitol Technology University, USA) 3 .Blondy Wallace and Fixing Football Games (1906), Scott D'Amico ( Alamo Colleges District, USA) 4. Chicago White Sox World Series Scandal (1919-1921), Christie M. Kleinmann ( Belmont University, USA) 5. Peter Barrie and Horse Bleaching (1926), Ellen Staurowsky (Ithaca College, USA) 6...
