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Say it ain't so: Worst cheaters in sports

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. Armstrong was stripped of those victories in 2012 after a doping scandal. Armstrong did confess to some of the allegations.
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. Armstrong was stripped of those victories in 2012 after a doping scandal. Armstrong did confess to some of the allegations.
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Marion Jones won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but was later stripped of the titles after admitting to steroid use.
Marion Jones won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but was later stripped of the titles after admitting to steroid use.
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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds had been the focus of a steroid inquiry since 2003. Bonds admitted taking substances that he said he thought were nutritional supplements. He was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2007. Federal prosecutors dropped their perjury case in July 2015.
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds had been the focus of a steroid inquiry since 2003. Bonds admitted taking substances that he said he thought were nutritional supplements. He was convicted of obstruction of justice in 2007. Federal prosecutors dropped their perjury case in July 2015.
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Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven Chicago White Sox teammates were accused of trying to throw the 1919 World Series. This scandal would be made into the 1988 movie "Eight Men Out."
Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven Chicago White Sox teammates were accused of trying to throw the 1919 World Series. This scandal would be made into the 1988 movie "Eight Men Out."
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Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy received a prison sentence of 15 months and three years probation after pleading guilty in August 2007 to federal charges that he took payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games.
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy received a prison sentence of 15 months and three years probation after pleading guilty in August 2007 to federal charges that he took payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games.
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New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick, left, shakes hands with New York Jets' head coach Eric Mangini after their NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2000. Once close friends, Mangini and Belichick had a falling out, a rift that included Mangini leaving Belichick's staff to coach in New York and the infamous "Spygate" affair when Mangini accused the Patriots of videotaping the Jets' defensive signals during the 2007 season opener.
New England Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick, left, shakes hands with New York Jets' head coach Eric Mangini after their NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2000. Once close friends, Mangini and Belichick had a falling out, a rift that included Mangini leaving Belichick's staff to coach in New York and the infamous "Spygate" affair when Mangini accused the Patriots of videotaping the Jets' defensive signals during the 2007 season opener.
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Little League World Series officials investigated Danny Almonte of Bronx, N.Y., after being shown a document that indicated Almonte might be two years older than allowed. The document indicated Danny Almonte was born April 7, 1987, in Moca, Dominican Republic, making him two years older than allowed by Little League.
Little League World Series officials investigated Danny Almonte of Bronx, N.Y., after being shown a document that indicated Almonte might be two years older than allowed. The document indicated Danny Almonte was born April 7, 1987, in Moca, Dominican Republic, making him two years older than allowed by Little League.
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Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was found guilty of doping on Sept. 27, 1988, and sensationally stripped of his 100m gold from the Seoul Olympics.
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was found guilty of doping on Sept. 27, 1988, and sensationally stripped of his 100m gold from the Seoul Olympics.
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Figure skater Tonya Harding (left) pleaded guilty to conspiring to hinder prosecution in the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. Harding was placed on three years' probation and fined $160,000. Jeff Gillooly, Harding's former husband, and Shawn Eckhardt, her bodyguard, were accused of having hatched the plot where they attacked Kerrigan on her right knee with a blunt object to hinder her chances at the Olympics.
Figure skater Tonya Harding (left) pleaded guilty to conspiring to hinder prosecution in the attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. Harding was placed on three years' probation and fined $160,000. Jeff Gillooly, Harding's former husband, and Shawn Eckhardt, her bodyguard, were accused of having hatched the plot where they attacked Kerrigan on her right knee with a blunt object to hinder her chances at the Olympics.
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East German swimmer Kornelia Ender won four gold medals at the 1976 Montreal games. Enders and her fellow swimmers were given steroids by East German team doctors.
East German swimmer Kornelia Ender won four gold medals at the 1976 Montreal games. Enders and her fellow swimmers were given steroids by East German team doctors.
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Rosie Ruiz of New York allegedly won the 1980 Boston Marathon by coming out of the crowd about one mile before the finish line.
Rosie Ruiz of New York allegedly won the 1980 Boston Marathon by coming out of the crowd about one mile before the finish line.
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