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The sports pages are looking more and more like the police blotter, with wild charges from dogfighting to grand theft memorabilia. Baseball's greatest home run hitter is tied to steroids; football's greatest coach was caught cheating. Oh, and NBA games are fixed. But sports scandals are nothing new. How well do you remember incidents from yesteryear? Take the quiz, the let us know how you did.

Question 1

Which former All-Star was banned from baseball for his ties to Atlantic City's Claridge Resort & Casino?






Question 2

Which NFL team was fined and penalized draft picks for circumventing the salary cap during their Super Bowl championships?






Question 3

Ty Cobb was quietly coerced into retirement in 1926 after allegations of which transgression?






Question 4

After being told by the commissioner to sell his share in a nightclub linked to gambling and organized crime, which player announced his retirement from the NFL?






Question 5

How much was Formula One racing team McLaren fined after being caught spying on rival Ferrari in 2007?






Question 6

Which college football program was given the "death penalty" in 1987, resulting in the cancellation of the 1987 season and the loss of 55 scholarships?






Question 7

Stealing your opponent's signals is not new. In fact, one of baseball's most famous home runs has been linked to sign-stealing. Can you guess which one?






Question 8

During the 2000 Summer Paralympics, ten of the twelve members of the Gold Medal-winning basketball team were revealed to have no disability. Which country were they (mis)representing?






Question 9

Which NFL star – who would later star in a TV show – was suspended for one season for betting on football?






Question 10

Which college football coach was fired after punching an opposing player in the throat after said player intercepted a pass?