Today we head back to 2014, when racist comments by Donald Sterling, then owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, were made public by his mistress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we head back to the year 2013, when New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested for the shocking murder of friend Odin Lloyd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today, we’re backpedaling to August 24, 2012, when news broke about Lance Armstrong that would change the cycling world forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re heading back to the year 2011. After five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Sam Hurd signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears. But he wouldn’t even make it through his first season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 2010, five players from the Ohio State University football team inked a deal that would violate NCAA rules, and make national news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In today’s episode, we’ve teed up a moment in time that sparked a golf legend’s fall from grace—the 2009 car crash of Tiger Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today’s episode poses the question: how far would you go to help a teammate win? Well, in 2008, Formula One driver Nelson Piquet Jr. answered in a big way, causing a debacle that would undermine F1 Racing for a generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we spring back to 2007, when a professional wrestler was convicted on sexual abuse charges after keeping eight women as sex slaves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re checking in on the year 2006, when “Operation Slapshot” was made public by the New Jersey State Police. The gambling ring involved a former NHL player, a New Jersey state trooper, and other big names in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we dig into the year 2005, when Philadelphia Phillies’ relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina heard strange noises at his mother’s ranch, just outside Caracas, Venezuela. After confronting five men on the property, an altercation occurred that involved machetes and gasoline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we look back at the year 2004, and the tragic results of a French rugby star’s alcohol addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The year was 2003. The steroids scandal… would change the face of sports forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we make a fast break back to 2002 when a newly-retired NBA star disappeared at sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
By the year 2001, Poker Spot had become an online poker juggernaut. That is until players could no longer deposit or withdraw money from their accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We go back to the year 2000 when Spain won the gold medal in Paralympics. But there was one problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re headed back to the year 1999 when then Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth did the unimaginable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re headed back to 1998, when most people associated the Winter Olympics with elite athletes and intense competition. That is until the Salt Lake Organizing Committee got involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In today’s episode, we go back to the year 1997 and the civil suit against O.J. Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In 1996, week one of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta concluded with a celebration in Centennial Park. The excitement of thousands quickly turned into chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re traveling back to 1995 when players on the Northwestern Wildcats were busted for intentionally losing games to pay off gambling debts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode, we’re journeying back to 1994, and the shocking shooting following the Colombian National team’s loss in the World Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re looking back to April 30th, 1993, when 19-year-old tennis phenom Monica Seles was only two games away from clinching a spot in the semifinals of the Hamburg Open—until the unthinkable occurred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today’s event comes to us from 1992 when the Little League World Series was won by an unstoppable—and questionable—group of youths from the Philippines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re going back to 1991, when heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson was delivered a knock-out punch and charged with the sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We’re headed back to January 11th, 1990, and the upset win by Landing Officer and his jockey at the Delta Downs race track. Discover how a devious, quick-thinking jockey used heavy fog to his advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No matter how hard Chris Benoit worked, he felt like he still had to prove himself. His title shot in the WWE wouldn’t come easy—and gaining the respect of his boss, Vince McMahon, came even harder. After a string of personal losses, constantly fighting his own demons, and numerous cracks in his marriage, Benoit’s rage boiled over. And over the course of three days, he would turn to murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Throughout his 22-year career, professional wrestler Chris Benoit made a name for himself winning titles around the world. He was a hard worker, a disciplined wrestler, and a loving family man. Until, in June of 2007, 40-year-old Benoit did the unthinkable. Over three days, he murdered his wife, Nancy, their 7-year-old son, Daniel, then took his own life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After losing her Los Angeles underground poker game at the hands of some nefarious players, Molly Bloom started a new game in New York. What she discovered was that her new clientele of Wall Street billionaires and Russian gangsters was far more dangerous than she realized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Eventually known as the “Poker Princess,” Molly Bloom never intended to enter the world of gambling. Her life was supposed to be devoted to competitive skiing. In fact, she had never played a single game of poker herself at the time she found herself hosting a 2004 game in the basement of the Viper Room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After losing to Texas in what many consider the greatest college football game ever played, news began leaking to the press about financial improprieties committed by Reggie Bush's parents. Despite being drafted by the Saints, the NCAA chose to investigate Bush—and five years later handed out the strictest punishment ever given to a college athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
