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The pine tar incident was a contentious incident that happened on 24th July 1983 during a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York City Yankees. The game took place at the Yankee stadium in New York. The incident, which involved the Royals baseman George Brett using a bat that had more … Read more

Margaret Schott was the owner and CEO of Major League Baseball team the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999 and one of the first women to hold a MLB team franchise. She was known for her offensive racial and ethnic remarks about Jews, African-Americans, Japanese and homosexuals. In November 1992, former CFO of the Reds … Read more

Latrell Sprewell is a retired professional NBA basketball player. Over his professional career, he played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks and the Minnesota Timberwolves. His impressive record was tarnished by an incident in 1997 in which he attacked his coach P. J. Carlesimo and choked him during a Golden State Warriors … Read more

On July 30, 1990, George Steinbrenner received a lifetime ban on management and day to day running of operations of the New York Yankees by Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Fay Vincent. The reason for the suspension was due to George Steinbrenner paying a gambler named Howie Spira $40,000 to dig up information that would … Read more

The Michael Jordan Gambling Controversy was a theory suggesting that gambling regulations by retired basketball legend Michael Jordan were behind his famed two year hiatus from the sport. He played for a total of 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. He is easily feted as the greatest basketball … Read more