In September 2010 during the aftermath of Reggie Bush relinquishing his Heisman Trophy amidst scandal, I wrote a Forbes SportsMoney piece regarding the issue of paying college players above and beyond their scholarships.
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Abscam is one that sticks in my mind but the age of that particular scandal and that I recall it tends towards a proof of the contention that it is rarer.
But I bet the story would have been a little better with some scandal.
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Considering that he was involved in no scandal or other event that could explain such a remarkable reversal of fortune, I suspect we would have to search long and wide to find another election in our history with a similar result.
The son-in-law of Spain's King Juan Carlos I has agreed to step down from official duties amid a rare corruption scandal for the royal family.
"Given the circumstances of the past 18 months, working through Tiger's scandal, a new coach and with it a major swing change and Tiger battling through injuries, I am very disappointed to end our very successful partnership at this time, " he added.
In the Lords (from 2.30pm) questions cover the government's plans to commemorate the centenary of World War I, the need for a reduction in domestic food waste, and the interest rate rigging scandal in the City.
Mr. PHIL LIGGETT (Reporter, Outdoor Life Network): Well, I think basically it's probably going to be the biggest scandal that's hit even a sport that's pretty well known for drugs use within it.
Turning the corner a bit here to another story that has a lot of folks talking, I got to tell you, earlier in the program, we talked about the scandal involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.
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