Cheating Scandals

SI did a photographic gallery of famous cheating scandals
Heres its list:
14. Floyd Landis
13. Michael Waltrip (Daytona)
12. Diego Maradona (Hand of God goal)
11. Danny Almonte
10. Mike Tyson v. Holyfield (when he bit Holyfield and was DQ'd)
9. Rosie Ruiz (1980 NYC Marathon)
8. Sammy Sosa (corked bat)
7. Ben Johnson
6. Albert Belle (corked bat)
5. 2002 Olympic Figure skating judges
4. Joe Niekro
3. 1919 Black Sox
2. Tonya Harding
1. Don Sutton

I take issue with Don Sutton. Unlike Niekro, was Sutton ever caught or associated with cheating like old Joe or even Gaylord Perry?
When I think of guys doctoring baseballs Sutton is not a name quick off my lips.

How about the 1972 US v. Russia Olympic gold medal basketball game when the Americans were screwed over by the officials?

I also think the Manhattan College basketball point shaving scandal in the 1951 and Roy Jones Jr. getting hosed at the 1988 Olympics were also pretty big.
Bigger than Waltrip, Tyson and Sutton anyway.

 

Where's Barry Bonds on there?

 

Bonds didn't make the list.

 

WHHHHY!? WHHHHYYYYY!?!

 

Where are the Steelers' tainted Super Bowl championships in the 1970s?

 

How is Ben Johnson not No. 1 on this list? Olympic gold medal and world record in the 100 taken away by positive test for steroids. It isn't even close.

I also don't recall Don Sutton ever being caught doing anything.
Does dumping games (1919 White Sox) count as cheating if you're trying to lose?

And Orville, Manhattan was one of the few city schools that wasn't heavily involved in the 1951 basketball point-shaving in NYC ... CCNY, LIU, NYU, St, John's were the main culptrits.

 

You'd think if Don Sutton was worse than the Black Sox or Rosie Ruiz, I'd have an idea of what they hell they are talking about.

Did he cheat on his math tests in high school?

 

Sutton, I believe, had a rep for cutting and scuffing balls but I don't recall him ever being caught and/or punished for it.

Does SI offer any details of these "cheating scandals" or is it just a photo ontage? Does it say what Sutton did to be No. 1?

Otherwise, this is just more stupidity from a once-great magazine.

 

Maybe Sutton's hair isn't naturally curly. I could see that rising to No. 1.

 

There is no direct reason for Sutton as the No. 1 guy. The summary says pretty much what you said at the top: that Sutton had a rep for cutting and scuffing balls.

Thanks for clarifying the college point-shaving scandal.