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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2014, file photo, Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, right, and A.J. Hinch pose after Hinch is introduced as the new manager of the baseball club in Houston. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, after being suspended for their roles in the team's extensive sign-stealing scheme from 2017. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
A look back at other infamous cheating scandals in sports

By Noah Trister Jan. 13, 2020 08:47 PM EST

Autographed boxing gloves are seen in Bob Hope's basement, which holds his sports memorabilia collection for sale, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Stone Mountain, Ga. With a name that made him easy to remember, Hope built a behind-the-scenes career as a hype man, a PR wizard who worked for various sports teams around Atlanta before launching his own firm and setting off on a quixotic, around-the-world quest to make friends and move the needle. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)
Column: Hope springs eternal as a sports collection is shed

By Paul Newberry Aug. 24, 2019 04:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, John Shuster delivers a stone during the 2019 USA Curling Nationals at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. Nearly a year has passed since he won gold in South Korea, and Shuster can still smile about his transformation from obscure curler to Olympic sensation. The past 12 months have certainly been eventful for him and his teammates. (Emil Lippe/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)
A year after Olympic gold, US curlers reflect on success

By Noah Trister Feb. 15, 2019 03:41 PM EST

In this Jan. 3, 2019 photo, former Minnesota Vikings football player Jared Allen practices with his curling team for a competition in Blaine, Minn. Allen retired from the NFL in 2015 and wasn't ready to give up on the competition he'd come to enjoy as a five-time All-Pro in a 12-year career. His solution: Make it to the 2022 Olympics _ in curling. Less than a year later, he and three other former NFL players who have never curled before will attempt to qualify for the U.S. championships against curlers who have been throwing stones for most of their lives. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Ex-NFL Pro Bowl players try curling with 2022 Olympic goal

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 04, 2019 01:53 PM EST