if non-us leagues are included in reference to hockey, then so should baseball.
and if that is the case, baseball players habitually abuse steroids in the dominican republic. it has been reported that steroids is so widespread and easily available that some are not even illegal there. and a lot of the players in the us who were abusing it were actually of dominican origin. i would also pose the low-bar challenge of finding corruption in the cuban and venezuelan baseball leagues, though i've not searched myself.
nhl scandals or corruption, much like the nba, involve physical abuse in and outside the rink. a recent one that comes to mind is the deportation of la kings defenceman slava voynov due to domestic violence. hitting and injuring goalscorers or key players is also controversial with the league issuing varying degrees of punishment that some feel are not warranted.
like someone mentioned above, mental illness is a problem, which maybe manifests itself through violence, and this is encouraged by the use of instigators and reinforcers.
the big five leagues (nfl, nhl, nba, mlb, and english premier league) have equal amounts of corruption, but not all in the same areas, making the thread's question a loaded one. it is a complex issue and if all offences are considered to be equally immoral, then you can pick your least favourite sport and nominate that one. it is also worth considering how much a particular league perpetuates it.
― pierre menard, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link
StarCraft
― We quickly ate the feast as to leave ASAP (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 19 April 2016 22:52 (eight years ago) link
What about tennis? The recent meldonium thing with Sharapova is the only tennis doping scandal I've ever heard of.
― JRN, Tuesday, 19 April 2016 23:06 (eight years ago) link
Lol
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Tuesday, 19 April 2016 23:06 (eight years ago) link
Huge tennis match fixing scandal under investigation: http://www.buzzfeed.com/heidiblake/the-tennis-racket#.jbJZkPZp2j
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:03 (eight years ago) link
Not shocked at all by another cycling scandal, but the technology to hide motors inside bicycle frames is fascinating in a "whoa, they can do that?" way.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/sports/cycling/with-a-discreet-motor-doping-the-bike-instead-of-the-cyclist.html
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:22 (eight years ago) link
no cricket no credibility
LOL you can hardly be more wrong!
― Romeo Daltrey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:45 (eight years ago) link
Is it possible that the answer to this is actually rugby?
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:49 (eight years ago) link
Probably :(
― Romeo Daltrey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:50 (eight years ago) link
It's whichever sport has the least money in it, likely.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:02 (eight years ago) link
Ultimate Frisbee it is then
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:03 (eight years ago) link
Unless a sport has a pretty vigorous anti-PED program, it's probably rife with PED misuse. The idea that a sport like basketball would be without PED seems very unlikely to me. They're all corrupt, but some of them are good at hiding it.
Voted soccer, which come to think of it was dumb. Even if they're all corrupt, not all of them are FIFA-level lets-let-them-kill-thousands-of-guest-workers-to-host-this-tournament corrupt.
― Frederik B, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
"corruption" shd be some sort of ratio between amount of money in the sport and amount of notable dodgy dealing so no-budget shit can't count
― some men just want to watch the world Bern (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
i don't think "corruption" is the right bag for the wide array of shitty behavior being described itt
― lute bro (brimstead), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:39 (eight years ago) link
well I was tempted to just go with "worst" but that's even more vague
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:42 (eight years ago) link
yeah, i don't mean to nitpick, just thinkin bout what it all means etc...
― lute bro (brimstead), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:44 (eight years ago) link
pro league of legends, obviously
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
hah I assume every one of those guys pops adderal like a fiend
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:49 (eight years ago) link
exactly, level playing field
All the scandals tied to golf are because of corruption among its amateur player set, i.e. rich fuckheads? Am I missing something?
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 22:52 (eight years ago) link
oh shit awesome you guys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sporting_scandals
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 23:37 (eight years ago) link
golf stuff off the top of my head:
- augusta not letting women in- vijay cheating- anchor putters
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:00 (eight years ago) link
guess that's not corruption, just regular lame bullshit
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:01 (eight years ago) link
that dude they wouldn't let ride a cart
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:06 (eight years ago) link
not a pro sport, but there's probably nothing more corrupt than american college football (and basketball, to a slightly lesser extent)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:15 (eight years ago) link
NCAA football and basketball would definitely win.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Thursday, 21 April 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
I bet there are some major lacrosse scandals that none of us know about.
Ha I was going to name check lacrosse just because there's so little money in it in the US that pro players also have day jobs.
― i like to trump and i am crazy (DJP), Thursday, 21 April 2016 12:05 (eight years ago) link
Clocking out early scandal follows last month's devastating reports of using work laundry facilities to wash kit, has this slum sport any new depths to reach
― Daithi Bowsie (darraghmac), Thursday, 21 April 2016 12:47 (eight years ago) link
hockey seems least corrupt imo but part of that is prob comparatively less attn on it
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 21 April 2016 13:35 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 24 April 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Whoever said "StarCraft" - nope:
http://kotaku.com/match-fixing-report-shows-how-gambling-has-ruined-korea-1772739147
― bothan zulu (El Tomboto), Sunday, 24 April 2016 19:35 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 25 April 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Football (American) 1
Very funny crank yanker here.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Monday, 25 April 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
Baseball is run pretty above-board these days (unlike the out and out collusion that happened in the past), has the strongest union in American sports, huge average and top end salaries though players get a relatively low percentage of overall revenue (~40% IIRC vs 50%+ in the other major sports). It's all built on TV deals that can't last in the age of cordcutting, but for now everyone's winning.
Minor leaguers are exploited but less so than the kids forced into college to play football or basketball.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Monday, 25 April 2016 00:12 (eight years ago) link
Shocked that basketball won - between questionable officiating and the owners forcing a lockout even though they were all profitable, the league is pretty fucked up.
ILH wins
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Monday, 25 April 2016 04:36 (eight years ago) link
the juicemen always come out on top
― Clay, Monday, 25 April 2016 04:43 (eight years ago) link
otm
― Better Pau Gasol (Spottie), Monday, 25 April 2016 04:44 (eight years ago) link
4 soccer voters really need to explain themselves
― qualx, Monday, 25 April 2016 04:59 (eight years ago) link