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Liars, cheaters, burglars, oh my! Enter the amusing, diabolical, and entertaining world of sports trickery and mayhem. Spencer Hall shares the absurd stories of stolen bats, pirated play calls, renegade cross-country road racers, and promising footballers who, it turns out, were never really footbal…

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  • Nov 27, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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Tour de France is the pinnacle of cheating — Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 32:44


Tour de France Part 2 looks at doping, and what happened when it all finally went too far — even for the Tour de France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tour de France is the pinnacle of cheating in sports — Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 27:27


There is cheating, and then there is the Tour de France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Wakeyleaks (a college football espionage story)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 30:05


Wake Forest suspected that someone was stealing its playbook. What they didn’t know was that it was an inside job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Shady Rise and Spectacular Fall of Daily Fantasy Sports

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 34:20


The online fantasy boom made a lot of people rich: the fantasy sports companies that raked in millions on barely legal bets; and some of their employees who used insider info to cash in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Plan to Break the Law in 20 States at Once

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 31:41


The Cannonball Run, a 28-hour car sprint across the United States, involves a thousand small challenges, and two huge ones: how to fool the cops, and how to not leave any evidence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Great Albert Belle Bat Caper

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 31:28


In 1994, the Cleveland Indians crawled through a ceiling, stole a bat out of an umpire’s dressing room, and set off a chain of events that eventually involved a former FBI agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Introducing It Seemed Smart

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2018 1:42


True stories of people who broke the rules of the game, just to win. Hosted by Spencer Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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