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#BagGate

#BagGate

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Professional cornhole (yes, I know) was rocked by its own cheating scandal this fall when it was discovered that some people were using non-regulation bags. Could this have absolutely been solved by the league supplying its athletes with bags for the competition? 100 percent. But the league is still relatively new so we’re giving them a pass till they get it together.

Memorable tidbit: Jay Corley, one of the league’s stars, only recently decided to stop drinking while playing after studying the legacies of athletes like Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter. I can only imagine the advantage this gives him over his competitors.

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Chess

Chess

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American chess grandmaster Hans Neimann, only 19 years old, admitted earlier this year to cheating twice throughout his young career. While that was scandalous in and of itself, it only sparked more rumors of his deceitful approach to the gentleman’s game. A Reddit post suggested Neimann was cheating via a vibrating sex toy inserted into his anus. This was never proven, but certainly lit the chess world abuzz!

Memorable tidbit: It was later discovered that Neimann had cheated in his early career more than the two times he had admitted to.

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Irish Dancing

Irish Dancing

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The feiseanna was fixed! The Irish Dancing Commission, known as An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG) had to investigate text messages between judges and coaches setting up certain dancers and teams to win at the dancing competitions. Members of the Irish Dancing community likened the inner workings scandal to the deeds of the mafia. As far as I know, no one was “disappeared” so I’m going to call that a bit of a stretch.

Memorable tidbit: It wasn’t entirely clear but it seemed as if *maybe* the judges and coaches were exchanging sexual favors with one another.

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GMA Affair

GMA Affair

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Ah yes, the liaison that caused the world to say, “GMA has a third hour?” Indeed it does. GMA3 hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes’s affair brought incredible ratings to the ABC morning show before they were booted from the air. Do not fret! The duo and whatever private investigator is following them up and down the East coast have shown us they’re still going strong despite no longer having jobs.

Memorable tidbit: It, unfortunately, does seem like Holmes has had a number of workplace liaisons and Robach is not his first break room paramour. Also, the two found love in a hopeless place: while training for a marathon.

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