Controversial Sports Issues and Legal Distress

After being ejected for throwing at the Braves' Chipper Jones, the 30-year-old Zambrano cleaned out his locker and reportedly told teammates he was retiring.  The Cubs say that Zambrano will remain disqualified for at least 30 days, which means he will lose at least $3 million of his $17.9 million salary.  There is questions whether the franchise will bring Zambrano back after the 30 day disqualification, which could lead to a messy legal battle.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/michael_mccann/08/15/carlos.zambrano/index.html

In 2010, Reggie Bush became the first player in the 75-year history of the Heisman award to have the trophy taken away.  The Heisman Trophy board announced that there will no replacement for the 2005 winner spot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VixwyDLygc

In 2007, Marion Jones became the fourth American athlete in Olympic history to have a medal taken away by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  In fact, she had three gold and two bronze metals from the 2000 Olympics revoked, as well as a 7th place win in the 2004 Olympic's women's long jump.

 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316536,00.html#ixzz1XE9q3d6Q

Referneces:

 http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2010-08/usc-football/story/report-reggie-bush-will-lose-his-heisman#ixzz1XE5nU5Ar