5. FLOYD LANDIS
The Truth: The 2006 Tour de France champion said, "There are possibly hundreds of reasons" for the inhuman levels of testosterone slowly killing him inside.
The Real Truth: Curiously, none of those reasons involved a gaping buttload of anabolic steroids. But after two samples of his urine tested positive, he was stripped of his title. Thankfully, no American gives a crap about any cyclist not named Lance Armstrong, so Landis has easily slinked into lying obscurity.

4. JOE MORGAN
The Truth: ESPN's top baseball blowhard recalled on-air beating Philadelphia with a RBI single in his 1964 Major League debut. The hit extended the Phillies' historic 10-game losing streak, wiping out their 6½-game lead in the season's final 12 games.
The Real Truth: This lie is so wrong on so many levels, it's a wonder the man got his name right. Morgan made his debut with the Astros in 1963, not '64. He also didn't have any RBIs in '64, and the Astros didn't even play the Phillies during the losing streak. But other than having every fact wrong, Morgan nailed it.

3. TIM JOHNSON
The Truth: You don't know what it was like in 'Nam, man. Tim Johnson lived it. He saw things that would make you crap God. At least that's what the manager told his Blue Jays frequently for inspiration.
The Real Truth: The closest Johnson got to 'Nam was a Cup Noodles. He also had to take "All-American high school basketball player" off his résumé after an investigation proved that was BS, too. He probably shouldn't list the Blue Jays as a reference, either.

2. GEORGE O'LEARY
The Truth: The almost Notre Dame head coach's résumé said he played college football at New Hampshire and earned a master's degree from NYU-Stony Brook.
The Real Truth: Not only had NYU-Stony Brook never heard of George O'Leary, nobody had ever heard of NYU-Stony Brook. There's a right way and a wrong way to lie on a résumé. For instance, we only lie about degrees we didn't earn from schools that no longer exist. Just try to contest our PhD in astrophysics from Moses University.


1. PETE ROSE
The Truth: Pete Rose didn't gamble on baseball. Sure, he placed some bets on football, but never on baseball. That's against the rules, and Rose had too much respect for baseball to break the rules.
The Real Truth: In a 2004 book, Rose finally confessed to betting on baseball while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds. After publicly stomping his feet and insisting he was innocent for 14 years, Rose jacked the public for $24.95 to read his confession.