The Best or Worst act of sportsmanship you've ever seen. Let's hear it.

[Cam]

I hope most of the stories are GOOD acts!....

[defense51]

Roberto Alomar spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck during an argument in MLB game. Worst ever witnessed in person, we had a select soccer coach start a fight (pushing, shoving, and punches thrown) during a game with one of the player's dad. It was ugly, fight spilled onto the field, game stopped, and eventually forfeited. We were winning 3-1. :thmbdwn:

[Old Tiger]

go blue at a M&G in which the team he picked to win was winning.

[panfan]

:stirpot: a certain digit based avatar and his side kick the verde hornet rubbing it in last season after beating the favored team (read annointed ones) last season. It was the most pathetic display of sportsmanship ever!! The nerve, the gall..... What comes around goes around. :doh: :taunt:

[Cam]

:stirpot: a certain digit based avatar and his side kick the verde hornet rubbing it in last season after beating the favored team (read annointed ones) last season. It was the most pathetic display of sportsmanship ever!! The nerve, the gall..... What comes around goes around. :doh: :taunt:

oh no you don't!....you ain't puttin' that one on us!....if I recall, you and LHP started it....something about paintin' the Green Mile purple and some other stuff.......verde hornet?.....Is that his real nickname now?.....:taunt:

[BwdLion73]

A 2010 team in our district who put up a hugh sign saying "Shipley who?"alone with a sign making a racial remark about our quarterback. (some of their good fans took that sign down) After we scored touchdowns on our first 8 possessions they took down the Shipley sign.

[BwdLion73]

On the good side that same year we played a Monahans team that stayed composed and never stopped playing hard and clean. After the game they came over to our side and stood behind our team quietly during our school song and the congratulated us. We have played them off and on since the 70's usually in the quarterfinals and they have always had a tough clean team.

[Cam]

....of course, this is Hockey..so maybe it's not considered bad sportsmanship:doh:......but 9 & 10 year olds droppin' the gloves in an all out brawl?....geez.....it does go to show though that kids emulate what adults do......plus, these are a bunch of crazy Russians!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhmA03ZI7A

[refereedoc]

On the good side, Alvarado like Monahans stood behind us during the school song after we beat them in football this year. On the bad side, in 1994 State Quarterfinals, Sherman put up a sign "Shoot 'em up Art" in reference to Art Briles and steroids. It was a nasty game, we were all wanting to fight. We beat them and when on to win State in 4A.

[Cam]

Roberto Alomar spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck during an argument in MLB game. Worst ever witnessed in person, we had a select soccer coach start a fight (pushing, shoving, and punches thrown) during a game with one of the player's dad. It was ugly, fight spilled onto the field, game stopped, and eventually forfeited. We were winning 3-1. :thmbdwn:

That reminded me of LB Bill Romanowski spitting on 49er J.J. Stokes during a game.....:doh:

[cougartino]

The opposing team and fans congratulating Hank Aaron on his record breaking homerun.

[movethechain]

For the bad, just about anything Ndamukong Suh does.

[Ernest T Bass]

Game at West Orange-Stark, vs Nederland. NHS' QB is knocked unconscious. Guy on the PA says "how does that feel Mr. (QB's last name). Bet you don't get up from that anytime soon".

[Cam]

Game at West Orange-Stark, vs Nederland. NHS' QB is knocked unconscious. Guy on the PA says "how does that feel Mr. (QB's last name). Bet you don't get up from that anytime soon".

that sounds almost impossible to believe!...WoW!........

[cougartino]

Clint Longley sucker punching Roger Staubach, then pulling up his skirt, never to be heard from again.

[buckeyebob]

Not trying to change the thread but...we have played teams that just play dirty...how does this happen? Are they coached? Are the coaches looking the other way? I know that dirty play by a Buckeye is not tolerated.

[BwdLion73]

Not trying to change the thread but...we have played teams that just play dirty...how does this happen? Are they coached? Are the coaches looking the other way? I know that dirty play by a Buckeye is not tolerated.

I'm a nobody with no inside information but I find it hard to think a coach in high school would teach or condone dirty play and last very long in coaching. I do think that if the kids do not have a coach who stays on top of things it can get out of hand. If you are getting thrashed by someone it is the coach who has to mentor the players and keep control. Sometimes teams who are getting their ass handed to them think that the other team is playing dirty. Sometimes the superior team thinks the other team is playing dirty as a last resort. We all know teams that are known for that....it's just never our team. ;)

[Tejastrue]

Niners' Terrell Owens celebrating at midfield on the Cowboys' star after scoring a couple of TDs. Of course he was paid back a little on the 2nd one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-nxdzgQH8U

[bigwood33]

The '08 Grapevine Faith vs Gainesville State School has to be the best. This is the Rick Reilly commentary from ESPN the magazine:

They played the oddest game in high school football history last month down in Grapevine, Texas.

It was Grapevine Faith vs. Gainesville State School and everything about it was upside down. For instance, when Gainesville came out to take the field, the Faith fans made a 40-yard spirit line for them to run through.

Did you hear that? The other team's fans?

They even made a banner for players to crash through at the end. It said, "Go Tornadoes!" Which is also weird, because Faith is the Lions.

It was rivers running uphill and cats petting dogs. More than 200 Faith fans sat on the Gainesville side and kept cheering the Gainesville players on—by name.

"I never in my life thought I'd hear people cheering for us to hit their kids," recalls Gainesville's QB and middle linebacker, Isaiah. "I wouldn't expect another parent to tell somebody to hit their kids. But they wanted us to!"

And even though Faith walloped them 33-14, the Gainesville kids were so happy that after the game they gave head coach Mark Williams a sideline squirt-bottle shower like he'd just won state. Gotta be the first Gatorade bath in history for an 0-9 coach.

But then you saw the 12 uniformed officers escorting the 14 Gainesville players off the field and two and two started to make four. They lined the players up in groups of five—handcuffs ready in their back pockets—and marched them to the team bus. That's because Gainesville is a maximum-security correctional facility 75 miles north of Dallas. Every game it plays is on the road.

This all started when Faith's head coach, Kris Hogan, wanted to do something kind for the Gainesville team. Faith had never played Gainesville, but he already knew the score. After all, Faith was 7-2 going into the game, Gainesville 0-8 with 2 TDs all year. Faith has 70 kids, 11 coaches, the latest equipment and involved parents. Gainesville has a lot of kids with convictions for drugs, assault and robbery—many of whose families had disowned them—wearing seven-year-old shoulder pads and ancient helmets.

So Hogan had this idea. What if half of our fans—for one night only—cheered for the other team? He sent out an email asking the Faithful to do just that. "Here's the message I want you to send:" Hogan wrote. "You are just as valuable as any other person on planet Earth."

Some people were naturally confused. One Faith player walked into Hogan's office and asked, "Coach, why are we doing this?"

And Hogan said, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."

Next thing you know, the Gainesville Tornadoes were turning around on their bench to see something they never had before. Hundreds of fans. And actual cheerleaders!

"I thought maybe they were confused," said Alex, a Gainesville lineman (only first names are released by the prison). "They started yelling 'DEE-fense!' when their team had the ball. I said, 'What? Why they cheerin' for us?'"

It was a strange experience for boys who most people cross the street to avoid. "We can tell people are a little afraid of us when we come to the games," says Gerald, a lineman who will wind up doing more than three years. "You can see it in their eyes. They're lookin' at us like we're criminals. But these people, they were yellin' for us! By our names!"

Maybe it figures that Gainesville played better than it had all season, scoring the game's last two touchdowns. Of course, this might be because Hogan put his third-string nose guard at safety and his third-string cornerback at defensive end. Still.

After the game, both teams gathered in the middle of the field to pray and that's when Isaiah surprised everybody by asking to lead. "We had no idea what the kid was going to say," remembers Coach Hogan. But Isaiah said this: "Lord, I don't know how this happened, so I don't know how to say thank You, but I never would've known there was so many people in the world that cared about us."

And it was a good thing everybody's heads were bowed because they might've seen Hogan wiping away tears.

As the Tornadoes walked back to their bus under guard, they each were handed a bag for the ride home—a burger, some fries, a soda, some candy, a Bible and an encouraging letter from a Faith player.

The Gainesville coach saw Hogan, grabbed him hard by the shoulders and said, "You'll never know what your people did for these kids tonight. You'll never, ever know."

And as the bus pulled away, all the Gainesville players crammed to one side and pressed their hands to the window, staring at these people they'd never met before, watching their waves and smiles disappearing into the night.

Anyway, with the economy six feet under and Christmas running on about three and a half reindeer, it's nice to know that one of the best presents you can give is still absolutely free.

Hope.

[coach]

Clint Longley sucker punching Roger Staubach, then pulling up his skirt, never to be heard from again.



This girl from Fairfield was in 2nd place at the district cross country meet with about 50 meters left and the girl in first fell after her legsd gave out. Instead of winning with ease this girl helps the fallen girl up and helping her across the finish line. They got 5th and 6th and both missed out going to state.



Also a few years ago a girl hit a home run and fell and broke her ankle at first base. By rule she has to cross home or the run doesnt count. Also, teammates cannot help her or carry her. So two girls on the OTHER team picked her up, carried her around making sure she toucched every base. BTW, it was a walkoff home run in the playoffs....

[coach]

This girl from Fairfield was in 2nd place at the district cross country meet with about 50 meters left and the girl in first fell after her legsd gave out. Instead of winning with ease this girl helps the fallen girl up and helping her across the finish line. They got 5th and 6th and both missed out going to state.



Also a few years ago a girl hit a home run and fell and broke her ankle at first base. By rule she has to cross home or the run doesnt count. Also, teammates cannot help her or carry her. So two girls on the OTHER team picked her up, carried her around making sure she toucched every base. BTW, it was a walkoff home run in the playoffs....



That Matt Kemp thing was pretty damn awesome.

[ogg]

Niners' Terrell Owens celebrating at midfield on the Cowboys' star after scoring a couple of TDs. Of course he was paid back a little on the 2nd one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-nxdzgQH8U

Saw where he's trying to be a pro bowler ( that's bowler as in bowling ball and lanes) LOL. Maybe Tebow will be on his team as well.

[TheDOCTORdre]

http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/eye-on-sports/22218550/teen-soccer-player-accused-of-punching-ref-charged-with-homicide


horrible

[Tejastrue]

Mike Tyson biting off a piece of Evander Holyfields' ear.

[Lion70]

Couple of years ago liberty elylau wrote a sign in the vistors lockerroom with alll the students signatures saying they were praying for Henderson after the death of one of the lions teammates. I thought that was real classy of them.