sports incidents

Basketball title to be stripped from mostly white school after crowd threw tortillas at their mostly hispanic opponents. https://abc7.com/tortillas-taunting-coronado-high-school/10848842/ Person who brought the packs of tortillas to the game insists it wasn't motivated by racism.

Well now, here's an(other) *interesting* little story about a sports commentator saying verrrrry bad stuff, while not realising his mic was still live and broadcasting (warning: story contains offensive and racist language)...

During a champions league match between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir last night, the game was postponed when both sets of players walked off the pitch after an alleged racist phrase was used by an official...

So is the Sturgis Rally the worlds largest covid party? https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/07/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-what-know-masks-attendance-rules/3321223001/

Wasn't sure where exactly this should go. Its about a noted hockey commentator (so it could go under sports), from Canada (so it could go under the 'politics' forum) who made a racist comment (which makes it a social issue.) Anyone familiar with Canadian hockey probably knows about Don...

https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/13/bullfighter-gravely-ill-after-being-gored-in-groin-for-second-time-10909302/ If he survives, maybe he should find a different line of work.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitution In more ways than one, it appears that the Patriots season did in fact have a happy ending.

I debated putting this in sports, but it seems to be more appropriate for a social issues and current events thread. Note that in the photo accompanying the article, McKinnon does not appear to be presenting himself as a female, and the text makes it clear that he's operating with...

So the NFL is going to start punishing players and teams that don't partake in mandatory political messaging before games. On social media conservatives are hailing the decision with comments that seem to best be summarized as "Yes, make them stand!" "Make them stand?" What is the point when...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4912036/Trump-BOYCOTT-NFL-teams-players-won-t-stand-Anthem.html President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the national controversy over black National Football League players who refuse to stand while the U.S. National Anthem is played before games. "During...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/meet-the-texas-wrestler-who-won-a-girls-state-title-his-name-is-mack/2017/02/25/982bd61c-fb6f-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html?utm_term=.c620163393ad Mack Beggs, the person at the center of this controversy, would prefer to wrestle males, but...

The recent wave of protests during the National Anthem that was sparked by Colin Kaepernick's "taking a knee" before San Francisco 49 'ers football games has become a hot issue around the country as thousands of other fans and athletes across the country are starting to do the same thing...

The battle between the matador and the bull was resolved in favour of the bull here. I have no particular position, as a non vegetarian, but generally oppose any sport where the idea is to entertain at the animal's expense, including catching and releasing fish. I see this as a social issue for...

This could be interesting. He must be innocent if we start a thread here. :D http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11612145 The coach of a top tennis player has been arrested on suspicion of murder in a story that is sending shockwaves through the sport. Mark de...

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/07/us/texas-football-official-hit/index.html http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/09/referee-targeted-john-jay-high-school-football-players-press-charges I'm not aware of student ball players ever being charged with assault for actions on the playing field during a game...

I searched and could not find an already existing thread on this. If there is, please merge or delete. http://www.buffalonews.com/feed/new-details-emerge-in-allegations-against-nhl-star-patrick-kane-20150809 For those of you that don't know who he is, Patrick Kane is one of the top players...

I was reading a story today (sorry no link handy but google is your friend) about Warren Buffett/Quicken Loans offer of 1 billion $ to anyone who submits a perfect NCAA bracket for this year's tourney. The story insisted the odds were one in a billion. That seems ridiculous to me, but I'm not...

....to anyone who can fill out a perfect March Madness bracket. But before you get your hopes up, there's a quintillion possible permutations. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101351399 Steve S

Forgive me if already posted. In a coma after ski accident.

How seriously should we take sport? This seriously? This quote does not do justice to the story. Before being beheaded he was first stoned and then had his hands and feet chopped off. WTF?

Just like clockwork, a heavy-handed judge's decision at a track meet is bringing accusations that our government is waging war against Christianity: http://news.msn.com/us/nod-to-god-gets-track-team-disqualified The rules specifically state that raising one's hand over their heads in...

Ok, so the tabloid feeding frenzy that was the John Terry racism trial is over.... Some interesting things to look at (even if you don't care about Terry or football...) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jul/13/john-terry-cleared-anton-ferdinand The question i'm interested in is, even...

Spurs-Bolton match abandoned after 23 year old Fabrice Muamba collapses on the pitch, apparently he wasn't breathing when taken down the tunnel. Shocking. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17417973 Really hope he pulls through.

Awful, just awful. http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/africa/egypt-soccer-deaths/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn I love the beautiful game and news like this make me cringe.

Here is the article: http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Man-arrested-for-punching-son-at-youth-basketbal?urn=highschool-wp9968 I have always felt that the overexuberance of parents vicariously seeking glory through their children is the worst thing about youth sports. It...

QB Tim Tebow lead the Denver Broncos to yet another miraculous 4Th quarter win against the Chicago Bears this time. The word Tebowing has just been accepted as a new word and is defined as: getting down on a knee and praying even if everyone around you is doing something completely different...

As a football fan, I think it is about time they put a stop to excessive thanking of Gezus and Jod! Thank you ref!!! http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/video/player/news/ABC_Sports/23300442#news/ABC_Sports/23300442

Buffalo Bills receiver Steve Johnson drops game-winning TD pass in OT then talks about it on Twitter. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2010/11/28/2010-11-28_stevie_johnson_buffalo_bills_wideout_blames_god_on_twitter_after_dropping_gamewi.html?r=sports

Although this is not current by any means of the word, it is for me, as I only saw this story for the first time at the weekend. Although a sports story, I believe it is also a social issue. This photograph is of the England football team giving a Nazi salute prior to a friendly game against...

http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/14/afghanistan-tops-at-world-twenty20-qualifier.htm I have started this thread here rather than in Sport because sporting achievements can help to unify, and even pacify, nations. The movie "Invictus" explores this theme quite well. Reports I have...