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Bad Sportsmanship?
brassheart || design.media.life | August 23rd 2008 by Jeff Ledoux
I’ve been absolutely astounded by the reports coming in from the media about the lack of sportsmanship from some athletes at the Olympics. Sure it could be the fact that the Olympics are being covered heavier than they ever have been before. Bu read more
The Heart of a Champion
The Anthhill | August 22nd 2008
I have been watching the Olympics and have been caught up in the spirit of the games, not only with United States Athletes, but by many of the athletes. I have been amazed at some of the sportsmanship that I saw, as well as the humble nature of s read more
Is Controversy Overshadowing the 2008 Olympics?
Yin Vs Yang | August 21st 2008 by Yinvsyang
I can not say I have been paying close, close attention, but I have been intrigued by this year’s Olympics. Obviously, the Michael Phelps story and the entire Men’s swimming team was very inspirational, as were many of the celebrated win read more
Maniverse #14 - The Heart of A Champion
Dad of Divas | August 20th 2008
I have been watching the Olympics and have been caught up in the spirit of the games, not only with United States Athletes, but by many of the athletes. I have been amazed at some of the sportsmanship that I saw, as well as the humble nature of some read more
Olympic 2008: No “boo” boys in Beijing?
Alvin Lim - The Dreamer | August 20th 2008 by Alvin Lim
This Beijing Olympic 2008 has seen many great achievements from China and China citizens. It shows how much they (the China’s Chinese) have changed and evolved throughout the years. They seem a lot more civilized, more organized, more polite du read more
Dara Torres, Usain Bolt Offer Different Lessons in Sportsmanship…
Parent Talk Today | August 19th 2008 by Kathy Sena
I was disgusted by Usain Bolt's showboating. To start pounding your chest and looking at your opponents — with 10 meters to go at the Olympics — seems like the height of arrogance and bad sportsmanship. read more
Sportsmanship in the Tour of Utah Peleton
Biking To Live | August 14th 2008 by Bryan
Everyday we see stories in the sporting world that just just don’t pass the moral or sportsmanship litmus test. Incidents like doping (TdF, Olympics, Baseball), gambling (NBA referees), and recruiting violations (NCAA) to name just a few. I t read more
5 Key Take-aways from the Olympics
Postcards from the Funny Farm | August 11th 2008 by Damien Riley
If you’ve been watching the olympics as I have lately, I know you’ve added respect for the athletes. Yesterday I saw the diving and gymnastics and it was both entertaining and inspiring. There are 5 key take-aways I get from the Olymp read more
Olympics Spirit
SecondHand Tryptophan | August 10th 2008 by Karl Erikson
I’ve been watching the Olympics the last few days and enjoy them more and more each time I watch. Weird, because as a kid and even a young adult I found them terribly boring. In fact, so much so that I cursed network television for preempting m read more
08.08.08
It's a Mad Mad Squirrel's World | August 8th 2008 by shannon
Today start the 2008 Modern Day Summer Olympic Games! How exciting! I am totally pumped and have told my hubby that the big TV is mine tonight starting at 6:30pm. I will of course be watching the gymnastic, swimming, diving, and fencing venues. read more
Beijing olympics: Games of unity
Reality bites! | August 7th 2008 by Basilio Sanchez Egneo, Jr.
August 8,2008!, that is tommorrow! The worldwide games shall commence! the world will be watching its respective hopefuls to bag the gloden beacon for its country. Every athletes is now determine that he/she could emerge victorius in every games. All read more
Olympic Spirit Burns Strongly With Luz Long
My Royal Way | August 6th 2008 by Henry Tan
Image by discoverblackheritage via Flickr JESSE OWENS is probably the most celebrated black American athlete prior to 1950. In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, he captured international attention by winning four gold medals - the 100 me read more
Showing True Character
It's My Imagination | June 19th 2008 by Lynne
I posted this video at The Sewing Mom, but I think the character that these girls showed during this game, on the field, is worth posting here as well. I can only pray that my daughter, or even I, would do the same given this situation. These girl read more
Well, I was going to write about RBs, but
Broncos Denver Broncos | June 17th 2008 by BroncosDenverBroncos
... this thing with Javon Walker came up and it has me thinking about a bunch of other stuff right now.Some Bronco fans don't like Javon right now because he wanted out of Denver and he's a Raider now. I really hope that hearing about his assault an read more
innovation in sports?
Ianny Loves the Freedom | June 8th 2008 by Ianny Lau
All the hype about Speedo’s LZR Racer swim suit makes one wonder where the sport is heading. 38 swimmers wearing the suit have set new records since its introduction in February. Just yesterday, Kosuke Kitajima clocked 2min 7.51sec at the Ja read more
Life Lessons From Little League
WonderBrains Weblog | June 4th 2008 by Susan Petracco
Baseball season has come to an end in our small town. Gone are the weeknight practices, the games under the big lights, the umpires and the concession stand. No more bug spray, no more coolers of Gatorade in the stands, no more scoreboard lights. read more
Where’s the sportsmanship and why the sarcasm?
xinyun | May 16th 2008 by Sue
After much thought, there seem to be much need (from self) to write this… So be warned, much anger and thoughts in this post. We had an inter-dept compy earlier, everyone was looking forward to supporting their own team. Same goes for our dept, read more
Softball Women - GREAT sportmanship!
The musings of my tired little brain. | May 9th 2008 by lulu
I would love for anyone to watch this, but particularly if you have children or if you, yourself, are on any kind of team. THIS is good sportsmanship and it's an awesome story to learn from. Please click the link and watch below.:-) Lisa http:/ read more
Sometimes, Winning isn’t Everything
Yin Vs Yang | May 9th 2008 by Yinvsyang
Here’s another video that my Father told me about. It has been all over ESPN this past week, but I’d thought I’d post it anyway. Sometimes it is hard to do the right thing in life. This video is an example of how important doing read more
Sportsmanship, Life and Gaming
The Sope-Bocks | May 5th 2008
Although this article was written a year or so ago, it is one of the best I've seen regarding sportsmanship in online gaming. Read it and think it over. Titan (his nickname) offers some excellent logic, along with a healthy dose of common sense when read more
An Example Worth Living
IsaiahSix | May 5th 2008
Two college softball players pick up and carry an opposing player around the bases when she injures her knee rounding first base following her first career homerun. It is the most incredible display of sportsmanship you're likely to see. read more
Jocks Behaving Exceptionally
Scrappin' Sports Stuff | May 5th 2008
When I read this article it brought tears to my eyes. In this day and age, so many are concerned about WINNING that they tend to forget that in the end it's "just a game". As a coach, and a parent, I would hope that my children and players who react read more
Finally, A Good Sportsmanship Story!
The Little League Coach | May 1st 2008 by The Little League Coach
I first heard about this story on Good Morning America , and you can see and read about it on CBS in this article "Unbelievable" Act of Sportsmanship . The story that follows is almost unbelievable in today’s day and age, but it provide read more
Sportsmanship
The Daily Ramble | May 1st 2008 by Vern
I've been looking for a video of this all day. Basically a girl blows out her knee after hitting a home-run but before running the bases...True Sportsmanship! (from Hotair)Related articlesWhen Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky hit her first caree read more
When Losing Is Winning And Winning Is Everything
DISSFUNKTIONAL | May 1st 2008 by DISSFUNKTIONAL
Sara Tucholsky, a senior at Western Oregon University and a 5-foot-2 right fielder, hit her first ever home run during the second inning while playing Central Washington on April 27, 2008, the second game of a double header when the score was tied 0- read more
We have a pulse
Draft Day Suit | April 30th 2008
Sportsmanship is alive and well at Division II colleges Western Oregon and Central Washington.I’ll let Jeff Gordon (not that one) at the St. Louis Post Dispatch take it from here…Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky – a pint-sized, light-hittin read more
I’m ashamed…
Anndi's Luggage | April 22nd 2008 by suntizer
WARNING... I’M ANNOYED AND THERE IS TALK OF SPORTS IN THIS POST (but there’s something else at the end worth your time).I witnessed some shameful behaviour on the part of so-called fans aka fanatics last night after the Habs went back to their se read more
Sportsmanship
MVP Baseball Tips Featurng Ozzie Smith | March 29th 2008 by Lyle Johnson
Ozzie Smith is a CLASS ACT! During his playing days, Ozzie displayed good sportsmanship by playing baseball clean and to the best of his ability. That same reputation is true for Ozzie off the field as well.Sportsmanship is defined as handling both read more
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