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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already left bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases."
Mickey Mantle
After every playoff hockey series, players are required to lineup and shake hands after the series has concluded.
FACT OF THE DAY
Q: Who recorded the last out in Armando Galarraga's imperfect game?
A: Cleveland Indians' Trevor Crowe.
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THE MORNING BREW
Professional athletes should practice good sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is one of the most preached concepts to adolescent athletes. You are taught to treat both your teammates and your opponents with courtesy and respect. At the end of every game that I have ever played in, both teams shake hands and congratulate each other with a fist bump and an obligatory "good game." Every Little League, high school and pick up game comes with its own set of mercy rules to prevent the score from getting out of hand. These rituals are meant to mold young athletes into respectful upstanding adults.
These athletes take the sportsmanship they learned from their playing days and transfer them into the workplace. But what happens to the people who do make it in professional sports? Athletes spend their entire lives competing and trying to be the best they possibly can. In some cases, adults forget the lessons they have learned as children, and sportsmanship takes a backseat to competitiveness. However, there's still hope for sportsmanship in the top leagues.
Last Saturday, my friend Ben Lipowitz and I were watching Manchester City take on Norwich City. For those of you who do not know, these two teams play in the English Premier League — considered the most prestigious professional soccer league
in the world. Coming into this match, Man City was heavily favored. So there was no surprise when they scored four goals in the first 36 minutes. When the game clock struck 90:00, the scoreboard read 7-0.
was this seven-goal victory unsportsmanlike? Should Man City have let up when the game was clearly in their favor? The answer to both of these questions is a firm yes. However, Lipowitz could not have disagreed more. His argument was that the fans pay to see their team give it their all for 90 minutes.
No professional soccer team enjoys getting shut out, especially when the other team puts up seven goals. No professional athlete enjoys be embarrassed on his or her field. A mercy rule cannot be instituted in
professional sports, but there comes a time where enough is enough.
Being a professional athlete is a privilege, but some athletes abuse or forget that. Whenever a player scores a touchdown in the NFL, there is a celebration that follows. Whether it's a salsa dance, a Gronk Spike or a hellacious dunk through the uprights, every player has their own signature move. That's not to say that these celebrations should be outlawed, but they can get out of han
In January 2006, a Texas high school girls' basketball team defeated another school 100-0. The team was up 59-0 at halftime. Parents who were at the game said that Covenant High, the winning team, players continued to chuck up three-pointers all the way through the fourth quarter. This, not unlike the Man City game, is a case of a team needing to ease up. The Covenant High School coach was fired the Sunday following the game after refusing to apologize.
No matter how much better one team is than another, it is never acceptable to beat them by that kind of margin. It is an embarrassment to both programs.
Luckily, there are plenty of examples of good sportsmanship in the world. After Boston defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, the Red Sox released a letter to all Cardinals fans thanking them for their hospitality and respect for the game. One line says "Your region, its people, and the entire Cardinals organization represent everything that's great about baseball." This was a true class act by the Boston Red Sox. It shows that when
you get past the competitiveness and love for winning, there is admiration and respect shared between the two organizations.
Like them or not, the Red Sox organization shows us that sportsmanship is not dead. Putting all the inappropriate blowouts, showboating and celebrations aside, sportsmanship can still be found. Not every professional athlete forgets the lessons they learned in Little League.
Being a professional athlete is a privilege. Professionals owe each other the courtesy and respect of demonstrating good sportsmanship in their workplace just like teachers, doctors and businessmen demonstrate in theirs.
This week in athletics
— Edited by Hannah Barling
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Men's Basketball
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Saturday
Soccer Semifinals TBA Kansas City, Kan
Football
Oklahoma State
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Volleyball
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Austin, Texas
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