OT: Sportsmanship is still alive....
Nice little story about a couple of high school basketball teams from Illinois and Wisconsin showing some good sportsmanship:
http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/kapco_homecourt_heros_090226.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/boys/news/story?id…
In summary: One team purposely missed a couple of technical foul free throws. The other team was assessed that technical foul for inserting a player into the game who was not listed on the pre-game roster. (He had arrived at the game late because he mother had passed away earlier in the day.)
February 27th, 2009 at 2:45 PM ^
The refs had to give the technical and the other team did the right thing. Good moves all around.
February 27th, 2009 at 3:11 PM ^
This was on sportscenter one day this week. Nice story.
February 27th, 2009 at 4:09 PM ^
That was a good job all around.
And I didn't realize until I just read those articles that the team that missed the free throws was actually the losing team. I was under the impression before that it was the winning team that did it.
February 27th, 2009 at 4:58 PM ^
the sooner these douchebags realize that the reason we play these games is TO WIN. Death in the family? Jesus H Tressel.
February 27th, 2009 at 6:46 PM ^
I can't decide to pick "asshole" or "unfunny."
February 27th, 2009 at 6:56 PM ^
Why pick?
February 27th, 2009 at 8:30 PM ^
lame attempt at humor.
February 27th, 2009 at 5:08 PM ^
Rick Reilly jizzed in his pants when he heard this.
February 27th, 2009 at 7:49 PM ^
Jay Mariotti mentioned it on Around the Horn too
February 28th, 2009 at 12:53 AM ^
That fucking fag piece of shit would mention that.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:02 PM ^
It is sad that this story is considered so remarkable.
February 27th, 2009 at 10:28 PM ^
If you're hinting at "things were better when...", I think this story would be a good story whether it was 2009 or 1959.