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MEMPHIS — The San Antonio Spurs made quick work of the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals, but despite being swept, one Grizzly player proved there is still sportsmanship in the NBA.
Defensive player of the year Marc Gasol accidently poked Spurs guard Tony Parker in the eye with 6 minutes left in the game. Parker went to the floor, and what we're used to seeing is the opposing player take off and refuse to help out the injured opponent. Not this time around.
In what is unfortunately a surprise turn, Gasol actually stopped and let his team head down the floor as he checked on Parker to make sure he was OK. It's a level of sportsmanship that you'd hope to see across all of sports, and it's nice to see a pro athlete actually be an example.
Royals fan steals the mound
People running onto a baseball field during a game are usually obnoxious and frustrating, but every now and again it's just entertaining. And for some reason, the kid who stormed onto the field during a Royals and Angels game was pure gold.
During the game in Kansas City, a fan ran onto the field and headed for the mound. A security guard was in pursuit, but when the kid reached the mound, he slid — looks like on accident — and the security guard followed. The fan managed to get to his feet well before the guard and snatched the rosin bag, then took off.
What we don't see off camera is that the security did eventually catch up to the fan.
I'm not condoning this at all, bit for some reason I couldn't help but laugh. I'm not sure if the awkward slide got me or that everyone on the field just watched the whole thing go down without lifting a finger. Regardless, I found it amusing.
A new use for Twitter
During a French Open opening match, Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky argued with the umpire about a shot that he called out. Stakhovsky was determined to prove he was right and that the shot was in, and he used social media to prove his point.
Stakhovsky snapped a picture of the clay court where the ball hit, which was in fact in, and then tweeted it out with this message following the match: "Well..here what you asked for …"
Stakhovsky ended up losing the match, but he at least got the last word — well, digitally anyway.
