Sportsmanship is still alive and well. The coaches, and every kid on that field should be congratulated for their display of simple, good sportsmanship.

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We've had a rough couple of weeks when it comes to athletes. And the theory goes that trash talking, poor sportsmanship and berating officials is now an acceptable part of competitive sports culture.

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If Caster Semenya is found to be intersexed, should she be banned from competition as a woman? Everyone seems to think the answer is a given - naturally, yes, she must be banned. I say, let's give it a couple minutes of examination before we rush to a conclusion.

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Excerpt: Sure enough, Central's freshman first baseman, Ashly Erickson, rips one over the fence. Game over. Madness erupts. As Erickson and her cantaloupe smile round third, some teammates high-five her. It's the greatest moment in her short softball life.

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At first, Johntell Franklin just wanted to watch his friends play basketball. "I wanted to go and support my team," said Franklin, an 18-year-old senior at Milwaukee Madison High School. "I'm a captain. I set an example."

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Why I am still a Vikings fan?

This year more than any other, I questioned why I was still watching football. The Vikings in the past few years have been a total frustration for me. The changes in ownership brought changes in coaches and philosophy.

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"It was really amazing (what the Croatian team did). It's really in line with the Olympic spirits and it's really great and we owe them big time," Warrer said late Monday, the gold medal hanging around his neck.

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Just before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Olympic legend Carl Lewis reflects on his participation in the games and his philosophy of sportsmanship. The track star weighs in on how athletes should respond to political controversies surrounding this year's games.

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Western Oregon senior Sara Tucholsky had never hit a home run in her career. Central Washington senior Mallory Holtman was already her school's career leader in them.

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With two runners on base and a strike against her, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University uncorked her best swing and did something she had never done, in high school or college. Her first home run cleared the center-field fence.

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Over the years, a lot of people have been willing to throw up their arms in disgust at the behavior of New York Rangers left winger Sean Avery, who obviously knows something about throwing up his arms.

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UAB vs. Memphis

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Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldn't wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the team's playoff victory Saturday, a man restrained the boy for an hour with tape and taped the jersey onto him.

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A heartwarming story about schoolkids using sports as an excuse to act out the fine examples of racism, sexism, class hatred and intolerance set forth by their law-abiding and tax-paying parents.

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