The call it the 'wild world of sports' for a reason. Sports are unpredictable, emotion filled voyages of uncertainty. There are times when the outcome goes as planned but more often than not something shocking happens. Thankfully, ESPN and CBS Sports are hard at work making sure to record every single crazy sports moment out there. There are thousands to choose from but since we all have places to be and people to meet, here are just 10.
1. ESPN'S JIM ROME vs. JIM (CHRIS) EVERETT
ESPN personality Jim Rome is famous for controversy. However, he took things a little too far in a segment with NFL player Jim Everett. It started out like any normal sports show. However, once Jim Rome began calling Jim Everett, Chris Everett, things took off.
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ESPN AND CBS SPORTS BATTLE THE 1989 EARTHQUAKE
ESPN and CBS Sports have a team of well-trained professionals to handle most sports situations. However, no one was ready for what happened in the 1989 World Series. It seems rather fitting that two teams based in the Bay Area would encounter an earthquake during the world series but that doesn't mean it was predictable. The strong earthquake shook the stadium for 15-20 seconds. Meanwhile, ESPN and CBS Sports scrambled to see what was wrong. It was one of the biggest Earthquakes in U.S history and certainly one of the most unique. ESPN and CBS Sports are probably dreaming of that kind of publicity now.
3. ESPN AND CBS SPORTS REPORT ONE OF HTE BIGGEST NBA BETTING
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That is the nature of "The Play", which is perhaps one of the most memorable plays in American sports history. The Play was a kickoff return during a game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Standford Cardinals. We could go on and on describing the Play in all it's intensive detail but it's something that just needs to be seen. Surely, ESPN and CBS Sports wish the Play happened every day. It is truly a once in a lifetime event that you all should experience.
10. THE 155 LE MANS DISASTER SHAKES UP CBS SPORTS AND THE WORLD
CBS Sports hopes to avoid anything like the 1955 Le Mans disaster from ever happening again. During the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race in Le Mans, France, a large crash caused fragments of debris to disperse all over the crowd. 83 three fans and one river died in the incident with more than 120 injured. It is certainly the most catastrophic incident in motorsports history and even caused Mercedes to retire from the sport until 1989. Thankfully, CBS sports or any other outlet hasn't had to see anything of that magnitude again and let's hope it stays that way.
Well, that wraps up our list of the 10 most shocking sports moments on CBS and ESPN. As mentioned earlier, there are plenty more to explore and there will always be plenty more to come. Whether you're a sports fan or not, it's hard to deny the exciting and sometimes deadly outcomes that a simple
players looked on in horror when the man they thought might die in front of them
The Buffalo Sabres were playing the Florida Panthers. Thousands of spectators cheered as Buffalo took a 4-3 lead. The puck flew down the ice to the corner left of goaltender Ryan Miller. Players from both team rushed after the puck, 10 minutes and 4 seconds into the 3rd period Florida forward Olli Jokinen... ... middle of paper ... ...
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Do you think media coverage of the National Football League is fair? The media has been interfering with players personal life and it is not ok. Such as the incident with Johnny Manziel, Jerry Rice, and Adrian Peterson. Johnny Manziel committed domestic violence against his girl friend, Jerry Rice punched his girlfriend, and Adrian Peterson committed child abuse. In addition to those crimes there have been many more. These issues have all dealt with law breaking, and media tells the public. This is interfering with player careers, it’s putting pressure on the NFL, and also affecting many youth football leagues. The media coverage of the NFL’s problems is not fair because the NFL has bigger problems to worry about, players are leaving teams, and parents are not letting there kids play football.
at 12:25 am, following the crash. It has been estimated by investigators that the Mercedes-Benz crashed into the tunnel pillar driving at 105 km/h, over the speed limit of 50km/h. This was more than double the speed limit. The official verdict was that the crash was in equal part caused by Henri Paul’s drunkenness and the pursuing paparazzi.
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Rumors were spreading that the Chicago White Sox were going to throw the 1919 World Series game against the Cincinnati Reds before the series even started. Even though the White Sox were previously heavily favoured to win, they lost against the Reds, starting a huge upset among the public that lasted months. Eight players, dubbed the “Black Sox”, became apart of one of the biggest fixes in major league sports, leaving those same eight men with scarred careers and an interesting conspiracy that’s still discussed to this day.
Michael Fier was playing a late night football game in 2009 at the humongous Sam Barlow High School. He was a tall and skinny wide receiver on the left side, he was open. The ball was passed and then the ball was caught! Michael Fier was at the 20 yard line, 15, 10, BOOM!(Concussion Legacy Foundation)
According to Webster’s dictionary (1), a bias is “a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly”. Many have argued as to whether the major sports conglomerate, Entertainment and Sports Network, places a higher value on the South Eastern Conference over all other National Collegiate Athletic Association conferences. ESPN prides itself on being ‘the worldwide leader in sports’, but could a network that prides itself on representing all of North America’s favorite sports be compelled to push one college conference over all others? The argument is often made that ESPN has an SEC bias, most notably in college football. Facts and passion provide compelling data from
The roaring of the crowd on November 17 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC finally fell silent late in the fourth quarter after star linebacker Luke Kuechly was slow to get off the field after a huge hit to the head. American’s live to be entertained, and the football field is one of the main sources of enjoyment for many. Immediately after Kuechly’s hit, it was quiet in the stadium for the first time that day. The fans watched in fear, waiting to see if their star player could finish the game and bring out the win. However, they all became disappointed as Kuechly shed tears while being carted off the field, not because they were worried about the player and his head but because they feared about losing the game. Americans want excitement,
Every day people use ESPN to explore the sports world. If they put false information frequently people would figure it out and not use it.
Earlier on in the year we, as a class had to determine a play that was
In the beginning, there was football. The official said, Let the stadium lights come on, and they came on. The football players came onto the field, and they saw the light was good. Other teams started to show up and practice on the battle ground, otherwise known as the "playing field." Fans shouted, and cheerleaders went on about their playful acts. Parents, brothers, sisters, and close friends all piled into the stands to see the game of the year. The official stepped out onto the moist grass at Williams Stadium in Plano, Texas. The time was seven o'clock p.m. on a Thursday night. He paused for a moment, looked at his stopwatch, and blew his whistle. Gigantic muscular men came from out of nowhere as the fans began to cheer, waving various flags, and clanging cow bells. The bells sounded like a wind chime in an April shower, all different sounds at different times.
The play was "Red 334"which is a run to our halfback, me, out of our dive series. I crouched over the ball as I jetted past the quarterback and ran the play so we could observe the changes we needed to make. I let out a sigh of relief because we were finished with the most dreaded part of practice; well, only until someone complained about not knowing their job on one of our pass plays. Coach Nelson undoubtedly decided we needed to run through the final pass play before we perfected our defense. The play was quietly called in the huddle with intentions of getting it right. I ran the play through my mind while I tried to remember what the snap count was and what I was supposed to do for that play. The ball was snapped and I jolted to the left of our team's quarterback to set up his backside protection. Out of my peripheral vision, I noticed the defensive end raging toward the quarterback. I intensely stepped into him while lowering my body and exploded through his shoulder pads sending him stumbling into the line's pass protection.
Sports are apart of human society, for centuries it has been difficult to conceive of any human civilization consisting entirely of work, education, relationships, and entertainment alone. The media plays a major role in the way society views sports today. As time has evolved sports have become apart of the American culture. The does not only influence the sport at hand but it also affects the way that societies sees the athletes. Most believe that since athletes are paid outrageous amounts of money they are considered to be role models to younger generations. The way that the athlete lives his or her life heavily influences the way the media will portray them.