Players' Tempers Burn in the Land of Playoff Fever
292813
Baseball suspended Milton Bradley for the rest of the regular season Wednesday for throwing the kind of tantrum that is becoming commonplace in California.
16794
And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
420555
Rival National Basketball Association players and coaches have found plenty of blame to spread around regarding Friday's brawl between Detroit spectators and Indiana Pacers players.
196783
Last season, when the Boston Red Sox clinched the wild-card spot in the baseball postseason, the players staged a frenzied celebration on the field at Fenway Park.
77855
Players and fans exchanged punches in the stands as an NBA game turned so ugly a police investigation was necessary. Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in
443215
SOMETIMES home-team fans become so caught up in the crisis of the week that they lose track of the big picture of a game or season.
621425
The N.B.A. has made a concerted effort to control player behavior on and off the court. Now, the league may have a major blind spot.
403389
With 2 minutes 40 seconds remaining last night and the Celtics' deficit rapidly approaching 30 points, a group of strong-voiced fans in section 301 in the upper deck at the soldout TD Banknorth Garden started shouting, "Fire Doc."
121185
com. Win Monday, and the team advances to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Lose, and players will suffer through more of those annoying questions about playoff futility.
205329
N.F.L. players are prized for their ability to stay calm during the most intense moments of a game. But they are not always good about controlling their pregame jitters.
631382
When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced on September 15 that the league had failed to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and would lock out the players it drove an icy spike through the hearts of hockey-mad Canadians.
543617
The boos were raining down, and a group of fans started a &quot;Fire Gundy&quot; chant that got louder with each second. Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy gave a grim-faced nod to the fans calling for his ouster, then
60501
In the din of a gleeful locker room on Saturday, the Patriots coach reminded his players that in the sudden-death format of the playoffs, their 16-0 record would be irrelevant.
662670
Brendan Donnelly has the old-time baseball thing going. A sense of vengeance and, apparently, a distaste for interleague play.
350653
25, 2004. Reader Wayne Sweeney blamed both the players and fans for their roles in last weekendâs Pistons-Pacers melee. âIf someone threw a drink at me, Iâd charge them too,â Sweeney
506163
The playoffs this year are short on compelling stories for baseball buffs outside New York, especially those who love confrontations with jinxes, hexes and curses.
83185
For the Oakland Athletics players, reminders of the team's recent postseason failings have become increasingly tiresome.