Strange Happenings In Sport

   1. "US baseball player injured while sneezing"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_958320.html >
   "A US baseball player has injured his back after sneezing - twice"

   2. "Mighty wind disturbs snooker star"
      < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/02/05/337153-cp.html >
   "According to the tabloid Sun, one fan broke wind loudly, others coughed
    deliberately and a woman chattered throughout the two-hour epic in an
    effort to distract Hendry"

   3. "Rugby league player gains a tooth"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_936229.html >
   "A rugby league player had an opponent's tooth embedded in his head - and
    didn't even notice until after the match"

   4. "Texas Ranger hit by phone"
      < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/04/20/69541-ap.html >
   "A 24-year-old man accused of throwing a cell phone that hit Texas Rangers
    right-fielder Carl Everett in the back of the head during a game faces a
    charge of assault with a deadly weapon"

   5. "Football player penalized for phone call (during game)"
      < http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/12/14/287352-ap.html >
   "The New Orleans pro football receiver couldn't wait to talk about his
    touchdown, so he pulled out a cell phone and made a call -- from the
    end zone"

   6. "Lambie: I slapped player with dead pigeon"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_753207.html >
   "'I did once hit a player in the jaw with a dead pigeon. His name was Declan
    Roche and he was talking back to me - so I got these dead pigeons out of a
    box and slapped him round the face with one'"

   7. "Player sent off for tackling streaker"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_902360.html >
   "A policeman playing football in an amateur cup final was sent off for tackling
    a streaker"

   8. "Fan pulls down ref's shorts and pants"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_887021.html >
   "A Belgian referee says he'll never officiate another match after his shorts
    and pants were pulled down during a game"