Ben Chew
Ben Chew is a sports editor/writer based in Portland, Oregon after working in television as a sports reporter at KIEM-TV and as a radio host/producer with SportsTalk Cleveland
Last week, a Minnesota high school soccer match between Totino-Grace and Prairie Seeds Academy was supposed to decide who would move on in the State Class A tournament, but instead, the game was marred by an epic brawl.
In case you're wondering, the longest field goal in high school football history was set by Dirk Borgognone of Reno High School (Nev.) from 68-yards away back in 1985.
In the heat of athletic competition, high school athletes can lose their cool from time to time. That's exactly what happened to one high school soccer player in Utah who decided to knee her opponent right in the face.
There are times when a high five just isn't appropriate, as University of Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase found out over the weekend in a match-up against Wisconsin.
There are plenty of sports fan who would love to attack an umpire or an official but most wouldn't go through with it if presented the opportunity. However, one Ukrainian soccer fan attending the Chernomorets/FC Metalist match this week decided to attack a linesman and nearly strangled him to death.
We're pretty sure every NFL stadium has at least five fights during a game. The fights usually have little to do with what's going on on the field.
Over the weekend, the New York Jets decided to use their much talked about backup quarterback Tim Tebow in a couple of offensive plays. One of the plays was an easy swing pass where Tebow could make the catch out in the flat and hopefully find some room to run. An immaculate reception it was not.
After one week, the San Francisco 49ers look like the class of the NFC as they beat the Green Bay Packers by the score of 30-22. 49ers tight end Vernon Davis got his first score of the season in the third quarter as he hauled a pass from Alex Smith in the left corner of the end zone. The touchdown wasn't the highlight.