“Flagrant Foul” South San Antonio High School basketball player Tony Limon can now be placed into the same category with such professional athletes like Juan Marichal, Kermit Washington, Dale Hunter, and most recently Marty McSorley. All men crossed that fuzzy line between which actions on the field are acceptable and which ones are not. Pitcher Juan Marichal received a mere nine-day suspension for a bat-swinging incident in the midst of a bench-clearing brawl. Washington was …showed first 75 words of 1226 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1226 total…with a high school basketball player, it has opened some eyes and more importantly, it may have even set a precedent. Therefore, so long as the act crosses the line, maybe the law should as well. References Coakley, Jay J. (1998) Sport in Society. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. Morganti, Al. (2000, February 23). McSorley Suspended Rest of Season. ESPN.COM. Mravic, Mark. (2000, February 21). Flagrant Foul. Sports Illustrated, pp. 22-24. Ratto, Ray. (2000, February 25). Sometimes Suspensions Aren’t Enough. ESPN.COM.