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  2. Spitball - Wikipedia

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    The spitball is now banned in Major League baseball. [1] It is a pitching violation in NCAA Baseball. [7] However, it is still sometimes thrown in violation of the rules. In 1942, Leo Durocher, then-manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, fined Bobo Newsom for throwing a spitball and "lying to me about it." Typically, a lubricant is hidden behind the ...

  3. 2021 pitch doctoring controversy - Wikipedia

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    The spitball was formally banned in 1920, after Ray Chapman was struck in the head and killed by one such pitch. Another historical method of doctoring pitches included the emery ball , in which sandpaper or an emery board was used to scuff one side of a ball and change its flight pattern. [ 2 ]

  4. List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball

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    BYU: 47 games (42 regular-season wins, 3 NIT wins, and 2 NIT losses) vacated, covering the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. [10] St. John's: 47 games (46 regular-season wins and 1 tournament loss) vacated covering four seasons from 2001 to 2004. Siena: Vacated 46 wins from 2015 to 2018 seasons.

  5. Cheating in baseball - Wikipedia

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    Major League Baseball (MLB) banned the emery ball in 1914 and banned the spitball in 1920. [2] At the time the spitball was banned, 17 active pitchers were allowed to continue to throw the pitch through a grandfather clause; the last of these was Burleigh Grimes, who played until 1934. [3]

  6. Storm brewing in college basketball: Should fans be banned ...

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    Injuries are part of the game — but Duke men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer takes issue when those bumps and bruises come after time expires and during stampedes of celebrating fans.

  7. The reasons for and against Caitlin Clark’s exclusion from ...

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    Through 13 games so far, Clark’s 70 turnovers are by some distance the most of any player in the league and her average of 5.4 turnovers a game is well clear of Alyssa Thomas’s 4.3 in second ...

  8. Me and the Spitter - Wikipedia

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    After struggling to stay in the majors, Perry learned to throw a spitball, an illegal pitch using various substances such as saliva and Vaseline. Despite admitting to throwing a spitball, Perry was ejected from a game for doctoring the baseball only one time, in 1982, and he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

  9. Flags banned, signs ripped up: Why you can’t mention ... - AOL

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    Sunday’s badminton victory over the top-ranked Chinese duo — Chinese Taipei’s first and only gold medal at the Paris Games so far — was a moment of celebration for the island and its 25 ...