Best Damn's Top 50 Outrageous Sports Moments
by FOX Sports Net
Best Damn Sports Show Period recently counted down the 50 most outrageous moments in sports. FOXSports.com's own Kevin Hench dropped by the show to argue his all-time favorites. Hench laid out his own personal Top 10 (CLICK HERE).Do you agree? Take a look at Best Damn's Top 50 outrageous plays ever.
50. Gramatica's Excessive Celebration
Cardinals kicker Bill Gramatica injures his right knee after jumping into the air to celebrate a meaningless first quarter field goal. The injury cost Bill the rest of the season, and gave the Gramatica family some outrageous Thanksgiving chit-chat.
49. Del Harris Gets In the Action
Milwaukee Bucks coach Del Harris could not figure out how his team could stop Michael Adams, so he took matters into his own hands. Harris ran onto the court to block Adams patch to the basket and got slammed into by the guard. Harris was ejected from the game, fined $1,000, and to add injury to injury, his Bucks lost the game, 126-122.
48. Isaiah Rider's "Play of the Decade"
Isaiah Rider's most famous shot is probably the East Bay Funk dunk, his 1994 All-Star Game winning between-the-legs jam. But in December of that year, he may have gotten even funkier. In a game against the Kings, Rider jumped to save a ball from going out of bounds, threw it wildly over his shoulder toward the court, and magically the ball went into the basket. Outrageousness ensued.
47. Yankees Fan Saved By the Net
In an attempt to get some camera time, a Yankee fan pretended to accidentally fall over the top railing at Yankee Stadium and landed on the protective netting below. He had a bewildered look on his face as the net crawled to the club level. It was later revealed that he did it on purpose.
46. Leon Lett's Turkey Day Blunder
Leon Lett should be known as the Big Turkey for this 1993 Thanksgiving Blunder. Lett's Cowboys were seconds away from beating the Dolphins when Lett let the game literally slip away.
After Miami's last-second field goal was blocked, all the Cowboys had to do was stay away from the ball and a hard-fought victory was theirs. Then came Leon Lett. The big man slid, knocking the ball and giving Miami a second chance at a game-winning field goal. The Dolphins would capitalize, and Lett would always be remembered as the Big Blunder.
45. Steve Lyons' Wardrobe Malfunction
In a 1990 game between the White Sox and the Tigers, Chicago's resident "Psycho," Steve Lyons slid into first, successfully beating out a ground ball. In a momentary brain-lapse, Lyons pulled his pants down trying to shake out some infield dirt. He quickly realized what he had done, but not before Tigers fans saw a little too much of Steve Lyons. What a psycho!
44. Randy Johnson's Perfect Strike
Randy Johnson hit a bird with a 90+ MPH fastball. Enough said. PETA was NOT happy.
43. Joe Horn's Costly Call
In front on a national audience on Sunday Night, Joe Horn made the most expensive phone call of his career. After catching a touchdown, Horn pulled a cell phone out of the goalpost and pretended to call a friend and inform them of his brilliance. The No Fun League (NFL) charged Horn $30,000 for that call. We're sure he can hear them now!
42. Bobby V Goes Incognito
After getting kicked out of a game in the summer of 1999 for arguing a call at second base, Mets skipper Bobby Valentine decides he's not ready to leave the game yet. So the manager goes into the clubhouse, finds a fake glasses/mustache combo, and stands in the dugout "incognito" as his team rallies late to win the game.
41. Kyle Turley Loses His Head
Kyle Turley pinned down Jets safety Damien Robinson in retaliation for Robinson viciously grabbing the facemask of Saints QB Aaron Brooks. Turley ripped off Robinson's helmet and heaved it 40 yards downfield in a move over which WWF would salivate.
40. Mitch "Blood" Green Calls Out Tyson
A camera caught a shirtless Mitch "Blood" Green calling out Mike Tyson. With comical stype points, he called Tyson "Michelle" and other slurs regarding sexual orientation.
39. Tommy Lasorda falls down
Vladimir Guerrero took a hack in the 2001 All-Star Game and sent his bat flying. The shattered lumber hit third base coach Tommy Lasorda and sent him tumbling.
38. Chris Bingham/JC Francis Fight
In the Grand American Race in 2006, Chris Bingham tried to pass J.C. France, causing a crash in the final turn. Bingham pushed France and threw a punch. France swung back before pinning Bingham on the track.
37. Steve Bartman
The Cubs sat five outs away from their first World Series appearance since 1945. They had a 3-0 lead over the Marlins in the eighth inning when Luis Castillo sent a fly ball to foul territory in left. Cubs left fielder Moises Alou leaped for the ball, but it was tipped by lifelong Cubs fan Steve Bartman. Instead of the third out, the Cubs collapsed and the Marlins went on to win the game and the series.
36. Tie Domi Fights with fan
At 2001 in Philadelphia, Maple Leaf enforcer Tie Domi sat in the penalty box and sprayed water on fans twice before one of them jumped on the penalty box glass. That fan fell into the box and Domi roughed him up.
35. Randall Simon hits sausage
At the famous sausage race in Milwaukee, the sausages were passing in front of the visiting Pirates' bench. Pirates first baseman Randall Simon knocked over a Sausage with a bat, causing a sausage pileup. Simon was fined $432 for disorderly conduct and suspended for three days.
34. WNBA fight: Storm vs Sparks
In a 2002 Latasha Byears of the L.A. Sparks was going for a fastbreak layup when she was fouled by Michelle Marciniak. Byears responded by throwing the ball in Marciniak's face and the two ladies went at it.
33. T.O. Sharpie
Terrell Owens scored a touchdown vs. the Seahawks on Monday Night Football in 2002. Upon scoring he pulled a Sharpie pen out of his sock, signed the ball and gave it to a friend in the crowd.
32. Shaq Brings down backboard
In a 1993 game vs. the Nets, Shaquille O'Neal dunked the ball bringing down the entire backboard. The dunk delayed the game for 46 minutes.
31. Izzy Alcantara kick
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Minor leaguer Izzy Alcantara felt like he was getting thrown at by the opposing pitcher and he was angry. After getting beaned, he first kicked the catcher before charging the mound looking for a fight.
30. Allen Iverson "practice"
Frustrated by questions of his lack of preparation and relationship with Larry Brown, Allen Iverson used the word practice about eight million times in a news conference in which he talked about, well, practice.
29. Jeffrey Maier
In Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Then-12 year-old Jeffrey Maier reached over the right field fence and grabbed a fly ball from Tony Tarasco's reach. The Yankees were awarded a home run, won the game and the series.
28. Roseanne's National Anthem
In an attempt to be funny, Roseanne howled an off-key version the national anthem in front of a crowd in San Diego, a known military staple. The angry crowd booed the comedian off the field and President George Bush called her a disgrace
27. Plane lands on field
In 2003, a small plane carrying four people made an emergency landing between a baseball and soccer game in Anchorage Alaska. Nobody was injured.
26. Boxing Mom
In 1989, Steve McCarthy was hammering Tony Wilson in a boxing match when Wilson's mother climbed into the ring, came up behind McCarthy and started clubbing him on the head with one of her shoes.
25. Rodman kicks cameraman
While chasing a ball out of bounds, Dennis Rodman tripped over a courtside cameraman. In his disgust of not saving the ball, Rodman kicked the cameraman in the groin. The NBA suspended Rodman for 11 games.
24. Chan Ho Park kick
While jawing with Tim Belcher down the first base line, Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park retaliated with a jump kick. The MLB responded with a 7-game suspension.
23. Bears Fan jumps to catch ball
Bears kicker Kevin Butler kicked a ball through the uprights at Soldier Field. As it hung in the air, a Bears fan paunched out of his seat, caught the ball and fell 25 feet to the ground. The fan was OK and security allowed him to return to his seat.
22. Minor League manager goes nuts
Manager Joe Mikulik stormed out of his dugout to dispute a call at second base. He proceeded to have a major league tirade as he dove into second base, shouted, flailed his arms and poured water on home plate.
21. Rosie Ruiz
Rosie Ruiz was the first woman to cross the finish line in the 84th Boston Marathon, but did she complete the entire race? Officials questioned her victory and some spectators said Ruiz jumped out from the crowd to finish the race. A week later she was disqualified from the race.
20. Fan steals ball from Favre
In a 2005 game vs. the Packers, the Bengals picked off Brett Favre five times. Trailing by seven points on the final drive, Favre tried to lead a comeback when a fan ran onto the field and ripped the ball from Favre's hands.
19. Tyson's Wants Lennox's children
After disposing of Lou Savarese in 38 seconds, Mike Tyson went off in a post-fight interview. His tirade included the line "I want your heart ... I want to eat your children."
18. Disco Demolition Night
What was supposed to be a silly promotion turned into a mini riot. White Sox fans were encourage to bring disco records to the ballpark to be blown up between games of a doubleheader. The explosion tore up the outfield turf and fans littered onto the field. Police in riot gear had the clear up the situation and the White Sox were forced to forfeit the second game.
17. Jim Marshall runs wrong way
In 1964, Viking Jim Marshall recovered a fumble and ran with the ball in the same direction he had been pursuing the play — toward his own end zone. His teammates couldn't get his attention and Marshall sprinted 66 yards to the wrong end zone before flipping the ball into the stands for a safety.
16. Water breaks at NBA game
The Spurs 1994 season opener went 50 minutes longer than expected. A high-pressure water cannon in back of the lower grandstand shot water on the crowd after a fireworks show. The water blasted 2,900 gallons per minute for four minutes. The sensors were covered because of the fireworks, but one of the covers came off setting off the water.
15. Zo/LJ fight
Former teammates Larry Johnson and Alzonzo Mourning scuffled during the 1998 NBA playoffs. While neither player landed a clean punch, the fight left the lasting image of Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy hanging onto Mourning's leg as players tried to pull him away.
14. Larry Holmes kick from car
In 1991, a 41-year-old Larry Holmes got into a street fight with former opponent Trevor Berbick in Florida. Berbick accused a friend of Holmes of breaking up Berbick's marriage. Holmes heard about the comments and chased Berbick down the driveway of a hotel and they exchanged punches.
The two boxers returned to the front door of the hotel and were standing in the driveway, separated by two cars, when Berbick screamed: "Everybody saw Larry Holmes punch me and kick me." Holmes ran onto a car, jumped off and flew at Berbick.
13. Tony Stewart crash
Before Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500, Tony Stewart wrecked in a 19-car pileup that sent his car flying through the air. Stewart was treated for a concussion.
12. Bruins go into stands
After a Bruins-Rangers game at MSG in 1979, players began shoving near the boards. A fan reached over and grabbed a Bruins stick, causing players to enter the crowd. Bruin Mike Milbury took off a fan's shoe and beat him with it.
11. Carl Lewis sings national anthem
In a serious attempt, Carl Lewis struggled through his rendition of the national anthem at a Nets-Bulls game in 1993. As he got to the lyrics "And the rockets' red glare" the former Olympic star couldn't quite reach the high notes. He stopped mid-song and said "uh oh" to the crowd amidst NBA stars like Michael Jordan and Derrick Coleman laughing at him, not with him.
10. Pedro vs Zimmer
During the 2003 ALCS, Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez beaned Yankees OF Karim Garcia, clearing the benches. Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer charged the hurler, who side-stepped ol' Zim and hurled the much older Zimmer to the ground.
9. McCray runs through fence
In a 1991 minor league game in Vancouver, outfielder Rodney McCray went to catch a fly ball but misjudged how close the fence was. McCray ran full-speed through the plywood fence and was not hurt.
8. Canseco uses his head
Jose Canseco tried to track down a fly ball off the bat of Carlos Martinez. The ball didn't land in Canseco's glove, but did bounce off his head and over the fence for a home run. The Rangers lost the game 7-6.
7. Chambliss homer wins it
The Yankees and Royals were tied 6-6 in the bottom of the ninth in the deciding game of the ALCS. Yankees first baseman Chris Chambliss hit a solo shot over the right field fence. Fans poured onto the field as Chambliss had to fight his way around the bases.
6. Hockey anthem fall
Caroline Marcile was supposed to sing the American and Canadian national anthems at a hockey game between the two countries. After forgetting the words, she ran to her dressing room. She ran back to the ice, but never made it back to the mic, and fell hard onto the rink.
5. Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura
Nolan Ryan is known for his seven no-hitters, but in 1993 he became known for six hits ... on Robin Ventura's head. Ventura was ejected and suspended, while Ryan received no punishment from the league.
4. Bowe-Golota Brawl
After a series of low blows, Andrew Golota was disqualified in his bout with Riddick Bowe. Bowe had to be carried out of the ring which enraged Bowe's camp and a riot broke out in the ring.
3. Cal-Stanford Band play
The Stanford Cardinal led Cal 20-19 with four seconds left in the game and only needed to survive a kickoff to take the win. Five Cal laterals and a flattened trombonist later, Cal miraculously took the victory.
2. Tyson bites Holyfield's ear
In one of the most anticipated fights in recent boxing history, Mike Tyson did the unthinkable. After complaining about getting headbutted by Holyfield, Tyson retaliated by biting part of Holyfield's ear off.
1. Fan Man
Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield were in the midst of a title fight in Vegas when a parachutist known as Fan Man flew to the ring. His parachute got caught up in overnight lights and his legs were tangled in the ropes. He was dragged to the ground and beaten by security officers.
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