When Toronto Maple Leafs rookie goaltender Garret Sparks shut out the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday night in his first NHL appearance, he joined the list of great debut performances in sports.
Sportsmanship is an attitude that strives for fair play, courtesy toward teammates and opponents, ethical behaviour and integrity, and grace in victory or defeat.
Key principles of sport include that the result should not be predetermined, and that both sides should have equal opportunity to win. Rules are in place to ensure that fair play to occur, but participants can break these rules in order to gain advantage.
The competitive nature of sport encourages some participants to attempt to enhance their performance through the use of medicines, or through other means such as increasing the volume of blood in their bodies through artificial means.
Violence in sports involves crossing the line between fair competition and intentional aggressive violence. Athletes, coaches, fans, and parents sometimes unleash violent behaviour on people or property, in misguided shows of loyalty, dominance, anger, or celebration.
The competition element of sport, along with the aesthetic appeal of some sports, result in the popularity of people attending to watch sport being played. This has led to the specific phenomenon of spectator sport.
When Toronto Maple Leafs rookie goaltender Garret Sparks shut out the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday night in his first NHL appearance, he joined the list of great debut performances in sports.
The CBC Sports app has launched new updates to feature Olympic content, as well as live scoreboards and free live streams for Saturday Hockey Night in Canada games.
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Steph Curry scored 10 of his 26 points in the final 6:20 and the Golden State Warriors held on for their NBA-record 19th consecutive win to start the season after a 106-103 road victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.