Word: sportsmanship
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...Figure Skating Association stripped Olympic bad girl Tonya Harding of her national championship and bounced her from the professional group for life. A five-member disciplinary panel says Harding's actions surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on Nancy Kerrigan "evidence a clear disregard for fairness, good sportsmanship and ethical behavior." Harding denied she knew of the whacking before it occurred, but William Hybl, the former U.S. Olympic Committee president who chaired the panel, didn't buy it.To post your view, go to Message Boards and select "Tonya Harding...
Harding, who has been asked by the Olympiccommittee to answer charges that she has violatedstandards of ethics, fairness, and sportsmanship,sought yesterday to delay the hearings while sheprepares her defense...
Miller "is a wonderful, charming person with a warm, outgoing personality and she has genuinely sincere concern for others," said Platt. "Her sportsmanship, encouragement, team spirit and unrelenting desire to win are the driving force behind the USA swim team...
...deeply saddened by the death last night of Arthur Ashe," President Bill Clinton said. "The embodiment of true sportsmanship, Arthur rose from the segregated courts of Richmond, Va., to the championship at Wimbledon displaying grace, strength and courage every step...
...willingness to work, has made himself a valuable member of the team, and has thereby gained the respect and admiration of his teammates and coaches"..."I'm surprised," Giardi said, thanking his teammates for the honor...Senior Marc Hourihan won the William Paine LaCroix Trophy for enthusiasm and sportsmanship. "I'm real honored," the offensive lineman said...Seniors Nick DeAngelis and Joel Lamb were co-winners of the Henry N. Lamar Award, given to the senior who "through his dedication to the program and concern for his fellow, makes a unique contribution to Harvard football...