109:. Unsportsmanlike conduct can also lead to players or coaches being ejected from the game if the conduct is found to be flagrant, such as making contact with game officials. In the NCAA, two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls lead to the offender's ejection. Two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls may lead to the offender's ejection in the NFL, depending on the nature of each foul (a rule first implemented for the 2016 season after the events of the previous season's clash between New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr and Carolina Panthers defensive back Josh Norman; one of the first ejections under this rule was Giants center Weston Richburg with the second foul being for a cheap shot against Norman in a Week 3 clash with the Washington Redskins, which had added Norman to the roster that offseason).
200:, such conduct is categorized as a "code violation". Examples include racket abuse (intentionally throwing a racket or using it to strike an object other than the ball), ball abuse (intentionally hitting or throwing the ball into the stands outside of normal play), or intentionally shouting during a point in order to distract an opponent. Penalties vary based on the organizers of the match or tournament and usually start with a verbal warning for a first violation, and forfeiture of a point, game, or a match for additional violations.
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368:. Abuse of officials has caused an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty during the 2010 fall Texas race, where NASCAR gave Kyle Busch a two-lap hold penalty for an unsportsmanlike gesture Busch gave an official while serving a one-lap hold penalty for speeding in the pits in an attempt to exit ahead of the pace car.
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should be deemed as "unsportsmanlike behaviour" and banned due to several high profile punishable instances of racial and verbal abuse during international matches; proponents have argued that sledging was meant to be witty and humorous and not a personal attack on the opposition player. In-game
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1238:Unsportsmanlike conduct
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50:untrustworthy behaviour
46:Unsportsmanlike conduct
699:Hodder & Stoughton
510:"NFL Official Signals"
366:2014 Toyota Owners 400
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1081:Illegal substitution
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1218:Roughing the passer
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629:on November 6, 2011
603:on December 6, 2008
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1253:Categories
1163:Chop block
1031:Time count
1010:Unfair act
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908:Nascar.com
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334:in 1992.
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1168:Clipping
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384:See also
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269:fighting
224:sledging
190:personal
168:red card
126:COVID-19
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1203:Leaping
1132:Holding
1101:Offside
730:Nhl.com
416:Perfidy
237:honesty
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