Today’s items on the sports crime blotter come from Romensko’s The Obscure & Reading Room. It’s definitely a must-read.
Football player’s dad jailed for hitting kid who ran onto field
A high school student wearing only tight purple underwear, a cape and shoes ran across the field as the team was kicking for an extra point. Bobby Grunenwald, who is the kicker’s father, became upset because he thought the prank distracted his son, Alex, and made Alex miss the extra point. The dad is accused of punching the prankster. (Wausau, Wis. Daily Herald)
