Sports Action, 3rd prize
Chris Detrick
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
15 December, 2007
Pepperdine's Jason Walberg gouges the eyes of Brigham Young University's Jonathan Tavernari during a basketball match. No foul was called. Although Tavernari missed the basket immediately after the incident, he was not injured. Later in the game he scored back-to-back three-pointers, helping his team win 86-67.
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