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1. In 1993, one of the most harrowing incidents of fan interference hit the tennis world. An obsessed fan came out of the stands during a match between Monica Seles and Magdalena Maleeva, and stabbed the 19-year old Seles in the back with a 10-inch boning knife. Where did this horrendous assault take place?
2. James Miller, nicknamed "Fan Man", made his name by parachuting into sporting events. Before he flew into an NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Raiders and a World Cup soccer match in Bolton, England, he had already made his name. Whose boxing match did Miller interrupt by flying into Caesar's Palace on November 6, 1993?
3. The most famous city for fan involvement is Philadelphia, but for all the wrong reasons. The fans began their legend in 1968, when during halftime of an Eagles game against the Minnesota Vikings, they began to boo Santa Claus! At the peak of the ruckus, what were the Eagles fans throwing at Santa while he was in the end zone?
4. In what is considered one of the ugliest moments of fan-player violence, "The Malice at the Palace", started as a game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, but ended in a fight between fans and players both on and off the court. After a cup of beer hit a Pacers player in the chest, two players went into the stands and began fighting fans who they (mistakenly) thought were responsible. Who were these two players?
5. College sports are certainly not immune to fan interference. One example was on November 15, 2008, when a Colorado football fan forced Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson to call a timeout halfway through the 2nd quarter. What did the fan do to distract Robinson?
6. In a case that Chicago Cubs fans won't forget any time soon, Steve Bartman tried to catch a foul ball in the left field seats in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS between the Cubs and the Marlins. The only problem was that the Cubs' left fielder was also trying to catch the ball, and had he made the play the Cubs were only 4 outs from making the World Series. Who was the left fielder that was prevented from catching the ball?
7. In the Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, 12-year old Jeffrey Maier reached over the right field wall and deflected a fly ball into the stands. Unfortunately for Baltimore, the umpire ruled the play a home run and the game was then tied 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th inning. Who hit the "home run"?
8. In 2004, Cornelius Horan jumped out of the crowd during a marathon wearing a kilt and knee-high green socks and grabbed leader Vanderlei de Lima. Thanks to the intruder, Stefano Baldini was able to win the race, and de Lima was pushed back to third after getting back into the race. During what event did this happen?
9. On September 9, 1989, a boxing match ended rather strangely. In the 3rd round, Steve McCarthy began pummeling Tony Wilson against the ropes, and the referee was about to stop the fight, but somebody interrupted the match. Who came into the ring to save Wilson?
10. Most instances of fan involvement in sports involve people who have no prior relationship with each other. An attack in 1994 did not fit this mold, as Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by Shane Stant, and Kerrigan was not able to compete in the 1994 Olympic trials due to her injured knee. Stant was hired to attack Kerrigan to benefit which other competitor?
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