What is the arc at the top of the penalty box for in soccer? Function and distance of “the D”

The curved line at the edge of the penalty area has a simple job, but many fans never realize what it actually does or why it ...
Yahoo! Sports

What’s penalty box life like in NHL playoffs? Inside hockey’s worst two minutes

The door slams behind you. The bench is hard, even through the heavy pads of hockey pants. The game goes on without you. You view it through battle-scarred Plexiglas, the same as any fan wearing your ...
Sports Illustrated

Cameras Caught Panthers Player Cutting His Fingernails With Scissors in Penalty Box

Florida Panthers forward Jonah Gadjovich got plenty familiar with the penalty box during the opening period of Thursday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Gadjovich got into two fights during ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Make room! Flyers, Penguins squeeze 11 players inside penalty box after Game 3 melee

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers and Penguins put a squeeze on the penalty box in Game 3 of the ...
Awful Announcing

Danny Parkins suggests NFL penalty box for illegal hits instead of ejections

The NFL has tried hard to legislate violent hits out of the game, but FS1 host Danny Parkins believes the current system goes too far. After Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected in Week 10 ...

Make room! Flyers, Penguins squeeze 11 players inside penalty box after Game 3 melee

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Flyers and Penguins put a squeeze on the penalty box in Game 3 of their playoff series — try, 11 total players cramped inside their designated punishment areas. Each could have ...