Ugly Media-Athlete Confrontations

On the eve of the 2010 PGA Championship, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin had a heated exchange with Golf Channel reporter Jim Gray after Pavin insisted that Gray misquoted him about Tiger Woods' prospects for making the team. Standing nose-to-nose with Pavin in front of a group of media members, Gray called him a liar and said, "You're going down." The Tour pro responded, "You're full of it." At one point Gray started to walk away, prompting Pavin to say, "You're just going to walk off?" Gray then returned to face Pavin and the men continued jawing at each other in raised voices.

Here's a look at just some of the other heated media vs. athlete/coach incidents (in this case we've excluded the classic news-conference or group-setting meltdowns, such as Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy's or former Royals manager Hal McRae's, and focus on individual encounters).