A sports field is constructed with many lines — lines in which rules are enforced. However, sports also creates metaphorical lines of respect that can disappear in the heat of the game, leading to fouls and red and yellow cards. From athletes who express their frustration with profanity to parents who get involved from the sidelines, we explore how anger, sadness and loss become words that cannot be taken back and actions that cannot be undone, all tied into one phrase: “That was really out of line.” 

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