Track: Debate raging on bracelet disqualification

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When South Pasadena pole vaulter Robin Laird was disqualified for wearing a bracelet in a dual meet against Monrovia after the Monrovia co-coach pointed it out, South Pasadena lost a league title. It launched a debate about sportsmanship.

SI.com weighed in this week, and the story continues to gain momentum in the Pasadena Star News.

Rules are rules, but sometimes common sense should win out.

-- Eric Sondheimer