I did some football and basketball games for a local Christian academy the past couple of years. They always start out their varsity games with a prayer (no matter the opponents), and each time the person would ask that spectators, coaches and players to be enabled to show good sportsmanship and good spirits, and to shed grace on the officials in performing their "tough" duties. Between that kind of prayer and the "iffy" rendition of the national anthem, I'm always able to start the game with a smile on my face.