Women's World Cup kiss, Super Bowl flag and the other biggest sports controversies of 2023

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The year 2023 was filled with great sports moments on the field, but trouble rose in several sports.

From Ja Morant’s gun suspension to the Women’s World Cup kiss controversy, read below for some of the most-talked-about sports controversies from 2023.

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James Bradberry of the Philadelphia Eagles is called for holding against JuJu Smith-Schuster of the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

It was a play that was talked about for a few days after the Kansas City Chiefs stormed back to win Super Bowl LVII over the Philadelphia Eagles. James Bradberry was called for a penalty on the Chiefs’ game-winning drive. The play drew the fire of fans, but Bradberry came clean.

"It was a holding. I tugged his jersey. I was hoping they would let it slide," he said.

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Bowling Green's Elissa Brett, left, is helped off the court after an altercation with Memphis' Jamirah Shutes (not shown) in the handshake line after their third-round NIT game, March 23, 2023, in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

A fight broke out in women’s college basketball during a game between Memphis and Bowling Green in March. Tigers guard Jamirah Shutes was seen in a brawl with the Eagles’ Elissa Brett while the teams were in the handshake line.

Shutes was charged in the melee and found guilty of assault in September. She initially pleaded not guilty and later changed her plea to no contest.

Former Alabama standout Brandon Miller, right, was