With the French crowd doing the Wave -- which really needs to stop, by the way -- Monfils grabbed his iPhone and decided to take video of the crowd all the way around the stadium.

Steelers fans were doing the wave while medical staff was attending to him, and Seahawks DE Carlos Dunlap was angry at the crowd. Steelers players signalling to crowd to stop.

Steelers fans were doing the wave while medical staff was attending to him, and Seahawks DE Carlos Dunlap was angry at the crowd. Steelers players signalling to crowd to stop.

Television sets across the world showed images of the crowd doing the wave at the soccer final — in many minds forever linking the cheer with that city. “I think the wave is seen as something really ...

“I thought that wave was needed and I knew what it could do, the energy it could add to a stadium.” The cheer took off across the Coliseum.

“My only ask is that we don’t do the wave when we’re on offense,” he said. Of course, Rodgers will still be able to operate the offense with crowd noise.

For example, Saturday's Brewers-Cubs game could create a crowd that is 75% Cubs and 25% Brewers. It can also make it appear as if most of them have left if it is a 9-1 ballgame in the ninth inning.

The wave exists independent of home runs or touchdowns. It can be roaring along at the exact moment that misfortune befalls the home team — sometimes the crowd abruptly stops cheering, sometimes ...

A rookie goaltender is trying out for a hockey team. The pucks are lined up and shots are ready to be taken. The first puck is shot down the ice. The goalie leans left. Knocked down. Save! But ...

Saturday night, Tyler Batiste and I spoke about a distracted crowd during the Charlotte Flair-Ronda Rousey match. I mentioned that fans doing the Wave hadn't made its debut as of yet.That just ...

Achieving a remarkably stable profile, such a wave generally had a width of 6 to 12 meters (corresponding to an average width of 15 seats) as it propagated through the crowd.

For example, Saturday's Brewers-Cubs game could create a crowd that is 75% Cubs and 25% Brewers. It can also make it appear as if most of them have left if it is a 9-1 ballgame in the ninth inning.