Sports superstitions don't involve black cats, walking under ladders, or broken mirrors, but almost all athletes have some sort of ritual that they perform before their event. Like in airports, most players cringe when they see the number 13. No athlete wants to wear that number.
Superstitions affect players and fans alike and they all have their ways of avoiding bad luck.
Freshman Valori Schaffer, of the women's Blue Devil track team, has the ritual of always taking a towel from the hotel the team stays at. Schaffer and some of her cross-country teammates like to decorate themselves before an event for good luck. Baseball is probably the most superstitous sport there is. Some of these baseball superstitions have almost turned into rules. It is also viewed as bad luck to lend your bat to a fellow player, or borrowing someone else's glove is considered a serious jinx.