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Update: Illinois Guard Smith dismissed
Illinois coach Bruce Weber has dismissed junior guard Jamar Smith after Smith turned himself in for allegedly violating his probation by drinking alcohol last weekend.
“Jamar’s decision to violate the terms of our personal agreement for his potential return to our basketball program has left me with no other recourse but to [...]
Quebec Remparts goaltender Jonathan Roy, the 19-year-old son of Hall of Fame goaltender, team coach and general manager Patrick Roy, faces assault charges after viciously beating Chicoutimi Sagueneens goalie Bobby Nadeau during the teams’ Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff game in March. The charge was filed in Saguenay, where the playoff match occurred.
With the Beijing Olympic games only eight days away, seven female members of the Russian track team were suspended for doping violations. The seven women include Yelena Soboleva, the world’s top performer this year in the 800 and 1,500 meter races, and Tatyana Tomashova, who won silver in the 1,500 at the 2004 Athens [...]
Exactly one day after the Kings and Rockets agreed in principle to a trade that would send Ron Artest to Houston and Bobby Jackson, Donte Green and a first-round pick to Sacramento, Ron Artest and Yao Ming started trading shots - off the court.
It began whith Yao’s comments to the Houston Chronicle in Nanjing, China, [...]
Three Mississippi State football players, Anthony Jackson, Jamon Hughes, and Rodney Prince, have been re-admitted to the university after a guilty plea on Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of obstructing an arrest. The pleas stem from a March 27 on-campus gunfire incident that resulted in the dismissal of MSU players Quinton Wesley and Mike Brown.
South Korean Broadcaster SBS is playing spoiler to the Chinese Olympics by releasing footage of a dress rehearsal of the Beijing opening ceremonies filmed earlier this week at the massive Bird’s Nest national stadium.
Viewers of the opening ceremonies should be prepared for a dramatic countdown, giant whales, an illuminated globe, performers flying through the air, [...]
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving Wednesday. Moon had been charged with drunken driving following his December 28 arrest in the Seattle suburb of Medina.
Moon was pulled over in December when Medina police spotted his expired license plate tags. Upon approaching the car, police [...]
Alabama State has chosen not to contest any of the 23 alleged NCAA rules violations in the university’s official response to the NCAA’s charges. The NCAA alleged widespread use of ineligible players, grade changes and recruiting violations and has charged the school with lack of institutional control - a general charge which for laypersons [...]
Pat White tossed a bomb Tuesday at the Big East media day in Newport, R.I., when a reporter asked whether White had ever considered playing baseball at West Virginia. It was a question that could be expected as White has been selected three times in baseball’s amateur draft, including last month by the Cincinnati [...]
Kentucky quarterback Chris Pulley, who was arrested last week and charged with speeding, driving on a suspended or revoked license and having expired or no plates or registration papers, has pleaded guilty to the speeding charge. The suspended license charge was dismissed and the registration charge set for disposition on August 22.
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