Casting a light where the sun don’t shine
Syracuse basketball player Eric Devendorf is under investigation for allegedly punching 20-year-old Syracuse student Kimberly Smith in the face. According to Smith she was driving her car at about 3 a.m. on Nov. 1 when several people began kicking her vehicle. Smith got out of her car to confront the kickers when Davendorf walked up [...]
The Celtics’ Kevin Garnett has been suspended one game for punching Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of the Celtics matchup with the Bucks on Saturday. Shaquille O’Neal has been fined $25,000 for verbally abusing an official and failing to promptly leave the court after being ejected in the Suns’ Sunday night [...]
Federal regulators charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading on Monday for allegedly using inside information to avoid $750,000 is losses. The SEC is seeking a court judgment against Cuban finding that he violated the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, an injunction against future violations, an unspecified civil penalty and restitution [...]
SMU coach June Jones has suspended receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Aldrick Robinson and linebacker Justin Smart for the remainder of the seasons for their repeated violations of Jones’ “three strikes” rule under which players pick upune Jones ha strikes for missing of being late to practice, team meetings and study halls, among other violations.
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Two West Virgina football players, tight end Maxwell Anderson and special teams holder Jeremy Kash have been charged with battery stemming from an October fight in a Morgantown bar. According Morgantown’s Dominion Post, WVU coach Bill Stewart has not made a decision on disciplining the players.
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Maryland head coach Ralph Friegeden announced the indefinite suspension of linebacker Rick Costa after Costa was arrested for punching a police officer in the face outside the popular College Park bar early Sunday morning. Costa has been charged with one count of felony first-degree assualt and two counts of misdemeanor second-degree assault. Costa allegedly punched [...]
Florida Marlins pitcher Henry Owens has been suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The 29-year-old Owens joins Humberto Cota and Eliezer Alfonzo as the third player to be suspended under the major league drug program. There were 66 suspensions under the minor league program.
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Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini announced the indefinite suspension of senior linebacker Cody Glenn for an unspecified violation of team rules on Tuesday.
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New York officials say 12 men have been arrested, including the two ring-leading brothers, in connection with a $30 million sports betting operation in New York that handled best on college and professional football. The odds on their conviction have not yet been set.
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Former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Javin Hunter was sentenced to six months in jail Monday for a fatal hit-and-run accident where Hunter struck and killed a 53 year old man on a scooter.
For more: Sports Illustrated