http://www.darksideofsports.com Casting a light where the sun don't shine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:47:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings all.  Dark Side is leaving the country, but just for a little while.  We'll be back the first week of December.  Until then, keep a close eye on the athletes for us, because we're pretty sure they'll by f#$king up while we're away. Happy Holidays everyone! http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/20/dark-side-is-going-on-vacation/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/19/syracuses-devendorf-investigated-in-alleged-assault-of-female-student/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/18/garnette-out-one-game-shaq-out-25k/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/17/sec-charges-mark-cuban-with-insider-trading/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/13/three-smu-starters-suspended-for-violation-of-three-strikes-rule/ 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. For more: Yahoo! Sports http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/13/two-west-virginia-football-players-charged-with-battery/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/12/maryland-linebacker-costa-indefinitely-suspended/ 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 ... http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/12/marlins-pitcher-owens-suspended-for-positive-drug-test/ Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini announced the indefinite suspension of senior linebacker Cody Glenn for an unspecified violation of team rules on Tuesday. For more: Journal Star http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/12/nebraska-indefinitely-suspends-linebacker-cody-glenn/ 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. For more: CBS Sports http://www.darksideofsports.com/2008/11/12/twelve-arrested-in-connection-with-30-million-gambling-operation/