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PGA Tour suspends Wesley Bryan for participating in rival LIV-backed event
The PGA Tour has suspended Wesley Bryan for playing in a LIV Golf-backed event two weeks ago.,The tour has not commented, though Bryan told the website Monday Q, which first reported the suspension, that he doesn't know how long it will last and indicated that he would follow the tour's appeals proc...
Devils F Paul Cotter suspended 2 games for check to head
The NHL Department of Safety suspended New Jersey Devils forward Paul Cotter for two games following a hearing Monday.,Cotter was assessed a match penalty Sunday in a 1-0 home loss to the New York Islanders after he checked Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech in the head.,Cotter was going for a stray p...
Tulane suspends QB TJ Finley following arrest
Tulane has suspended transfer quarterback TJ Finley following his arrest for possession of stolen property.,New Orleans police arrested Finley, 23, near the university on Wednesday.,Finley was booked for illegally possessing a stolen car valued at more than $25,000, according to court documents obta...
Suspensions, injuries limiting Pistons' options at Thunder
Most of the time, the Detroit Pistons are only fighting for their first playoff berth since 2019.,But in the wake of Sunday's fight with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Pistons will be without Isaiah Stewart, Ron Holland II and Marcus Sasser for Wednesday's road game against Oklahoma City. Stewart r...
Five suspended after Pistons-Timberwolves brawl
The NBA suspended five players involved in Sunday's brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis with a ruling delivered Tuesday.,Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart received a two-game suspension without pay, based on "his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts," ...
Braves OF Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for failed PED test
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for violating MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.,The suspension takes effect immediately.,Profar, 32, tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), accordin...
Free agent LHP Julio Urias suspended by MLB
Former Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias has been suspended through the 2025 All-Star break for his second violation of MLB's policy against domestic violence, league commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday.,Urias, 28, hasn't pitched in the majors in more than 18 months. The suspension s...
Pit-crew members suspended for runaway wheels in Vegas
NASCAR handed down suspensions Wednesday to members of the pit crews for Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe for detached wheels in last Sunday's Cup Series race in Las Vegas.,The two-race suspensions were issued to members of Busch's No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet team and Briscoe's No. 19 Joe G...
Panthers D Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for PED offense
The NHL suspended Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad for 20 games without pay on Monday for a violation of the league's performance-enhancing substances program.,"Under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the suspension is accompanied by mandatory referral to the NHL/NHLPA Progra...
Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards fined following ejection
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Saturday that star Anthony Edwards has been fined $35,000 for his behavior following his ejection after receiving a technical foul against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.,The three-time All-Star guard received his second technical foul and was ejected w...
One-game suspension for Wolves' Anthony Edwards will stand
The NBA officially suspended Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards for one game without pay on Friday for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.,Edwards was whistled for two technical fouls during Minnesota's 111-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. He was ejected after h...
Wild F Ryan Hartman’s suspension reduced from 10 to 8 games
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman's suspension upon appeal but reduced the length from 10 games to eight on Monday.,After Hartman drove Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle face-first into the ice during a game Feb. 1, he was called for roughing and assessed a m...
Bucks' Bobby Portis Jr. suspended 25 games for positive drug test
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games without pay by the NBA on Thursday for violating the league's anti-drug policy.,The NBA said Portis tested positive for the drug Tramadol, a medication used to treat severe pain among adults. ,"I was dealing with an elbow injury and usi...
Wild F Ryan Hartman banned 10 games for roughing
Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended for 10 games Monday for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle by driving him face-first into the ice following a faceoff.,Hartman was assessed a match penalty for intending to injure Stutzle on the play during Minnesota's 6-0 loss at Ottawa on...
Pistons' Isaiah Stewart suspended, fined after flagrant foul
The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart for one game without pay after he tallied his sixth flagrant foul point of the regular season.,In the second quarter of the Pistons' 133-119 road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Stewart was called for a flagrant foul 2. ,Becaus...
Lightning D Emil Lilleberg suspended 2 games for interference
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg was suspended two games for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher following a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday.,The incident occurred during the second period of the teams' game on Saturday, with Lilleberg ...
Oilers C Connor McDavid, Canucks D Tyler Myers banned 3 games
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was suspended three games Monday following a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety.,McDavid, the Oilers' captain and a seven-time All-Star, was assessed a match penalty for crosschecking Canucks forward Conor Garland in the face during...
Fordham suspends basketball coach Keith Urgo
Fordham self-imposed a four-game suspension for men's basketball coach Keith Urgo in connection with an investigation into NCAA recruiting violations, the school announced Thursday.,The suspension will begin Jan. 22 when the Rams (8-10, 0-5 Atlantic-10) play their next game at Loyola Chicago. He als...
Predators F Zachary L’Heureux suspended 3 games for slew foot
The NHL suspended Nashville Predators rookie forward Zachary L'Heureux for three games on Thursday for slew-footing Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.,The discipline was handed down after L'Heureux had a hearing with the Department of Player Safety on Thursday afternoon.,The incident occurred at...
Monmouth's King Rice suspended 1 game for criticizing refs
Monmouth men's basketball coach King Rice will serve a one-game league suspension on Thursday after making disparaging comments about a referee last season.,The Coastal Athletic Association suspended Rice for the Hawks' CAA season opener at home against Stony Brook in West Long Branch, N.J.,Rice, 56...