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Suspended South Carolina F Ashlyn Watkins has charges dismissed
The first-degree assault and kidnapping charges against South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins were dismissed last Friday.,Public court records for Richland County, S.C., showed the pair of charges were listed as "Dismissed Not Indicted," and indicated that Watkins completed pre-trial intervention av...
Avs rookie Matt Stienburg suspended 2 games for charging
Colorado Avalanche rookie Matt Stienburg was suspended two games Thursday for charging defenseman Erik Cernak during Wednesday night's 5-2 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.,The discipline was handed down after Stienburg had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety, which determined tha...
Angel City penalized 3 standings points for salary cap infraction
The National Women's Soccer League handed down a $200,000 fine to Angel City FC and docked the club three points in the 2024 regular-season standings Thursday following an investigation into violations of salary cap rules.,The league also suspended Angel City president and CEO Julie Uhrman and gener...
Lightning F Conor Geekie suspended 1 preseason game after fight
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Geekie was suspended for one preseason game Thursday over his role in a fight during a preseason game with the Florida Panthers.,According to NHL Player Safety, the 2022 first-round pick (11th overall) violated Rule 70.2 on Wednesday when he left the bench on a lega...
UFC's Luis Pajuelo gets 2-year ban for failed drug tests
UFC featherweight Luis Pajuelo received a two-year suspension Thursday after failing multiple drug tests.,Pajuelo (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) violated the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, and Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced the 24-month ban.,The 29-year-old fighter tested positive for 19-norandrosterone and eleva...
NCAA penalizes Raiders coach Antonio Pierce over ASU violations
The NCAA slapped Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce with a significant penalty that will take effect should he ever return to college coaching.,The Division I Committee on Infractions announced Thursday that Pierce received an eight-year show-cause order for his role in recruiting violation...
Bills’ Von Miller suspended 4 games for personal conduct violation
The NFL suspended Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller for four games without pay Tuesday for violating the league's personal conduct policy.,Miller can be reinstated after the Bills play their Week 8 game against the Seattle Seahawks Oct. 28. He'll also miss games against the Houston Texans, New Yor...
Chargers S Derwin James suspended 1 game for illegal hits
The NFL suspended Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James one game on Monday for "repeated violations" of league rules to protect players' health and safety.,James will appeal the suspension, The Athletic reported. Otherwise, the Chargers will be without their former Pro Bowl safety for their Week ...
Mercury's Natasha Cloud suspended for technical fouls
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud will serve a one-game suspension after reaching the league's technical foul limit.,She picked up her seventh technical foul on Sunday and the WNBA announced the automatic suspension without pay on Monday.,Cloud, 32, will serve her suspension on Tuesday night when ...
Oklahoma RBs coach DeMarco Murray suspended 1 game
The NCAA issued a one-game suspension to Oklahoma running backs coach DeMarco Murray on Tuesday for recruiting violations.,Murray, a former NFL rushing champion and three-time Pro Bowl selection, joined the Sooners' coaching staff in 2020.,According to a report from the NCAA Committee on Infractions...
Cardinals WR Zay Jones suspended 5 games for conduct
The NFL suspended Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Zay Jones for five games on Friday for violating the league's personal conduct policy.,Jones, 29, will have to sit out the season's first five games without pay and will be eligible to return for a Week 6 game at Green Bay on Oct. 13.,Jones was arres...
Red Sox prospect suspended 56 games for PED violation
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Anthony Felix received a 56-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a banned substance, Major League Baseball announced Friday.,The 20-year-old right-hander from the Dominican Republic tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug Stanozolol.,Feli...
Red Sox OF Jarren Duran suspended for anti-gay slur
The Boston Red Sox suspended outfielder Jarren Duran two games without pay Monday after he was heard using an anti-gay slur toward a fan during Sunday's game.,The Red Sox said they issued the suspension "in consultation with Major League Baseball," and Duran's salary from the two games he misses wil...
LIV suspends Graeme McDowell one event for banned substance
In a first in league history, LIV Golf suspended Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell for one event Sunday for violating its anti-doping policy.,LIV said in a news release that McDowell was found to have used a decongestant that included a banned substance, R-methamphetamine (levo-methamphetamine), dur...
Iowa OL Cade Borud suspended one game after OWI arrest
Iowa offensive lineman Cade Borud was given a one-game suspension after being arrested for operating while intoxicated (OWI) in July.,Borud, a sophomore, will also serve on the scout team for the opening week of the season and perform community service that Friday and Saturday while he misses the se...
NFL lifts gambling ban for Broncos DE Eyioma Uwazurike
The NFL reinstated Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike from his gambling suspension on Monday.,He was suspended indefinitely last July after being accused of betting on games he played in, both with the Broncos and while at Iowa State. ,Uwazurike, 26, had also been facing gambling-related ...
LSU reinstates CB Javien Toviano amid voyeurism case
LSU reinstated cornerback Javien Toviano less than two weeks after he turned himself in to authorities on charges of video voyeurism.,A projected starter for LSU, Toviano was at the Tigers' first practice of fall camp Thursday, and coach Brian Kelly briefly addressed the situation without explaining...
Report: Titans' Arden Key facing 6-game suspension
Tennessee Titans edge rusher Arden Key reportedly is facing a six-game suspension by the NFL for a violation of the rules against performance-enhancing drugs.,When asked about the report from the website of veteran Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky at paulkuharsky.com, Titans coach Brian Callahan told r...
Texans DE Denico Autry suspended 6 games for PEDs
Houston Texans defensive end Denico Autry has been suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy against the use of performance enhancing drugs.,Autry, 34, who signed a two-year deal worth $20 million with the Texans in March, released a statement asserting that he took a medication that, unbek...
Three minor league pitchers suspended for PEDs
Three minor league players received 56-game suspensions Friday after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.,St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Kener Perez, San Diego Padres pitcher Ibrahyn Jimenez and free agent pitcher Yonathan Frias were suspended for violating the drug prevention and treatmen...