English Football Association chairman David Bernstein says “any racism is unacceptable, but there are different levels of offence.” (Sang Tan/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction will be the entry-level punishment for [...]
Penn State Scandal: Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce [...]
Penn State Scandal: NCAA initially discussed four-year death penalty for Penn State
July 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / SI) — Penn State faced the threat of a four-year ban on playing football before the NCAA imposed sanctions this week over the school’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, a university spokesman said Wednesday. David La Torre said the potential for the multiyear “death penalty” was floated during discussions between [...]
MLB: Free agent Byrd handed 50-game ban for doping offense
June 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – Free agent outfielder Marlon Byrd has been handed a 50-game suspension by Major League Baseball after testing positive for an illegal performance-enhancing substance, it was announced Monday. The 34-year-old Byrd began the season with the Chicago Cubs, who traded him to Boston in April but he was released by the Red Sox on [...]
NFL Hargrove: Williams, Vitt told me to lie about bounties
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — That documentation which current and former Saints players may seek in fighting their bounty-related suspensions? It’s already beginning to surface, and not necessarily to their advantage. Yahoo! Sports has unearthed evidence revealing that former New Orleans (and current Packers) defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, who’s facing an eight-game ban this season, [...]
NHL: Coyotes’ Torres banned 25 games for Hossa hit
April 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Reuters) – Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres has been suspended for 25 games for a devastating hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Saturday. If the 25-game ban is not served by the conclusion of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Torres’ suspension will carry over into the 2012-13 NHL [...]
NFL: Union protecting Saints, not all players
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith speaks during a press conference held by the NFL Players Association at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Center in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on February 2, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 1, 2012 – Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL believes [...]
NFL Analysis: Sanctioned Saints need to take care of business
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — OK, so that Hail Mary pass to get Roger Goodell to backtrack on those big New Orleans Saints brain trust suspensions fell incomplete. Back to Plan B. Sean Payton is out of his job as coach for a year, soon to be followed by assistant coach Joe Vitt’s six-game sit-down [...]
U.S. senator calls hearing on NFL bounties, other sports invited to testify
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
U.S. senator Dick Durbin said Thursday he wants to examine whether federal law should make things like NFL bounty systems a crime. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The Senate wants to grill the NFL about bounties. And the NBA, NHL, NCAA and Major League Baseball are invited, too. Sen. Dick Durbin is [...]
NBA reduces player suspensions
December 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Bynum #17 talks with the media during Los Angeles Lakers Media Day at Toyota Sports Center on December 11, 2011 in El Segundo, California. (December 10, 2011 – Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has reduced suspensions for the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum and the Pistons’ Charlie Villanueva [...]
