The NBA's Penalty Situation
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The league's commissioner is mighty sorrowful  as he tries to overwhelm a betting scandal with contrition
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An arbitrator ruled Friday that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.
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Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA yesterday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.
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Last night, the NBA revealed the extent of both its wrath and humiliation by suspending Ron Artest for the remainder of the season, as well as handing out severe punishments for several other
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I&#39;M going to say it: A lot of the problems with violence in sports rests with the officials. Referees vary in how they apply the rules.
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Excerpts from arbitrator Roger Kaplan&#39;s ruling on an appeal of the suspensions issued by NBA commissioner David Stern to Indiana Pacers players Ron Artest, Jermaine O&#39;Neal, Stephen Jackson and Anthony Johnson for their roles in a brawl with fans at a Nov.
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1. An arbitrator has ruled that Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s suspension should be cut from 25 games to 15, but upheld the bans on Ron Artest and two other Pacers.
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The NBA will challenge a decision to  reduce by 10 games a 25-match ban on Indiana Pacers Jermaine  O'Neal for his part in an ugly brawl during a clash with the  Detroit Pistons last month.
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The NBA is facing serious, serious issues, problems bigger than fan arrests and player suspensions can repair. A season that began with Latrell Sprewell suggesting he would be hard-pressed
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The NBA players association is considering an appeal of the seven-game suspensions given to Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson for legal issues.
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Ron Artest has been hit with a season long suspension, unprecedented for the NBA outside doping cases; Stephen Jackson banned for 30 games; Jermaine O&#39;Neal for 25 games and Anthony Johnson for five.
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N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern suspended seven players, including a 15-game ban for the league's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony, and fined both the Knicks and Nuggets organizations $500,000 for Saturday's brawl.
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A massive fight between Detroit Piston fans and Indiana Pacers players last week has drawn some of the largest suspensions in the history of the NBA.
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The N.B.A. Players Association filed an appeal to Commissioner David Stern over the suspensions of the Pacers' Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal.
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The National Basketball Association suspended Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal of the Indiana Pacers and Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons indefinitely pending completion
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Justice was stern for players involved in Fridayâs melee in Detroit. But was it fair? The league banned Indianaâs Ron Artest for 73 games.
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Whenever a Washington Redskins offensive lineman commits a penalty, he has to put money into a kitty that is kept by guard Randy Thomas. The "fines" run about $25 per foul, so the enterprise hurts the ego more than the wallet.