Minor League Player Suspended 35 Games
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Clint Butler, already cut by his minor pro hockey team for fighting with a spectator, has been slapped with a 35-game suspension by the Quebec-based North American Hockey League.
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New York Yankees pitching prospect Hector Noesi was suspended Thursday for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance under baseball's minor league drug program.
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Neifi PÃ©rez, a veteran utility infielder for the Detroit Tigers, has become the first major league player to be suspended for using a banned amphetamine.
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NBA on Sunday suspended nine players for involving in a melee during Friday&#39;s game between Detorit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, with Ron Artest suspended for the rest of the season, 73 games.
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Wade Wilson has become the latest person, and perhaps the most surprising, to be suspended for violating the leagueâs rules on performance-enhancing drugs.
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Milwaukee Brewers All-Star slugger Prince Fielder had his suspension reduced from three games to two on Friday following an appeal to Major League Baseball.
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Milton Bradley, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, was suspended for the rest of the regular season by Major League Baseball yesterday, a day after a bottle-throwing tantrum during a win over Colorado.
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Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder has his three-game suspension reduced to two games Friday.
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Pitchers Pedro Astacio of Boston and Brad Halsey of New York each were suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at batters.
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Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday and two of his Indiana Pacers teammates must miss a total of 55 games for fighting with fans in a melee that broke out at the end of a game against the Detroit Pistons.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- New York Islanders forward Chris Simon was banned for 30 games Wednesday, drawing the longest suspension in NHL history again.
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Torrie Cox of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers  was suspended for four games on Tuesday for violating the NFL&#39;s  substance-abuse policy.
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Portland forward Qyntel Woods was suspended by the National Basketball Association for five games for violating the league's drug program.
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Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez  has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount  for arguing with an umpire in Thursday&#39;s game against Seattle,  MLB said on Saturday.
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NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Astacio and New York Yankees pitcher Brad Halsey were each suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball after being ejected from Bostonâs 11-4 win over the weekend.
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By CHRIS TALBOTT  PEARL, Miss. - A major league meltdown by a minor league manager earned him a three-game suspension and worldwide fame on the Internet.
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Baseball Mets outfielder Lastings Milledge was suspended three games by Major League Baseball yesterday, a day after arguing his ejection during a game against the Marlins. Milledge appealed and will continue playing. "I think the three games are a little harsh," Milledge said. He was ejected by plate umpire Jim Joyce for arguing balls and strikes after a fly out ...