&#39;Basketbrawl&#39; a violent reflection on our society
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NBA Commissioner David Stern did the right thing last week when he passed down some of the harshest penalties ever in response to a recent brawl between members of the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans.
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The NBA suspended Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson of Indiana and Ben Wallace of Detroit on Saturday for taking part in one of the ugliest brawls in U.S. sports history. The suspensions were indefinite, and the league was still investigating Friday night's melee, which commissioner David Stern called "shocking, repulsive and inexcusable &#151; a humiliation for everyone associated with the NBA."
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The NBA&#39;s prevailing merger with anarchy is defined by the cheesy history of its participants. They include seizing a sense of entitlement without portfolio, leaving school early, a noticeable disinterest
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T he suspensions were handed out. The blame was finally quantified. Never again will anyone have to stare at another replay of that ugly NBA brawl while wondering what the varying degrees of culpability are
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It&#39;s a scenario only too familiar to those of us who drive the mean streets and main thoroughfares of this city - except that, in this case, it&#39;s the start of an editorial by Stanford University psychology professor Brian Knutson published today in
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Probably the person happiest to see the NBA brawl last week was Vancouver Canucks star-turned-villain Todd Bertuzzi. With many people proclaiming the Pacers-Pistons punchup as the worst incident
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By AMARDEEP BASSEY  A MIDLAND gang of teenage thugs laugh as they film themselves beating up a defenceless victim.   The chilling 'happy slapping' footage shows the mindless Birmingham hoodlums as they punch, kick and stamp on the head of a young target.
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It makes no sense for so many Americans to be angry with basketball star Ron Artest, a man whose approach to life and professional sports epitomizes the new American philosophy of self-defense, defiance and pre-emption.
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Shaquille O&#039;Neal mocked his collision with Jerry Stackhouse as being less vicious than a love tap from his daughters. The NBA declared it worthy of a one-game suspension.
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NARATHIWAT, Thailand : The deaths and beatings that followed last month&#39;s demonstration in southern Thailand have left an indelible mark on the psyche of the Muslims living
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Five memebrs of the National Basketball Association&#39;s Indiana Pacers and seven supporters have been charged over the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against
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In looking at the brawl that broke out during Friday&#39;s Detroit-Indiana game, it&#39;s important to not be so quick to blame &quot;crazy Ron Artest.
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Last week&#39;s basketball brawl in Detroit, triggered by an on-court fight that spilled into the stands when a fan tossed a drink, has set the sports world buzzing.
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_ The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars at the end of a game and showering players with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and unrest.
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We&#39;re all taught in elementary school a universal principle: &quot;Two wrongs don&#39;t make a right.&quot;. What happened in the NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers is a perfect example of how true that principle is.
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When Charles Grosz read that a boy charged in the brutal beating death of a homeless man had compared it to the violent video game &quot;Grand Theft Auto,&quot; he felt saddened.
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NEW YORK - The wrath of David Stern was unleashed, giving Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal a long time - extremely long in Artest&#39;s case - to ponder the error of their ways.