Simon hit with 25-game suspension
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Hockey If Chris Simon plays again for the New York Islanders, or for anyone else in the NHL, it won't be until next season. And it might not even be on opening night. The NHL hit back hard yesterday, suspending the rugged Islanders forward for a league-record 25 games. Simon will miss the rest of the regular season and playoffs ...
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Baseball Lou Piniella wasn't around for a rare enjoyable day for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Braves, 10-1, yesterday at Wrigley Field to snap a six-game losing streak. The Cubs manager was suspended indefinitely and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his dirt-kicking tirade and ejection in the eighth inning of Saturday's 5-3 loss to Atlanta. ...
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An arbitrator yesterday reduced by 10 games the 25-game suspension handed Indiana Pacer forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal for his role in one of the ugliest and
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NHL Chris Simon took a paid leave from the New York Islanders, agreeing with the team that he needed time away from hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure an opponent. Simon missed the first five games of this season while completing a 25-game ban - his sixth suspension - meted out in March. He could be in ...
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The NBA on Friday suspended the Portland Trail Blazers&#39; forward for five games for violating the league&#39;s drug program. Woods will serve the penalty beginning with the first game he is eligible for in the regular season.
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Forward Chris Simon, who took a leave of absence from the Islanders, received the longest suspension in N.H.L. history for stepping on Penguins Jarkko Ruutu with his skate.
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young were suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.
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Los Angeles Lakers all-star Kobe  Bryant was hit with a one game suspension on Tuesday for  striking San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili in the face.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal had his suspension reduced to 15 games Wednesday by an arbitrator.
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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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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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INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Corey Simon will miss the rest of the season after being placed on the non-football illness-injury list Thursday by the Indianapolis Colts. No details about the illness were disclosed.
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New York Islanders enforcer Chris Simon was suspended for the remainder of the regular season games and the Stanley Cup playoffs by the NHL on Sunday for his vicious attack on NY Rangers' Ryan Hollweg.
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Chris Simon is setting records it seems only he can break.
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Islanders forward Chris Simon was suspended indefinitely by the NHL yesterday for his stick-swinging hit to the face of Rangers center Ryan Hollweg.
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Chris Simon met with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell on Saturday, then waited to find out how long he will be suspended for his vicious two-handed stick attack to the face of Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg.
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Now that the Islandersâ Chris Simon has been suspended for a record 25 games by the N.H.L., the debate is whether his suspension is long enough. The feeling here is yes.