League wrap: Scally blasts Roberts&#39; ban
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GILLINGHAM chairman Paul Scally has described as &#39;ridiculous&#39; the decision to ban player-coach Iwan Roberts for three matches for comments made in his autobiography.
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The NBA issued indefinite suspensions yesterday for Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O'Neal, as well as Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace, disciplining the players for their part in a frightening brawl involving fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills Friday night.
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TITLE challenger Danny Williams last night branded heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko a junkie who should have been banned from boxing for good.
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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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ALEX McLeish, the Rangers manager, last night accused the Scottish Football Association of administering &quot;tit-for-tat&quot; punishment after Nacho Novo was given a three-match ban for his part in an incident during the controversial Old Firm match last month.
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Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson blasted the NBA&#039;s disciplinary officials for the way they dealt with Jerry Stackhouse&#039;s suspension on Saturday.
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Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal now have the backing of their union. The NBA Players&#39; Association is appealing the suspensions handed to the three Indiana Pacers for their actions in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans Friday night.
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The National Basketball Association suspended All-Star Ron Artest for the rest of the season and Indiana Pacers team mates Stephen Jackson for 30 games and Jermaine O&#39;Neal for 25 following Friday&#39;s ugly 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 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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Ferguson branded them &quot;flawed, immoral and unfair&quot; after Wayne Rooney received a three-match ban for putting his hand in the face of Bolton&#39;s Tal Ben Haim.
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Syracuse forward Terrence Roberts, who left Thursday&#39;s opener with a sprained his left knee, had eight points and six boards...Wallace blocked three shots...The Orange now lead the all-time series, 24-9, with Princeton&#39;s last win in 1964 at MSG behind
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(Indianapolis) - After one of the ugliest brawls in sports history, the NBA has indefinitely suspended four players. Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal from the Pacers have been suspended, along with Ben Wallace from the Pistons.
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An arbitrator's decision yesterday has taken the recent NBA suspensions to a different venue -- the courtroom. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ruled he does have the authority to decide if appeals on behalf of the four suspended Indiana Pacers can be heard by someone other than NBA commissioner David Stern .
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Adamant he will not tolerate players fighting fans, NBA commissioner David Stern issued some of the harshest penalties in league history Sunday night.
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Celtic striker Henri Camara and Nacho Novo of Rangers have both been banned for one game for their part in a brawl that marred the last Old Firm game.
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BALTIMORE -- Second baseman Brian Roberts avoided arbitration with the Baltimore Orioles, agreeing Thursday to a $4.2 million, one-year contract.