Ohio State Bans Postseason Basketball
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Ohio State imposed a one-year ban on postseason play by its men's basketball team in response to &#36;6,000 the university said former coach Jim O'Brien gave a recruit who never played for the school.
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When the Associated Press announced this week that it no longer would allow its Top 25 football poll to be used in the Bowl Championship Series standings, the procedure for selecting teams to play in major bowl games again became the center of controversy
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Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest was banned for the remainder of the National Basketball Association season, the longest non-drug suspension in league history, NBA commissioner David Stern said.
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Guard Brandie Hoskins will miss the rest of the season for No. 4 Ohio State because of a torn left Achilles' tendon.
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Two players from No. 1 Ohio State have been suspended for the Buckeyes' national championship game against LSU for violating team rules, according to several media reports.
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Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, the first time the Buckeyes have held the top ranking since 1962 when they were led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek and on a run of three straight Final Fours.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Two spectators accused of taking part in last month&#39;s NBA brawl are now banned from attending Detroit Pistons games and other events.
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Indiana's Ron Artest is banned for the rest of the season after the brawl involving fans and players at Detroit.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - A federal judge has upheld an arbitrator&#39;s ruling that reduced the suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal to 15 games.
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Ohio coach Brian Knorr was fired Thursday after leading the Bobcats to an 11-35 record in four seasons. Ohio had a 4-7 mark this season.
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Two fans involved in the brawl at last month&#39;s Pacers-Pistons game at the Palace in Auburn Hills have been banned from all events at the arena according to a spokesman for the Detroit Pistons.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NBA Tuesday suspended  Golden State Warriors forward Clifford Robinson five games  without pay for violation of the league's anti-drug program.
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Point guard Daniel Horton was suspended from Michigan's basketball team Tuesday, a day after being charged with domestic violence for allegedly choking his girlfriend.
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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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The National Basketball Association has filed a lawsuit to block the players&#39; union obtaining an independent review of the lengthy suspensions which followed the mass brawl in last month&#39;s game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit
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St. John's will not participate in the Big East postseason tournament because of the penalties the basketball program imposed on itself earlier this season.
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The last time Ohio State was No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll, John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas, and a sub named Bob Knight were leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game.