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A-Rod Faces Suspension Over Poker Games

League to interview Yankees' Rodriguez about alleged gambling

(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez may have wagered more than he thought. The Yankees slugger is facing possible suspension over alleged involvement in high-stakes poker games, reports ESPN . The third baseman is accused of playing in at least two games—one at the Beverly Hills mansion of a record producer that included open...

Mexico Bans Soccer Stars for Bringing Women to Hotel

Players suspended for 6 months, fined $4K

(Newser) - Proving once again that professional male athletes and the fair sex do not mix—yet always do anyway—eight Mexican soccer players have been benched for the Copa Americana tournament for the sin of bringing women to their team hotel, CNN reports. The men, who were caught with the women...

MSNBC Suspends Halperin for 'D**k' Remark

Commentator calls move 'totally appropriate'

(Newser) - MSNBC has suspended Mark Halperin indefinitely after he called President Obama a “dick” on Morning Joe. “Mark Halperin's comments this morning were completely inappropriate and unacceptable. We apologize to the president, the White House, and all of our viewers,” the network said in a statement. “...

Ohio Mom: School Punished My Child for Witnessing Sex

14-year-old banned from dance for not turning in two fornicating classmates

(Newser) - A Dayton, Ohio, mother says a charter school is punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her seat during the bus trip, reports the AP . Saundra Roundtree's 14-year-old daughter changed seats with a boy who...

Gay Teen Jumps to Suspended Teacher's Defense

In viral video, Graeme Taylor cites suicide attempt at age 9

(Newser) - Video of a 14-year-old student’s incredibly eloquent defense of a suspended Michigan teacher is making waves on the web, the Detroit Free Press reports. The clip shows Graeme Taylor speaking at a school board meeting about his experience as a 9-year-old driven to a suicide attempt by bullying. Taylor...

Olbermann to MSNBC: I Want an Apology

'Keith sees himself as the star,' says an insider

(Newser) - As Keith Olbermann prepares to return to MSNBC tomorrow, it’s the network, not the host, that’s reportedly apologizing. Olbermann “insisted that MSNBC bosses apologize to him before he would agree to return,” a network insider tells PopEater . “Keith sees himself as the star of MSNBC,...

Olbermann Refused to Give On-Air Mea Culpa

Another reason MSNBC suspended him

(Newser) - Another reason behind Keith Olbermann's suspension: The Countdown anchor refused to apologize for his actions on-air, insisting that he didn't know any prohibitions on campaign donations existed, Mike Allen over at Politico posits. Olbermann is presently paid $7 million annually and holds a primetime MSNBC spot, but he may have...

6-Year-Old Suspended for Bringing Nerf Gun to School

Anthony Saenz just wanted to play cops and robbers

(Newser) - There was no mistaking Anthony Saenz's neon orange and yellow Nerf gun for a real one, but the 6-year-old found himself under fire all the same. After whipping it out on Denver's McGlone Elementary playground in an attempt to play cops and robbers, the kindergarten student was suspended for a...

Roethlisberger Will Sit 6 Games
 Roethlisberger Will 
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Apr 21, 2010 11:56 AM CDT

Roethlisberger Will Sit 6 Games

Hopes of a 2-game suspension dashed

(Newser) - Pittsburgh fans can forget any hope that Ben Roethlisberger will get off with a slap on the wrist. The league today suspended Big Ben for the first 6 games of next season for violating its personal conduct policy, reports ESPN . Some in the Steelers organization had actually feared an...

MSNBC Suspends Shuster Over CNN Pilot

Host's contract is up at the end of this year

(Newser) - MSNBC has suspended David Shuster indefinitely, following a report that he had filmed a pilot for CNN. That report broke Friday, and MSNBC said the host would be “punished appropriately.” Now, the network has confirmed for Mediate that he’s off the air, to be replaced in the...

Kornheiser Suspension at ESPN Is Ridiculous

Hannah Storm comments are par for the course, so why now?

(Newser) - Tony Kornheiser “is one of those guys whose ugly side is his only side,” writes Jack Shafer, so ESPN’s move to suspend him after some lecherous but fairly standard comments about colleague Hannah Storm rings false. In fact, punishing him “for being an oozing bag of...

ESPN Suspends Kornheiser for Ripping Anchor's Outfit

Called Hannah Storm's get-up 'horrifying'

(Newser) - A week after he said ESPN anchor Hannah Storm “looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body,” Tony Kornheiser was suspended today from his gig hosting the channel’s Pardon the Interruption shout-fest. That remark was just part of a critique Kornheiser made during his...

NBA Suspends Arenas, Crittenton for Season

Pair admitted bringing guns into Washington Wizards locker room

(Newser) - Washington Wizards teammates Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended without pay for the remainder of the season—38 games—today by NBA commissioner David Stern, who said guns in the workplace "will not be tolerated." Both admitted taking guns into the Wizards' locker room, a violation of...

Texas Tech Fires Coach Over Abuse Allegations

Mike Leach is out after player claims mistreatment

(Newser) - Texas Tech fired football coach Mike Leach today following a player's accusation of mistreatment. The school delivered the news to Leach's attorney just before a hearing to determine whether the suspended Leach could be reinstated, reports the Houston Chronicle . “He’s not thrilled,” says his lawyer. The move...

Chiefs Cut Larry Johnson Over Slur
 Chiefs Cut 
 Larry Johnson 
 Over Slur 
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Nov 9, 2009 12:09 PM CST

Chiefs Cut Larry Johnson Over Slur

Running back was suspended for insulting coach

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs released Larry Johnson today, following a 2-week suspension for insulting coach Todd Haley. The running back had referred to Haley using gay slurs on his Twitter page, and then repeated the comments to reporters a day later. He leaves the team having rushed for 5,996...

First-Grader With Camp Knife Back in School

Board shortens punishment from 45 days to 3

(Newser) - The Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing a camping knife to school is welcome to return after the school board amended its zero-tolerance policy. Zachary Christie was to spend 45 days at an alternative school; now, kindergarten and 1st-grade students with a “dangerous instrument”—a blade less than 3...

Hospital Staff Suspended Over 'Lying Down Game'

Administrators not amused by Facebook-inspired antics

(Newser) - The “lying down game,” an online pastime fueled by Facebook, has gotten seven British doctors and nurses suspended for uploading photos of themselves horizontal the job, Sky News reports. Hospital administrators say staff could get fired for breaking infection control regulations. The Facebook group that proposed the game...

Browns' Stallworth Suspended for '09 Season

Broke league's 'substance-abuse,' 'personal conduct' rules

(Newser) - Donte’ Stallworth has been suspended without pay for the 2009 NFL season, the Plain Dealer reports. The Browns wide receiver, who pleaded guilty in June to DUI manslaughter committed in Miami in March, violated league policies on personal conduct and substance abuse. Stallworth is banned from taking part in any...

Cop Suspended for Gates Slur Sues Over Civil Rights

(Newser) - The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin...

OAS Boots Honduras Over Prez's Ouster

New gov't blows off Saturday deadline to reinstate Zelaya

(Newser) - Honduras has been suspended from the Organization of American States for refusing to reinstate its ousted president, CNN reports. The OAS had given the country’s new leaders until yesterday to hand power back to Jose Manuel Zelaya. Meanwhile, thousands held an airport demonstration to support Zelaya, who says he’...

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