Astros’ Ronel Blanco ejected due to foreign substance on hand, faces 10-game suspension
Houston Astros right-handed pitcher Ronel Blanco was ejected Tuesday night for using a foreign object in his hand. At the start of the fourth inning against the Oakland Athletics, the umpires met briefly with Blanco and manager Joe Espada, but the pitcher was poorly maintained. Blanco’s glove was confiscated, and first base umpire Erich Backus […]
The NBA’s pathetic suspension of Patrick Beverley proves once again that fans come last
When the Indiana Pacers ended their first-round upset against the Milwaukee Bucks last week, all the analysis of what had been a pretty entertaining basketball series turned into an uproar over the late-game antics of mercurial Bucks guard Patrick Beverley. Lost. He was caught on camera throwing the ball to the fans. Twice. I think […]
Conor Benn’s suspension reimposed after Ukad and boxing board appeals | Boxing
British welterweight Conor Benn has had his provisional suspension reinstated following a successful appeal by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). Ukado has responded to the Independent National Anti-Doping Commission’s decision to acquit Benn after he failed two voluntary drug tests in 2022 and was suspended in March 2023. He […]
MIT Threatens to Place Protesters Involved in Encampment on ‘Interim Academic Suspension’
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) encampment were given a deadline on Monday to “vacate” the encampment. The encampment set up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on April 21 is one of several pro-Palestinian encampments remaining on college and university campuses across the country, as some universities begin clearing their encampments. […]
ASU student protesters denied motion to lift their suspension from university
An Arizona judge has denied a motion to lift the suspensions of 20 students arrested last week during anti-Israel protests. On Friday, a federal district court in Arizona denied a petition by Arizona State University students to have their suspensions lifted. Local outlet ABC 15. The defendants filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of […]
The Chiefs are built to flourish through a Rashee Rice suspension
It’s not a matter of if, but when, Lachie Rice will be suspended by the NFL following his arrest on suspicion of high-speed hit-and-run for causing a chain-reaction crash in Dallas. It is unclear what punishment the league will take, but Some officials predict it could take as long as half a season for the […]
Police at Yale University clear anti-Israel encampment, threatening arrest and suspension
Police moved to clear an encampment at Yale University in Connecticut on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of arrests. In a statement obtained by FOX News, the university said: “Yale University officials on Sunday afternoon warned protesters at an encampment on Yale’s Cross Campus that if they did not end the encampment […]
Columbia issues ultimatum to clear pro-Palestine protest or risk suspension | US universities
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia University have been given an ultimatum to abandon their camp or risk suspension after talks aimed at voluntary removal of the camp collapsed. The ultimatum, with a deadline of 2pm on Monday, was issued after the university’s president, Minoush Shafiq, announced that efforts to reach a compromise with protest organizers had […]
Quintez Cephus signs with Bills after NFL gambling suspension
Wide receiver Quintez Cephas, one of five players suspended by the NFL last April for gambling violations, has agreed to a one-year contract with the Bills. According to The Athletic. Cephas, a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, was suspended indefinitely for betting on NFL games and was released by the Lions along with […]
Foreign students could face harsher penalties than suspension for anti-Israel rioting: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday that foreign students will be deported if their courses are suspended while on a student visa, similar to the anti-Israel protests that have engulfed Columbia University and other American universities. acknowledged that they may face Anti-Israel protests, including anti-Semitic remarks and threats against Jewish students, have occurred […]