HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Major Tennis Star’s Fate Revealed After Positive Cocaine Test
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios entered a treatment program that significantly reduced his ban.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Pablo Torre: Clippers scheme ‘deeper than even I realized’
Following a report by journalist and MS NOW contributor Pablo Torre and subsequent investigation, the NBA is punishing the Los Angeles Clippers for violating salary cap rules for two-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. The league is suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year, fining the team $30 million and forcing the team to forfeit five first-round draft picks. Torre tells Morning Joe the scheme is “deeper than even I realized” and therefore more undeniable as Ballmer continues to claim his own innocence.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - NBA suspends LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer
The NBA has suspended the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers for violating the league's salary rules for the team's star player. Pablo Torre first broke the story and joins The Group Chat to discuss the latest developments. #laclippers #losangeles #basketball #steveballmer #losangelesclippers
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Clippers stripped of FIVE first-round picks, Kawhi Leonard fined in NBA scandal | Jesse Weber Live
The NBA has come down hard on the Los Angeles Clippers after a nearly yearlong investigation found the team violated the league's salary cap rules, fining the team $30 million and stripping five first-round draft picks. Owner Steve Ballmer was suspended for a year, and star forward Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000 over an alleged off-the-books endorsement deal tied to the scandal. PIX11 sports anchor Simone Eli joins "Jesse Weber Live" for a closer look at the fallout. "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - NBA suspends Clippers' owner Ballmer, fines team $30M in Kawhi Leonard probe
The NBA has announced a decision one year after a report alleged salary cap circumvention against the Los Angeles Clippers involving superstar Kawhi Leonard. On Wednesday, the NBA stripped the Clippers of five first-round draft picks – for the years 2029-2033 – issued owner Steve Ballmer a $30 million fine and Leonard has been ordered to pay $700,000 in restitution for improper benefits. In addition, Ballmer, along with Clippers president of basketball operations, Lawrence Frank, as well as the team's president of business operations, Gillian Zucker, have been suspended. Ballmer is suspended for a year from all league and team activities, Zucker is suspended for a year without pay, while Frank is suspended without pay for six months.…
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - NBA suspends Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and fines team $30 million for salary cap violation
Two other high-ranking Clipper officials have also been suspended, though President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank has only been suspended for six months.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Jim Thornton's lawyer says 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer committed no crime in airline incident that led to suspension
The longtime "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton faces suspension from the show after an unspecified complaint on an American Airlines flight, but his lawyer says officers cleared him in five minutes and never filed charges. Thornton, 61, was met by law enforcement at the gate when his flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport […] The post Jim Thornton's lawyer says 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer committed no crime in airline incident that led to suspension appeared first on American Almanac .
The longtime "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton faces suspension from the show after an unspecified complaint on an American Airlines flight, but his lawyer says officers cleared him in five minutes and never filed charges. Thornton, 61, was met by law enforcement at the gate when his flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport on May 14, after a fellow passenger complained to a flight attendant about an alleged incident during the trip. Officers questioned the announcer, who was wearing his "Wheel of Fortune" jacket at the time, and let him go. No arrest was made. No charges followed. Sony, which produces the long-running game show, moved anyway. The company suspended Thornton and began searching for a replacement while it…Open
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - WATCH: Pittsburgh youth football coaches suspended after mid-game brawl
Two youth football coaches have been suspended after a brawl broke out on the field. Video shows the coaches fighting on the ground mid-game.
NYTIMES (Kellen Browning) - Kalshi Suspends Republican House Candidate for Betting on Her Own Race
The trading platform Kalshi issued a three-year suspension to the candidate, Laurie Buckhout, and fined her nearly $2,600. Ms. Buckhout said she had made a “dumb mistake.”
NYTIMES (Leo Sands) - Academic Who Publicized Plagiarism Allegations Against Jason Arday Is Suspended
Ghent University in Belgium said it suspended the academic, Nathan Cofnas, pending an investigation.