More Wyoming, New Mexico players penalized for brawl
Associated Press
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Two more players were suspended - one indefinitely - and two had their suspensions extended Thursday by the Mountain West Conference for fighting during New Mexico`s home win over Wyoming on Tuesday.
The penalties were agreed upon by the schools and the conference.
Wyoming`s Brandon Ewing and Brad Jones - the team`s top scorers - and New Mexico`s Jamaal Smith were ejected from the game and automatically suspended from their team`s next game. Wyoming plays at No. 16 Air Force and New Mexico is at Colorado State - both on Saturday.
Oddsmakers have not released lines for either of these games at this time.
The conference suspended Jones and Smith for an additional game, and added a one-game suspension for New Mexico`s Darren Prentice. They`ll serve those suspensions when New Mexico visits Wyoming on March 3.
Wyoming suspended Joseph Taylor indefinitely.
New Mexico players Daniel Faris, J.R. Giddens and Aaron Johnson received reprimands.
``This altercation was extremely unfortunate, totally unacceptable and reflected negatively on the conference and the two participating institutions,`` Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson said.
The fight occurred with 1:10 left to go in the game, which New Mexico won 91-83.
It began when Ewing, the league`s leading scorer, became entangled with Smith. As players from both teams converged, Jones shoved Giddens, and Smith threw a punch at Jones.
Ewing and Jones have accounted for 48 percent of Wyoming`s scoring this season, 51 percent of its 3-point shooting, 45 percent of its steals, and 63 percent of the team`s free throws and assists.
Nuggets Allen Iverson (doubtful, ankle) has been upgraded overnight to questionable for Friday's game.
Harvard Crimson leading scorer C Brian Cusworth is OUT for Friday's game.
Grant Hill to miss 2-3 weeks
Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Orlando Magic forward/guard Grant Hill will miss 2-3 weeks with a sprained right knee he suffered in Wednesday's 98-73 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Hill, who is Orlando's second leading scorer with 15.1 points per game, had an MRI Thursday and it showed a sprained medial collateral ligament.
The Magic have lost eight of their last 10 games and will host the New Jersey Nets on Friday.
Kings coach Musselman suspended two games for DUI
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Eric Musselman, first-year head coach of the Sacramento Kings, was suspended for two games on Thursday for driving under the influence.
Musselman will miss Sacramento's upcoming home games. against Denver on Saturday and versus the Hornets on Monday.
It was October 21 when Musselman was arrested. He was reportedly arrested after cutting off another motorist in midtown Sacramento. Musselman also failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level of .11, which is above the legal limit of .08 percent according to authorities.
Musselman pleaded no contest to the charge last week.
Musselman, who was an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies for nearly two seasons and a former head coach of Golden State, replaced Rick Adelman in June and became the 20th head coach in Kings' history.
The Kings are 18-26 this season, last place in the Pacific Division. They snapped a three-game skid with a victory at Minnesota on Wednesday.
Warriors : Monta Ellis is expected to be near full strength tonight against the Sixers after playing just 11 minutes with a sprained ankle in his last game.
Hornets : Devin Brown will start at shooting guard tonight, sending Rasual Butler to the bench.
Charlotte : Sean May should miss four games resting his injured knee.