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Penguins left winger Matt Cooke reacts to suspension
By Ryan McDonnell
March 22, 2011 - 4:41pm
Cooke admits he 'needs to change.'

After being suspended for the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday, Pittsburgh Penguins left winger Matt Cooke talked to reporters today, according to ESPN. He told them that he's accepting the punishment and recognizes he must change the way he plays.

Cooke was suspended for elbowing Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers in the head during a game Sunday.

Ohio State coach Jim Tessel gets two-game ban, fine
By Matt Raponi
March 9, 2011 - 12:08pm
NCAA charges head football coach with failing to notify school of player infractions.

Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel has received a two-game suspension and a $250,000 fine from the NCAA for failing to notify the school of NCAA infractions incurred by Ohio State players, according to ESPN.

The players, including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, were suspended by the NCAA in December for the first five games of the 2011 season for their involvement in selling memoribilia to a local tattoo parlor owner in exchange for free tattoos.

Scozzafava will not seek seventh term
By Samuel Taylor
April 21, 2010 - 8:26pm
Plus, Georgia has confirmed the interception of highly enriched uranium and the NFL has suspended Ben Roethlisberger for six more games.

Former congressional candidate and New York State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava will not seek a seventh term, her husband confirmed today, according to the Syracuse Post-Standard.

Auburn rally fights proposed prison closures
By Evan Williams
March 4, 2010 - 9:09pm
Plus, a terrorist conspirator pleads guilt to lying to feds and female college basketball star suspended for punch.

Union workers rallied Thursday against Gov. David Patterson's proposal to close the Butler Correctional Facility and three other priors, according to The Post Standard. 

Paterson proposed the plan to thin a budget deficit of more than $7 billion. Between 75 and 100 prison guards and advocates congregated at the Ukranian National Club to voice their disapproval.

'Cuse Takes on UConn for First Time Since 6-OT Game
By Eric Silverman
February 10, 2010 - 12:53pm
Plus, a brawl at a youth basketball game suspends the league's season and the East Coast is once again hit hard by snow.

The Syracuse men's basketball team will play Connecticut tonight since their match led to the second-longest game in Division I history last March. The Orange won the Big East Tournament quarterfinal 127-117 in six overtimes. Syracuse's leading scorer, Jonny Flynn, gained national attention from the game and was the sixth pick in the NBA draft.