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MLB Hands Out Punishment
After Knockdown Brawl

Aug 7, 2023 4:58 PM CDT

MLB Hands Out Punishment After Knockdown Brawl

Play at second base touched off a 15-minute melee between the White Sox and Guardians

(Newser) - Players, managers, and a coach received suspensions and fines Monday for their involvement in an on-the-field brawl during a game Saturday between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians. MLB imposed the stiffest penalties on the principal combatants, Chicago's Tim Anderson and Cleveland's José Ramirez, CBS Sports...

Sheriff Charged With Striking High School Player During Brawl

Basketball
Fight Lands
Sheriff
in Jail

Dec 9, 2021 5:05 PM CST

Basketball Fight Lands Sheriff in Jail

Trooper says Brent Lynch, who's also a coach, hit a member of the other girls team

(Newser) - A Kentucky sheriff is jailed and four players are suspended from competition after a fight broke out during a girls high school basketball game. A state trooper said Brent Lynch, the elected Owsley County sheriff who doubles as a coach at Owsley County High School, rushed onto the court and...

In Game's Final Seconds, a Block, Then a Brawl

Brawl Breaks Out Between
NCAA Rivals: 'This Is Terrible'

Jan 22, 2020 7:21 AM CST

Brawl Breaks Out Between NCAA Rivals: 'This Is Terrible'

It happened in final seconds of game between University of Kansas, Kansas State

(Newser) - "Just no point to it." That was one ESPN announcer's reaction to the end of the NCAA basketball game Tuesday between the University of Kansas' Jayhawks and Kansas State's Wildcats. NBC News reports that, with just seconds left, the Jayhawks' Silvio De Sousa was dribbling out...

Georgetown Basketball, Joe Biden See Fisticuffs in China

Georgetown
'Goodwill'
Game in China
Ends in Brawl

Aug 18, 2011 5:13 PM CDT

Georgetown 'Goodwill' Game in China Ends in Brawl

Joe Biden speech nearly does, too

(Newser) - It was called a “goodwill” trip—but Georgetown’s voyage to China has resulted in bad blood. An exhibition game between the Hoyas and a Chinese team ended in a massive brawl on court, the Washington Post reports. Punches weren’t the only thing being thrown: Chairs and full...

Angels Deny Pitcher's Death Fueled Rage vs. Sox

Apr 13, 2009 2:00 AM CDT

Angels Deny Pitcher's Death Fueled Rage vs. Sox

Emotions had nothing to do with pitcher's tragic death: Angels

(Newser) - The emotionally raw Los Angeles Angels had four ejections in a stormy 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox yesterday, but refused to blame Nick Adenhart's fatal car wreck last week for their hair-trigger tempers, the Orange County Register reports. A beanball from Josh Beckett is what set them off,...

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Jul 25, 2008 10:53 AM CDT

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Minor-league melee leaves player, fan hospitalized; pitcher faces assault charges

(Newser) - Baseball brawls don’t get much nastier than last night’s dustup between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs. The box score: One player with a broken leg, a fan hospitalized after getting beaned by a ball, 15 players and both managers ejected, and the not-so-small matter of Peoria starter...