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Michigan’s Howard suspended 5 games for Wisconsin melee

the court.” his staff, his own family and had apologized to McIntosh
“Michigan fans around the and that Michigan President
Howard, a former NBA world.” Mary Sue Coleman had con-
player and the reigning As- tacted Wisconsin Chancellor
sociated Press men’s coach of “I speak a lot about being Rebecca Blank “to apologize
the year, was upset after Gard a Michigan man and rep- for the totally unacceptable
called a timeout with 15 sec- resenting the University behavior.”
onds left and his team leading of Michigan with class and This isn’t Howard’s first
by 15 on Sunday. pride,” Howard said. “I did high-profile incident with
not do that, nor did I set the another Big Ten coach.
The altercation began in the right example in the right
postgame handshake line, way for my student-athletes. Last season, Howard got into
when Gard grabbed How- I will learn from this mistake, a shouting match with then-
ard by the arm in an attempt and this mistake will never Maryland coach Mark Tur-
to explain why he called the happen again. No excuses!” geon and had to be restrained
timeout. Howard yelled during the conference tour-
“Don’t (expletive) touch Gard said Sunday he took the nament. Howard drew two
(AP) — Michigan basket- in a statement released by the me!” and put his right index timeout because his backup technical fouls and was eject-
ball coach Juwan How- university. “I am truly sorry.” finger in Gard’s face as the players had four seconds to ed from a game Michigan
ard has been suspended two began to argue. get the ball across half court ended up winning 79-66.
the final five games of the Phil Martelli will serve as and he wanted to reset the
regular season and fined Michigan’s interim coach in “At that point, I felt it was clock to 10 seconds. The Wolverines (14-11, 8-7)
$40,000 for hitting a Wis- Howard’s absence. Michi- time to protect myself,” started the season with aspi-
consin assistant in the gan’s final five regular-season Howard said in his postgame “Maybe he doesn’t know rations of contending for the
head, triggering a post- games are home contests news conference. the rule, that you get the 10 national championship and
game melee. with Rutgers on Wednesday, seconds reset,” Gard said. “I are closing it trying to earn an
No. 15 Illinois on Sunday, After the two coaches were wasn’t going to put my play- NCAA Tournament bid.
The Big Ten Conference also Michigan State on March 1 separated, Howard swung ers in that type of situation,
on Monday suspended three and No. 25 Iowa on March his right hand and struck to have to break a press in Howard is in his third season
players one game for the al- 3 plus a visit to No. 22 Ohio Wisconsin assistant Joe Krab- four seconds coming in cold as Michigan’s coach after be-
tercation following the Bad- State on March 6. benhoft on the left side of the off the bench. I wouldn’t do ing part of Michigan’s Fab
gers’ 77-63 win on Sunday: head with an open hand. that for a regular group. I can Five teams three decades ago.
Michigan’s Moussa Diabate “Big Ten Conference coaches take a timeout. That gives Last season, he helped the
and Terrance Williams II, and and student-athletes are ex- “Someone touched me and my players the best chance Wolverines win the Big Ten
Jahcobi Neath of Wisconsin. pected to display the high- I think it was very uncalled to have success. So that’s title, 23 games and reach the
est level of sportsmanship for, for them to touch me, where it started. He said, ‘I’ll NCAA Tournament regional
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard conduct,” Big Ten Commis- as we were verbalizing and remember that. I’ll remem- finals.
was fined $10,000 for violat- sioner Kevin Warren said communicating with one an- ber that.’ I said, ‘Hey, let me
ing the conference’s sports- in a statement. “I am grate- other,” Howard said Sunday. tell you why I did.’ He didn’t Diabate has 5.7 rebounds
manship policy, but was not ful for the partnership with “That’s what escalated it.” want any part of that.” per game to rank second on
suspended. Howard is ex- Michigan Athletics Director, Michigan’s team and also av-
pected to be back for the Big Warde Manuel and Wiscon- Players from each side got Wisconsin athletic director erages 9.3 points. Williams
Ten tournament, which be- sin Athletics Director, Chris involved in the skirmish, Chris McIntosh said after the is a reserve forward playing
gins March 9 in Indianapolis. McIntosh. Our expectation and video appeared to show game that the Badgers had 15.4 minutes per game.
is that the incident yesterday Diabate and Neath throwing staff members who were “af-
“After taking time to reflect will provide our coaches and punches. fected and injured,” during Neath is a reserve guard play-
on all that happened, I real- student-athletes with the op- the altercation. ing 8.9 minutes per game for
ize how unacceptable both portunity to reflect, learn and In his statement Monday, Wisconsin. He will miss the
my actions and words were, move forward in a manner Howard apologized to Krab- Michigan athletic director 13th-ranked Badgers’ game
and how they affected so that demonstrates decorum benhoft as well as Michigan’s Warde Manuel issued a state- Wednesday at Minnesota.
many,” Howard said Monday and leadership on and off of players and their families, ment Sunday saying that he

Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby victory

(AP) - Medina Spirit was length ahead of Mandaloun winner receives $10 million. honor any stay or prelimi-
stripped of the victory in in the race, giving Baffert Following the announce- nary injunction if granted by
last year’s Kentucky Der- what was then his seventh ment by the racing stewards, The racing commission also Kentucky racing officials or a
by and Mandaloun was Kentucky Derby title. Baf- Churchill Downs issued a suspended Baffert for 90 days court.
declared the winner after fert was subsequently banned statement declaring Man- and fined the Hall of Fame
a ruling by state racing for two years by Churchill daloun the Kentucky Derby trainer $7,500 on Monday. Medina Spirit collapsed and
stewards on Monday. Downs following the posi- winner and congratulating The decision followed a Feb. died on Dec. 6 of a heart at-
tive test. owner and breeder Judd- 14 hearing that was closed to tack following a training run
The since-deceased Medina monte Farms, trainer Brad the public and media. at Santa Anita less than a
Spirit tested positive after Monday’s decision by the Cox and jockey Florent Ger- month after finishing second
the race last May for a ste- Kentucky Horse Racing oux. Cox becomes the first Clark Brewster, an attorney in the Breeders’ Cup Clas-
roid, betamethasone, that is Commission makes Medina Louisville native to win the for Baffert, said he would ap- sic at Del Mar. A necropsy
legal in Kentucky but banned Spirit the second horse in Derby, and Mandaloun’s peal the ruling. found no definitive cause of
on race day. The positive the 147-year history of the owners will receive the $1.8 the horse’s death.
test threw the world’s best- race to be disqualified for a million winner’s purse. The California Horse Racing
known horse race into tur- banned substance; the first Board said it will honor Baf-
moil and cast an unflattering was Dancer’s Image in 1968, The track plans to replace fert’s suspension at its tracks.
spotlight on trainer Bob Baf- a decision that gave Forward Medina Spirit with Man- He is based at Santa Anita,
fert, considered the face of Pass the victory. The only daloun on the paddock sign where he has already won
horse racing after he guided other disqualification was in honoring the Derby winner some of this season’s 3-year-
horses to the Triple Crown in 2019 when Maximum Secu- on Tuesday. Mandaloun is old prep races for the Ken-
2015 and 2018. rity was penalized because of set to run in the $20 million tucky Derby.
interference, giving Country Saudi Cup in Riyadh, Saudi
Medina Spirit finished half a House the win. Arabia, on Saturday. The The CHRB also said it will