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Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended the final five games of the regular season and fined $40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head, triggering a postgame melee.

Gonzaga has suspended John Stockton’s basketball season tickets after the Hall of Fame point guard refused to comply with the university’s mask mandate.

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets was suspended for one game, while Markieff Morris from the Miami Heat was fined $50,000 by the NBA for their roles in the mess.

Washington has suspended head coach Jimmy Lake without pay following a sideline incident during the Huskies’ game against Oregon.

Several months after COVID-19 vaccinations were made widely available in the United States, vaccination status continues to disrupt professional and college sports.

Seattle pitcher Héctor Santiago was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for external testosterone.

Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele was suspended for four games by the NHL for a crushing late hit on Montreal’s Jake Evans in Game 1 of the second-round series.

Frequently suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon has applied to the NFL for reinstatement, according to a person with knowledge of the move.

The MLS Players Association agreed to concessions for this season, including an across-the-board salary cuts, and agreeing to play in a proposed tournament in Orlando, Florida.

NASCAR has postponed the May 9 race at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia, which is under a stay-at-home order into June and considering holding events without fans.