Posted by
Billy on Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:48:03 PM
The WNBA punished so many players for their roles in this week's skirmish that the league is staggering the suspensions by alphabetical order.
"None of us can recall an incident like this," WNBA president Donna Orender said Thursday during a conference call.
The league suspended Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn and 10 players following the dustup between the Shock and the visiting Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday.
(This fight like most fights in sports is an outrage. What is this showing young ladies. I hope parents along with coaches of high school, junior high, and grade school players will use this to teach there is a right way to play the game and even when you don't like something that happens in a game you need to show self control. Read more of this story WNBA suspends 10 players.)