Kurt Busch Suspended

NASCAR suspended Kurt Busch on Friday, just two days before the Daytona 500, hours after a Delaware judge said the former champion committed an act of domestic violence against an ex-girlfriend and there was a "substantial likelihood" of him doing it again.

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St. Louis Radio Host Suspended For Twitter Replies

St. Louis radio talkshow host JC Corcoran has reportedly been suspended from KTRS for his tweets Sunday and Monday. In a video on his website today and also on Twitter, Corcoran blamed the Riverfront Times for drumming up attention about his profane tweets directed at his critics.

"It's the usual suspect. The RFT and these little slimes that sort of buzz around," said Corcoran in his "Daily Dose" online.

Earlier this month, KTRS (550 AM) personality JC Corcoran caused a stir in the local sports world when he announced on Twitter that Albert Pujols would announce a new contract with the Cardinals on November 18.

The Cardinals denied the rumor, and November 18 came and went with Pujols remaining a free agent. Now, Corcoran has another prediction.

Yesterday he tweeted that the Cardinals would soon announce a new deal for the slugger that is "significantly less than ten years."

Cardinals fans on Twitter weren't having any of it. They mocked Corcoran online, comparing him to a modern-day version of the "Boy Who Called Wolf."

Though judging from Corcoran's responses on Twitter, and I won't publish them here, but search away and judge for yourself.

Golf Team Captain Jack Hiscock and Rest of Team Suspended for Naked Pics

I'm sorry for posting this picture

Any athletic team with a captain named Jack Hiscock is going to have problems.  Here we go.

Athletes posing for risque calendars is nothing new, remember the 80's movie Campus Man? So it's no surprise the 15 members of the Bethany College men's golf team figured it was no big deal to strip, place their clubs strategically in front of their groins and say cheese.

And then post the photo on Facebook. Ouch!

Unfortunately, Bethany is a small Lutheran school in Lindsborg, Kan., that plays in Midwest events like the Evangel Tournament, the Central Christian Tournament and the Oklahoma Baptist Tournament. Double Ouch!

Christian college golf takes a dim view of this kind of thing, even partial nudity. So athletic director and golf coach Jon Daniels, who was emailed the picture by someone, suspended the team for three tournaments.

"I've been around a long time and I think this is a case of young people who just don't think beyond the moment and don't realize who they're hurting,"

Bethany, by the way, is very good on the links: The Swedes have won 11 of the last 15 KCAC championships.

Captain Jack Hiscock (I told you) reportedly said the team would appeal the suspension to the school president.

In their defense, it should be noted that the golfers seem to be covering their shafts mostly with drivers. Could have been worse. They could have used golf tees.  Insert your own jokes at this point.

Reporter Jim Gray Again Becomes Part of the Story

Golf Channel reporter Jim Gray was pulled off the assignment because of the way he reacted to the two-stroke penalty imposed on American player Dustin Johnson during Thursday's opening round.

Johnson was penalized after arriving late for his teeoff time at Riviera Country Club and later told reporters his caddie Bobby Brown had given him the wrong information.

According to Brown, Gray asked Johnson as the player was walking to the 14th tee to explain why he had been late for his scheduled start. At the end of the round, Brown scolded Gray for speaking to a player out on the course during competition.

"Our aim is to provide the best possible golf coverage for our viewers. Anything else is a disservice," Golf Channel spokesman Dan Higgins said in a statement Friday.

"In order not to provide further distraction, we've decided to remove Jim from this particular assignment."

Looks to me like Gray's tenure with the Golf Channel is about over.

A similar move was made by Golf Channel last August at the PGA Championship, where Gray got into a heated argument with U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Corey Pavin.

Gray had reported that Pavin told him that Tiger Woods was a lock to be picked for the team; Pavin denied doing so.

Gray's interview with Pete Rose during the 1999 World Series drew an reaction that was not positive when many fans and critics thought he badgered Rose about his ban from baseball.  One media member even called his interview style "bush league."

Gray, who was working as a freelance reporter, was involved in ESPN's airing of  LeBron James publicly announced decision to leave Cleveland last summer and take his talents to South Beach.

A think people watch sports for enjoyment and the competition, not to see a sideline reporter try to inject himself into the story.