Tag: domestic violence

NBA: Kings guard Collison suspended over domestic violence incident

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison was suspended for eight games without pay by the NBA on Sunday as a result of a domestic violence incident involving his wife. In announcing the ban, the league noted that Collison pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence in the incident, which occurred on May 30, 2016. “The NBA conducted its own investigation into this matter, including a review of all available materials […]

Goodell tackles NFL domestic abuse crisis with vow to reform

(Reuters) – A chastened NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday that the league’s poor response to its domestic violence crisis will prompt an overhaul of how it deals with player behavior and punishment in America’s most popular sports league. Goodell has been under fire since the NFL’s slow and fumbled response to the domestic violence incident involving Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, whose knock-out punch to his then-fiancee was captured in a video that […]