MILWAUKEE -- Sacramento centre DeMarcus Cousins was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA on Wednesday for striking Dallas O.J. Mayo in the groin area in the Kings road loss Monday night. Cousins sat out the Kings game Wednesday night at Milwaukee. "Obviously, you miss a tremendous piece to your team when you have been playing pretty decent of late," Kings coach Keith Smart said before the game against the Bucks. "When you lose a guy like Cousins its tough because you cant replace what he brings to your team. We are going to try, but it wont be easy." Its the second suspension of the season for Cousins, who missed two games in November after confronting San Antonio Spurs broadcaster Sean Elliott following a game. Cousins leads the Kings in scoring (17.2 points per game), rebounds (9.9) and steals (1.4). He had 25 points in 35 minutes in the 119-96 loss at Dallas on Monday. "They (the NBA) are making the message very clear," Smart said. "There is nothing that you can do that wont be seen by the league. Sometimes during the course of a basketball game there are going to be things that may happen, and players will sometimes target certain players. DeMarcus has to be a bigger man and move away from anything that may distract him because it hurts our team. . One thing is very clear: The league will not tolerate any of this." Cheap Jerseys free shipping .Y. -- Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus has been excused to be with his family after his younger brother was one of three people shot and killed in a suburb of Birmingham, Ala. wholesale nfl jerseys . Attorneys for four players suspended in the bounty investigation have argued the punishment handed down by Goodell should be overturned, in part because the commissioners public statements last spring showed he had improperly pre-judged the players actions. The documents filed Friday include sworn declarations by sanctioned linebacker Scott Fujita and union chief DeMaurice Smith. http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/[/ur... . Schieber scored in the 57th minute following a perfectly timed low cross from the right by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski. Schieber slid between City defenders Vincent Kompany and Maicon to tap the ball into the net. [url=http://www.cheapjerseys2014.us.com/]wholesale jerseys China . After Ibrahimovic had given Sweden the lead in the 52nd minute, Shevchenko responded by heading in the equalizer just three minutes later and then added the winner in the 62nd. wholesale jerseys . -- Dustin Pedroias troublesome right thumb is still an issue, and the Red Sox second baseman will undergo further tests from a team doctor during Thursdays off day back in Boston.CALGARY -- The Western Hockey League suspended Portland Winterhawks coach and general manager Mike Johnston for the rest of the season, fined the team $200,000 and took away several draft picks Wednesday because of player-benefit violations over the past four seasons. The WHL said the Winterhawks will be excluded from the first five rounds of the 2013 WHL bantam draft and will forfeit their first-round selections in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Should the first-round selection in 2014 not be available due to a conditional trade, Portland will surrender its second- and third-round picks. "All WHL clubs understand they are required to fully comply and respect our league regulations or they will face significant consequences," WHL Commissioner Ron Robison said. "WHL clubs are required to fully disclose all commitments they make to a player in the WHL Standard Player Agreement. Our independent investigation in this case revealed there were multiple violations over an extended period for player benefits that are not permitted under WHL regulations and were not disclosed to the WHL. "It should also be noted through the course of the investigation there was no evidence of any payments or enhanced education benefits provided to players that would be contrary to WHL Regulations as previous media reports indicated." The Winterhawks issued a statement with a summary of the leagues findings, saying the team was found to have committed the following violations: --A player contract signed in 2009, involving flights for the players family and a summer training program. --Over the last five years, seven families were provided flights two-to-four times per season based on financial need and their distance from Portland. --Twice in the last five years the team paid for two playerrs to each have a one-week summer training regimen.dddddddddddd. --The Winterhawks provided a cellphone for their team captain for a period of three seasons. The WHLs audit found no violations involving monetary payments made to players, their families or agents, or any violations related to the leagues educational packages, the team said. "After fully co-operating with the leagues investigation, we were extremely surprised at the excessive nature of the sanctions, and we dont feel they are in line with the scope of the violations we were found to have committed," Johnston said. "We believe that apart from recruiting trips and parents weekend, there is no prohibition in the rules governing flights for players parents, which were the majority of the infractions. We are currently exploring our options on how we will proceed. "Despite our objections, the league has made its decision and our players will continue to pursue the goal of winning a WHL championship." Assistant general manager and assistant coach Travis Green will assume Johnstons duties on an interim basis. Portland is 20-4-1 this season and leads the U.S. Division with 41 points. The Winterhawks are one point behind the WHL-leading Kamloops Blazers in the overall standings. The disciplinary action came about two months after the Ontario Hockey League sanctioned the Windsor Spitfires for recruitment violations. In that case, the Spitfires were fined $250,000 and lost first-round draft picks in 2013 and 16 as well as second-round selections in 2015 and 17 Pat Brisson, the agent for highly touted Winterhawks defenceman Seth Jones, is angered at any implication that his client is involved in the violations. "This has nothing to do with Seth. Absolutely nothing," said Brisson. ' ' '