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Haslem, Artest suspended

Forward Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat and Ron Artest of the Sacramento Kings were each suspended for one NBA playoff game Monday, according to the Associated Press.

Haslem got in trouble for throwing his mouthpiece toward a referee Saturday, the same day Artest hit Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs in the head with his foreann.

"I think he really feels like he let the team down," Jason Levien, Haslem's agent, said. "He's disappointed in the league's call, but he's accepting of it."

Haslem was thrown out of the game in the opening half of the Heat's 111-106 win in Game 1. He fought for an offensive rebound on the floor, and, upset that no foul was called, threw it in the direction of a referee, Joey Crawford. He then signaled for Haslem's ejection. Haslem apologized after the game, but he said he had no intention of hitting Crawford.

Artest's incident with Ginobili occurred in the Spurs' 12288 win. He was hit in the mouth by Ginobili's elbow on the game's opening possession. The cut inside his upper lip required three stitches, according to the Associated Press.

Mets network reprimands Hernandez

Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez was warned by the team's television network for "inappropriate" remarks during a broadcast about a female member of San Diego's training staff, according to Fox Sports and the Associated Press. Hernandez, a formerMVPfirst baseman, said that women "don't belong in the dugout" when he caught Kelly Calabrese, the Padres' full-time massage therapist, high-fiving Mike Piazza in the dugout after he hit a home run during New York's 8-1 victory Saturday in San Diego, according to the Associated Press

"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout,'' he said. Hernandez later said, "You know I am only teasing. I love you gals out there, always have."

SportsNet New York said, "Keith Hernandez made inappropriate comments regarding the presence of a female massage therapist of the San Diego Padres who was in the dugout. We immediately addressed the issue with Keith and reprimanded him, and he publicly apologized during Sunday's game."

IQ response, Hernandez said that he was sorry if he offended anyone. He also said that baseball's rulebook allowed only the head trainer and assistant trainer in the dugout.

Calabrese said Sunday that she was "flabbergasted by Hernandez's comments," according to the Associated Press. "It's a little shocking but you know what, it happens," she said. "He not only discredited me as a person, but he discredited women."

Despite injuries, Bonds looks to record

Barry Bonds, longing to catch and pass Hank Aaron on Major League Baseball's all-time home run list, has injuries standing in bis way, according to ESPN.com. "As Jong as I'm healthy, I want to give it a try," Bonds said.

Bonds is only five home runs from Babe Ruth's career 714 and 46 from Aaron's record 755. He believes his body will not allow him to catch the home nm king. "Heck no," Bonds told MLB .com when asked if he still had a chance to catch Aaron.

"I'm happy with what I've already done," Bonds said. "If I get it, I get it; if I don't, so be it. That's life, baby. That's life. It was fun while it lasted."

Pain in his right knee and bone chips in his left elbow are leading Bonds to believe, as h~ told MLB.com, that his chances of catching Aaron are growing more unlikely.

Bonds said that he does, however, see the end of his career coming soon. He said, "I'm proud of what I've done," he told MLB .com. "If I finish with 709, so what? That's why I love WilJie Mays, my godfather, and Willie McCovey. I respect them so much because they're happy with what they've done. And they support the players who are coming. And if somebody comes up to match what I've done, I'm going to support him, too. I'm not ashamed of what I've done. I'm pleased," he said, according to ESPN .com.

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