Fines

Grizzlies' Tony Allen fined $5,000 by NBA for flop vs. Spurs

2013-05-24 17:09:00

Tony Allen’s dramatics helped the Memphis Grizzlies push the San Antonio Spurs to overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals, but it also cost him $5,000. The NBA announced Friday that Allen had been fined for violating the league’s...

Terra-Gen gets OK on wind farm in wake of condor decision

2013-05-24 22:43:00

MOJAVE, Calif. — Randy Hoyle strode proudly this week along a wind-swept expanse of sand, sage and juniper in the Tehachapi Mountains that will soon bristle with antennas and listening devices designed to protect endangered California condors....

Feds won't prosecute wind farm if turbine blades kill a condor

2013-05-24 11:42:00

Federal wildlife officials on Friday for the first time agreed not to prosecute a developer if an endangered California condor is struck and killed by turbine blades at its proposed wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains, about 100 miles north of Los...

Her job: Stopping wage theft

2013-05-22 05:00:00

SACRAMENTO — Julie Su doesn't back down from fights when she thinks employers are cheating their workers. In her two years as California's top labor law enforcer, Su has taken on scores of unscrupulous businesses. As state labor commissioner,...

North Korea seizes another Chinese fishing boat, crew

2013-05-20 18:30:00

DALIAN, China — Among fishermen in this historic seaport city, the danger of steering their boats near North Korean waters is well known. North Koreans took three Chinese ships and their crews hostage a year ago, and Chinese maritime officials...

North Korean captors free Chinese fishing boat crew

2013-05-21 05:40:00

DALIAN, China — After being held for more than two weeks, a Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were released by North Korean captors, the boat’s owner said early Tuesday. The release came less than two days after news of the seizure was...

Pacers coach says he wasn't being 'dismissive' of Heat before series

2013-05-21 00:00:00

— Indiana Pacers Coach Frank Vogel stressed Monday he meant no disrespect to the Miami Heat in his postgame comments Saturday night and took to South Florida radio to clear the air. After the Pacers eliminated the New York Knicks in Saturday's Game...

NHL fines Sharks $100,000 after general manager's comments

2013-05-18 20:46:00

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MLB suspends one umpire, fines all four for Angels-Astros debacle

2013-05-10 14:45:00

Major League Baseball on Friday suspended the crew chief and fined all four umpires involved in a bizarre incident during Thursday's game between the Angels and Houston Astros. The discipline all resulted from what an MLB statement called "a...

NBA fines Taj Gibson $25,000, J.R. Smith $5,000

2013-05-10 15:40:00

Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 for his outburst at a referee, and New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been penalized $5,000 for flopping, the NBA announced Friday. Gibson and Joakim Noah each received two technicals and were...

Phil Mickelson among stars missing cut at Players Championship

2013-05-10 18:25:00

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The 2007 Players Championship seems like a long time ago for Phil Mickelson. Since he won for the only time at TPC Sawgrass, Mickelson has finished in the top 20 once, a tie for 17th place in 2010. But the Hall of Famer had not...

State regulators fine Bumble Bee Foods in worker's death

2013-05-09 20:05:00

State regulators have fined Bumble Bee Foods nearly $74,000, citing several safety violations in connection with an employee who was burned to death when he became trapped in an industrial pressure cooker at a Santa Fe Springs facility. The state...

A cyclist riding in a bike lane squeezes past a car with a door left open as the motorist changes his shirt on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed increasing fines for motorists who open a car door in front of a cyclist or who leave a door open.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Penn junior Josie Gidman, left, senior Rebecca Liu and senior Alexandra Koyfman ponder a fine arts question during an Indiana Academic Super Bowl regional at Mishawaka High School. Penn won the fine arts round.

2013-04-28 02:28:00

An Orland Park spa where a 47-year-old Tinley Park man was allegedly caught with his pants down will be allowed to reopen but must pay $1,500 in municipal fines and convince local inspectors that it has corrected code violations.

2013-03-27 00:00:00

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