Monday, October 14, 2002

SUSPENDED: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers CLEVELAND -- Associated Press reports Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas was suspended by the NBA for one game on Monday after being arrested last month for drunken driving. Ilgauskas will be suspended without pay and will miss the regular-season opener on Oct. 29 in Sacramento, the league said. Last week, the 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas pleaded no contest to drunken driving and was sentenced to one year's probation. A 30-day jail sentence was suspended and Ilgauskas was fined $1,000. The 27-year-old Ilgauskas, whose career has been slowed by foot injuries, was stopped in suburban Cleveland on Sept. 15 for erratic driving. He failed field sobriety tests, and his blood-alcohol level was 0.167 -- above Ohio's legal limit of 0.10. 5:21:08 PM

CHARGED: Marcus Fizer, Chicago Bulls CHICAGO -- Associated Press reports Chicago Bulls forward Marcus Fizer was charged with having a loaded gun in his car and driving with a suspended license early Sunday morning. Illinois State Police Sgt. Wayne Winterberg said Fizer was pulled over just after 2 a.m. for having tinted windows on his sport-utility vehicle.  Police then found Fizer was driving with a suspended license. While preparing to tow his car, police searched it and found a .40-caliber gun, Winterberg said. 5:10:22 PM

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