BRIEFLY SPONSOR FINES STEWART $50,000.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Tony Stewart, who said NASCAR's $10,000 fine and season-long probation over his most recent outburst was too light, was hit even harder by his own team sponsor Thursday. The Winston Cup star, who punched a photographer following last Sunday's Brickyard 400, was fined $50,000 and placed on team probation for the remainder of the 2002 season by The Home Depot, the sponsor of his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing (also known as JGR) is a group of NASCAR racing teams owned by Joe Gibbs, who first started racing on the NASCAR circuit in 1991. Headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, more notably near Charlotte, the team amassed three NEXTEL Cup Championships Pontiac. Upset after a 12th-place finish on Sunday, Stewart tried to run away from photographer Gary Mook mook n. Slang An insignificant or contemptible person. [Probably alteration of moke.] . When Mook started running alongside him, Stewart stopped and punched him in the chest. Mook was not injured. Following Home Depot's announcement, Stewart said: ``This was my heart attack, my wake-up call. There is no excuse for what I've done. I'm very sorry and I don't really expect anyone to forgive me.'' Stewart, 31, said he is aware he has a problem with anger and will seek help. ``I know I have a problem with keeping my emotions in check,'' Stewart said. ``After all of this, I've felt as low as I've ever felt. But it's probably exactly what I needed to make me seek help.'' FOOTBALL: USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. tailback Justin Fargas has completed summer-school courses and will be eligible to play football this fall. Fargas, who graduated from Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, has earned more than 40 units in the past year. He was forced to take a larger- than-usual number of classes because not all of his units completed at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. carried over when he transferred to USC. Fargas gained 139 yards and 111 yards in USC's two spring scrimmages. He emerged from spring drills as the Trojans' No. 1 tailback. USC opens practice Monday for its season opener against Auburn on Sept. 2 at the Coliseum. - Scott Wolf --Mike Babcock, who played three seasons at middle linebacker for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in the late '90s, has been hired as a graduate assistant coach with the Bruins. --New Mexico State defensive end Ross Davis was in critical condition a day after he underwent surgery for a blood clot in his head. BASKETBALL: Utah Jazz guard John Stockton, 40, ended speculation about his retirement, saying he will honor the second year of a two-year contract and --Phoenix forward Shawn Marion signed a six-year, $79 million contract extension. HOCKEY: Ottawa said it will keep center Radek Bonk despite the two-year, $6.7-million contract he won in salary arbitration this week. That was $1 million more than the small-budget Senators wanted to give him, but new general manager John Muckler said the team will not attempt to trade their No. 1 center. BOXING: Former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman leads a group of five fighters who will be inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame The modern World Boxing Hall of Fame (WBHF) is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California. The WBHF is one of two recognized international boxing hall of fames, with the other being the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), with the IBHOF being the on Oct. 19. Foreman will be joined by Mike McCallum, Miguel Canto, Lupe Pintor and the late Luis Rodriguez. HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy broadcaster Larry Merchant, trainer Freddie Roach and publicist Bill Caplan of North Hills also will be inducted. - Michael Rosenthal TENNIS: Andre Agassi advanced to the quarterfinals of the $2.95 million Cincinnati Masters Series with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Thomas Enqvist. OLYMPICS: Chinese Olympic organizers want to begin the 2008 Games later than usual to save athletes from the scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. summer heat, the government news agency said today. The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 has suggested the 2008 Olympics open during the last week of July or the first week of August. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: TONY STEWART NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. star admits he has a problem controlling his anger and will seek help |
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