soccer • Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid was suspended for a game and fined $2,000 by MLS on Friday for comments about the officials during and after his team's 0-0 tie with Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.
Schmid criticized referee Ricardo Salazar at halftime, saying it's a "nightmare" when he officiates.
The coach was more diplomatic after the match.
"I don't want any more questions about Salazar, but the thing is, our fans know his name," Schmid said. "I don't think many fans know the name of the referee. I think that's an indication."
NHL cancels third week of schedule
hockey • The NHL wiped out the third week of the regular season Friday as the lockout dragged on, leaving no more wiggle room if the league hopes to play a full 82-game schedule. A day after the NHL turned down three counterproposals from players, the league canceled 53 more games.
A total of 135 games through Nov. 1 have been scratched, which amounts to 11 percent of the season.
From wire reports