WASHINGTON — The locker-room guns saga isn’t close to being over for the Washington Wizards, even with the news that Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton are suspended for the rest of the season.
Team president Ernie Grunfeld isn’t ruling out the possibility of voiding the remainder of Arenas’ $111 million contract. Arenas’ situation will have a significant effect on the team’s plans at the trade deadline. Plus, any moves involving Arenas will be influenced by the punishment he receives when he is sentenced March 26 for felony gun possession.
“We’re still exploring all our options,” Grunfeld said shortly after NBA commissioner David Stern announced the suspensions for Arenas and Crittenton on Wednesday.
Arenas is in the second year of a six-year deal, and any attempt to cancel the remainder of the contract would meet with stiff opposition from the players’ union.
Warner expected to retire
PHOENIX — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner has scheduled a news conference for Friday to announce whether he will retire from the game, his agent said.
Mark Bartelstein declined to reveal Warner’s decision, but the 38-year-old quarterback is expected to announce his retirement, according to multiple reports.
• Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Tommie Boyd faces another criminal sexual conduct charge after authorities said the high school track coach had sexual contact with a third teenage student in Roseville, Mich. Boyd, 38, was arraigned last week on charges of criminal sexual conduct and accosting a child for immoral purposes in two other cases.
Isles’ Hillen out with broken jaw
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — New York Islanders defenseman Jack Hillen will miss six to eight weeks with a broken jaw and damaged teeth caused by a slap shot to the face from Alex Ovechkin during Tuesday night’s 7-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.
• The Minnesota Wild assigned Petr Sykora to its minor-league affiliate in Houston, the next step toward cutting ties with the forward.
Footnotes.
Andre Dawson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 25 as a Montreal Expo, despite his preference to go in as a Chicago Cub.
• The Cubs announced they will keep their spring training home in Mesa, Ariz.
• The New York Yankees and outfielder Randy Winn agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract, all but eliminating any chance Johnny Damon has of returning to the World Series champions.
• ESPN analyst Craig James, the father of injured Texas Tech receiver Adam James, threatened to sue the university if it didn’t investigate then-coach Mike Leach “for the improper treatment” of his son, according to a memo.
• U.S. speedskating star Shani Davis is skipping the 10,000-meter race at the Vancouver Olympics, ending any hope of becoming the first American since Eric Heiden to skate in every individual event.
• Martina Schild could miss the Winter Olympics after injuring her left knee while training for this weekend’s World Cup stop in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
