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Fri., June 19, 2015

Dempsey suspended for three MLS games

n this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2015, Seattle Sounders FC's forward Clint Dempsey (2) appears to rip up referee Daniel Radford's notebook after Radford issued a red card to teammate Michael Ariza while playing the Portland Timbers in a U.S. Open Cup soccer match at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. Dempsey was issued a red card his actions. (Erika Schultz / Seattle Times)

Further punishment could still come in the form of an Open Cup ban, with a decision from U.S. Soccer to come next week after it ceded the rest of the authority to MLS on Friday morning. Full story.

Posted June 19, 2015, 4 p.m.

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.