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Texas-El Paso coach Don Haskins has been suspended for one game by the Western Athletic Conference for publicly criticizing league officials. … Boxer Oscar De La Hoya sprained his left wrist while sparring and will not be able to defend the WBC welterweight championship against Patrick Charpentier of France Feb. 28 at Atlantic City, N.J. … Mike McLaughlin, hoping to win the NASCAR Busch Series title, put himself in position to open the season with a victory when he easily claimed the pole for the NAPA Auto Parts 300 on Saturday.