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NFL

Cowboys’ spitter fined $35,000

Terrell Owens has 35,000 reasons to never spit at an opponent again.

T.O. was fined $35,000 by the NFL on Monday for spitting in the face of Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall during Saturday night’s Cowboys-Falcons game.

Although it’s more than twice as much as the last fine for spitting, Dallas’ flamboyant receiver avoided a suspension. Owens wasn’t ejected at the time because officials didn’t see it.

af2 football

Shock’s big year in video game

The Spokane Shock “got game.” More precisley, they’ll be included in a video game.

A Shock press release said Electronic Arts Inc. will put out “Arena Football: Road to Glory,” the sequel to its Arena Football video game, which will include all AFL and af2 teams, including with the ArenaCup champion Shock.

It will be available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system Feb. 27.

“Last season was a special season for us, and to have it immortalized on a video game is pretty cool,” Kevin Maloney, Shock director of communications, said.

The game’s official Web site is www.easports.com/afl2.

In the courts

That’s one way to sack a QB

Ex-Saints quarterback Adrian McPherson is suing the Tennessee Titans because their mascot hit him with a golf cart before the second half of an August exhibition.

McPherson filed his civil lawsuit Friday in Davidson County Circuit Court and also is seeking $5 million in compensatory damages for the Titans’ negligence and $15 million in punitive damages. A team spokesman said Monday afternoon the Titans were aware of the lawsuit but had no further comment.

The quarterback was on the field Aug. 12 warming up when T-Rac, the Titans’ mascot played by director of mascot operations Pete Nelson, hit him with a golf cart while throwing items into the stand.

McPherson missed the rest of the game with a deep bruise in his right knee, and the Saints cut him Sept. 2.