Fast Break

NFL

Head stomp worth 5 games

The NFL on Monday suspended Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth for five games – the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history – for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode’s head and kicking him in the face.

The NFL said Haynesworth was suspended for flagrant unnecessary roughness. The suspension is without pay and is effective immediately. Haynesworth will be eligible to return Nov. 19 for the Titans’ game at Philadelphia.

Haynesworth was penalized and ejected from the game early in the third quarter after he stomped on Gurode’s head, causing his helmet to pop off, then kicked him again after a 5-yard touchdown run by Julius Jones of the Cowboys.

Gurode received stitches above his forehead and beneath his eye.

Arena football

Take your shot at making Shock

The Spokane Shock will hold an open tryout for anyone interested in playing for the defending ArenaCup Champions during the 2007 season.

The tryout will be Nov. 17 at the Spokane Indoor Soccer Center at 8 a.m. Cost of the tryout is $50 for those who pre-register, or $60 at the door the day of the event. Pre- registration forms are available by visiting www.spokaneshock.com.

This will be the first open tryout under new head coach Adam Shackleford.

College basketball

Ferris’ Galloway commits to NAU

Big Sky Conference women’s basketball will be well-represented by Spokane athletes the next several years.

Jenna Galloway, a senior at Ferris, announced Monday that she will attend and play wing at Northern Arizona University, last year’s Big Sky tournament champion and first-time NCAA qualifier with a 22-11 record.

On the Saxons varsity since her freshman season, Galloway averaged 10.3 points per game last year.