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NHL

Simon suspended record 30 games

New York Islanders forward Chris Simon was hit with a 30-game suspension Wednesday, breaking the mark of 25 he set in March with a ban that stretched into this season.

Simon, 35, on a leave of absence from the team following the Saturday night dustup with Pittsburgh’s Jarkko Ruutu, can’t return until Feb. 21 against Tampa Bay. Simon left the team on Monday to receive counseling, then met with league disciplinarian Colin Campbell on Tuesday.

College football

Eastern finishes eighth in poll

A first-round victory in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs over second-seeded McNeese State helped Eastern Washington University finish the season ranked eighth in the final Sports Network FCS Top-25 poll.

The Eagles had ended the regular season ranked 14th, but moved up after their playoff run that included a 44-15 win over the previously undefeated Cowboys. Eastern lost in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Appalachian State, 38-35.

Big Sky Conference rival Montana (11-1) finished the season ranked 10th.

Baseball

Schilling gives Clemens challenge

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he’s won since 1997 if he can’t clear his name from allegations that he used steroids to prolong and enhance his career.

“If he doesn’t do that then there aren’t many options as a fan for me other than to believe his career 192 wins and three Cy Youngs he won prior to 1997 were the end,” Schilling wrote in his blog, 38pitches.com. “From that point on the numbers were attained through using (performance-enhancing drugs). … The four Cy Youngs should go to the rightful winners, and the numbers should go away if he cannot refute the accusations.”

Having called on Jose Canseco to give up his 1988 A.L. MVP award, and noting also the unrefuted evidence against Barry Bonds, Schilling acknowledged he could not avoid questioning Clemens’ accomplishments, as well.

NFL

Chiefs sign Whits’ Allan

The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a three-year contract with tight end Michael Allan and added offensive tackle Joe Lobdell to the practice squad.

Allan, the Chiefs’ seventh-round draft pick out of Whitworth, was added to the 53-man roster. The 6-foot-6, 254-pound tight end joined the team’s practice squad after he was inactive for the season opener.