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typical, i guess nothing matters except winning with STUDENT-athletes?

Diehard Spartan fan here and Dantonio rocks, but STurges is 100% correct. Winston should be gone for this season as well.

I say let this kid play football. Hopefully he makes it the the NFL. Then Sturges can sue him, and actually get something for it. Aside from the headaches and memory loss. Hopefully he heals up and can finish school.

Sturges should have learned to keep his hands up.. This wasnt a hockey brawl, no pads and sticks... But I guess Winston must be very good.. But i dont know the whole story behind the fight

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Originally posted 10:02 AM ET  08.14 by LSU Laundry in FL

Sturges should have learned to keep his hands up.. This wasnt a hockey brawl, no pads and sticks... But I guess Winston must be very good.. But i dont know the whole story behind the fight

And people think Michael Vick got off easy.

Sorry, I didn't mean to quote you LSU Laundry in FL.

But, since I did, if you believe Sturges, apparently this wasn't a fight. He was blindsided.

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Originally posted 10:43 AM ET  08.14 by Blackinson

Sorry, I didn't mean to quote you LSU Laundry in FL.But, since I did, if you believe Sturges, apparently this wasn't a fight. He was blindsided.

Its ok B... I was just being funny.. But I thought I google the story so I am informed :).. Here is the link for anyone else:
http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2009/08/msu_hockey_player_aj_sturg es_r.html ...

I guess CFB > Hockey...

And IMO Vick did his time

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Originally posted 10:02 AM ET  08.14 by LSU Laundry in FL

Sturges should have learned to keep his hands up.. This wasnt a hockey brawl, no pads and sticks... But I guess Winston must be very good.. But i dont know the whole story behind the fight

haha, i dont think that is the point here

I think that Glenn Winston needs to be on the Hockey team instead of the football team.

To think everyone thinks RichRod is the shady coach in Michigan...C'mon MSU, you won the national championship in Hockey a few years ago, and you might have a chance this year too. What would have happened if Winston had punched someone on the basketball team...D'Antonio vs. Izzo...hahaha not even close!

Out of curiousity. When Sturgess teammate took a cheap shot at a UM player on the ice last winter, where was Sturgess outrage then.

His teammate was suspended for a handful of games, and then was allowed to come back to the team. The teammate chose not to, but he was allowed the opportunity.

Why was Sturgess not up in arms at that point?

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Originally posted 09:09 AM ET  08.14 by kramer202

Diehard Spartan fan here and Dantonio rocks, but STurges is 100% correct. Winston should be gone for this season as well.

You are correct. There is no defense for MSU in this case. I suspect the lawyers will make a settlement in the end..vs. the school and vs. Winston..

It sounds to me like AJ Sturges should do a better job of deciding who he picks a fight with. This was not an unprovoked fight or a mugging. AJ Sturges made a decision to get in a fight and I'm sorry but he got whooped.

Winston beat him up. Big deal go play ball. If Sturges wasn't such a sissy he could be playing his sport right now too.

Honestly, it would be nice to know the plain truth about the incident.

Here is a segment from Sturges' statement in The Lansing State Journal article. Also Winston received a 180 jail sentence. Was the other person, White re-instated as well?

"Last October, I was assaulted by Glenn Winston. This was not a fight, or a disagreement. I was in bed in my room and came downstairs after hearing the commotion caused by three cars pulling up filled with screaming and violent people. I was standing in my front yard trying to figure out what was going on when Glenn Winston punched me in the head from the side. I never saw him. I did not have any chance to protect myself at all. Neither did his other victims.

That night, I received a fractured skull, five stitches inside my mouth, and a subdural hematoma, or bleeding on the brain. I was not involved in a college fight, as this story is perceived. After having nothing to do with any events that occurred earlier that night, I was attacked in my own house.

As a hockey player, I know what a fight is. What happened that night was not a fight. What happened was a violent crime. Pure and simple."

Was Mitchell White re-instated as well?

When was the last time you heard a hockey player complain about too much violence?

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Originally posted 01:38 PM ET  08.14 by John518

Here is a segment from Sturges' statement in The Lansing State Journal article. Also Winston received a 180 jail sentence. Was the other person, White re-instated as well?"Last October, I was assaulted by Glenn Winston. This was not a fight, or a disagreement. I was in bed in my room and came downstairs after hearing the commotion caused by three cars pulling up filled with screaming and violent people. I was standing in my front yard trying to figure out what was going on when Glenn Winston punched me in the head from the side. I never saw him. I did not have any chance to protect myself at all. Neither did his other victims.That night, I received a fractured skull, five stitches inside my mouth, and a subdural hematoma, or bleeding on the brain. I was not involved in a college fight, as this story is perceived. After having nothing to do with any events that occurred earlier that night, I was attacked in my own house.As a hockey player, I know what a fight is. What happened that night was not a fight. What happened was a violent crime. Pure and simple."

I would say anything necessary to cover my butt too......

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Originally posted 01:47 PM ET  08.14 by sportsfan58

When was the last time you heard a hockey player complain about too much violence?

True Figure Skater

Was Winston suspended after that incident last season? That would have occured mid-way through the season last year? If he was suspended then he should be allowed back on the team. I do think he should have been panalized and being suspended from the team for the rest of the season plus spring ball should have been enough.

Also, what was the criminal outcome of the case and what was the campus judiciary outcome of the case?

I also don't buy all of Sturges' claims either. He was wildly punched for no reason what so ever. I don't think that was what really happened.

I'm not saying Winston shouldn't be punished, but there are two sides to each story and I don't think Sturges' story is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.