Titan Haynesworth in five-game suspension
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The National Football League suspended Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth Monday for a record five games without pay.
Haynesworth was punished for unnecessary roughness against Andre Gurode of Dallas in the Titans' 45-14 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday.
After Cowboys running back Julius Jones scored on a five-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, Haynesworth stomped on the head of Gurode, who had lost his helmet.
A flagrant personal foul was called on Haynesworth and he was ejected from the game. Gurode needed nearly 30 stitches to close a gash on his forehead and beneath his eye.
The suspension is the largest in NFL history. Previously, Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Charles Martin was suspended for two games after slamming Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon in November of 1986.
Buccaneers QB Simms out of hospital
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms has been discharged from a hospital after surgery to remove his spleen.
The team told the Tampa Tribune that Simms left the hospital during the weekend. Officials have not said when he might be able to resume playing.
Simms was hospitalized at St. Joseph's Sept. 24, after the Buccaneers lost to the Carolina Panthers 26-24. He was sidelined in the third quarter after complaining of sore ribs but returned in the fourth quarter.
In that game, Simms completed 13 of 24 passes for 139 yards with a touchdown and an interception. During the season, he has thrown for 585 yards with a touchdown and seven picks.
Backup quarterback Bruce Gradkowski is scheduled to start against New Orleans next Sunday.
Gicquel upsets top-seed Ferrer in France
METZ, France, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Frenchman Marc Gicquel upset top-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer in Monday's opening-round action at the Open de Moselle in France.
Gicquel, a wild card, defeated the world No. 15 Ferrer 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
Another Frenchman pulled an upset on Day 1, as Florent Serra defeated eighth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2.
In other first-round play, Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beat Italian Davide Sanguinetti 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-0 and Italian Daniele Bracciali came from behind to beat German Philipp Kohlschreiber 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Patty Schnyder wins Porsche opener
STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Patty Schnyder of Switzerland was an easy first-round winner Monday at the $650,000 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, beating American Chanda Rubin 6-2, 6-2.
Also, Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek defeated Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1. Krajicek has a second-round match against top-seeded Wimbledon, Australian Open and WTA Championships titlist Amelie Mauresmo.
Former world No. 1 American Lindsay Davenport beat the currently top-ranked French Mauresmo in last two finals at this event, both in Filderstadt. Davenport is not playing this week.
