SLIPPERY ROCK — The Slippery Rock University women's basketball team is joining a group of 1,500 college basketball programs participating in the 2010 Pink Zone initiative.

The Rock's event to benefit the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund will be Feb. 13, when SRU hosts Edinboro at 1 p.m. at Morrow Field House.

The players will wear pink shoelaces and pink T-shirts during warmups and all fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game.

Door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon.

NEW YORK — Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended without pay Wednesday for the remainder of the season by NBA commissioner David Stern, who said guns in the workplace "will not be tolerated."Stern delivered the punishment after meeting with Arenas earlier in the day and with Crittenton a day before.Both players admitted bringing a gun or guns into the Washington Wizards' locker room — a violation of the collective bargaining agreement — after a dispute stemming from a card game on a team flight. Stern said the players expressed remorse, but added, "nevertheless, there is no justification for their conduct."Arenas, who is forfeiting about $147,200 per game, had already been suspended indefinitely earlier this month. Crittenton will lose about $13,435 per game from his $1.48 million salary.

CHICAGO — Andre Dawson will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expo, despite his preference to go in as a Chicago Cub.After the Hall announced its decision, Dawson told WMVP-AM in Chicago that he thought Hall officials would discuss the issue with him in detail before the decision was made. He said he wanted a chance to tell them "what really catapulted me to Hall of Fame status and pretty much what my preference was, but I think their decision had been made. It was a little gut-wrenching for me to hear that but it's their decision."