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Miles Is Reprimanded by the Mountain West

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From Times Wire Services

Brigham Young forward Chris Miles was reprimanded Thursday by the Mountain West Conference for kicking Utah center Andrew Bogut during Monday’s game at Provo, Utah.

With 5:32 left in the game, Bogut went in for a two-handed dunk and hung on the rim. He came down and landed on Miles, who kicked at the 7-footer while both were on the court.

“When I went down, he was still there and I fell on him,” Bogut said. “I just tried to stay cool.”

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Miles was called for a technical foul, and BYU’s Mike Hall and Utah’s Bryant Markson also were given technicals after exchanging words.

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Iowa guard Pierre Pierce, who was kicked off the team on Wednesday, said he was exploring options, including transferring to another school, litigation and appealing his dismissal from the team. Coach Steve Alford dismissed Pierce after police acknowledged they were investigating an incident at the apartment of Pierce’s girlfriend. Police said they were looking at several possible charges against Pierce, including intent to commit sexual abuse, burglary, criminal mischief and false imprisonment.

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