McCaffery outburst costs him 2 games

Iowa suspended coach Fran McCaffery for two games for yelling at an official in a hallway heading to the locker room following Tuesday’s loss at Ohio State.

Hawkeyes athletic director Gary Barta announced the move on Wednesday, which will sideline McCaffery for upcoming games against Rutgers and Wisconsin. The Big Ten says it supports McCaffery’s suspension, and it tacked on a $10,000 fine for the university along with a public reprimand.

Barta called McCaffery’s comments “unacceptable,” adding that they didn’t represent the values of the school.

McCaffery is in his ninth season at Iowa. The Hawkeyes, who were ranked 22nd in Monday’s poll, have three regular-season games left.

McCaffery was suspended a game for arguing with officials in 2014.

Washington had

stroke: Syracuse guard Howard Washington, who’s taken a medical redshirt for this season, revealed he suffered a stroke in late September.

The 20-year-old sophomore told The Post-Standard of Syracuse in a firstperson story that he began feeling a little dizzy after a lecture Sept. 26 and then became very weak, losing “everything on the right side of my body.” He said he never thought he was having a stroke.

Washington said after speaking with team trainer Brad Pike, a safety officer assigned to the basketball team took him to Crouse Hospital. Tests found two clots in an artery going up the left side of his neck to his brain. Doctors removed the clots and closed a hole in his heart wall.

After the surgery, Washington was placed on blood-thinners and was cleared to participate in full workouts on the first day of practice. Over three games early this season, he had four rebounds and one assist before deciding to take the redshirt after speaking with his parents.

Washington, who played in 18 games as a freshman before suffering a torn ACL, said he’s looking forward to next year.