The players were an oily bunch

League commissioner Doug Fullerton said: "We'll decide the penalty, depending upon who we find at the bottom of the pile. This is a serious ethical breach. It's a planned activity."

Sacramento State Athletic director Terry Wanless did not appear to be taking things quite so seriously.

He told the Sacramento Bee newspaper: "This can create a lot of humour for us. In fact, I think the charges against us won't stick."

With comments like that, the side could soon find themselves out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Referee's lip-service

A Dutch footballer who kissed a referee after being shown the red card has been banned for eight games.

The amateur player landed the hefty suspension after giving the man in the middle a full-on smacker on the lips.

The incident happened when the player was shown a yellow card during a game in the eastern town of Hengelo.

The referee was not amused

The KNVB Dutch soccer association said he was banned for "inappropriate behaviour".

KNVB spokesman Joris Gieske said: "First the player got a yellow card. Then he made remarks to the referee.

"The second yellow was also for talking (to the referee) and then the player got angry. He took the referee by the head and kissed him on the mouth."

Good job he wasn't really het-up.

The million dollar screw

An Ohio man has picked up a cool $1m after winning a screwing contest.

The driller thriller

Jonathan Smith won the money after using a cordless screwdriver to put five screws into a piece of wood.

The 27-year-old contractor, beat off the challenge of 15 other contestants in the national competition at Phoenix International Raceway.

Smith, of Delaware, who earned the title 'King of the Drill', looked nailed on from the start.