FILE - In this Dec. 9, 1977, file image made from a television frame, Los Angeles Lakers' Kermit Washington, right, throws a punch to the jaw of Houston Rockets' Rudy Tomjanovich during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Violence is part of the game in many sports. But when athletes cross the line it can attract the attention of authorities _ sometimes from within their sport and in other cases from criminal prosecutors. The punishment of four members of the New Orleans Saints for participating a cash-for-hits bounty system targeting opponents is the latest example but not the only one. (AP Photo/NBC-TV, File)
