2 Michigan St. receivers get probation for fight; sentencing pending for 9 other players

2 Michigan St. receivers get probation for fight

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State receivers B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell have been sentenced to 18 months of probation and 150 hours of community service for their roles in a Nov. 22 campus fight.

The sentences Monday come after the players pleaded guilty in January to misdemeanor assault and battery. Both will be required to pay fines and meet other probation conditions.

James Newton, their attorney, says the players were sentenced under a provision for young offenders that will allow them to avoid a permanent criminal record if they fulfill probation conditions.

Eleven current or former Michigan State football players have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fight with members of a campus fraternity. The nine other players await sentencing.