TORONTO -- The MLS schedule is just three weeks old and already the shots are coming fast and furious. Custom Texas Rangers Jerseys . Too many on Clint Dempsey, says U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann. But the league decided that Dempsey was the trouble-maker not the victim when it suspended the Seattle Sounders star striker two games Friday for "violent conduct" against Toronto FC defender Mark Bloom. The incident happened off the ball in the 40th minute of Torontos 2-1 win in Seattle last Saturday. Dempsey swung an arm and caught Bloom in the groin. The U.S. international was also fined an undisclosed amount. Klinsmann stepped in after the game, saying MLS has to offer key players like Dempsey more protection. "Obviously we are a little bit worried about Clint Dempsey getting fouled I dont know how many times in this game against Toronto," he said in a U.S. Soccer video. Toronto committed 25 fouls compared to 15 for Seattle. "Im hoping MLS is having an eye on that ... What I saw there on the weekend there were certain things not within the rules any more," Klinsmann added. "So I hope that our players in a certain way get a little bit of protection because they need to be healthy going into this World Cup." Seattle was also the victim of 25 fouls in its season-opening win over Sporting Kansas City. Asked about the Klinsmann comments on protecting stars, Toronto FC manager Ryan Nelsen stuck his tongue firmly in his cheek. "I 100 per cent agree with him," he said. "Jermain Defoe, Michael Bradley and Gilberto should be left alone, they shouldnt be allowed to tackle them." "I think theres a hidden agenda with Juergens comments," he added. Bradley, a veteran U.S. international whose father Bob Bradley used to coach the American national team, also downplayed the issue. "Its a physical league for sure but when you look around the world, all the best games are physical," he said. "Theyre hard, Teams compete at the highest level. For us, when we look back at last weekend, we feel like we played hard, we competed hard, we left everything we had on the field but in an honest, fair way. "And so I think, after the fact, for people to look and to start to talk about a play here, a play there, lets be honest, theres little plays like this that go in every game. And still when you look back at 90 minutes, I think the way that we were able to get after Seattle and make the game hard on them and really win the physical battles was something we want to take forward into this game (Saturday against D.C, United) as well." Seattle coach Sigi Schmid didnt offer much on the suspension in an interview posted on the club website. "It is what it is so we have to deal with it," he said. Dempsey is eligible to return for an April 5 road game in Portland. The MLS disciplinary committee also suspended Chicago Fire defender Lovel Palmer for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct toward Portland Timbers forward Maximiliano Urruti last weekend. Both Dempsey and Palmer submitted appeals that were turned down. Montreal Impact midfielder Justin Mapp was also fined an undisclosed amount for simulation in a game against the Houston Dynamo. New York Red Bulls defender Armando was banned one game and fined an undisclosed amount for serious foul play against Colorado Rapids forward Deshorn Brown. Prior to the start of the season, the leagues board of governors approved a policy stating that any player receiving a red card for violent conduct or adjudged unanimously by the discipline committee to be an unequivocal red card for violent conduct will be automatically suspended for at least two games and be fined. Shin-Soo Choo Jersey . 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Baylor has bounced back from a narrow loss to Kansas State on Jan. 17 by beating up on NAIA foe Huston-Tillotson (81-61), and then getting by No. 19 Oklahoma this past Saturday, 69-58. As a result, the Bears sit at 15-4 overall and an even 3-3 in conference. After a brief two-game homestand, BU now hits the road where it has gone 3-2 this season. Oklahoma State enters this fray having lost three of its last four games to fall to 13-6 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 play. The Cowboys were tripped up by Kansas State in Manhattan over the weekend, 63-53, marking their second-lowest scoring output of the season. The Pokes will try to get back on track at home, where theyve gone 9-1. Oklahoma State owns a 52-22 all-time advantage in the series with Baylor, which includes a 25-5 mark in Stillwater. The Bears swept last years two meetings, and have claimed victory in two of their last three visits to Gallagher-Iba Arena. The teams will meet in Waco on Feb. 9 to conclude the regular-season series. Baylor performed well at both ends of the court in its recent win over Oklahoma, shooting an even 50 percent from the field, which included a 9-of-19 effort from 3-point range, while at the same time limiting the Sooners to 38.7 percent field goal efficiency and only 6-of-24 from distance. The Bears were perfect at the free-throw line (8-of-8), and they won the battle on the boards by a 35-29 margin. About the only negative in the game for BU was the fact that it committed 15 turnoverrs. Nolan Ryan Jersey. . Lester Medford led four Bears in double figures by netting 17 points, and he combined with Kenny Chery (13 points) to drain six treys. Baylor is putting up 69.3 ppg while permitting only 57.8 ppg, and the team boasts three double-digit scorers in Taurean Prince (12.2 ppg), Chery (11.4 ppg) and Rico Gathers (10.7 ppg). 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