NEW YORK -- The Boston Red Sox were banned from signing international amateur free agents for one year, a penalty assessed after Major League Baseball concluded the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer.MLB concluded the Red Sox and buscones -- local trainer/representatives of the players -- worked together to evade a $300,000 cap on signing bonuses to five Venezuelan prospects who were 16 at the time: right-hander Cesar Gonzalez, infielders Antonio Pinero and Eduardo Torrealba, and outfielders Albert Guaimaro and Simon Muzziotti.A person familiar with the investigation said Friday the signing bonuses of those five were pooled with the bonuses of about 10 other players, and more than $300,000 was given to each of the five.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no public comments were authorized.Boston may not sign international amateur free agents -- players under age 23 residing outside the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico -- for the signing period that starts Saturday and runs through July 1, 2017. The contracts of the five players were voided, and they were declared free agents. They are allowed to keep their prior signing bonuses.The investigation was first reported by Baseball America and details of the discipline were first reported by Yahoo.Boston was subject to the $300,000 signing bonus limit in 2015-16 because it exceeded its $1,881,700 bonus pool in 2014-15, when the Red Sox agreed to a $31.5 million signing bonus for Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada.The Red Sox took responsibility for breaking the rules, but are not sure who exactly in the Red Sox organization was aware at the time, the person familiar with the investigation said. The violations occurred before Dave Dombrowski was hired last August as president of baseball operations, taking over from general manager Ben Cherington.We are not at liberty to comment on an MLB investigation, Red Sox spokesman Kevin Gregg said.MLB is investigating whether Venezuelan law allows it to ban the buscones from representing the five players in the signing period that starts Saturday.---AP Sports Writer Jimmy Golen contributed to this report. Cheap Vans Shoes . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Cheap Vans Free Shipping . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.cheapvanstrainers.com/ .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. Cheap Vans Running Shoes . 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I thought our guys responded real well defensively, and in the first half I thought we executed very well offensively.Florida State never trailed while badgering George Washington (5-4) with their size and length. The Colonials committed 18 turnovers and shot just 22.6 percent from the field and 17.4 percent from 3-point range. George Washington especially struggled in the first half, shooting 20 percent while committing 11 turnovers en route to a 35-19 deficit.George Washington played without two of its regulars. Junior guard Yuta Watanabe, the teams second-leading scorer, missed his fourth consecutive game with a calf injury. Graduate student Patrick Steeves sat out his second game in a row with a knee injury.Freshman Kevin Marfo led George Washington with a career-high 18 points.You could make all the excuses in the world --- we played yesterday, we have injuries, this that and the third, George Washington interim coach Maurice Joseph said. Were not going to make excuses. We got our butts kicked. Now we have to see how we respond.Florida State, which led as many as 35, dominated inside with a 34-18 scoring advantage in the paint.The Seminoles kept Colonials forward Tyler Cavanaugh, the teams top scorer at 18.1 points per game, to just eight points and six rebounds and limiited guard Jaren Sina to nine points on 2 of 9 shooting.ddddddddddddWe had a great mindset coming into this game, Rathan-Mayes said. They have two main guys on their team in Sina and Cavanaugh, and we wanted to limit their touches, take away post catches and really make it tough on them. They were a two-headed snake and if we were able to cut that off, we were going to be able to hold them to a low field goal percentage and I think we did a great job of that.BIG PICTUREFlorida State: Leonard Hamiltons team, which routinely visited the Washington area when Maryland was still in the ACC, showed off its depth against George Washington. All 12 Seminoles who played scored in the rout.George Washington: The Colonials, who edged South Florida 68-67 on Saturday, were overwhelmed by Florida State while playing their second game in a little more than 24 hours.INJURYFlorida State freshman forward Jonathan Isaac, who started the Seminoles first seven games and is averaging 15.1 points, sat out with a hip flexor.TURNING POINTAfter George Washington tied it at 5, Rathan-Mayes hit a 3-pointer with 14:07 left in the first half and Christ Koumadje followed with a dunk two possessions later for the Seminoles. Florida States lead never dipped to less than five the rest of the way.UP NEXTFlorida State has a quick turnaround when it returns home and plays host to Southern Mississippi on Tuesday. Its the start of a three-game homestand over six days for the Seminoles.George Washington travels to Philadelphia on Wednesday to begin a home-and-home series against former Atlantic 10 rival Temple. 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