IN BRIEF
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL has canceled next month's rookie symposium, the first league event called off because of the lockout.
The symposium, which was to begin in Canton, Ohio, on June 26, instructs rookies in money management and life skills and allows them to meet current and former players.
NEW YORK — The NBA players' association filed an unfair labor charge against the league with the National Labor Relations Board, a move it hopes could block a lockout.The union says the NBA hasn't bargained in good faith, has made financial demands without offering concessions to the players, and has bypassed the union to deal directly with players.
LOS ANGELES — The family of a Giants fan who was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium sued the team and owner Frank McCourt, claiming security cutbacks were to blame for the attack.The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Bryan Stow contends the Dodgers were negligent by not providing more security and not having adequate lighting in the parking lot where the attack occurred on opening day.
STATESVILLE, N.C. — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was clocked by a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and was cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding, a law enforcement spokesman said.Busch was cited and released upon a written promise to appear in court.
