Body misidentified
Families and friends already stunned by the deaths of 15 players and team personnel for a Canadian youth hockey club got a new shock when authorities announced that one of the dead had been misidentified.
The Ministry of Justice for Saskatchewan province said the mistake occurred partly because all the Humboldt Broncos players had dyed their hair blond for the playoffs and because all the young men had similar builds.
The ministry said the body of Parker Tobin had been mistakenly identified as that of Xavier Labelle. It said Labelle was one of the 14 injured when the team bus was hit by a semitrailer truck on Friday.
An attorney representing Inglewood officials, including its mayor, called a lawsuit filed by Madison Square Garden a “sham” in court documents.
Madison Square Garden Co., owners of the Forum, sued Inglewood and Murphy’s Bowl LLC — a Clippers-controlled company — over plans to explore a new arena in the city for the team. Plans are for the arena to be built on the corner of South Prairie Avenue and West Century Boulevard, one mile from the Forum.
The lawsuit alleges fraud and breach of contract. — Dan Woike
Gymnastics gold medalist Jordyn Wieber and other Olympians who were abused by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar spoke in support of legislation that would make California the first state to require doctors to tell their patients if they are on probation for wrongdoing, including sexual misconduct . ... A federal lawsuit was filed against Michigan State University and three former men’s basketball players by a female student who accuses them of sexually assaulting her at an offcampus apartment. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids, Mich., and does not list the woman’s name or the names of the players . ... U.S. professional tennis player Madison Brengle sued the WTA and the International Tennis Federation in Florida state court, seeking unspecified damages for “physical and emotional consequences” related to anti-doping blood tests that involve inserting a needle into a vein.
Atlanta Hawks guard Malcolm Delaney had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle . ... Kentucky freshman guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Miami sophomore guard Bruce Brown Jr. announced they will hire agents and make themselves available for the NBA draft.
California hired Air Force athletic director Jim Knowlton to run its athletic department . ... Tanya Vogel will become George Washington’s athletic director July 1 after serving as acting athletic director since the start of the year.
Gilles Simon was a 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (5) winner over sixth-seeded Benoit Paire in an all-French firstround match in the Grand Prix Hassan II at Marrakech, Morocco.