U.S. women’s team postpones training camp.
USA Hockey has postponed the start of the women’s national team’s world championship training camp amid an ongoing wage dispute.
USA Hockey said the camp originally scheduled to begin Wednesday in Traverse City, Mich., won’t happen.
The organization “anticipates” a training camp in Plymouth, Mich., site of the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championship.
Players announced last week that they’d boycott the tournament unless they made significant progress with USA Hockey in negotiations on a labor deal. The sides met for 10-plus hours Monday, and John Langel, a lawyer for the players, tells The Associated Press that the next meeting will be by phone but hasn’t been scheduled yet.
NBA
The Philadelphia 76ers said center Joel Embiid will undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Team spokesman Mike Preston said that the 7-footer, who has been plagued with injuries during his professional career, will have the surgery “in the coming days.”
Embiid missed his first two NBA seasons with a foot injury. He played in 31 games this season, averaging 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game but hasn’t played since Jan. 27. Entering the draft: Jayson Tatum is leaving Duke after his freshman season to enter the NBA draft. He will hire an agent. Other players who announced they were entering the draft include Syracuse’s Tyler Lydon, Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon, Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell, Wake Forest’s John Collins and California’s Ivan Rabb.
NFL
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman”
Jones faces three misdemeanor charges, including assault, but no longer is being charged with a felony for a January confrontation with hotel security guards, police and a nurse.
A felony charge of harassment with a bodily substance, for allegedly spitting at a nurse, was dismissed at the prosecuting attorney’s request, Hamilton (Ohio) County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a statement.
AUTO RACING
Pete Hamilton, a two-time winner at Daytona, died Wednesday. He was 74.
Hamilton won four career Cup races, including the Daytona 500 in 1970 and a Daytona 500 qualifying race in 1971. He also won twice at Talladega Superspeedway in 1971.
Penalties announced: NASCAR suspended the crew chiefs for Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick for violations at Phoenix Raceway.
Keselowski’s car failed post-race inspection on Sunday and NASCAR suspended crew chief Paul Wolfe three races. Wolfe was also fined $65,000 and Team Penske was docked 35 driver and owner points.
Harvick’s team was fined for an illegal track bar mount and supports. Crew chief Rodney Childers was suspended for one race and fined $25,000. The Stewart Haas Racing team was docked 10 driver and 10 team owner points.