In Brief

basketball

Sides about $7 billion apart in
negotiations, NBA players say

Union officials said Wednesday that NBA players and owners are about $7 billion apart over a 10-year span in their most recent proposals, a significant gap to close to avoid a work stoppage.

The sides are so far apart in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement that union president and Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher said when players are briefed on the state of the talks, they are in "total disbelief" and ask why they even bother having meetings.

Another session is scheduled for Friday, and the CBA expires June 30. But as the sides continue to disagree over issues relating to the salary cap as well as the enormous gap in economics, it becomes clear how difficult it will be to avoid a lockout. "Their demand is gargantuan, and we just can't meet it," executive director Billy Hunter said.

Hunter and Fisher decided to meet with reporters after being caught off guard Tuesday when NBA commissioner David Stern revealed details of the league's latest proposal. Both sides had largely kept specifics from the media during the negotiations.

Also: Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said the school is getting closer to resolving an NCAA investigation into its men's basketball program.

The university has been tight-lipped about the investigation since acknowledging in April 2010 that it was working jointly with the NCAA in the process. The school has refused to release any records pertaining to the investigation, instead withholding them until the process is finished.

Jeff Capel was fired in March as Sooners coach and replaced by former UNLV coach Lon Kruger.

golf

Tiger to miss own tournament
next week with injured leg

Tiger Woods will miss another golf tournament as he recovers from injuries to his left leg, saying he will not play in the AT&T National next week outside Philadelphia. "Doctor's orders," Woods posted on Twitter.

He said he would be at Aronimink to support the tournament, which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. Woods said he is "feeling stronger" but is still not 100 percent.

Woods has not completed a tournament since he tied for fourth at the Masters.

Also: AJ McInerney of Henderson shot par 72 and won the U.S. Junior Open qualifying by three strokes at Boulder Creek Golf Club.

McInerney, who will be a senior at Coronado High School, finished with a 7-under 137 total. The victory gave him an automatic spot in the Junior Open, set for July 18 to 23 at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.

miscellaneous

Las Vegas-area 4A girls soccer
will move to fall in 2012-13

The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Board of Control voted to allow the Clark County School District to continue playing girls soccer in the winter for one more season.

However, the board unanimously voted to move the area's Class 4A girls soccer season to the fall beginning in the 2012-13 school year.

Only Southern Nevada 4A girls soccer is currently contested during the winter. The rest of the state's schools compete during the fall.

The NIAA board originally voted to move the girls soccer season to the fall beginning with the 2008 season, but the parent of a Green Valley High School student filed suit alleging that moving the season from the fall to winter would violate Title IX, which guarantees equal treatment between male and female students.

Also: Doctors upgraded the condition of a San Francisco Giants fan who has recently shown increased brain activity after a severe beating left him in a coma three months ago outside Dodger Stadium.

Bryan Stow, 42, is now breathing without a ventilator, has moved his left arm and been able to intermittently follow some basic commands as physicians wean him off heavy sedatives used to ward off seizures, said Dr. Geoff Manley, chief of neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital.

Stow had been in critical condition since the March 31 attack after the season opener between the rival Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers. His condition has been upgraded to serious.

Andrew Tabiti of Las Vegas advanced to the semifinals of the USA Boxing National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., and also earned a spot in the U.S. Olympic Trials. Tabiti defeated Marcio Figueroa of Orlando, Fla., 17-10 in the 201-pound division.

Las Vegan Lanell Bellows advanced to the 178-pound quarterfinals with a 14-10 victory over Caleb Plant of Ashland City, Tenn. Also advancing were Las Vegas super heavyweight Brett Rather, who stopped Mahiai Naibe of Hawaii at 2:40 of the second round, and Las Vegan Bernice Hernandez, who advanced in the women's 112-pound class with a 32-13 victory over Taversha Norwood of Marietta, Ga. Thomas Gennero of Henderson lost to Alex Martin of Chicago 20-9 at 152 pounds.