In Brief

pro basketball

Former BYU standout Fredette
calls workout with Pacers tiring

Former Brigham Young star guard Jimmer Fredette worked out for Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird and other team officials Tuesday, at times struggling to catch his breath as he was pushed by coaches to go harder.

"This was my first workout, so it was a little tiring," Fredette said. "We went really hard for about an hour and 15 minutes straight through. That's what happens; you get tired when you do a workout like that."

Fredette averaged 28.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists last season and won the John R. Wooden award as the best player in college basketball. He also has workouts planned with New York, Sacramento, Utah and Phoenix.

Also: While Ricky Rubio mulls coming to the NBA next season, a deadline of sorts passed Tuesday without any word on whether the Spanish point guard will be joining the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Under the current collective bargaining agreement, it was the final day Rubio could sign a contract with the Timberwolves and ensure that his deal will fall under the existing rookie wage scale. Without a contract, Rubio will have to wait until the beginning of the new league year to make his move to the NBA official, and with labor unrest looming, it is uncertain when that year will begin and what the new rules will be.

The Timberwolves drafted Rubio fifth overall in 2009, but he has spent the past two seasons with Regal Barcelona.

football

NFLPA to conduct educational
program this month for rookies

The NFL Players Association will stage a two-day educational program for rookies in June and cover all costs.

One week after the league canceled its annual rookie symposium because of the owners' lockout of the players, the NFLPA has set up what it calls "The Business of Football, Rookie Edition" in Washington on June 28 and 29. All 254 drafted rookies are invited.

The forum will cover financial education and planning, proper behavior on and off the field, and other information to prepare rookies for the NFL. Because of the lockout, those draftees can have no communication with the teams that selected them.

Also: Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf is recovering in California after doctors removed a benign tumor from his brain stem May 25 in Santa Monica. Leaf, 35, was released from a hospital Saturday.

A Fairfax, Va., judge dismissed a misdemeanor assault charge against Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth after he reached a settlement with a man he allegedly punched in a road rage incident Feb. 2. Neither side would comment on details of the settlement.

Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli, a defensive end who played for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams during a 14-year NFL career, has died at age 85. It wasn't immediately clear where and when Robustelli died.

Former UNLV defensive coordinator Vic Shealy has been promoted to the same position at Kansas. He replaces Carl Torbush, who retired after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Shealy coached at UNLV from 2004 to 2007, serving as coordinator in 2005 and 2006 and co-coordinator in 2007.

miscellaneous

Panthers hire Kevin Dineen
to coach hapless NHL team

The Florida Panthers have hired Kevin Dineen as their coach, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. An announcement is expected today.

Dineen spent parts of 19 seasons in the NHL, scoring 355 goals. His father is former NHL player and coach Bill Dineen, and brothers Gord and Peter also played in the league.

Kevin Dineen has coached the Portland Pirates in the American Hockey League for the past six seasons. He takes over for Peter DeBoer, who was fired April 10, one day after the Panthers finished their 10th straight season without a playoff appearance.

Also: Austria's Daniel Koellerer became the first tennis player to be banned for life for attempting to fix matches. Koellerer, who once reached No. 55 in the world rankings, was found guilty of three violations of the sport's anti-corruption rules, occurring from October 2009 to July 2010.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement from soccer, ending the career of a famously low-key player widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted of his generation. Scholes, 36, made 676 appearances for United after his debut in 1994, won 10 Premier League titles -- and 24 total trophies -- and scored 150 goals.

Alberto Contador is free to defend his Tour de France title after the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided to hear his doping case after the race. The Tour finishes in Paris on July 24, and Contador's case will be heard Aug. 1 to 3.

James White shot a 5-under-par 67 to lead Georgia Tech to a three-stroke lead over UCLA after the first round of the NCAA men's golf championships in Stillwater, Okla. The Yellow Jackets shot a 5-under 283.