Sonics Player Rep Frank Brickowski took a shot at agents
David Falk and Jeffrey Kessler when he called the possibility of
an NBA lockout on July 1 "discouraging." Brickowski: "Falk and
Kessler have their own agenda, and I'm not entirely sure that
agenda is for the players as a whole. The biggest hurdle for the
players is the lack of concern. We have the undivided attention
of those who are going to be free agents and that's it" (USA
TODAY, 6/14)....Bill Wallen, a Philadelphia labor attorney, has
been retained by the newly formed Professional Football Coaches
Association as an adviser and counsel for the group (PHILADELPHIA
DAILY NEWS, 6/13)...Last weekend's Oscar De La Hoya-Julio Cesar
Chavez fight at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas was the largest
grossing non-heavyweight fight in state history with a gross gate
of $7,579,100 on ticket sales of 14,738 (USA TODAY, 6/14)....More
than 55,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday's World Cup soccer
doubleheader at the Rose Bowl and a sellout of more than 90,000
is expected. The U.S. plays Mexico at 12:30 followed by MLS'
L.A. Galaxy against the Tampa Bay Mutiny (L.A. TIMES, 6/14).
