HockeyThe strike by the NHL’s referees and...

Hockey

The strike by the NHL’s referees and linesmen remained far from settled, with the negotiator for the officials saying he saw little hope of improvement.

Jeffrey Pash, general counsel for the NHL, said an end to the nine-day walkout was not immediately in sight.

Before the talks in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday and in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, the sides were separated by about $1.5 million a year--about $59,000 per team.

Jurisprudence

Anthony Messina, 18, pleaded not guilty innocent to murder at Alameda County Superior Court.

He is accused of killing 17-year-old Joseph Matteucci May 15 after a recreational league baseball game in Castro Valley, Calif.

Names in the News

Marco Van Basten, the top forward of Italian League champion AC Milan and the Netherlands national team, may sit out the rest of the season and the World Cup because of an injured right ankle.

William Vargas of Cuba set a world weightlifting record in the 119-pound snatch en route to winning three gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games at Ponce, Puerto Rico.