AROUND THE LEAGUE

The owner of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers and the Little Caesars pizza empire was hospitalized after a dizzy spell, eight months after undergoing his second heart bypass surgery.

Mike Ilitch, 69, Little Caesars’ founder, was examined and released from William Beaumont Hospital in suburban Royal Oak.

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Detroit forward Brent Gilchrist will be sidelined from four to six weeks after successful surgery to repair a hernia. . . . Florida right wing Dino Ciccarelli is out of camp scrimmages for at least a week after spraining his right ankle in practice. . . . Philadelphia Flyer Coach Roger Neilson missed Tuesday night’s 2-2 exhibition tie with the Pittsburgh Penguins because of lower back spasms. . . . Petr Nedved signed a contract to play with the International Hockey League’s Las Vegas Thunder for the 1998-99 season, as he continues a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Penguins. A clause in Nedved’s contract with Las Vegas enables him to rejoin the NHL if the Penguins re-sign him or trade his rights to another team.