Felony charge added to Bobby Braswell’s son

Prosecutors on Thursday added a felony identity theft charge against Jeffrey Braswell, son of Cal State Northridge men’s basketball Coach Bobby Braswell, setting a trial date of June 18 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Braswell is charged along with the Matadors’ former leading scorer Deon Tresvant, and a third defendant, actor Phannuel Gbewonyo, for allegedly committing burglary and theft by taking an estimated $6,600 worth of computers, video games and accessories from a Best Buy store where Braswell worked.

Braswell already faced three counts of grand theft and one count of second-degree commercial burglary. He pleaded not guilty to all counts at Thursday’s felony arraignment hearing. His attorney did not immediately return phone messages left for him.

-- Lance Pugmire

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Davidson’s Curry to go pro

Davidson’s Stephen Curry, the nation’s leading scorer, announced he will skip his senior season to enter his name in the NBA draft. Curry said he will hire an agent, ending any chance that he’ll return and perhaps break Pete Maravich’s NCAA Division I career scoring record. Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington of North Carolina, Connecticut freshman Ater Majok, and Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez also announced they will enter their names in the NBA draft.

NFL

Gonzalez traded to Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons acquired tight end Tony Gonzalez from the Kansas City Chiefs for a draft pick next year. The Falcons will send a second-round pick in 2010 to Kansas City in exchange for Gonzalez, the only tight end in NFL history selected to 10 Pro Bowls. He caught 96 passes for 1,058 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2008.

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The Carolina Panthers gave quarterback Jake Delhomme a five-year, $42.5 million extension that keeps the 34-year-old under contract through the 2014 season.

SOCCER

MLS gets $10 million

Don Garber, the commissioner of Major League Soccer, said that MLS would receive $10 million for allowing David Beckham to extend his on-loan stay with AC Milan until the end of the Italian season on May 31. “We asked for $10 million, we got our $10 million,” Garber said.

He declined to say if the money is being paid by Milan, by Beckham -- as Milan club officials have suggested -- or by a combination of the two.

“We don’t know where it’s coming from either,” Garber said. “Milan could pay us. He could pay them. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter.”

Beckham will rejoin the Galaxy in July.

-- Grahame L. Jones

ETC.

Ochoa (65) leads in Mexico

Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot an eight-under-par 65 to take a one-stroke lead over Na Yeon Choi after the first round of the Corona Championship at Morelia, Mexico.

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South Korea’s Charlie Wi took advantage of soft early-morning conditions to shoot a bogey-free, six-under 66 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Zurich Classic at Avondale, La. Six players opened with 67s.

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Rafael Nadal breezed to his 23rd straight victory on clay, beating Christophe Rochus, 6-2, 6-0 in the third round of the Barcelona Open.

The top-ranked Spaniard is looking to win a fifth straight Godo trophy in Barcelona.

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Alain Bernard broke the world record in the 100-meter freestyle at the French swimming championships, winning his semifinal race in 46.94 seconds.

PASSINGS

Drag racing’s Herbert, 81

Chester “Chet” Herbert, a member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame who helped develop an exhaust header that blew smoke away from a dragster’s rear tires to improve traction, died of pneumonia. He was 81.