BRIEFLY : NBA PLAYERS PONDER DECERTIFYING UNION.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Rather than returning to the bargaining table, the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= players' union spent Tuesday pondering its latest loss and debating its next move - perhaps decertification. ``It's very seriously being explored. Some people feel it's the answer because it's our best piece of leverage remaining,'' said one agent close to the union. One day after the union lost its guaranteed contracts in a ruling by arbitrator John Feerick John D. Feerick is a law professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York City. He served as the school's eighth dean from 1982-2002. From 2002-2004, he was the Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law at Fordham, and in 2004 was named to the Sidney C. , the union pondered a course of action as players prepare to meet Thursday in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Some thought the wisest move would be to maintain a unified front and resist accepting an unfavorable labor agreement - even if the lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout lasts into January. Others, including a vocal minority of the agents' council, were pushing for decertification, a move that could lead to a multiyear fight with the owners. By decertifying, the union would remove itself as the official bargaining agent A union that possesses the sole authority to act on behalf of all the employees of a particular type in a company. A bargaining agent is certified by the national labor relations board for the players. A court injunction would then be sought to end the lockout. JURISPRUDENCE: Mark Gastineau Marcus Dell Gastineau (born November 20, 1956) is a former American football player who was a leading defensive end for the New York Jets from 1979 to 1988. A five-time Pro Bowler, his 100. , former star defensive end for the New York Jets Gastineau surrendered to police Monday after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. He had failed to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of assaulting Patricia Schorr, then his girlfriend, now his wife. BOXING: John K. Horne, former co-manager of Mike Tyson, has filed suit against the boxer's new adviser, Shelly Finkel, seeking a 10 percent share in any money Tyson makes from his next five fights. Horne, now a movie producer in Beverly Hills, said he believes he is entitled to a multimillion-dollar award. Tyson and the two men he's accused of punching and kicking after a fender-bender in Maryland are nearing financial settlements, the men's lawyers said. Tyson is on probation for his 1992 rape conviction and could be sent back to prison if convicted of the assault charges. TENNIS: Patrick Rafter beat American Steve Campbell 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the $750,000 Lyon Grand Prix in France. Defending champion and No. 8 seed Fabrice Santoro of France swept past countryman Stephane Huet, 6-3, 6-3. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO GASTINEAU |
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