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NFL • The NFL will punish teams next season if their players commit multiple flagrant hits that result in fines. The punishment will be financial, although league vice president Adolpho Birch said Tuesday he didn't rule out Commissioner Roger Goodell applying further sanctions such as stripping clubs of draft choices. The NFL began a crackdown on illegal hits, particularly those to defenseless players, last October. It threatened suspensions, but no players had to sit out games.
• Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had neck surgery Monday in Chicago to repair a bulging disk. It's the second neck surgery since February 2010 for Manning.
• Richard Seymour led 33 of his Oakland teammates through workouts Tuesday in suburban Atlanta. The six-time Pro Bowl selection lives in the Atlanta area and is paying some of the training costs.
• A 44-member group of elected officials and small-business owners filed an amicus brief in support of the NFL players on Tuesday in Minneapolis, saying a prolonged lockout will result in jobs being lost and government budgets being short.
Busch's citation: 128 mph in 45 zone
AUTO RACING • NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was clocked by a North Carolina sheriff's deputy going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and was cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding, a law enforcement spokesman said Tuesday. Iredell County Sheriff's Office Capt. Darren Campbell said a deputy stopped Busch's 2012 yellow Lexus sports car on a road between Troutman and Mooresville, where the 26-year-old driver lives. In an apology issued Tuesday, Busch said he was test-driving a new sports car and "got carried away."
The Associated Press