Red Sox (54-61) Fire Hobson as Manager

The Milwaukee Brewers announced that 30 full-time employees would be laid off because of the players’ strike. Some of the layoffs will be permanent, said Tom Gausden, director of administration and human resources. . . . In a meeting that reaffirmed player solidarity but broke no new ground, union head Donald Fehr met with 33 players representing 19 teams in a nearly 3 1/2-hour session in Atlanta, the first of a seven-city tour.

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Hartford Whaler wing Kevin Smyth, who suffered a thumb injury in a fight in an exhibition game against the Buffalo Sabres, underwent surgery to repair ligament damage and will be sidelined six to eight weeks.