Hockey

• NHL labor talks canceled: NHL collective bargaining talks were canceled Wednesday after top executives from the league and players’ union held an impromptu morning meeting to discuss the status of the negotiations. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spent about two hours with players’ association executive director Donald Fehr and his brother Steve Fehr, the union’s No. 2 man. The current agreement is set to expire Sept. 15, when the NHL says it will lock out the players if a new deal hasn’t been reached. Formal talks between the two sides were slated to resume Wednesday afternoon, but they have now been postponed until this morning.