May 23, 2013

Penn State Scandal: NCAA sanctioned Penn State to weaken it

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(Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett spoke at a news conference Wednesday, in State College, Pa. Corbett said the NCAA overstepped its authority in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Photo by The Associated Press.) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL files suit, labor charge against players’ union

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NHL Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr had said that dissolving the union was always a possibility.(Photo: Louis Lanzano, AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Anticipating a possible antitrust suit, the NHL has brought its labor fight against hockey players to federal court. The league filed a class action suit Friday in U.S. District Court in [...]

NFL: Even after Monday debacle, NFL holding firm in referee negotiations

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NFL lawyer Jeff Pash (L), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Art Rooney II (R), president of the Pittsburgh Steelers arrive for court ordered mediation at the U.S. Courthouse on May 17, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the NFL lockout remains in place mediation was ordered after a hearing on an antitrust lawsuit filed by NFL [...]

Quietly-resumed NBA talks aim for games by Christmas

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NBA Commissioner David Stern (R) speaks to members of the media after a press conference after the NBA and NBA Player’s Association met to negotiate the CBA at The Helmsley Hotel on November 10, 2011 in New York City. (November 9, 2011 – Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — [...]

NBA asks New York judge to clear obstacle in lockout talks

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NEW YORK (AP) — Is the NBA lockout legal or not under antitrust laws? That’s the question league attorneys want a federal judge to answer — before players potentially file an antitrust lawsuit as the NFL Players Association did during football’s recent lockout. U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe, however, expressed reluctance Wednesday to wade into [...]

NBA takes legal action vs. union

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David Stern, Commisioner of the NBA arrives at Omni Hotel on June 30, 2011 in New York City. (June 29, 2011 – Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ SI) – Trying to head off the chance of an antitrust lawsuit from the NBA Players Association, the league went ahead and beat the union [...]

Appeals court backs lockout, handing NFL owners key victory

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NEW YORK (AP) — The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a judge’s order lifting the NFL lockout, handing the league a victory as players and owners spent another day negotiating. The ruling was issued shortly after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith opened a second straight day [...]

Getting a deal done to end NFL lockout is no sure thing

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NFL lawyer Jeff Pash (L), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Art Rooney II (R), president of the Pittsburgh Steelers arrive for court ordered mediation at the U.S. Courthouse on May 17, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the NFL lockout remains in place mediation was ordered after a hearing on an antitrust lawsuit filed by NFL [...]

Brees, others encouraged by the direction of recent discussions

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Jeff Pash (2nd L), NFL executive vice president, arrives for negotiations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service building March 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. Representatives from the National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Players’ Association (NFLPA) continue to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement between players and owners. (March 7, 2011 – Photo [...]

Seven NFL teams institute pay cuts, furloughs during lockout

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (L) and NFL owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys arrive for court-ordered mediation at the U.S. Courthouse on April 19, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mediation was ordered after a hearing on an antitrust lawsuit filed by NFL players against the NFL owners after labor talks between the two broke down [...]