May 24, 2013

NHL teams return to rinks

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — PLYMOUTH, Mich. — On a sheet of ice a few miles from sandy beaches, the Los Angeles Kings finally got to begin their quest to hoist the Stanley Cup again. Several hundred fans packed wooden bleachers in El Segundo, Calif., on Sunday, eager to watch the Kings practice four months after [...]

NHL Lockout: Drop the puck – NHL, players settle labor dispute

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In this image from video, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, talks to the media as Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, stands next to him, in New York, early Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. A tentative deal to end the 113-day NHL lockout was reached early Sunday morning following a marathon 16-hour negotiating [...]

NHL: Bettman looking to start labor talks

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media prior to Game One between the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils in the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Prudential Center on May 30, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey. (May 29, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary [...]

NFLPA’s latest fight consistent with new reputation

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NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith speaks during a press conference held by the NFL Players Association at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Center in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on February 2, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 1, 2012 – Source: Win McNamee/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — When the NFL [...]

Selig gets two-year extension as MLB boss

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(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Bud Selig, who overcame a bumpy start with the cancellation of a World Series but then ensured decades of labor peace, received a two-year contract extension on Thursday that will extend his reign to 22 years. The 77-year-old Selig’s contract had been due to expire at the end [...]

MLB Done deal: What’s new in baseball’s labor agreement?

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(L-R) Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Rob Manfred, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner attend a news conference at MLB headquarters on November 22, 2011 in New York City. Selig and Weiner announced a new five-year labor agreement between the MLB and the MLBPA. [...]

AP: MLB players, owners reach verbal deal

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MLB commissioner Bud Selig addresses the media prior to Game Seven of the MLB World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on October 28, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (October 27, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) – Baseball players and owners [...]

NFL adopts a compromise for growth with deal

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Labor peace in the NFL is the ticket to explosive growth. That is the bottom-line measure of the NFL’s new 10-year collective bargaining agreement, which better positions the league to print more money. After a virtual 50-50 split of revenues with players under the previous labor deal, the NFL owners increased [...]

NFL, players agree to new collective bargaining agreement

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – UPDATE 2:02 p.m.: NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith confirmed the unanimous vote by the union. More details will be coming from the union and league shortly. UPDATE 1:51 p.m.: The players have unanimously ratified the new CBA according to NFL Network. More details should be forthcoming soon including a press conference [...]

NFL labor talks break with ‘almost no progress’ made

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – NFL players and owners may be calling audibles after Friday’s collective bargaining negotiations failed to bear fruit amid the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling earlier in the day to uphold the lockout. The sides released a joint statement earlier in the day after the court ruling came down: “While we [...]