May 22, 2013

NHL Lockout: NHL, players to turn to mediators again on Wednesday

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NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, centre, maintains the players and league have agreements on almost all of the important issues. (Chris Young/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — After watching negotiations go off the rails in a very public setting last week, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association are heading back underground. And they’ve invited [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL, union cease communication, including calls

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NEW YORK (AP) — Now the NHL and the locked-out players’ association aren’t even talking by phone. With the lockout about to enter its third month, communications between the fighting sides have come to a halt with no clear sign of what the next step will be or when it will be taken. “No, we [...]

NHL Lockout: NHL talks on contract issues break up quickly

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(Photo: Louis Lanzano, AP) Story Highlights Donald Fehr says he doesn’t “see a path to an agreement” Fehr says owners won’t budge on contract issues; Bill Daly says owners have given in on 14 of 17 issues Owners and players have met for six days in a row 7:59PM EST November 11. 2012 – Hope [...]

NFL: Judge weighs NFLPA collusion lawsuit vs. league

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DeMaurice Smith director of the N.F.L. players’ union walks on the field during warmups before the New York Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (February 4, 2012 – Source: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images North America) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal [...]

NHL expected to make labor offer this week

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Donald Fehr, left, the executive director of the NHLPA, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, right, will be with their top deputies but no one else for Tuesday’s session. (CBCSports.ca) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) —- The NHL is expected to make a new proposal this week, maybe as early as Tuesday, as negotiations for a new [...]

NHL proposes sweeping changes in CBA

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — The negotiation process between owners and players for a new collective bargaining agreement took on a more serious tone when owners presented an initial proposal that calls for players’ share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%. USA TODAY Sports has also confirmed that the league proposed that player [...]

NHL proposes sweeping changes in CBA

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — The negotiation process between owners and players for a new collective bargaining agreement took on a more serious tone when owners presented an initial proposal that calls for players’ share of hockey-related revenue to drop from 57% to 46%. USA TODAY has also confirmed that the league proposed that player [...]

NBA union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue

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Guard Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks watches work outs prior to his team taking on the Miami Heat in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 9, 2012 at the American Airines Arena in Miami, Florida. (May 8, 2012 – Source: Marc Serota/Getty Images North America) [...]

NFL Roundup: Seahawks cut Trufant, Falcons keep Biermann

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Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals makes a catch in front of Marcus Trufant #23 of the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at CenturyLink Field on September 25, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. (September 24, 2011 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — RENTON, Wash. – Marcus Trufant’s [...]

NHL Trades and News: Flyers give James van Riemsdyk six-year extension

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James van Riemsdyk #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his goal against the Boston Bruins during the first period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on May 2, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (May 1, 2011 – Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images North [...]