May 21, 2013

NHL proposes expanded revenue shar

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Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players Association, speaks to reporters about on going labor talks with the league. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — NHL players began examining the league’s proposed expansion of revenue sharing in the latest round of labour talks on Tuesday. NHL Players’ Association executive director Don Fehr [...]

NHL executives, players resume cordial labor talks

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NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association resumed labor talks at the league offices in New York on Wednesday. The two sides held a cordial meeting for more than two hours in another round of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires Sept. 15. Executive director [...]

NHL Eastern Conference trade deadline outlook

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Bryan Allen #5 and Tim Gleason #6 of the Carolina Hurricanes battle for the puck with Nathan Horton #18 of the Boston Bruins during play at the RBC Center on January 14, 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (January 13, 2012 – Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — With the [...]

NFL, players near agreements on key issues: report

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(PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – A rookie wage scale and free agency for veterans appear to be the biggest stumbling blocks to ending the NFL lockout. Several sources requesting anonymity tell The Associated Press such key issues as splitting total revenues — the major reason for the dispute — the salary cap, fewer off-season workouts and [...]

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 [...]

The Stanley Cup: Can Bruins, Canucks keep their teams together?

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Head coach Claude Julien, Tim Thomas #30, Patrice Bergeron #37 and Zdeno Chara #33 of the Boston Bruins pose with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in Game Seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Arena on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Boston Bruins defeated the [...]