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George Steinbrenner would've issued public apology
George Steinbrenner would have issued a public apology. After leading the league in wins this year, the New York Yankees didn't just lose to Detroit ...
On thin ice: Optimism lost in NHL labor talks
The NHL and the players' association agree on one thing: Thursday was a bad day at the negotiating table. Any optimism that existed following the ...
NHL's Bettman disappointed with union's proposals
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counterproposals from the players' association on Thursday and left the negotiating table "thoroughly ...
NHL players on hand for union's response to league
NHL players showed up in force on Thursday as the union prepared to respond to the league's proposal to end the lockout and start a full season Nov. 2
Union views NHL plan as small step forward
NHL labor negotiations will resume Thursday after the players' union reviewed management's proposal and saw it as only a small step forward to ending ...
NHL labor talks to resume Tuesday in Toronto
The NHL and its locked-out players will resume negotiations Tuesday in Toronto after a four-day break following two days of meetings last week.
NHL, union might resume negotiations on Tuesday
Labor negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association may resume Tuesday after a four-day break. The location and the agenda have ...
All quiet on hockey front 4 weeks into lockout
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman still hasn't spoken to players' union chief Donald Fehr since a brief meeting Wednesday, but negotiators on both sides ...
NHL, union talk again _ but not about money
Manny Malhotra is spending his days in the boardroom instead of on the ice in North America or Europe. The Vancouver Canucks forward is craving the ...
Players lash out at new bounty discipline
Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith and the NFL players union left little doubt they remain determined to challenge Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to ...
Commissioner Goodell re-issues bounty discipline
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith on Tuesday for their role in the New Orleans Saints bounty ...
Red Sox fire Valentine after 1 tumultuous season
The Boston Red Sox found out too late that Bobby Valentine wasn't the manager to straighten out a clubhouse of coddled veterans. They didn't take long ...
Column: A's write a script good as "Moneyball"
Forget the movie about these Oakland A's. Already been done and, besides, Brad Pitt has moved on to other things. No one would believe this anyway, ...
NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has "no ...
NHL: We're still waiting for new union proposal
The rhetoric is rising, while the time before the planned start of the NHL regular season is running out. And now it seems more likely than not that ...
NHL defines preseason losses as lockout continues
The financial losses are starting to pile up as a result of the NHL lockout. And on Tuesday, the league made that public. In speaking to reporters ...
Aussie Open prize money at $31M, richest in tennis
Australian Open organizers have increased prize money to a record $31.1 million for 2013 in response to player concerns about compensation at Grand ...
Donald Fehr, NHL Commissioner Bettman meet again
The best that can be said about back-to-back days of negotiations between the NHL and the locked out players' association is that the sides are still ...
NHL, locked-out players resume bargaining
The NHL and the players' association seemingly had a good day on Friday as they returned to the negotiating table. It just wasn't good enough to bring ...
NHL, union to resume talks Friday in New York
The NHL and its players' union are to resume bargaining Friday for the first time since the lockout began, although the talks will concentrate on ...
NFL seeking to block Vilma's request for evidence
The NFL on Monday asked a federal judge to block Jonathan Vilma's demands for evidence in the league's bounty probe of the Saints, and a magistrate ...
Oilers, Flames players say lockout is illegal
Lawyers Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames players are trying to have the NHL lockout declared illegal under Alberta law. The NHL has argued before ...
QB Vince Young out of the game and out of money
Six years after entering the NFL as the third player taken in the draft, Vince Young finds himself without a team and with just a fraction of the ...
No progress as Day 1 of NHL lockout comes, goes
Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD. It might be the only taste of hockey for months. There's no telling when ...