Lockout
Your Chicago: Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz
The man leading the front office of the Blackhawks is looking forward to the shortened hockey season, after the long lockout. CBS 2′s Rob Johnson reports.
Chances Dwindling For Full NHL Season
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counter-proposals from the players’ association on Thursday and left the negotiating table “thoroughly disappointed.”
NFL Reaches Tentative Agreement With Refs
The NFL and the referees’ union have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending an impasse that began in June when the league locked out the officials and used replacements instead.
Five Changes To Make The NBA All-Star Game Better
By: Martin Sumners The NBA All-Star Game was introduced in 1951. Initially, the game was an almost quaint two-hour exhibition and although held in non-cosmopolitan cities such as Ft. Wayne, Indiana, it was often elegantly […]
Top Five All-Star Dunk Contest Dunks Of All Time
By: Martin Sumners The ABA didn’t invent the dunk but it did introduce the high-flying dunk contest at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game at the fitting site of Denver known as the Mile High City. […]
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Sauk Village Police Chief Back On The Job After Lockout
The Sauk Village police chief is back on the job, after he was literally locked out of his own office.
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NBA Lockout Distractions To Pass The Time
The NBA lockout has officially outlasted the NFL lockout, and the average sports fan’s patience has officially been tested. November 16th marks the first time NBA players will miss a pay day, with the average […]
NBA Lockout Impacts Chicago Basketball Scene
NBA players rejected the league’s latest offer Monday and began disbanding the union, fully aware it likely will jeopardize the season. Chicago’s potential lockout loss could be huge.
NBA Players: Plan B If No Season
As it seems more and more likely the players will not take the owners’ recent 50-50 revenue split, the likelihood of there being a season will continue to drop, but that doesn’t mean the ball will stop bouncing for LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and others.
Report: NBA To Cancel Another Two Weeks Of Season
The NBA is expected to announce the cancelation of at least two more weeks of the season, a published report says.
Stern: Tuesday’s Meeting Could Decide Fate Of NBA Season
The fate of the NBA’s season could rest on Tuesday’s meetings.
Deadline: NBA, Players In Danger Of Cancellations
Derek Fisher emerged from a meeting with NBA officials and, as he as all summer, reported no breakthrough on a new labor deal.
AP Source: NBA Negotiators To Meet Sunday Night
Top negotiators for the NBA and players’ association will meet Sunday night in perhaps the last chance to avoid canceled regular-season games, according to a person with knowledge of the plans.
Anthony Expects Games To Be Canceled
Carmelo Anthony fully expects the NBA to cancel some regular-season games soon, and said players around the league have been bracing to hear that grim news.
NBA Negotiations Break, With ‘Very Huge Day’ Ahead
NBA owners and players have finished meeting in small groups and will return Tuesday for what union president Derek Fisher says will likely be a “a very huge day” in the labor lockout.
No NBA Deal After Day Of Salary Cap Talks
NBA owners and players failed to reach a deal after about seven hours of talks Saturday, mostly about the salary cap structure, and will meet again Monday.
NBA Lockout Heads To Key Stretch This Weekend
Talks ended after two days Wednesday so negotiators could return home before summoning their respective bargaining committees to New York for the most important stretch of the lockout. They are prepared to meet through the weekend if progress toward a new collective bargaining agreement is being made.
AP Source: NBA To Cancel Training Camps
The lockout is about to start inflicting damage on the preseason schedule — and neither players nor owners can say what will happen to the real games.
NFL Players’ Executive Committee To Meet Monday
NEW YORK (AP) – A vote on a settlement to the lockout is what every NFL fan wants. Nobody is sure when that might happen. The players’ executive committee will meet Monday in Washington after […]
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