Quote of the Day
"It won't be my decision, or solely my decision. But eventually, major-league baseball is going to vaporize this team. It could go on nine, 10, 12 more years. But between now and then, it's going to vaporize this team."-- Rays Owner Stuart Sternberg, on the team's long-term future due to its attendance problems. (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 10/5)
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Labor negotiations between NBA players and owners "once again reached an impasse" yesterday, and NBA Commissioner David Stern said that the league "will cancel the first two weeks of the 2011-12 regular season if a deal is not reached by the start of next week," according to Adrian Wojnarowski of YAHOO SPORTS. Stern also "announced the cancellation of the remaining two weeks of the preseason and set Monday as the deadline to save the Nov. 1 start of the regular season." The league and NBPA "don't have another negotiating session scheduled after talks broke down" yesterday. Wojnarowski noted there were "moments in Tuesday's negotiations when a deal appeared to be within reach," but NBA and NBPA officials "couldn't narrow the economic gap be ...
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Yuo Better Shop Around
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Rain Delay
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Leader Of The Pack
Aaron Rodgers led all NFL jersey sales from April-September.
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Hammering Hank
Williams apologizes for comments, but ESPN has yet to decide on his "MNF" status.
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Amazin' Prices
Mets lower season-ticket prices for third consecutive year.
