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| Players could vote on new deal Monday |
NFL Football |
07/24/2011 |
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| ion would take place and free agency could begin -- likely as soon as Saturday, according to ESPN. Owners approved the new CBA on Thursday, but the players said they needed time to review the finished proposal before a vote and on Friday said they would make no announcements because of the funeral for the wife of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. There has been one casualty of the ongoing and lengthy process, as the NFL had to cancel the Hall of Fame Game on August 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. |
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| Wells gets 1st win since April, Cubs top Astros |
MLB Baseball |
07/23/2011 |
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| ngle. Any time you get the leadoff guy on you have to build on it, and we didn't." Game Notes Wells had gone 0-3 with six no-decisions since his first start of the year...Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez went 0-for-4 on Saturday, snapping his home hit streak at nine games and his home on-base string at 17...Houston fell to 4-14 in July...Lee entered the contest having hit 20 homers at Wrigley...Former Chicago Bears kicker Kevin Butler, part of Chicago's 1985 title team, sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." |
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| NFL on hold; players study deal OK'd by owners |
NFL Football |
07/22/2011 |
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| ayer safety and allows the sport to prosper even more. ``It is time to get back to football,'' a weary Goodell said. Already, one game is sure to be lost: The league called off the Hall of Fame exhibition opener, scheduled for Aug. 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. --- AP Sports Writer Charles Odum in Atlanta contributed to this report. --- Follow Howard Fendrich at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrichCopyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information cont |
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| Players reviewing proposal; say no further statements Friday |
NFL Football |
07/22/2011 |
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| ay if they had approved terms of the settlement. If players finally ratify the proposal, the NFL calendar and free agency signing period would start July 27 at 2 p.m. (et) and training camps for all teams would open the same day with activities limited to physicals, meetings and conditioning. Players would practice without pads on Days 2 and 3. There has been one casualty of the ongoing process, however, as the NFL had to cancel the Hall of Fame Game on August 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. |
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| NFL owners ratify new CBA proposal |
NFL Football |
07/21/2011 |
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| for all teams would open the same day with activities limited to physicals, meetings and conditioning. Players would practice without pads on Days 2 and 3. The tight schedule meant the NFL had to cancel the Hall of Fame Game on August 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. The traditional start of the preseason takes place in Canton, Ohio, the day after the enshrinement ceremony, which Goodell said will still take place. "There's an urgency to this," Goodell said. "We want to have a full 2011 seaso |
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| NFL's Hall of Fame Game canceled |
NFL Football |
07/21/2011 |
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| College Park, GA (MySportsbook) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday night that the Hall of Fame Game, scheduled for August 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams, has been canceled. The move was made just as the owners voted on a tentative deal to end the lockout. Players must still vote to ratify the proposed agreement. Goodell said the ceremonies for the Hall of Fame will go on as scheduled. "There's an urgency to this," Goodell said. "We want to have a full 2011 season. That inc |
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| NFL owners possibly to vote on labor deal |
NFL Football |
07/21/2011 |
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| to discuss details of a new labor deal, but did not vote on any such agreement and said they weren't adhering to any timeline to end the lockout after more than four months of negotiations. Time is ticking down on any hope that there will be a full preseason docket in the wake of a new CBA. It is supposed to start August 7 with the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. The start of training camps, scheduled to begin at the end of this week, will likely be delayed. |
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| No vote by NFL players on new labor deal |
NFL Football |
07/20/2011 |
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| ld be. Rather than we're going forward with one hand and fighting over something that should be in the past," Pash said. Approval from 24 of the 32 owners would be needed to ratify any deal. Time is ticking down on any hope that there will be a full preseason docket in the wake of a new CBA. It is supposed to start August 7 with the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. The start of training camps, scheduled to begin at the end of this week, will likely be delayed. |
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| Negotiations continue to end lockout |
NFL Football |
07/20/2011 |
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| a demand. "Preciate the support guys! Can't believe all u read or see in media. I have made no demands, I wanna play ball like the rest of my peers!" he said. A new CBA needs to be reached soon if the preseason is to start on time August 7 when the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams play the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. The start of training camps, scheduled to begin the end of this week, will likely be delayed. A source told the NFL Network that the plan was to have some training camps open a day late, |
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| Parties meet, but still no NFL labor deal |
NFL Football |
07/18/2011 |
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| ue, among other issues like a rookie wage scale, the salary cap and retirement benefits. In the four months since, they have battled each other in courts and during negotiating sessions that have become increasingly secretive. Time is ticking for a new CBA to be reached. The preseason is supposed to start August 7 when the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams play the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. The start of training camps, scheduled to begin the end of this week, are almost certain not to start on time. |
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