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| Friday, 6-May-2011 07:49 |
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Ralph Sampson III To Work Out For 26 Teams At Nets NBA Draft Com
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Ralph Sampson III has been working out with Tim Grover at Attack Athletics while preparing for the 2011 NBA Draft, as reported earlier, but the Minnesota Golden Gophers center has an even bigger workout scheduled for Sunday, May 8, in New Jersey.
Sampson will be headed to New Jersey because the Nets, along with the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks, are hosting a draft combine this weekend where 43 other NBA draft-eligible players will showcase their skills in front of coaches and personnel executives from 26 NBA teams, according to a press release from the team.
The workout, which will also feature five-on-five competition as well as the usual combine measurements and skill tests, didn’t originally feature Sampson III. However, with some of the more high-profile players electing to pull out due to varying circumstances, the junior big man will get a chance to prove that he belongs with the rest of this year’s NBA Draft class.
May 8 could be the most important day in Sampson III’s basketball to date as just hours after this workout, he’ll have to decide if he’s going to return to Minnesota or stay in the Draft.
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| Saturday, 30-Apr-2011 01:49 |
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Action/reaction: Jeremy Green to the NBA, Pac-12 football, BCS f
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I’ll have several items devoted to the NFL Draft at the end of the weekend. For now, one word: SEC.
It led all conferences with 10 first-round picks, including five of the first six. Add this to its string of five consecutive BCS titles, and it remains — in case there was a shred of doubt anywhere in the known universe — the kingpin of conferences.
Action: Stanford junior guard Jeremy Green enters the NBA Draft but does not hire an agent. (Green is academically suspended for the spring quarter — he’s at home in Austin, nothing to do except think, and dream — but has been cleared to return for the fall.)
Reaction I: There’s no harm in testing the waters, especially if you’re a junior, so long as Green makes the right decision by the May 8 deadline. He’s a fringe prospect (good shooter, limited in every other respect) who probably wouldn’t get drafted.
Reaction II: Frankly, I’m not convinced Stanford would be significantly worse next season without Green. Unlike Landry Fields, he’s not the kind of player who makes everyone around him better. The Cardinal might benefit from shifting the scoring burden to talented rising sophomores Dwight Powell and Anthony Brown.
Reaction III: Not that Stanford’s on the brink of challenging for the Pac-12 title with or without Green. I’d imagine it will be projected to finish in the No. 5-8 range in preseason polls with Green and 8-10 without him.
Action: The Sporting News releases its post-spring top-25 and five Pac-12 teams are on it: No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Oregon, No. 21 Utah, No. 23 Arizona State and No. 25 USC.
Reaction I: I’ve got no problem with four of the five projections, but Utah? No way are the Utes a top-25 team. Major questions at quarterback, tailback, cornerback and safety is no way to succeed in a new conference.
Reaction II: Yep, QB Jordan Wynn qualifies as a question. He has a new shoulder and a new playbook and will be stepping up in week-in/week-out competition. At best, the Utes will finish third in the Pac-12 South, even with the gift-wrapped schedule.
Action: NCAA moves up the deadline to declare for the NBA Draft: Starting next spring, players will have until the day before the spring signing period begins — basically, a week after the Final Four.
Reaction: College coaches pushed for the change in order to have a better sense for the next season’s roster before the signing window. It makes their life easier but forces the players to make hasty decisions — the same players who are making millions for the coaches and the NCAA. Nice work, fellas.
Action: NCAA sends Ohio State a Notice of Allegations regarding potential major violations by coach Jim Tressel.
Reaction I: The Buckeyes can no longer reasonably consider themselves on a higher moral or ethical ground than anyone in the outlaw SEC, and that’s gotta hurt. And there are some reasonable OSU fans. Supposedly.
Reaction II: Hard to believe that Tressel will keep his job beyond next fall. (He should have been canned months ago. The fact that he’s still employed is an embarrassment to tOSU.) If we’re lucky, he’ll take school president Gordon Gee with him out the door.
Reaction III: The Hotline’s educated guess as to the next OSU coach: Nebraska’s Bo Pelini, who was born in Youngstown and played for the Buckeyes — and has a clean resume.
Reaction IV: If you compare what happened at USC to Tressel’s repeated wrongdoings (lying, lying and more lying), then you’d have to think the Buckeyes will get hammered by the NCAA … or should get hammered by the NCAA. Nothing’s a given with that organization, even justice.
Action: BCS officials indicate preference for moving the National Championship Game up, impose three-year (maximum) moratorium on new bowls during meetings this week in New Orleans.
Reaction I: Moving the NCG closer to Jan. 1 would help the BCS maintain its postseason momentum. More importantly, it should make for a better game. The longer the wait, the sloppier the play.
Reaction II: The bowl moratorium was the biggest news of the week. It provides some stability to a system in dire need of it, with a task force assigned to review the licensing procedure. By the time the moratorium is lifted, there will be three or four more FBS teams — and less chance of a 5-7 team participating.
Reaction III: The task force, undoubtedly a reaction to the Fiesta Bowl’s problems, is long overdue and hopefully will recommend more stringent parameters for new and existing bowls. Of all the postseason games that have been formed in the past 10-15 years, only two have lost their license: the Seattle Bowl and the Silicon Valley Football Classic. (I can’t even type the name of that bowl without laughing.)
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| Monday, 25-Apr-2011 06:13 |
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Los Angeles Kings Vs. San Jose Sharks 4/25/11: Kyle’s Free NHL H
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The San Jose Sharks appeared to be flying high after scoring a combined 12 goals in Games 3 and 4 and set up a perfect scenario in Game 5 where they looked to lock up the series in front of their home crowd. However, the Los Angeles Kings had other ideas as they raced out to a quick 2-0 lead and held on for a 3-1 win pushing the series back to L.A. for game 6. Jonathan Quick was outstanding in goal for the Kings setting a franchise playoff record with 51 saves in the victory and he will look to keep his momentum rolling in tonight's game at home.
The Sharks are always criticized for their playoff failures and after the Kings got out to a 4-0 lead in Game 3 after winning Game 2 in San jose it looked as though the Sharks were in for another playoff collapse until they rallied to defeat the Kings 6-5 in one of the most exciting playoff games I have ever seen. The Sharks continued to roll as they put up another 6 goals on Jonathan Quick in Game 4 setting up what should have been a series clinching victory on home ice. However, the Sharks appeared to comfortbale in their leisure style of play and that could very well cost them moving forward in this series. San Jose needs to remain focused here and get their veteran players to take some accountability and leadersip in the dressing room before this series gets out of hand and comes down to a do or die Game 7 where anything can happen.
The Kings continue their up and down play this series as they have looked brilliant in their two victories and downright awful at times in their three losses. L.A. needs to find some consistency in their game and establish a game plan they can stick to and not bounce around from game to game. If the Kings are to push this to a Game 7 they will need a huge night out of Jonthan Quick again as the dynamic Sharks offense will be chomping at the bit to get this over and done with tonight. L.A. has the defensive presence to keep the Sharks offense at bay but they will need a complete team game if they are to pull off another win and force the deciding Game 7 back at the Shark Tank. I expect this one to be a chess match as the defensive presence of Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson will look to neutralize the offensive presence of the Big 6 but in the end I think the Sharks will get it done and move on to the 2nd round. San Jose has never lost a series after being up 3-1 and although there is great value on a Kings team playing at home with their season on the line after a dominating game the night before I just can't see the Sharks laying an egg in back to back series clinching opportunities. Antii Niemi rebounds nicely in this one as the Sharks take it 3-2.
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| Friday, 22-Apr-2011 07:40 |
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NFL shoots down waiver request
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The NFL rejected a law firm's request for a conflict-of-interest waiver to represent a group of players seeking to join the antitrust fight against the league.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Thursday the league notified an unspecified firm of the denial. Aiello said it would be inappropriate to allow the firm to work with players in a claim against the NFL while one of its partners represents the league in music licensing for shows on NFL Network and NFL Films.
Cafferty Faucher attorney Bryan Clobes said his firm had "discussions about representing some additional players who want to have a voice" in the court fight, but Clobes said the firm the NFL is referring to is not Cafferty Faucher and stated that his firm has not represented the NFL in any matters.
• Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge and was sentenced to probation after striking a deal with prosecutors that wipes out a similar charge and spares him any time in prison unless he stumbles again.
• Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said the team hasn't decided whom to take with the top pick in next week's NFL Draft. Hurney also said he has yet to field an offer from a team wanting to trade up to No. 1.
• Ex-Steeler Franco Harris will be among 32 retired stars who will announce their former teams' second-round picks at the NFL Draft.
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| Thursday, 21-Apr-2011 03:04 |
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NHL Playoffs 2011: Each Team's Underperformer
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This was a little difficult to put together, because certainly, a team's loss or losing streak during the playoffs doesn't usually stem from one single player's folly or mistake.
However, there are those players who, prior to the postseason, have had a heightened level of expectations and/or pressure placed on their shoulders.
Although this list may not contain the lowliest of contributors for their respective teams, it is through my perspective and hopefully others as well that listed players have shown up on this list.
Please share comments and questions, as there were a few teams were I wasn't too sure who to pick, and others whom I'm sure will raise said questions from readers.
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| Wednesday, 20-Apr-2011 07:00 |
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2011 NBA Mock Draft: The Kings Draft an Additional Scorer in Kem
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The Sacramento Kings are another team that hopes good fortune falls their way with the lottery pick. The could really use another big powerful man down low, or a true center, but if they don't get one of the top three picks they'll settle for the best available player.
In my eyes that would be Kemba Walker.
The Sacramento Kings are likely headed to a different city. They're not a winning team, which means they need to draft a winning player. Kemba Walker proved this season he knows how to win.
It's a bit risky to take an international player here, therefore the Kings should take a point guard to run the team. Yes the Kings already have a solid point guard in Tyreke Evans, but adding Walker will greatly help this team. A foreign player here is likely to turn out to be a bust.
Both Walker an Evans can easily play on the court at the same time. Evans can play the two while Walker runs the point. He's only six feet tall, whereas Evans is 6'6". Both are great scorers, which is good news for the Kings since they need help scoring.
The Kings would be playing small at times, but when you can score from anywhere on the court with Evans, Walker, and Marcus Thornton it doesn't matter how small you are. Rebounds will suffer a bit, but that just means the guards on the court will need to hit their shots consistently.
Walker is the best pick for the Kings if no true center is available. He knows how to win, and the Kings desperately need that.
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| Tuesday, 19-Apr-2011 06:13 |
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Fun-loving Seahawks GM John Schneider will make most of awkward
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John Schneider is the A student who goofs off in school. You love how he transforms serious time into comedy until you realize that you can't do the same.
Then envy turns you Kermit green.
In public, the Seahawks general manager is a quick-witted, fun-loving guy who takes nothing too seriously. In private, though, he prepares so thoroughly he can be loose. Behind every quip, there's a deceptive amount of substance to Schneider. He has one of the most difficult jobs in professional sports, especially this time of year. But as an awkward NFL draft approaches amid the uncertainty and gloom of a lockout, Schneider presents cool, confident and quirky leadership.
This is a tough year to be a talent evaluator. The lockout has put free agency and trades on hold. Teams will draft college players starting next Thursday, but after the selections, those players will join the rest of the league in limbo. It's hard to stay focused and committed to a plan, but that's what Schneider and the Seahawks are doing. With Schneider serving as Pete Carroll's right-hand man, you get the sense the Seahawks are primed to thrive despite the awkwardness.
For certain, they need to thrive. The team's needs this offseason are considerable. Most notably is the quarterback issue. Charlie Whitehurst is now the only quarterback on the roster. Matt Hasselbeck is a free agent, and he's likely to return, but you never know. Even if Hasselbeck returns, it has become clear that the Seahawks need to draft another quarterback to challenge Whitehurst as the team's signal caller of the future. And if former Washington star Jake Locker is available, he'll add another layer of complexity to the decision.
Beyond that pressing quarterback matter, the Seahawks still need impact players on the offensive and defensive lines. They might need to add a cornerback, too. And we're just getting started. Their needs are tremendous for a team that advanced to the second round of the NFL playoffs.
Even though the Seahawks qualified for the postseason with a 7-9 record and upset New Orleans in the first round, Schneider won't be fooled into believing the team is further along than it really is. He knows that playoff appearance did much to inspire confidence in Carroll's way of doing things, but he also knows the Seahawks are still at the beginning of their rebuilding process. Therefore, he can't let the lockout disrupt them too much.
"It's just unique," Schneider says of this situation. "It's just a unique year, but where we are as a team, we still think we're in the infancy of our development."
He doesn't panic, because he's ready. The Seahawks anticipated an offseason this volatile long ago. Whenever a new collective-bargaining agreement is in place, they'll be ready to attack their free-agent goals. But, really, it's fitting that the draft has taken on increased importance because of the lockout. It's supposed to be the lifeline of every team, but it's especially vital for the Seahawks. They want to follow the same model that Schneider learned in Green Bay. They want to build young, athletic teams, manage the salary cap wisely and contend year after year like the Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots do.
"I would like to be younger," Schneider says. "We want to be young, tough, smart, fast and aggressive. We want that to be our staple."
To accomplish that, Carroll, Schneider and the rest of the front office must nail most every draft. They drafted quite well last season, and it wound up helping the team in the short and long term. Of course, having the Nos. 6 and 14 picks in 2010 made it easier. This year, their first-round pick is No. 25 and they don't have a third-round pick, so the challenge is greater.
For what it's worth, Schneider all but taped a "For Sale" sign on that No. 25 pick during a meeting with reporters Monday. He seems confident that if the Seahawks move down in the draft, they can acquire more picks and make better use of this draft's depth.
Then again, it's hard to trust anything an NFL executive says at this time of year. The double talk and posturing is exhausting.
One thing is certain, though: Schneider will guide the franchise through a well-thought-out and solid process next week. And when he's finished, he'll make some self-deprecating jokes, tease Carroll, crack on reporters and make it seem like he didn't do anything but entertain the masses.
Don't let him fool you, though. He knows his stuff. His staff knows its stuff.
All kidding aside, the Seahawks figure to do a trustworthy job in this awkward draft.
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| Monday, 18-Apr-2011 09:27 |
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Spring football game shows Arizona Wildcats understand passing i
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If you’re a fan of passing offenses, the Arizona spring football game was the place to be.
If you’re a fan of the 2011 Wildcats, passing is exactly what you want to see if you want the team to have a chance at success in the fall.
Ideally you want your offense to be balanced. In 2008 under Sonny Dykes, Arizona had a record-breaking passer, a 1,000-yard rusher, 33 rushing touchdowns and 24 passing touchdowns.
But life’s a lot easier when you have a future NFL starter at left tackle in Eben Britton and a future NFL starter at tight end in GRONK! Throw in NFL fullback Chris Gronk and you’ve got yourself a running game.
Last year’s offensive line had five seniors but no blue-chippers. Only Colin Baxter and Adam Grant are draft prospects and neither is projected to be drafted until the final round.
The run game suffered as a result. The Cats finished 8th in the Pac-10 in both rushing yards per game and yards per carry last year. And yet, Mike Stoops and his staff never seemed to let go of the dream of churning out first downs on the ground.
Keola Antolin carried the ball 25 times and the Wildcats attempted 43 total rushes in the frustrating-on-so-many-levels loss to Arizona State. It didn’t make sense.
There’s no reason to try and establish the run when you’ve established you can’t run.
Arizona is breaking in five new offensive linemen. The long-term potential is high for this next generation of hogs but they aren’t going to steamroll people out of the gate.
It also doesn’t help that, with Greg Nwoko’s injury, there isn’t a big bruising back on the two-deep. If the size requirements were 5-10 or 200 pounds, neither of the Cats’ top two running backs could go on the ride.
It adds up to three things: Throw, throw, throw.
And on Saturday, throw they did. The team ran 60 plays from scrimmage. Forty-two were passing plays, 13 were running plays, and the remaining five were passing plays that turned into quarterback runs. So 78% of the time the play-caller said, “Let’s put this thing in the air.”
It’s the right thing to do, and this time around Stoops knows it. He admits this year’s team is going to have to pass to set up the run. He’s more comfortable with the fact that the strength of his squad is its quarterback and wide receivers.
Texas transfer Dan Bucker was the guy most Cat fans wanted to see but the pass-catching star in the scrimmage was Richard Morrison. The former quarterback was last seen grabbing six passes in the Alamo Bowl and it looks like he’s ready to be the little speedy guy the UA has been looking for since Mike Thomas left.
What the Wildcats may be looking for next is anybody who can play defense. With linebacker Jake Fischer going down at the very end of the scrimmage the Cats appear to have lost a second starter on a unit that was already trying to plug some holes. Yet another reason to get used to having to throw the ball a bunch of times.
Nobody is calling for a return to the days of 46 pass attempts and only one touchdown like during the Mackovic era. But if you don’t have stars at every position you have to put the stars you have in the best position to succeed.
For the 2011 Arizona Wildcats that means Nick Foles running up-tempo out of the shotgun, Juron Criner on one side, Bucker on the other, and a combination of Morrison, David Roberts, Terrence Miller, David Douglas and Garic Wharton on the inside.
Huck it.
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| Saturday, 16-Apr-2011 03:34 |
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WSU’s DeAngelo Casto will leave school, declare for NBA Draft
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Well, one shoe has dropped for the Washington State basketball team. The other one may be coming any day now.
DeAngelo Casto told Vince Grippi of the Spokesman Review that he will not return to WSU for his senior season and plans to enter the NBA Draft. This news comes one day after Mychal Thompson, the father of star forward Klay Thompson, told The Olympian that Klay is leaning toward leaving for the Draft, as well.
Losing both Casto and Thompson would be a major blow to a WSU team that has few other scoring options.
Casto hinted during the season that he was considering leaving WSU, saying that he was tired of school and wanted to focus on taking care of his family, which includes a young son.
He told Grippi that he plans to hire an agent, a move that obviously would eliminate the possibility of Casto changing his mind and returning to WSU. Casto also said his decision was mainly motivated by “paper value.”
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“It didn’t look like I would be able to maintain financially if I stayed.”
Casto said he wouldn’t be opposed to playing overseas, either. He also said he still plans to finish his degree, though he has over a year left to graduate.
The 6-foot-8 junior averaged 12 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, and became the third Cougars player cited for marijuana possession last season after a bizarre run-in with the Pullman police during WSU’s run to the NIT Final Four. Casto’s apartment was searched and marijuana was found after police allegedly saw suspicious activity through a window.
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Casto was immediately suspended by coach Ken Bone, then later reinstated when athletic director Bill Moos said new details had come to light. Casto was cited with misdemeanor marijuana possession, but hired an attorney and filed a motion to dismiss the charge due to the circumstances of the search. He played in WSU’s quarterfinal game against Northwestern, whom the Cougars defeated in overtime.
He has a hearing on Tuesday in Whitman County District Court, Grippi reported.
The Cougars are now without a true scoring threat in the post. And if Thompson leaves, they could be without a true scoring threat, period.
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| Monday, 14-Mar-2011 00:25 |
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NFL talks collapse, shutdown of pro football expected
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The NFL’s labor talks collapsed Friday, leaving the league, players and fans bracing for the first shutdown of professional football in 24 years and a confrontation that could play out in court for months to come.
The players filed to dissolve their union, according to officials on both sides of the dispute, a move that ended negotiations with the NFL and team owners over a new labor pact whose central issue is how to divide the $9 billion in annual revenue generated by the nation’s most popular sport. The two sides met Friday for a 16th day of mediated talks but made no substantial progress.
Decertifying the NFL Players Association enabled the players to file antitrust litigation against the owners, which they did late Friday, according to their attorneys. Lawyers for the players also announced that they are seeking an injunction from U.S. District Judge David S. Doty in Minneapolis to block an expected lockout of players by the owners. Doty has overseen the NFL’s labor pact since 1993. It is not clear when Doty will act on that request, but union attorneys said it probably would be in three or four weeks.
The owners are likely to announce later Friday that they will lock out players, effective after the sport’s current labor deal expires at 11:59 p.m. But they may not have to move immediately.
The union’s executive director, DeMaurice Smith, said as he left the talks about 4:40 p.m. that the union had given owners until 5 p.m. to turn over 10 years worth of audited financial records. The owners apparently did not comply.
Smith said that “significant differences” remained between the two sides.
The players union announced in a news release that “it has informed the NFL, NFL clubs and other necessary parties that it has renounced its status as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the players of the National Football League.
“The NFLPA will move forward as a professional trade association with the mission of supporting the interests and rights of current and former professional football players.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a brief statement that the union had “walked away” from the mediated talks, which he described as the “fairest and fastest” way of resolving the dispute.
“They’ve chosen to pursue another strategy, and that is their choice,” Goodell said. He predicted, however, that the issues eventually would be resolved at the bargaining table.
John Mara, co-owner of the New York Giants, was harsher in tone. He criticized the NFLPA for refusing to alter its position on key issues. “Their position basically has been ‘take it or leave it,’” Mara said.
Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson urged fans “not to be discouraged” and predicted that “in due time we will have an agreement,” a deal he said would be reached at the bargaining table.
In a statement, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said that “the union left a very good deal on the table.”
He said it included:
--An offer to split the difference, thought to be $700 million or less, that separated to the two sides on the division of of NFL revenue.
--Guaranteed reallocation of savings from first-round rookies to veterans and retirees without reducing compensation for players selected in rounds 2-7.
--No reduction in pay for veterans.
--New year-round health and safety rules.
--Retaining the current 16--game regular season, with four preseason games, for at least two years, with future changes subject to the approval of the league and union.
--A new fund for retired players, with $82 million contributed by owners over the next two years.
“The union was offered financial disclosure of audited league and club profitability information that is not even shared with the NFL clubs,” he added in the statement.
In a brief statement outside his K Street office, where the talks have been held the past four weeks, federal mediator George H. Cohen said “regrettably, the parties have not achieved an overall agreement” and had been unable to resolve their differences on “core issues.”
Cohen said he had concluded that “no constructive purpose would be served by requesting the parties to continue mediation.”
Vonnie Holliday, the Redskins’ player representative, said in an interview on ESPN that “we want a fair CBA. That’s it. The owners are saying that they’re losing money and they want 18 percent back. Okay, if you are losing money, then in fact show us that. We are not opposed to restructuring, but they refused to do that.”
Attorneys for the players’ side lined up quarterbacks Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, along with other players, to be the named litigants in antitrust litigation against the owners.
Brees, a member of the union’s ruling executive committee, wrote Friday on Twitter: “The NFL brought this fight to us--they want $1 billion back, we just want financial information to back up that request. They refuse to give that information to us. They think we should just trust them. Would you?”
Brees also wrote: “We have a responsibility to our players--past, present, and future, to advance this league forward, not take [three] steps back. I am very sorry that you as fans have to endure this. Football is more than just a game for all of us. We will keep fighting... always.”
If Doty sides with the players and agrees to prevent the expected lockout, the sport would continue operating while the labor dispute is litigated in court. But any decision by Doty could be appealed.
The league already has challenged the players’ decertification of the union in an unfair labor practice charge to the National Labor Relations Board last month.
The sport’s system of free agency and a salary cap was established as part of a 1993 settlement of antitrust litigation by players after they decertified the union, which later was reinstated.
Sources on the owners’ side have said they could withstand a season-long lockout financially, even after a ruling by Doty last week that could prevent the owners from receiving approximately $4 billion in payments from television networks.
Hopes for a settlement were buoyed when Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, persuaded the two sides to agree to a pair of extensions last week that brought the bargaining deadline to Friday.
But talks stalled this week with the league and union unable to resolve the issue of how much money should go to players. The union wanted the league to provide additional financial data to justify concessions the players were being asked to make, and the two sides could not agree to the terms by which such financial disclosures would be made. Tensions had mounted considerably by Thursday evening.
The NFL also had proposed to lengthen the regular season to 18 games, impose a wage scale for rookies, and blood test players for human growth hormone.
As the league’s negotiating team walked into the mediator’s office Friday morning, the NFL’s lead negotiator, Jeff Pash said: “We’ll do our best.”
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters there could be developments within a few hours.
Nine owners on the 10-member bargaining committee attended Friday’s meeting.The union’s negotiating contingent Friday included roughly two dozen people.
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