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NHL Lockout: In Retrospect

Hey everyone, the NHL lockout is over. Professional hockey is finally back. Although the Winter Classic and the All-Star game were cancelled, the league was able to salvage a 48-game season. We can finally stop following “virtual hockey.” Fans everywhere can celebrate that their favorite sport is…who am I kidding? How many of you actually…

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Officially Fed Up

Well it has finally happened. Unless you have been living in a Tibetan monastery, you have heard about all of the controversy regarding the Packers/Seahawks game from Monday night football. In case you haven’t seen the thousands of replays on SportsCenter, click here to see the play in question. Now that there’s been time to view…

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Grievance: A Letter to Roger Goodell

Dear Mr. Goodell, First, let me start by congratulating you on your handling of the CBA negotiations last year. No regular season games were lost and we even were spared one less preseason game. The game’s popularity is higher than ever and I’m just glad to see some football. However, I do have some concerns….

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NBA Business…As Usual

The lockout has ended, the collective bargaining agreement has been ratified and we have NBA basketball this season. Having said that, it appears that it is business as usual in the NBA and we are back to the same issues that plagued the league before the lockout. Once again, star players are bolting the small…

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Back to Business…for now

The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association recently reached a verbal agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The players must first reform as a union, then they will need to vote whether to accept the new CBA. The NBA has re-opened facilities today for players and they are moving towards playing a 66-game…

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Home Courtroom Advantage

I had hoped to have something a little more upbeat to discuss for my 100th article, but what are you going to do? It has officially happened; the NBA Players Association has rejected the owners’ latest proposal and will now decertify the union and file an antitrust suit against the NBA. The two sides are…

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Stern Warning

On Monday, NBA Commissioner David Stern cancelled the first two weeks of the 2011-12 NBA season with more cancellations to come. Talks between the league and the NBPA have been unsuccessful lately and the last round held on Sunday and Monday were equally as bad. There appears to be less urgency than there was during…

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The Hostages Are Released, Part III: The Last Negotiation

The preseason has concluded and the 53-man rosters are set. So now all we have to do is countdown to the 2011 kickoff on Thursday. This will be especially sweet since there was a fear of having no season AT ALL! With the season getting underway, here’s a rundown of my favorites and surprises for…

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The Hostages Are Released, Part II

As I stated in Part I, welcome back to football. Now the focus has been on the preseason, but more importantly draft time and by that I mean FANTASY DRAFT TIME! Now many of you have completed your drafts, and some may have one in the coming days. Of course any good manager (2010 DEFENDING…

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The Hostages Are Released

So the lockout has ended and we the fans are no longer held hostage on the courtroom gridiron. After 136 days of mud slinging, finger-pointing, legal issues and courtroom dramatics, the NFL and the NFLPA finally decided to play nice and work out their differences. Like any battles, there are winners and there are losers….

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