SPECTOR: Players&#39; offer not quite good enough
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Thursday&#39;s collective bargaining meeting between the NHL and NHLPA lasted only four hours, but it&#39;s still unknown if anything came out of it to save the 2004-05 season.
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A deal is never a deal until it&#39;s a deal. That may sound like something from the lips of Yogi Berra, but it&#39;s true. While everyone was waiting over the last few days to hear that the three-team trade between
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A salary cap remains a sticking point as the league and the players reject each other&#39;s offers. TORONTO - The NHL edged a few steps closer to cancellation of what remains of the 2004-05 season Tuesday, rejecting
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The foreman of the jury in Phil Spector's murder trial said Tuesday that the panel is at an impasse, and the judge told lawyers he was considering allowing the panel to consider a lesser charge. The juror told Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler the panel was split 7 to 5, but he did not indicate which way it was leaning.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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No deal. No surprise. Yesterday's deadline to sign franchise players to long-term extensions passed, with the Patriots and disgruntled cornerback Asante Samuel unable to strike a deal. The sides never were close to reaching an accord.
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Reggie Jackson is frustrated that his offer to buy the Oakland Athletics was not accepted even though his group was willing to pay &#36;25 million more than Los Angeles real estate developer Lewis Wolff for the franchise.
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The Toronto Raptors agreed Friday to trade Vince Carter to New Jersey Friday for three players and two draft picks. The NBA, however, must make sure the trade fits under the league&#39;s salary cap before it can become final.
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Sen. Arlen Specter had better watch out. The day after President Bush&#39;s election triumph, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter - who is expected to be chosen chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee â-ired
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Phil Spector&#039;s legal troubles have involved an ever-expanding   cast of characters.
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They offered Brad Radke more money than he got from Minnesota. They were there, dollar for dollar, with the Yankees for Carl Pavano, but he opted for childhood loyalty and signed with the Bombers.
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Latrell Sprewell was beginning to make a little sense last night until a final thought bypassed his brain. He wants a contract extension in the worst possible way and keeps
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a $21 million, three-year contract, but there may be a hitch in the deal. New. hasn&#39;t determined whether he passed it or failed it.
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CHAMPAIGN -- Ron Zook&#39;s enthusiasm and recruiting prowess were not enough to overcome the shadow of Steve Spurrier at Florida.
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TORONTO (CP) - The NHL season isn&#39;t dead yet, but it is on its last legs. The cautious optimism accompanied by last week&#39;s offer by the NHL Players&#39; Association was replaced by doom and gloom Tuesday as both
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Jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial may have to consider a lesser charge, after failing to reach a unanimous verdict.
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The NHL players' association agrees to accept a salary cap, but contract talks break down early Tuesday over the amount that teams would pay.