All-Star Game Latest Casualty in Labor Dispute
639724
The NHL canceled its annual all-star game on Wednesday, the showcase event becoming the latest casualty in the ongoing labor dispute between owners and players.
526378
Major League Baseball has  limited ESPN&#39;s access to Tuesday night&#39;s All-Star Game after  the network broke an embargo and broadcast news of the players&#39;  selections a few minutes after an exclusive, rain-delayed  telecast on TBS.
130731
A six-game losing streak to start this season put Bob Hartley's job in danger. A quick ouster in last season's playoffs did not help his cause.
138372
National Basketball Association players union chief Billy Hunter expressed concern that New Orleans has not sufficiently recovered from Hurricane Katrina to host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.
335871
CINCINNATI, United States : Former all-star Barry Larkin, who has the longest tenure of any current player with one team, was cut loose by the Cincinnati Reds.
171234
Two All-Stars are leaving, a third probably won't be ready to play on opening day, and the Houston Astros might have to deal with the loss of Roger Clemens before the month is over.
617330
Minnesota relief pitcher Pat Neshek has had a spectacular season and hoped to be voted into next weekâs All-Star Game. Unfortunately for him, it didnât happen that way.
625904
The Tampa Bay Lightning were supposed to raise their Stanley Cup championship banner this week to kick off the new season. Instead, the arena that rocked during the finals in June will be dark because of a labor dispute that shows no sign of ending soon.
272695
Talk about an East Coast bias! One look at the latest All-Star balloting is enough to make anyone outside New York and Boston cringe. The Mets, Yankees and Red Sox have dominated the fan vote so thoroughly this season that 10 of 16 starters &amp;#151; not including the two pitchers &amp;#151; on July 11 in Pittsburgh could come from those three teams.
609306
The National Basketball Association has filed a lawsuit to block the players&#39; union obtaining an independent review of the lengthy suspensions which followed the mass brawl in last month&#39;s game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit
590781
Before they lost another game, the Detroit Tigers lost both of their All-Stars to knee injuries. &quot;I&#39;m OK,&quot; catcher Pudge Rodriguez reported, after Saturday night&#39;s 3-2 loss to Minnesota.
710468
The lockout that followed the expiration Sept. 15 of the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players&#39; Association places the entire 82-game season in jeopardy.
614732
Miguel Cabrera became the first player to win in salary arbitration this year when the Florida Marlins' All-Star third baseman was awarded a $7.4 million salary on Saturday instead of the team's offer of $6.7 million.
714555
The hockey league&#39;s labor deal expires at midnight tonight, and a work stoppage threatens the entire season. By Susan Bourette | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
545722
Besides suffering a 5-4 loss to the A&#39;s on Thursday, the Rangers saw All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano suffer an injury to his left leg while stealing third base in the eighth inning.
263104
Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada have been named to the All-Star team, meaning the rest of the Yankees get a three-day respite from a wretched season.
608767
Tonight&#39;s game between the Phillies and Braves, scheduled for a 7:35 pm start, has been postponed because of inclement weather.