Upshaw ready if owners opt out of pact
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A defiant Gene Upshaw said that if the NFL's owners opt out of the current labor agreement later this year, the players' union is ready for a strike or the decertification tactics it used to get free agency after the 1987 walkout.
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The Post&#39;s George King reports that Randy Johnson could ask the Yankees for a two-year, $32 million contract extension. The Daily News&#39; Peter Botte reports that Carlos Beltran&#39;s agent plans to meet with the Yankees tomorrow.
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The market for over-40 pitchers will likely be enticing for teams looking to add the final piece to the rotation this offseason. After all, there will be no top-of-the-rotation starters available (short of Andy Pettitte leaving the Yankees), unless you consider Carlos Silva or Kyle Lohse of that ilk (and if you do, you probably won't be employed as a ...
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The Red Sox were already braced for the likelihood that Randy Johnson would wind up in pinstripes, a coup the Yankees were on the verge of pulling off last night in a three-team deal with the Diamondbacks and Dodgers, according to a report in Newsday.
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As much as the Red Sox want to prevent Jason Varitek from playing elsewhere next year, they had their last best chance this season to work out a deal with him in spring training. They have not negotiated with Varitek, a potential free agent, since then and will not have their next opportunity to reach an agreement ...
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The machinists can approve the carrier's latest contract proposal and usher in the waves of cuts that come with it. Or they can turn down the contract and open the door to a walkout that could send  US Airways Group Inc. flying into oblivion.
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Gene Upshaw told NFL owners yesterday he believes eight powerful teams have obtained an unfair advantage over the other 24.
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The choice may signal the unionâs willingness to bargain on a health care trust as the current contract with automakers is set to expire Friday night.
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It&#39;s the call of an offseason in the making, the Dodgers finally on the move. Have a big free-agent signing to announce at the first day of the winter meetings.
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Struggling Premiership side West Ham are set to table an improved bid to try and secure Birmingham's wantaway central defender Matthew Upson before the midnight transfer window closes.
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Don't let the calendar fool you. Only a week remains before the Red Sox lose their exclusive negotiating rights with their free agents, including Pedro Martinez , Jason Varitek , Derek Lowe , and Orlando Cabrera . But the chances of the Sox signing any of the players before their window of exclusivity closes Thursday appear remote.
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The Big Unit is coming to the Yankees. After daylong negotiations at the highest level yesterday, the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers agreed in principle to the blockbuster trade that will put Randy Johnson in pinstripes, according to the New York Daily News, who cited sources with knowledge of the situation.
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A three-team trade that would send the D&#39;backs&#39; ace left-hander to the New York Yankees is close to completion, pending physicals.
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The deal is in place and George Steinbrenner&#39;s decade-long pursuit of Randy Johnson is probably over. Commissioner Bud Selig must approve the deal, because of the $8-9 million the Yankees are
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Mike Lowell will soon be a free agent, about to hit the market with that shiny World Series MVP trophy sticking out of his back pocket. Potential bidders? Take your pick.
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Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the National Football League Players Association, told the league&#39;s ownership and management council Wednesday that the eight
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If the Randy Johnson deal gets done, the Yankees will have the best rotation in the American League - if it gets done. The Yankees continued discussions yesterday with Arizona and Los Angeles