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• Report: Tom Brady officially files retirement paperwork to NFL, players union

Tom Brady filed paperwork with the NFL and NFL Players Association, signaling his retirement after 23 seasons, reports ESPN.com. ...2023
• NBA, Players Union Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Date
The NBA and players association have again extended the early opt-out date related to the collective-bargaining agreement, the league announced in a press release. The date has already been stretched once this season, with Wednesday (Feb. 8) being the latest day to opt out of the current CBA. The trade deadline, by the way, is […] The post NBA, Players Union Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Date app...2023
• NBA owners, players union agree to push back CBA opt-out date. Again.
The owners reportedly have backed off the "upper spending limit" idea....2023
• NBA owners, players union agree to push back CBA opt-out date. Again.

The owners reportedly have backed off the "upper spending limit" idea....2023

• Now that all the dust has settled, whats your take on Tua Tagovailoa going forward?
Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Now that the Miami Dolphins season has ended and all the offseason scrambling and work for the club begins we can start to look forward. Thus far the Phins front office has stuck to the line that Tua Tagovailoa is their starting quarterback for the team going forward. At this point I assume that’s true but we ha...2023
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• Report: Players’ union may appeal Kyrie Irving suspension, return terms

Brown says many players were taken aback by the steps the Nets required for Irving to return to the court....2022
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• Players union executive director calls for lifetime ban for Sarver

Silver has within his legal power the ability to extend his suspension or make it a ban (he can't force the sale of a team)....2022
• Minor League ballplayers officially have a union
MLBPA chief Tony Clark | Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images The MLBPA has been officially named as the representative of most minor league ballplayers in collective bargaining. The Major League Baseball Players Association has officially succeeded in its efforts to unionize the minor leaguers. Arbitrator Martin Schienman officially certified that more than 50 percent of minor league ball...2022
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• NBPA Reacts to Robert Sarver’s Fine and One-Year Suspension For ‘Deplorable Behavior’
The NBA’s announcement that Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver would be suspended for one year and be fined $10 million has been met with mixed reviews from fans, players, and media. In the wake of the NBA’s judgment, LeBron James, Suns point guard and former players union president Cris Paul, and the NBPA all […] The post NBPA Reacts to Robert Sarver’s Fine and One-Year ...2022
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• Outside The Confines: Is this the Mariners’ year?
Lindsey Wasson-USA TODAY Sports This is certainly a fun Seattle team, but are they destined for October? Happy Monday, one and all. Today we’ve got a little bit of everything for you today, from the passing of a former MLB pitcher to what the future holds for Terry Francona. There’s more discussion about the new rule changes, and of course Albert Pujols’s historic run to 700 home runs. But...2022
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• NBA Officially Reinstates Tyreke Evans After Two-Year Ban
The NBA and the players union have reinstated former Rookie-of-the-Year winner Tyreke Evans on Monday after a two-year ban for violating the League’s anti-drug program. IT’S GO TIME! (via @TaylorSportsGrp) pic.twitter.com/SXyaLyPUu1 https://t.co/W18bNhhRhh — SLAM (@SLAMonline) February 14, 2022 The fourth overall pick out of the 2009 NBA Draft is the first player to be suspended [̷...2022
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• NFL players union calls league memo that referred to Ja'Wuan James injury 'gutless,' per report
Tensions continue to fester between the NFL and the NFLPA...2021
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• Report: NBA raises insurance payout to $2.5 million for career-ending injuries

The NBA and players' union also agreed to keep taking 25% of players' paychecks to balance league's finances....2020
• Glavine: Players could face blame if no baseball
Tom Glavine, who served as a players' union representative during the baseball strike of 1994-95, compared that situation to the current suspension of play, saying players might take the blame if the 2020 season is called off....2020

• The Chris Borland Effect: He's Changed His Future, but Did He Change the NFL's?
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• Cleveland Cavaliers' Offseason Has Only Just Begun
2016

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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
2016

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• Behind the Scenes in Las Vegas Is Where Real Business of Summer League Happens
2015

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• Brooklyn Nets' Future Riding on Thaddeus Young-Brook Lopez Combination
2015

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• Josh Hamilton to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Reaction and Analysis
2015

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• NBPA Investigating Circumstances Surrounding Thabo Sefolosha, Pero Antic Arrests
2015

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• Another Year Lost to Injury, Another Reason to Worry About Kevin Durant for OKC
2015

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• MLB players union rips leaks on Josh Hamilton's issues
2015

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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
2014

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• NBA, Players Union Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Date
The NBA and players association have again extended the early opt-out date related to the collective-bargaining agreement, the league announced in a press release. The date has already been stretched once this season, with Wednesday (Feb. 8) being the latest day to opt out of the current CBA. The trade deadline, by the way, is […] The post NBA, Players Union Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Date app...2023
• NBA, Players Union Expected to Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Date
The NBA and players association are likely to extend the early opt-out date related to the collective-bargaining agreement, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The date has already been stretched once this season, with Wednesday (Feb. 8) being the latest day to opt out of the current CBA. The trade deadline, by the way, is a […] The post NBA, Players Union Expected to Again Extend CBA Opt-Out Da...2023
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• CBA Early Opt-Out Deadline Likely To Be Extended Again
The NBA and its players union are expected to extend Wednesday’s early opt-out deadline for the collective bargaining agreement, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. He also hears that the league appears willing to back away from its demand for an upper spending limit on payrolls (Twitter link). The players have been strongly opposed to that proposal, […]...2023
• CBA early opt-out deadline likely to be extended again

The NBA and its players union are expected to extend Wednesday’s early opt-out deadline for the collective bargaining agreement....2023
• Now that all the dust has settled, whats your take on Tua Tagovailoa going forward?
Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Now that the Miami Dolphins season has ended and all the offseason scrambling and work for the club begins we can start to look forward. Thus far the Phins front office has stuck to the line that Tua Tagovailoa is their starting quarterback for the team going forward. At this point I assume that’s true but we ha...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 6
Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Baseball has ever been baseball, Rizzo arrives in Chicago, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, ...2023
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• CBA decision now day before NBA trade deadline

The NBA and its players' union have agreed to extend the deadline to give notice of plans to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement to Feb. 8....2022
• MLB used multiple different baseballs again in 2022, and you’ll never guess where they wound up
Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports The continued shenanigans with the baseball are bad for the game During the Winter Meetings we all got a big laugh at Jon Heyman tweeting that “Arson Judge” was heading to the San Francisco Giants. A much bigger story dropped at almost exactly the same time when Bradford William Davis reported on Dr. Meredith Wills’ latest round of research for Insider, re...2022
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• NBA, players union agree to extend deadline to opt out of current Collective Bargaining Agreement

The deadline was extended from Dec. 15 to Feb. 8...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: December 9
A closer (Dustin Hermanson) and a right fielder, all signed in one day, 18 years ago. Two key pieces are added to the eventual 2005 World Champs 1996 A culmination of misunderstandings and pettiness saw pitcher Alex Fernandez sign a free agent deal with Florida. White Sox ownership felt Fernandez was going to remain contractually bound to them for another season, but that belief was torpe...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: December 9
A closer (Dustin Hermanson) and a right fielder, all signed in one day, 18 years ago. Two key pieces are added to the eventual 2005 World Champs 1996 A culmination of misunderstandings and pettiness saw pitcher Alex Fernandez sign a free agent deal with Florida. White Sox ownership felt Fernandez was going to remain contractually bound to them for another season, but that belief was torpe...2022
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• MLBPA launches organizing drive for minor leaguers
Tony Clark, Executive Director of the MLB Players Association | Getty Images The union leadership is looking to represent minor league ballplayers. Late Sunday night, it was revealed that the Major League Baseball Players Association has begun an organization drive that would make the players’ union the official representatives of minor league ballplayers through collective bargaining. Jo...2022
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• MLB and Union Scrap Plan for International Draft

The league and its players’ union could not agree on a plan to reform the acquisition of international amateurs. As a result, a compensation system for major league free agents will stay....2022
• NBA BUBBLE PREVIEW: Questions and Predictions for the Restart
GRAB YOUR COPY OF SLAM 228 Four months after the NBA became the first North American professional sports league to close its doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Association is back. Despite the chaos of the times, the NBA and the players’ union agreed to reconvene at Walt Disney World for an […] The post NBA BUBBLE PREVIEW: Questions and Predictions for the Restart appeared fi...2020
• University poll shows only 31 percent of NFL fans in favor of 17-game season
One of the biggest sticking points of the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players' union is the 17-game schedule. A poll recently conducted by Seton Hall University shows that, overwhelmingly, fans are not excited about it. The poll asked fans whether they were in favor of extending the season one game while reducing the preseason from three games to four. Surprisi...2020
• MLBPA director Tony Clark calls for Mookie Betts trade to be resolved
The delays in the Mookie Betts trade have become significant enough that the Major League Baseball Players Union has weighed in. Citing the fact that the players involved are “in limbo” and the “unethical leaking of medical information,” MLBPA executive director Tony Clark urged the four teams involved — the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels — to complete ...2020
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• NBPA appeals Dion Waiters' lastest suspension
For a third time this season, the National Basketball Players Association is appealing a Dion Waiters suspension, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel. As Winderman explains, the NBPA’s appeal isn’t intended to reduce Waiters’ current six-game suspension or get him on the court any faster. The union’s goal is to recoup some or all of the salary the Heat guard has lost as a ...2019
• NBA: No major draft eligibility changes before 2022
The NBA has informed its teams that there will be no changes to the league’s draft eligibility rules to allow players to enter the draft right out of high school until at least 2022, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Currently, players must be at least 19 years old and must be at least one year removed from high school before they’re eligible to enter the NBA Draft, which results in most top pros...2018
• Chris Bosh not closing door on playing again
Chris Bosh hasn’t closed the door on playing in the NBA again and he’ll give himself until the All-Star break to make a final determination on his future, Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. Bosh hasn’t played since the 2015-16 season because of blood clots and the former No. 4 overall pick admits the situation is still “complicated.” “It’s up to the team doctors from that team. And then we g...2018
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• Pelicans' Anthony Davis reportedly parts ways with agent
Pelicans star Anthony Davis has parted ways with longtime agent Thad Foucher, according to Brian Windhorst and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Players are required to file paperwork with the players’ union and wait 15 days before changing agents, they added.Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, who represents LeBron James, is reportedly a “leading contender” to became Davis’ new representative.Davis, 25, has two ...2018
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• MLB used multiple different baseballs again in 2022, and you’ll never guess where they wound up
2022

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• Minor League ballplayers officially have a union
2022

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• Outside The Confines: Is this the Mariners’ year?
2022

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• MLBPA launches organizing drive for minor leaguers
2022

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• Report of optimism in NFL-NFLPA talks
With so much uncertainty about work rules for players returning to camp, time is running short to come up with answers. And for the moment, the first teams scheduled to report are still planning to. According to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, a source on the talks between the NFL and the players union [more]...2020
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• Isolating away from family a ‘hot topic’ as NHL plots return
While the NHL and its players’ union are discussing a 24-team playoff format to resume the season, figuring out how to incorporate family time in a potential quarantine environment is one of many hurdles to clear....2020
• Under new CBA, marijuana use would virtually never be an issue again for NFL players
The momentum toward a new CBA took a blow on Friday, but all hope is not lost, as the two sides have agreed to meet at the Combine next week. As we await more word on where exactly the players union stands, here’s the latest on what was in the most recent proposal: There’s been talk for a while about the new deal relaxing marijuana restrictions, and we have the full details on what that would look...2020
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• New national anthem policy no longer expected to emerge at next week's NFL spring owners meeting

While NFL owners earlier this year confidently targeted their spring meeting as a deadline of sorts to reach a conclusion on the league’s policy on player protest during the national anthem, it now appears no final resolution to the controversial question is likely to be reached next week when the owners convene for two days in Atlanta, Ga., according to sources familiar with the league’s current ...2018
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• NFL players union agrees to Veterans Day moment of silence
NEW YORK (AP) The NFL players union wants everyone in the league to honor a two-minute moment of silence on Sunday in observance of U.S. military veterans....2017
• NFL players union agrees to Veterans Day moment of silence
The NFL players union has unanimously passed a resolution calling on everyone in the league to honor a two-minute moment of silence on Veterans Day on Sunday ...2017

• Sources: MLB finalizing return-to-play proposal
MLB expects to offer a return-to-play proposal to the players' union within a week as teams have begun to encourage players to prepare for a "spring" training that could begin in mid-June and a season that would start in early July, sources told ESPN....2020
• Tristan Thompson, Cavaliers Agree to New Contract: Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Why Everyone in the NBA Hates the Clippers
2015

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• Manu Ginobili Opts out of Spurs Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
2016

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• Brendan Haywood, Mike Miller to Trail Blazers: Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
2015

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• Magic Johnson Says Lakers Should Chase LeBron James, Kevin Durant, DeMar DeRozan
2016

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• Shaquille O'Neal Comments on Kobe Bryant's Retirement Tour
2016

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• LeBron James Elected Vice President of NBPA
2015

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• Sources: NBA, union mull options amid outbreak
In a meeting on the coronavirus crisis Wednesday, the NBA and players union discussed ways to continue the season without the loss of games -- while conceding the sport was trending toward time without fans in attendance at arenas, sources said....2020
• Frustration with Westbrook Sent Durant Fleeing, Opens Door to Trouble for NBA
2016

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• Source: New MLB proposal has 76-game season
MLB made a new proposal to the players union to start the season that includes a 76-game season....2020
• Deflategate judge pressures Brady, league, union to settle
A judge is urging last-minute settlement talks between the NFL, the players' union and Tom Brady before a Wednesday hearing in the legal dispute over the superstar quarterback's suspension for using underinflated footballs....2015
• Major League Soccer & MLS Players Union reach agreement in principle on new CBA
2015

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• Sources: MLB makes 60-game offer to players
MLB has sent a proposal for a 60-game season with full prorated pay to the players' union, sources told ESPN. It's a sign of progress in negotiations, along with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA executive director Tony Clark having met recently....2020
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• Top Dynasty Keepers – Two Cards And A Royal
Thanks the the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players union, teams are no longer hiding their top prospects in the minors to delay their service time and ability to hit arbitration and free agency earlier in their careers. The Mariners (Julio Rodriguez) and Astros (Jeremy Pena) have had top rookies in their starting lineup since the start of the season. ...2022
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• NFL players' union, FanDuel announces licensing partnership
WASHINGTON (AP) The NFL Players Association and daily sports fantasy website FanDuel are teaming up....2016
• It's Time for MLB, Players Union to Soften Foreign-Substance Rules
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• The Most Important Free Agent for Portland Trail Blazers to Land This Offseason
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• What Should Major League Baseball Do with Josh Hamilton?
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• Roger Goodell's 'A Christmas Carol'
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• Now that all the dust has settled, whats your take on Tua Tagovailoa going forward?
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 6
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• MLB used multiple different baseballs again in 2022, and you’ll never guess where they wound up
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• Minor League ballplayers officially have a union
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• Outside The Confines: Is this the Mariners’ year?
2022

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• Cub Tracks’ ballpark figures
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news, four days a week. The Cubs didn’t win the game but they did win the beauty contest. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits from Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Well, the ...2022
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• MLBPA launches organizing drive for minor leaguers
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• Top Dynasty Keepers – Two Cards And A Royal
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• 3 CFL clubs cancel practices amid labor dispute

Three Canadian Football League teams -- the Alouettes, Tiger-Cats and Argonauts -- canceled training-camp practices Sunday, a day after the league and players' union broke off negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement....2022
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• Source: MLB, PA agree to keep automatic runner

MLB and the players' union have agreed to rule tweaks, a source confirmed -- including keeping the automatic runner in extra innings and a change that will make it easier for the Angels to keep Shohei Ohtani's bat in the lineup on his start days....2022
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• Minor League ballplayers officially have a union
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• MLBPA launches organizing drive for minor leaguers
2022

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• MLB reportedly working on proposals to present to players' union

MLB is hoping to determine what tops the players’ list of priorities: the oft-repeated “competitive integrity” anti-tanking buzzword, getting players paid earlier in their careers or raising the competitive balance tax thresholds....2022
• Trevor Bauer’s Season Ends With Extension of His Leave

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series....2021
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• Dodgers' Trevor Bauer Will Not Pitch Again This Season

Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed to put off any decisions on punishment of Bauer, who is under investigation for sexual assault, until after the World Series....2021
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• Bauer's administrative leave extended through Aug. 13
Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended Thursday for seven days through Aug. 13 by Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the sport’s investigators check into allegations of sexual misconduct against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. Bauer was placed on seven days’ paid leave July 2 under the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy adopted by MLB a...2021
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• Pelicans' Anthony Davis reportedly parts ways with agent
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• New national anthem policy no longer expected to emerge at next week's NFL spring owners meeting
2018

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• Players’ union looking to see if college recruiting scandal ties to NBA

One prominent NBA agent had his office raided, could this scandal taint the NBA, too?...2017
• Week 3 Snap Judgments

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