lockout

Now that the NFL has labor peace for the next decade, Commissioner Roger Goodell has job security through the 2018 season.

Not only did Goodell get through one of the league's most contentious and troubling periods -- a 4 1/2 -month lockout of the players -- but he oversaw a highly successful season once a 10-year collective bargaining agreement was reached.

One of the fears at the end of the 4 1/2-month lockout was how much all the missed practice and meeting time would affect rookies.

This one seems very hard to explain. First we have to know the background. The NBA currently owns the New Orleans Hornets, and we just suffered through a lockout based on small market owners getting some power back.

Maybe it won't be noticed right away, but Stern said the "tortured journey" of this 161-day lockout will prove to be worth it.

Why NBA needed Christmas start to stay relevant - and just made it.

NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day.

NBA players and owners have reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout.

On the 133rd day of the lockout, David Stern called the players' bluff, says Ian Thomsen. The time for negotiating is over.

Now the union must choose between playing or decertifying.

NBA players and owners will start negotiating again Saturday, and the union's leaders say they're unified as they seek to resolve the lockout.

Top negotiators for NBA owners and players met for about six hours Wednesday, just their second bargaining session since the league's lockout began.