NFL players review parts of deal but no vote yet
NFL Players Association executive committee examined only portions of a proposed deal to end the lockout. A full agreement in principle had not been completed by Tuesday night, with no guarantee a full document would be finished today. Talks continued in New York with a mediator as DeMaurice Smith and leaders pressed toward a potential vote later in the week.
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Commentary: Sports to Lead Against Intolerance
A critique of public sports intolerance traces historic slurs from the 1930s to current F word incidents among top athletes. It argues sports must lead in fostering tolerance amid ongoing debates over sexuality and discrimination, citing figures like Greenberg Robinson Bryant Noah Beckham and Getz.
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Contador Attacks On Stage 16 At Tour de France
Alberto Contador surged from the pack on the Col de Magne climb and held on to finish a dramatic Stage 16 in Gap. Thor Hushovd won the stage in a breakaway as Contador's bold move reshaped the race standings with Paris still to come.
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Mavericks to Open 2011 NBA Season at Home on Nov 1
The NBA released its 2011-12 schedule amid a looming lockout with Dallas opening against Chicago on Nov 1 at home and a Christmas Day rematch versus Miami. Key games include Utah hosting Houston and Oklahoma City visiting Los Angeles as the season debuts. The league and players remain far apart in talks on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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LSU Placed On Probation For 1 Year In NCAA Review
LSU received a one year probation after an NCAA probe found major violations in recruiting a junior college football player. Former assistant coach D J McCarthy arranged transportation and housing for Akiem Hicks in 2009 and later sought to hide the actions. The NCAA accepted LSU’s self imposed two scholarship reductions for 2010 11 and a 10 percent cut in official visits with further reductions in 2011 12. McCarthy resigned in December 2009. Hicks did not play for LSU.
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Shaq Says Heat Has a Big 2 Ahead of 2011-12
Shaquille O Neal, debuting as an NBA analyst, praised LeBron James and Dwyane Wade during NBA TV coverage of the 2011-12 schedule amid a lockout. He also downplayed Chris Bosh, saying the Heat have a lot of great players with a big two. He spoke from Louisiana during the broadcast.
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Royals farm club no-hits again in back-to-back nights
Northwest Arkansas defeats Arkansas 1-0 as Will Smith pitches seven innings and Kelvin Herrera locks down the last two to complete the Double-A club's first no hitter aided by the first ever club triple play. The previous night Luis Mendoza pitched Omaha to a 4-0 win over Memphis, with an error call reversal helping him earn his second minor league no hitter.
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Rangers plan to raise stadium railings to 42 inches
ARLINGTON TEXAS The Texas Rangers will raise all protective front seating railings to 42 inches to improve safety after a fan death at a recent game. Executive VP Rob Matwick said the height change will apply to rails in front of seating sections at Rangers Ballpark, with some increases up to a foot.
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Royals Face White Sox in Two-Game Kansas City Tilt
The Royals host the Chicago White Sox at 7 10 p m in Kansas City Missouri as part of a two day sports calendar.
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Online content roundup from Journal-World staff sites
Online only features from Ijworld and KUSports highlight Conference Chatter Eric Sorrentino’s Big 12 blog Hawks in the NBA Keegan Ratings and The Sideline Report address postgame rankings and one on one KU athlete interviews.
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KU Sports Editors Email Contacts List
The Jo rnal World sports staff provides email addresses for Tom Keegan Andrew Hartsock Gary Bedore Matt Tait and their KU football and basketball coverage contacts. The list includes editors for men's basketball and football and directs inquiries to the Ijworld.com domain.
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Stalemate breaks as labor talks resume in NFL saga
Quotes Steve Schrader noting money exists to go around and after teams plan to hire, the labor stalemate ends. Also in samples, 1858 fans pay to see baseball debut, 1 500 watch 50 cents apiece as New York All Stars beat Brooklyn 22 to 18 at Fashion Race Course on Long Island.
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