The NBA's players and board of governors have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement, removing the possibility of a work stoppage at the end of the season.
Talks on a new labor deal in Major League Baseball have progressed this week, and sources are optimistic an agreement can be reached before owners impose a lockout before a Dec. 1 deadline.
Owners have approached the NFLPA about negotiating an extension to the current CBA, in part because they have exhausted all the stadium credits in the deal signed in 2011, sources said.
Pats quarterback Tom Brady said negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement will be "a great opportunity for the players to come together" and improve their situation in the league.
Detroit Lions lineman Kerry Hyder was fined $18,231 for his roughing penalty on Cincinnati quarterback A.J. McCarron -- a sum that larger than his likely pay during training camp, a source says.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says Kevin Durant's signing with the Golden State Warriors proves that the league needs to change its collective bargaining agreement.
