MLB owners, players' union agree to 5-year labor contract
It took nearly around-the-clock bargaining over the past two days and nights, but Major League Baseball and its players' union have kept their 21-year streak of labor peace intact for another five years.Shortly before 9 p.m. ET Wednesday, the two sides reached agreement on a five-year collective bargaining agreement that will run through the 2021 season. The deal was agreed to just over three hours before the previous CBA would have expired at 12:01 a.m. ET Thursday.The new agreement averts a po..>> view originalChip Kelly reiterates he's not interested in returning to college football, Oregon
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NEW YORK -- On a dreary, rainy Manhattan night, a huge, happy roar arose in a crowd of chess fans from around the world.Two-time world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, had just reached for a final, victorious move on Wednesday that crowned him a champ for the third time.He had beaten Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin with bold, aggressive moves in a series of tie-breakers capping three weeks of the World Chess Championship that until Wednesday was tied after 12 games.The setting was in a refurb..>> view originalBlind study: Comparing four College Football Playoff contenders
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue called J.R. Smith's in-game hug with a Milwaukee Bucks bench player -- leading to a wide-open score for the opposition -- an "embarrassing moment" and met with the Cavs guard to address the mental lapse Wednesday."It was an embarrassing moment," Lue said. "Me and J.R. talked about it. We're just going to move forward. We had a discussion about it, he felt embarrassed about it. It was an embarrassing play. We talked about it. We're moving..>> view originalPlayer Ratings: Jozy Altidore, substitutes carry the day for Toronto FC
Toronto FC's attackers and substitutes moved to the head of the class following a 5-2 second leg victory over rivals Montreal that sewed up the Eastern Conference crown, and the MLS Cup berth that comes with it. The Reds fell behind for the second time in as many tie matches, but exploited poor set piece defending by the Impact three times to send the home leg to extras. From there, they hit twice to run away with their first invite to the MLS title game. Toronto FC Clint Irwin (6) – The home ne..>> view original
Saturday, December 10, 2016
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