Reports: NFL, referees closing in on new deal

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

AP - Two days after a controversial call cost the Green Bay Packers a win, the NFL and the referees' union are reportedly nearing an end to a lockout that put replacement officials on the field since the start of the season...

NBA may sell jersey space to advertisers

theGrio

Last year's NBA lockout made it clear that the players in the league would have to at least accept cuts because of the millions the NBA has been losing...

Clippers get Chris Paul in big trade with Hornets

theGrio

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A bold trade for New Orleans' superstar point guard on Wednesday just might alter the entire sports world's perception of the Clippers...

NBA players return, month after scheduled opener

theGrio

(AP) - Owners opened the doors of their facilities to players for the first time since locking them out July 1...

China clamps down on NBA stars' contracts

Marcus Vanderberg

theGRIO REPORT - The Chinese Basketball Association informed four NBA players -- Kenyon Martin, J.R. Smith, Wilson Chandler and Aaron Brooks -- that they would have to honor the remainder of their one-year contracts...

Did the players lose in the NBA lockout deal?

Jay Scott Smith

theGRIO REPORT - In the previous labor deal the players got 57 percent of the league revenue. This deal is a 10-year deal, with an opt out option after six...

Tentative deal moves NBA lockout closer to end

theGrio

NEW YORK (AP) - With a tentative labor agreement in place, National Basketball Association owners and union officials went back to work Saturday...

NBA owners, players reach tentative deal

theGrio

NEW YORK (AP) - 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...