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Which makes this winter all the more bleak. Guys named Fehr, Ravitch. Usery, Bettman and Goodenow have been throwing words left and right across the front pages of the New York Times quicker than Nolan Ryan fastballs, but there's nary a scrap for the hungry dogs around the edge of the big league table to munch...
Tomorrow's scheduled start of the hockey season was delayed today by the National Hockey League. Despite an offer extended by players yesterday not to strike and to play without a collective-bargaining agreement, N.H.L. commissioner Gary Bettman decided a contract was necessary. Both sides will return to the negotiating table, but players will not take to the ice in the interim. If a deal is struck in the next two weeks, officials say that regular season games can be made...
...future of this year's hockey season, scheduled to open on Saturday, is on ice as players and owners try to reach a collective bargaining agreement. National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman will delay the opening games if an agreement is not reached by Friday...
Striking: As you might have heard, the NHL's referees and linesmen went on strike Monday in search of higher wages, and replacements from various minor leagues and the college ranks were called up by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in an attempt to break the strike...
Because of this, baseball has serious competition for the first time in its history. Over the last 12 years, the National Basketball Association has become the fastest growing professional sports league in the world. Under the leadership of its marketing guru, Gary Bettman, the NBA has grown from relative obscurity into a household acronym. The National Football League has also gained popularity, albeit coming from a stronger initial position...