Posts Tagged ‘ free agency ’

The NBA Lockout Taught the Owners Nothing

July 10, 2012

We all remember the NBA lockout that existed, right? Of course we do, the thing to ponder and that will grow more baffling as this summer of free agency continues is whether the owners and general managers remember it. After the Mavericks won the 2011 NBA title, the offseason began and so did tension-filled negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. The owners wanted to be saved from themselves, they didn’t want big market teams to have the advantage of taking away great players...

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Manning, Irsay still ‘Friends’ … for now

February 17, 2012
Manning, Irsay still ‘Friends’ … for now

Maybe Peyton Manning will remain an Indianapolis Colt after all. According to multiple reports today, the relationship between the Colts’ injured star quarterback and owner Jim Irsay is better than the media has portrayed in recent months. In fact, Irsay says the two have a “lifelong relationship” and that they’ve even been talking about non-football related topics of late. “We’ve talked a lot this month, probably more than most Februarys, and it’s probably not what most people think we talk about,” Irsay told WRTV.com....

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