As soon as commissioner David Stern uttered the words “tentative agreement’’ at 3:30 a.m. yesterday in the GM Building, and ended the nearly five-month-old NBA lockout, Chris Paul got a little closer to wearing a Knicks jersey.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Hunter Releases Memo to Players Says They Get 51.2% of the BRI & More
In a memo to union members Saturday night obtained by ESPN.com, NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter told players that they will receive a 51.2 percent share of Basketball Related Income in the 2011-12 season. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Major Points in New Potential Agreement, BRI Split, Luxury Tax & More
The new tentative agreement between the players and owners still has to be voted on. Â The league needs 15 out of 29 owners to vote yes and the players need majority of the 400+ to agree as well. Â I know CBA’s are long and somewhat difficult to understand so check out some of the major points. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
MLB: New CBA Adds 2 New Wild Card Teams & Sudden Death Playoff Game
Get ready for sudden-death baseball. Â Major League Baseball announced that an additional wild card team will be added to each league, creating a one-game playoff after the regular season ends. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
MLB: New Collective Bargaining Agreement to Include HGH Testing
Major League Baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement will include blood testing for human growth hormone, sources confirmed to ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: David Stern Says “Greedy” Agents Are Hurting Chances of Possible Deal
Commissioner David Stern blamed “greedy” NBA agents Saturday for trying to scuttle a new labor deal and believes they are trying to push their clients into a “losing strategy” of decertification. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
