Friday, April 22, 2011

Pro Football

With Few Immediate Needs, Jets Look for the Best in N.F.L. Draft

The Jets are not scheduled to pick until the 30th selection in the N.F.L. draft, but they do not have any glaring weaknesses to address.

N.F.L. Argues Against Damages in TV Case

The N.F.L. argued Thursday in court papers that players were not entitled to further damages — either compensatory or punitive.

Packers’ Jolly Gets Probation for Drug Charge

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge Thursday and was sentenced to probation.

Jets Players Are Locked Out but Keep Working Out

Jets players are biding time in different ways while they wait for news from the N.F.L. negotiations.

N.F.L. Talks Are Stalled With Few Signs of Progress

After only four days of court-ordered talks, negotiations between N.F.L. owners and players came to a temporary halt and will be recessed until May 16.

City’s Super Bowl Chooses Lead Host

Alfred F. Kelly Jr., a former president of American Express, was chosen by the owners of the Jets and the Giants to run the host committee for the 2014 Super Bowl at New Meadowlands Stadium.

Lockout Could Jeopardize Game Set for London

The N.F.L. will announce its regular-season schedule Tuesday, but it acknowledged for the first time a deadline by which a resolution to the labor stalemate is necessary to avoid disrupting the season.

Leading Off

An N.F.L. Schedule With a Catch

In spite of its lockout of players, the N.F.L. released the 2011-12 schedule Tuesday with much fanfare.

Versus

David Stern vs. Roger Goodell

The N.B.A. and the N.F.L. are both settling in for protracted labor disputes. Which league’s commissioner is more terrifying to face across a negotiating table?

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Sports of The Times

The Grime and the Emptiness of N.F.L. Labor Disputes

Past labor disputes in the N.F.L., in 1982 and 1987, had a big impact on the two New York teams, the Giants and the Jets.

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N.F.L. Players' Antitrust Filing

The 52-page lawsuit names 10 defendants, including Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.

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