After negotiations that lasted 16 hours, the National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association reached an agreement to end the lockout that has been in place since mid- September. TODAY's Jenna Wolfe reports. (TODAY)
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ProFootballTalk: The NFL referee lockout is officially over and the regular refs will be back in the zebra stripes in time for Week 4 play, which begins on Thursday night. Each side made some concessions, but both the NFL and the NFLRA are happy to be back on the same page -- and the same field. (NBC Sports)
PFT Live: The NFL/NFLRA lockout is finally over and the regular officials will take the field in week 4. But if this new deal last only till 2020, is it possible we could see another lockout down the road? Mike Florio says the NFL cannot afford to let that happen. (NBC Sports)
TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Sports Illustrated writer Peter King about the negative response to the calls made by NFL replacement referees and whether it could pressure the NFL to end its lockout of the regular umpires. (TODAY)
TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Sports Illustrated writer Peter King about the negative response to the calls made by NFL replacement referees and whether it could pressure the NFL to end its lockout of the regular umpires. (TODAY)
PFT Live: Mike Florio discusses the referee lockout and how it can end if just 61 of its members sign to do so. Florio questions behind-the-scenes negotiating between the NFL and NFLRA for a soon to come resolution. (NBC Sports)
Mike Florio gives us his NFL Update, explaining why Justin Blackmon will need some veteran guidance in Jacksonville, discussing the overreaction to Brees' absence at Saints OTAs, and wondering how the referee lockout will hurt the NFL. (NBC Sports)
PFT Live: The NFL referees have been locked out by the NFL for the 2012 season. Mike Florio explains that NFL referees are the best in the world, so the lack of experience in replacement refs will only open the NFL up to more criticism. (NBC Sports)
Across the country, arenas sit empty because of the dispute that threatens to scuttle the professional basketball season. And, as the wealthy owners and players wrangle over who should get what percentage of the profits, many people whose income depends on the NBA season are caught in the squeeze. NBC's George Lewis reports. (Nightly News)
University of Southern California sports business professor David Carter says "the little guy" is also feeling the pain in the NBA lockout. (Nightly News)