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• Nuggets hold first post-lockout practice

  December 9, 2011 11:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets held a rare Friday night practice for their first post-lockout workout, boosting their roster to 11 players with the signing of first-round pick Kenneth Faried of Morehead State and three other rookies. Also added to the roster was guard Jordan Hamilton, the 26th overall... more »

• Back to business at Nuggets headquarters

  December 2, 2011 1:47 AM

  Locked out, Andre Miller went looking for basketball games. The Denver Nuggets point guard wasn't picky, either. He just wanted to play, joining a parks and rec league he found on the Internet and suiting up for an intramural squad at a local college. Soon, he won't have to worry... more »

• NBA players say no deal

  November 9, 2011 2:55 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Union president Derek Fisher says his orders from NBA players are clear: No deal. The league proposed that players receive between 49 percent and 51 percent of basketball-related income, though players argue it would be nearly impossible to get above 50.2 percent. Players have until Wednesday... more »

• Progress reported in NBA labor talks

  October 28, 2011 1:33 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA owners and players have ended 7 and a-half hours of negotiations in an attempt to end the lockout. Though the first two weeks of the season have been canceled because of the lockout, union executive director Billy Hunter said a little progress was... more »

• NBA labor talks continue

  October 20, 2011 4:25 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - NBA owners and players have ended negotiations after more than eight hours. Federal mediator George Cohen says the two sides will resume bargaining on Thursday afternoon, the third straight day the sides have met under the mediator's auspices. Cohen says the discussions have been "direct and... more »

• Fans, pizza parlors are happy NFL is back

  July 25, 2011 7:28 PM

  After 4 and a half months it looks like the NFL lockout has ended. On Monday the owners and players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement bringing football back to the field. Local fans couldn't be any happier. "Everyone loves football." says Shakir Mitchell, "Why would you end that... more »

• NBA makes lockout official

  June 30, 2011 9:49 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA says it is locking out its players until a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached. The lockout will commence at 12:01 EDT on Friday, after the expiration of the current deal that owners say has cost them millions of dollars a year. Deputy... more »

• NBA lockout tonight appears likely

  June 30, 2011 5:21 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Union chief Billy Hunter says "it's obvious the NBA lockout will happen tonight" after players and owners failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, potentially putting the 2011-12 season in jeopardy. Despite a three-hour meeting Thursday, the sides could not close the enormous gap that... more »

• More NFL labor meetings

  June 22, 2011 12:57 PM

  Another meeting is slated for today involving NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the owners' labor committee, and players association chief DeMaurice Smith in Boston. They are also scheduled to get together again tomorrow to further discuss a new collective bargaining proposal. more »

• Key NFL owners' meeting begins Tuesday

  June 20, 2011 3:19 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - NFL owners will meet Tuesday, and perhaps into Wednesday, to discuss the status of negotiations with the players aimed at ending the lockout now in its fourth month. Amid optimism that momentum has been gained to reach a new collective bargaining agreement, owners and representatives from the... more »

• Managers worried football lockout may hurt sales

  March 12, 2011 8:20 PM

  As of midnight, Friday going into Saturday, the National Football League has been locked out. It's the league's first work stoppage since 1987; and it means the 2011 football season is up in the air. If the football season is up in the air, then so is a lot... more »

• NFL Players are locked out!

  March 12, 2011 2:37 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - NFL owners have locked out the players, signaling the start of the league's first work stoppage since 1987. Two people with knowledge of the league's decision told The Associated Press that the owners made the move at midnight, capping a Friday in which labor talks broke off... more »

• Grocery workers to get final contract offer

  November 16, 2009 2:10 AM

  It looks as if the on-going dispute between Colorado grocery stores and their workers may be coming to a head. On Friday, Kroger, King Sooper's parent company and Safeway informed grocery workers they would offer up their last, best and final contract offer on Monday. "We do not have any... more »

• King Soopers says it could lock out workers

  October 23, 2009 1:04 PM

  King Soopers is warning its employees they could be locked out if workers at Safeway decide to strike. King Soopers told employees Thursday that a lockout would be necessary to protect its business. Workers at both stores are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 but only... more »